A guide to reading the star trek litverse providing series by series reading lists for star trek books in chronological order and more. The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. The novels of the series are adapted from the popular television series and movies of the same name that were telecast between the year 1966 and 1969. A much underrated series amongst all the star trek franchise series.
The original series and the release of the motion picture. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Here are all the star trek movies and series, by order of when they premiered in theatres or on tv. After doing some research online, we discovered that no such list exists. Prometheus is a novel miniseries created by christian humberg and bernd perplies. Apr 05, 2011 during the time of tng, ds9 and voyager, some of these series ran in parallel. The motion picture, the entropy effect, the klingon gambit, and several more. If you mean chronological as in the order they appear in the star trek universe timeline, this is it. Vanguard is a novel series published by pocket books.
Spock taught me to accept myself as a transgender man. Star trek is an american sciencefiction television series created by gene roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship uss enterprise ncc1701 and its crew. The characters are believable and their interrelationships become facinating, providing a dimension that wasnt so evident in earlier star trek series. Mar, 2020 watching star trek in order can be an intimidating task. However, since im not entirely into the series i have no idea the chronological order for the entire franchise apart from that star trek 2009 is a new continuity and into darkness follows after it. And its not just for trek land of the giants i know, not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath, but still aired its episodes in a very different order to how they were made, leading to some real jumps between developments in the early part of season one, and watching now in anything other than production order is a very odd experience. Kirk, the crew of the starship enterprise delves deep into the far reaches of space to explore new worlds and civilizations.
Thats the simple answer, but its slightly more complicated than that. The original series pocket books novel series in order of when the books were originally published, as well as our best effort to list the novels in chronological. Discovery follows the voyages of starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada, followed by a 8 september 1966 airing on nbc in america. The official star trek website and gateway to the final frontier. Star trek timeline on tv how the various series all fit. Its based around the main cast of the original star trek tv series so there are many familiar faces here spock, kirk, uhura, scotty, dr chapel, chekov, and dr mccoy and many lesser known faces and species that have made appearances in the star trek universe in various places. This is the order i would recommend watching them in if you want to. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek. The star trek franchise has broken the fiftyyear barrier and continues to boldly go on in the movies and television the timeline, as many trekkies will know, is almost as confusing as river. The animated series whether or not tas is included in the official star trek canon varies depending on who you ask.
Star trek 1966 tv14 3 seasons awardwinning tv shows led by unflappable capt. Enterprise book series by multiple authors includes books broken bow, star trek. In fact, star trek is so successful that there is a film scheduled for release in 2016, 60 years after the initial tv series hit the market. I just started reading the star trek books and would like to know what is the best order for reading so that i can progress chronologically. Enterprise 20012005 tvpg 60 min action, adventure, drama. Is there a chronological reading order for star trek books.
The series is written by dayton ward, david mack and kevin dilmore. Your attempt at reductio ad absurdum fails horribly. Wouldnt it be cool to watch the entire liveaction star trek canon in chronological order as the events occur within the star trek universe. The next generation book series by multiple authors includes books ghost ship, the peacekeepers, the children of hamlin, and several more. Adding the films is a major discriminator, because you have little chance of enjoying one through seven which arguably contain some of the best star trek without watching tos. Kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the united federation. Star trek is one of the largest media tieins around, next to star wars novelizations. For many years it was generally accepted that only officially produced liveaction episodes and films were considered canon. That is why i created this page, it lists all the episodes of star trek in the order of their original air date, so you can watch them in the order they were originally broadcast. It had a much bigger budget than the original series and it set the tone and style for all the following series.
Jan 24, 2020 but how does picard fit into the larger star trek timeline. Department of temporal investigations series, and the star trek. The most obvious star trek series timeline for learning about the series is to watch the programs in the order of their release. From a modern tv viewers perspective, the original series, with all of its 1960s storytelling quirks and anachronisms, was the hardest entry in star trek. Filling the gaps in your cultural knowledge is equal parts boring and fun. The latest entry to the star trek universe the new star trek. I am mainly just looking at the movies and tv series. Nemesis 2002 that centers on jeanluc picard sir patrick stewart in the next chapter of his life. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star.
The next generation was the start of the rebirth of star trek in the late 80s. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. The show was created by gene roddenberry as a wagon train to the stars. How to watch star trek in order, including picard techradar. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974.
What is the official sequence for star trek the original. The original series tos may seem a little campy compared to its modern counterparts, but credit is due to the show that helped popularized the key ideas and the successful storytelling techniques found in the star trek canon. Every series of star trek and all of the movies in rough stardate order. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. Although released in multiple series such as the original series, the next generation, section, etc you can read these books as one large, interconnected story line. Heres our list of the best star trek tv shows, in reverse order.
Following the original series, star trek has formed movies and seven television. How to binge watch 726 star trek episodes and 12 movies. There are six star trek tv series that ran at irregular intervals between 1967 and 2005. Star trek was doing the whole cinematic universe thing over a decade before marvel gave it a shot. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Abrams rebooted the series with the film star trek, creating a new. Star trek s final, 24episode season began in september 1968 with spocks brain. Some episodes are just plain bad dont torture yourself. Abrams rebooted the series with the film star trek, creating a new timeline for the already confusing trek universe.
