Whereas DS9 was about a station and Next Generation got more involved in the politics of the Federation, Voyager in season 3 stayed focused on exploration and high concept storytelling. In "The Lorelei Signal" Uhura got to take command! "Barge of the Dead" had one of the biggest set pieces ever constructed in Trek history. Besides cast changes, we also saw some big moments in the series, such as Voyager re-establishing communication with the Alpha Quadrant, as well as the introduction of the Hirogen, who would make several appearances. The role of Captain Janeway was recast while filming was occurring, and due to the reshoots the pilot episode of the series actually cost more than Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Tell us what you think we got right, what we got wrong, and what your favorite episodes are from each season. We also have some very human moments, like Sisko and son exploring space in a ship they both built. Not only does Sisko sacrifice his Federation morales in "In the Pale Moonlight" we see an alternate reality in "Far Beyond the Stars" in which the Star Trek universe was the creation of a struggling writer in the 1950s. People also initially thought USS Voyager looked like a flying toilet. Also it faced criticism for similarities to Babylon 5. Voyager celebrated its 100th episode with "Timeless" and the Borg Queen even returned. "Future's End" had the crew travel to the 20th century and at times felt like a rehash of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The season ended with somewhat of a cliffhanger, depicting the unexplained return of Denise Crosby as an unnamed Romulan officer. After a false start under Captain Christopher Pike, the show was relaunched with Captain Kirk in the big chair, leading his crew on a five-year mission. We do get the return of Wesley! In this season we see that secondary characters start to develop fully and become strong allegories for dramatic human issues. Next Generation in season 4 subtly introduced the notion of multi-arc storylines. This season we saw the addition of Ensign Ro Laren to the cast as well as the return of Spock. Don't get us wrong, Deep Space Nine had some pretty stellar moments in its first season. As strong as the season was, there were some big misses. The Legend of Korra‘s comic offerings aren’t nearly as bountiful as Aang’s. The introduction of Khan in "Space Seed" and the Horta in "Devil in the Dark" have fans still talking about them several decades later. This season had some big budget episodes as well as some lofty goals that unfortunately weren't met. Fans fell in love with the racially diverse characters on the bridge who explored the final frontiers of space. After some trial and error, Next Generation gave us a strong season 3. Besides the painful Kazon, Voyager also had multiple encounters with the organ-stealing Vidiians and Q even makes an appearance. The season finale of "Equinox" saw Federation fighting Federation, something that Roddenberry would never have allowed under his watch. The notion of Star Trek: Enterprise being a prequel was an enticing idea at first, but the show gained steam when it developed its own plot involving the crew tracking down the Xindi superweapon. Star Trek: Discovery, like the other Treks, had a problematic first season. Season 1; ... this show has a lot of potential. This was Next Gen at its most human and most grounded. Even "Yesterday's Enterprise," an amazing alternate reality episode, featured the return of Tasha Yar and set up Denise Crosby's return for future episodes. Writer Manny Coto would be one of the big factors in the show turning itself around. Sisko gets promoted to Captain and we see a dynamic power shift due to the Tal Shiar and Obsidian Order losing against the Dominion. We delve more into the politics of things, with the Andorian Shran returning as a frenemy of Archer. This season had a tendency to focus more on character-based plots, and that's not a complaint. "In the Cards"and "The Ascent" offered comedic moments with characters we've gotten to know over 5 years. Things get even more intense with the Dominion War and fans said goodbye to Jadzia (but not to the Dax symbiote). Directing efforts by Trek actors Tim Russ and even Andrew Robinson (Garak from Deep Space Nine) brought the humanity back into Voyager. This season could be the reason why fans fought so hard for the show to return for the third and final season. Voyager definitely made some improvements in the second season. The good news is that a fan letter campaign made sure there would be a third season of Star Trek. Apparently turning into a salamander. It felt like 20 seasons crammed into one. In 2006, Chris won a Telly Award for his editing work with Robert Small Entertainment, where he edited for Comedy Central, Nick at Nite and The Biography Channel. Although there's great storytelling, the show becomes very un-Roddenberry at this point. It ran from April 14, 2012 to December 19, 2014. One issue was dealing with such a radical shift in tone. Worf officially joins the crew and the Jem'Hadar become more of a long-term threat this season. Star Trek, like any television show, needed to take time to figure out its voice and its characters, so expect a lot of season ones and twos to start us off. Ranking every season is a task bigger than V'Ger itself! The two-part episode "Year of Hell" beat up Voyager and scattered the crew, and any dramatic tension was resolved by a big reset button at the end of the episode. Not only were there trips to the Mirror Universe, but a brand new type of travel technology was introduced, even though the show took place in the 23rd century. Balanced with the Temporal Cold War subplot, this was the best Enterprise had to offer. With the Xindi plotline over, the show finally got around to exploring the origins of the Federation. ... dont bother with this one. There were some amazing episodes in an otherwise very uneven season. There was a lot to wrap and DS9 did its best, but some resolutions felt rushed and others dragged on for too long. High concept episodes like "Course: Oblivion" took bold chances you wouldn't see in other Trek shows, yet "Nothing Human" felt like a classic Trek examination of human morals and beliefs. The animation is definitely limited by today's standards, but the idea of an animated Star Trek makes perfect sense, since concerns over budget and scope would be very different. In the show's first season, there were great suspenseful episodes like "Balance of Terror" and "City on the Edge of Forever.". Korra never truly develops past her season one personality, she may be timid during points in the seasons, but she always returns to the same brash, bitchy character she is at the beginning of season one; hell, season 2 blatantly restarts her character. Book Two: Spirits is the second season of the animated TV series The Legend of Korra by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.It consists of fourteen episodes ("chapters"). While not connected to Trek lore, it does allow for Enterprise to stand out on its own with its own storyline. Unfortunately this is also the year in which Gene Roddenberry passed away, but even with the man gone, his vision lived on. Dr. Crusher may have returned but her son, Wesley, left the show. Of course we put the Animated Series in here! After a few seasons, both shows would be distinctly different from the other. That was a few years ago. Despite the immense danger, she vows to stop the growing anti-bending revolution and find a balance within herself. The two-part episode "Birthright" gave audiences insight into the lives of both Data and Worf. Kai Winn, Nog and even Morn all feel like they could have full novels written about them. Trek has never been so great but conversely has never been so dark. A plotline involving the murderous Lon Suder would pay off later, as well as a plotline with the Cardassian spy named Seska. There was also the villainy of Section 31, the revolution on Ferenginar, the Wormhole Aliens... man, there was a lot of stuff going on! Besides the return of Q, we do get introduced to possibly the greatest Star Trek villains of all time: The Borg! Just like any first season of Star Trek, the show had its own problems. Episodes like "Workforce" and "Author, Author" allowed the crew to play variations on themselves. Episodes were also directed by Avery Brooks, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Rene Auberjonois and Alexander Siddig. The idea of Maquis rebels forced to join a Federation crew had potential for drama and conflict on the Bridge. Something that would never happen in Next Generation. Miles O'Brien became more of a presence on the show as well as Worf's son. Other episodes were never that great to begin with! Literary fans were surprised to see Professor Moriarty introduced as a character. The Legend of Korra is an excellent television series, to the extent that I reckon Korra is probably a better protagonist than Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Aang in most ways. Initially people found the first season too dark to be Trek. Prior to the premiere of season 2, co-creators Michael DiMartino and … As flawed as it was, the production value was insane, having viewers feel like they're watching a movie every week. Kirk fights gangsters and planet-killing robots as well. What people got were strange continuity errors and technology that was oddly both more and less advanced than The Original Series. We also were introduced to Picard's family, who would later be mentioned in Star Trek Generations. This season also gave us the first appearance of Locutus, the Borgified version of Jean-Luc Picard! All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Profanity and