Star trek has had six tv series although most people know about only five of them and 12 feature films. Seekers, a new series set in the tos universe and after the events of the vanguard series. The cbs series is set where no trek has gone before, well past the events of tvs star trek. The first two seasons are rough around the edges, but the series starts. Burnham has suppressed her human tendencies in order to. Written by various authors, the pocket books series has been an ongoing publication since 1979. New star trek movies in order star trek series order. If you were to watch all of those outings back to back, without stopping, it would take. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. From the perch of history, we can examine the star trek s of the past and try to come up with our favorites. Picard series just debuted on cbs all access in the us and prime video in the uk.
Just in case you wanted to rewatch all 12 movies and 6 tv series a little differently this time, weve got you covered. This marks a remarkable sixth show for the franchise thats the most in tv history and, therefore, may present something of a problem for new viewers or older ones who may be a little bit rusty with their star trek history. The original series 2267 after spock mutinies, a gravely injured christopher pike is taken to the offlimits talos 4, and lives out a normal life thanks to the illusions of. Nov 10, 2015 in case you missed the news last week, its been announced that star trek will be receiving a new television series starting sometime in 2017. Tng books in order of when they were originally published, as well as a list of the novels in chronological order. A couple of months ago before i bought the entire threeseason set star trek. In the film, a bad guy travels back in time and destroys the uss. Seasons 1 and 2 laid the fundamental foundations for what star trek would become and gave us classic science fiction starring iconic characters. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first star trek series.
The original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Prometheus will feature tensions on the frontier between the united federation of planets and the klingon empire, and will center on the uss prometheus nx749 and the iks bortas as they investigate the threat of terrorism in the lembatta cluster. For maximum enjoyment, i would recommend saving enterprise series 14 and discovery until last. Fontana, the animated series was, at the time, considered to be the fourth season of star trek and won an emmy in 1975 for outstanding entertainment childrens series. The following is a recommendation of a reading order for the novels that are set in andor interact with the postnemesis era of star trek. Paramount pictures released its six parts with same original cast of television series between 1979 and 1991. Star trek the original series in production order 1.
A better order for viewing the series and movies would be to follow the order in which they were produced with some minor variations for consistency. The original series the next generation deep space nine voyager other star trek series. Star trek aventine star trek titan star trek typhon pact star fleet academy star trek the captains table starfleet corps of. If youre new to the series, you should definitely be watching the star trek movies in order. What is the list of all star trek movies in chronological. Novelizations daedalus the romulan war rise of the federation for series based on the multiple tv series. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which. For star trek crossover series, please see star trek. Enterprise series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Enterprise seasons 14 sure, this series gets plenty of flak. Aug 17, 2018 they decided to launch new star trek movies series order list first film named star trek the motion picture. Lower decks was announced on october 25, 2018 by cbs all access as a twoseason order for a halfhour adult animated comedy series created by.
What is the chronological order for the star trek series. This is the order i would recommend watching them in if you want to work your way through the entire saga. The original series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. The next generation series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek cinematic universe. What is the official sequence for star trek the original series episodes. Star trek the original series in production order imdb. Since 2003, he has been one of pocket books most prolific and popular authors of star trek tie in fiction, including the epic next generation prequel the buried age, the star trek.
So i am wondering, what is the chronological order for the star trek franchise. Enterprise pulls you into its environment and you feel as though you too are part of the first deep space adventure. Following the original series, star trek has formed movies and seven television series. Patrick stewart, alison pill, isa briones, michelle hurd. The next generation novel series began in 1987 and is still ongoing. If you only want to watch the series, you can very well start without tos although i still wouldnt recommend it but if you intend to watch the. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Jul 20, 2016 the star trek franchise was born on television, but its bigscreen incarnations have become a central part of the trek canon. This includes the ongoing adventures in the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise lines, along with spinoff series titan and adventures of the uss. Coming up with a watch order for a franchise thats over 50 years old is a trick, especially when you consider that at star trek s height in the 90s there were years where two series were on the air and a movie hit theaters.
Watching star trek in order can be an intimidating task. However, even that approach can create some complications, since the episode release date might not coincide with the date of production. While tos is mentioned, referenced and even features characters in tng, nothing in tng is ultimately lost by skipping it. The complete original series dvd seasons, i bought this dvd the best of star trek. Each star trek tv show had its own take on the answer, and expressed it in its own way. The original book series by multiple authors includes books star trek. Star trek 1966 to 1969 ran for three seasons and 79 episodes. Be sure to only watch the specific seasons mentioned in my notes. Includes television episodes for all star trek series, plus all star trek movies, listed chronologically by date of setting. At least 20 episodes are so well crafted that they hold up to modern standards, despite the outdated production design. The third season also includes the tholian web, where kirk becomes trapped between universes. A gap of 10 years passed between the broadcast of the last episode of star trek. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films.
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