Kelpien-eating aside, the show has potential and did give us Michael Burnham, the most interesting character Trek has provided us in generations. The Legend of Korra launched in April 2012 on Nickelodeon and ran for four seasons (52 episodes). Legend of Korra focused on the new Avatar, a teenage girl named Korra, and significantly built out the mythology of Avatar: The Last Airbender.. We even saw the return of Montgomery Scott in the episode "Relics.". Although known for its grim plotlines and mature themes, season 5 was surprisingly lighthearted in a way that felt balanced and refreshing. As an homage to the original series, Sisko and crew traveled back in time in "Trials and Tribble-ations" and met Kirk thanks to some amazing Forrest Gump-esque CGI. Although we still don't get a sense of the development of the Federation, the series decides to take a turn with "The Expanse" and start a plot with the Xindi, a race of beings that want to destroy Earth. is an animated series from Nickelodeon and a Sequel Series to Avatar: The Last Airbender and part of the overall Avatar franchise. Season 6 of Voyager gave the show the entire Trek spotlight since Deep Space Nine had just ended and Enterprise wouldn't make its debut until one year later. Some of Trek's most iconic images appeared this season. The episode "Tapestry" also shows an alternate reality in which Picard made different life choices, thanks to Q. Picard also has to overcome language issues, learning a thing or two about humanity along the way, in the iconic "Darmok" episode. The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike forced the production of an unused script ("The Child") as well as a shorter season and a clip show! Episodes like "Twilight" and "Damage" aren't showing the crew at their best, but was some of the best dramatic moments in Enterprise's short 4-season run. Chris is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Being so busy might explain why some of the episodes like "Sub Rosa" "Masks" and "Dark Page" didn't hit home. Season 2 also introduces Checkov to the show's cast. Season 1. It has become an important part of Avatar for a large number of fans. He has been teaching cinematography and editing at New York University Tisch School of the Arts since 1999, and served as NYU’s Executive Director of Post Production for over two years. 23 STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES SEASON 1 Just like any first season of Star Trek , the show had its own problems. Without messing up continuity, the crew encountered the Romulans, Andorians and even met with the Borg that survived their crash in Star Trek: First Contact. Thanks to Ds9 being stationary, in the second season we see repeat appearances by the tailor Garak, Vedek Kai Winn and Cardassian villain Gul Dukat. There was also the political intrigue with Kai Winn, Gul Dukat undercover as a Bajoran, Klingon politics, the introduction of Ezri Dax, the Vic Fontaine holosuite adventures and eight other plots we're forgetting. Due to budget, producers weren't going to hire Nichelle Nichols and George Takei. Legend of Korra was a sequel series to Nickelodeon's wildly popular Avatar: The Last Airbender, and it ran for four seasons before it was quietly canceled ahead of season 5. The Legend of Korra was initially conceived as a twelve-episode miniseries.Nickelodeon declined the creators' pitch for an Avatar: The Last Airbender follow-up animated movie based on what then became the three-part comics The Promise, The Search and The Rift, choosing instead to expand Korra to 26 episodes. Not only did we see him do a John McClane impression in "Starship Mine" we also see him a victim of torture in the two-part episode "Chain of Command." Personally season 3 of korra is probably my favorite of all avatar so I reccomend you stay. We're also introduced to the Maquis, which will later set the stage for Star Trek: Voyager. Avatar Korra, a rebellious young woman who challenges tradition, is on a dangerous quest to become an Avatar. Our list isn't perfect, and before you start firing photon torpedoes at us, we hope that you'll use your inner Counselor Troi to discuss differences in opinion. What's more exciting than breaking the warp 10 barrier? How the heck did we do it? Despite some solid episodes and a second letter-writing campaign, budget cuts and a move to a 10pm Friday time slot bid adieu to the crew of the Enterprise. In a two-part episode, a Starfleet Admiral attempts to launch a coup d'etat and overthrow the Federation President. The show was actually 22 episodes broken up unevenly into two seasons, with season 2 only being six episodes. The biggest dud was probably "Threshold" an episode that is almost as universally hated as Next Generation's "Code of Honor." No phasers, photon torpedoes, tractor beams and people were deathly afraid of using the transporter. Despite a plotline involving a Temporal Cold War, fans had to endure Captain Archer shuffling through space at Warp 5. They had less elements to wrap up than Deep Space Nine and audiences would finally learn if the crew of the USS Voyager would finally get home. Why is this the best Next Generation season? Episodes like "Counterpoint" and "Extreme Risk" felt distinctively like they belonged to Voyager. People were certainly shocked when they heard the follow up television show to Voyager would be a prequel, but fans were eager to see stories leading up to the birth of the Federation. This season starts off with probably the biggest and most exciting battle in all of Trek history: the Klingon attack on Deep Space 9. Then again, this is the internet, so we've already booted up our advanced ablative armor and metaphasic shielding in case we've offended any readers with our choices. "The Magicks of Megas-tu" also had the Enterprise explore the center of the galaxy. The first season faced two big issues. Oddly enough, there were no episodes with Harry Mudd. A new doctor was introduced, so tensions between Picard and Crusher were quickly dismissed. Before they did, they would have one last encounter with the Borg. What did the first season have that people couldn't deny? Shipping, derived from an abbreviation of "relationship", is the term given to the fan-created pairing of two or more characters in a fictional series. Other episodes feel somewhat dated and haven't survived the test of time. Besides the amazing series finale "All Good Things..." we also had the underrated two part episode "Gambit" in which Data takes command of the Enterprise and has to scold Worf for being a bad First Officer. Potential! Chris Chan Roberson is a 15-year veteran editor, digital content strategist, cinematographer, college professor and project manager. we took into account a few things. Introducing a space station by a stable wormhole created moments for reoccurring characters and longer plotlines. Leonard Nimoy refused to sign on unless they were included and although they were added, Walter Koenig was not in the cast. It focuses more on spiritual concepts and themes than the preceding season, Book One: Air.Ordered in early 2011, Book Two: Spirits began airing on Nickelodeon in the U.S. on September 13, 2013. "Distant Origin" had Voyager encounter spacefaring dinosaurs, Janeway had to fight macroviruses and we saw the return of the Borg. I … Although only two seasons long, we were given some memorable moments. The series finale also infamously felt like the crew was making a guest appearance on an episode of Next Generation. Even Q initially felt like Trelane from "The Squire of Gothos.". Roddenberry borrowed heavily from his Phase II concepts and behind the scenes he was rumored to be a terror to work with. However, there were some very infamous lead balloons with this season. As the follow-up to Avatar, The Legend of Korra's titular protagonist was the total opposite of her Avatar predecessor Aang. We finally explore Picard as a family man in "The Inner Light." Voyager had a strong last season, even when compared to the other Treks. What we see in this season is secondary characters developing and feeling like fully realized characters. After adding Seven of Nine as well as changes to the writing staff, the show finally came into its own. Kids and I watched first 4 to 5 episodes, set it aside and never went back to it. The Mirror Universe concept was established this season with "Mirror, Mirror" and we also learned about Spock's mating habits and Pon farr in "Amok Time." This was also Picard's big year. She’s far more complex and has a conviction that allows her to make mistakes and learn from them. Voyager found real challenges with scenarios like the Q Civil War and the introduction of Species 8472, and watching the crew make big, hard decisions is what made the show so great. Its first season premiered as basic cable's number one kid's show and drew 3.8 … The writers of this season were charged with developing characters, and we saw Worf defending the honor of his father and Data creating a fellow android named Lal in "The Offspring." From 2012 through July 2014, Chris worked at YouTube, helping emerging partners devise channel strategy, increase production value, and develop their brand. Now we're talking sci-fi! Not a great way to start the series. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many "good" versus "bad" episodes it had. Plenty of new alien races made appearances on Deep Space Nine, but in this season we're introduced to the USS Defiant, giving the crew a chance to leave the station and explore (as well as fight). The season opener involved a bizarre plotline with time travel and Nazis working with aliens. Episodes like "The Naked Now" felt like a retelling of classic Trek. 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