Sep 08, 2016 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 canon to get through. During the time of tng, ds9 and voyager, some of these series ran in parallel. Now, completely revised and updated it even includes information from the new. The original series reading list lacks the firmly established relaunch that is the hallmark of the other series continuities. Michael and denise okuda, in the official but not necessarily canonical or accurate star trek chronology. The star trek annotated timeline began in the late 1970s as an effort to place the original star trek novels published by bantam books, and the star trek log books by alan dean foster, into a logical chronology with the televised episodes of the original series. Unfortunately, it was cut short, but there are still some solid even great episodes of star trek here despite some slogs. This is a comprehensive listing of professionally published star trek fiction novels and shortstory collections. 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. What order to watch star trek with all the timelines.
As there have been hundreds of star trek novels published, a comprehensive list in reading order would be rather lengthy. The motion picture through 2300 in the order they occurred not necessarily by stardate. In the first decades, the majority of these were standalone stories that only referenced the show. Star trek the original series in production order imdb. Star trek is highly appraised by many people around the world for its futuristic thinking as per the time and era it was created in. The original series 365 is the definitive, authorized guide to star trek, gene roddenberrys groundbreaking television program that first aired from 1966 through 1969 and went on to become a cultural phenomenon. Abrams reboot films, or kelvin timeline based on the original series. The star trek chronology is an incredible journey through time and the future of star trek. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek.
Interesting that in a mirror darkly somehow made it into canon, though. I hope to write a book about star trek chronology someday, giving three alternate. Although not as strong a commercial success as paramount was hoping for thanks to some creative tinkering by gene roddenberry, who wanted to pursue a more philosophical narrative than an actionbased one it was still successful. For more information about star trek books, try the official site, the psi phi database, the complete starfleet library, the lcars book database or the star trek novel rankings. Optional starting points have been added in recognition of the fact that it may be tedious andor impractical for potential new fans to acquire and view everything from the beginning. I would think that the episode ordering on the official dvds would be correct. This allows the reader to see the relation between canon, and the expanded universe. Written by various authors, the pocket books series has been an ongoing publication since 1979. The episodes are listed in order by original air date, which match the episode order in each seasons original, remastered, and bluray dvd box sets. The original series episodes all episodes listed in chronological order. He wrote total 11 books based on the three seasons of original star trek episodes. This page is intended to list and explain the common responses to it. It should be noted that this guide is spoiler free. This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular episodes over the series three seasons, along with the series original pilot episode, the cage.
Chronology of written star trek fiction a timeline of trek books, novels, and novelizations. Nov 02, 2018 unfortunately, it was cut short, but there are still some solid even great episodes of star trek here despite some slogs. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978. Some central storylines and stories can be picked out however. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada. The original series tos to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began.
The definitive chronological viewing order for the star. The series began the star trek franchise and has gone on to have stories in multiple formats. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. Although not as strong a commercial success as paramount was hoping for thanks to some creative tinkering by gene roddenberry, who wanted to pursue a more philosophical narrative than an actionbased one it was still successful enough. 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. By senior producer david morgan watch original star trek.
Discovery takes place roughly a decade before captain kirk leads the enterprises fiveyear mission to explore strange new worlds. Includes television episodes for all star trek series, plus all star trek movies, listed chronologically by date of setting. List of star trek borg episodes in chronological order higgypop. In february 1966, before the first episode was aired, star trek was nearly. A chronological order of episodes is presented in the series article. The subtitle the original series is used to distinguish it from its sequel series, and from the. However, over the past 15 years most pocket books novels have taken place in a shared continuity in which the events of. Star trek chronological viewing order for those of us who have deemed enterprise and tas unpalatable. Tv show revered by the likes of the simpsons comic book guy. Instead, please refer to the recentlypublished voyages of imagination. Discussion in general trek discussion started by pgbka, jan 31, 2020. In universe timeline chronological order star trek enterprise ent, star trek.
Imzadi by peter david, uhuras song by janet kagan, spocks world by diane duane, yesterdays son by a. Before you watch the original series movies which start with star trek the motion picture you need to watch a few original series tv shows. The list above seems like it might be a valid way of understanding tos, as good or better than airdate ignoring, of course, things like the pc props of star trek series from which in some cases notes seasonbyseason variants of little set pieces and, of course, shatners harsher thirdseason hair. The timeline of the history of the galaxy spans almost fourteen billion years, only a small fraction of which has seen the involvement of the races which currently inhabit the region. Click though our gallery to check out in chronological order the 20 best star trek episodes and the 10 worst. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first.
Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. I created this list because i am currently in the process of watching all the star trek series in order. But before you watch the wrath of khan you must watch space seed season 1 episode 22 where kirk meets khan to understand this movie well. A visual celebration of the original voyages of the starship enterprise, the book covers the entire series in unprecedented detail, combining indepth commentary, behindthe. It consisted of twentynine episodes, which is the highest number of episodes in a season for the original series of star trek. Feb 06, 20 hi, i am wanting to get into star trek, but i am totally ocd about things like this and want to watch it in the correct viewing order. The history of the future 1993 give the tos episodes in production order. The best and worst original star trek episodes cbs news.
This category includes all episodes of the original star trek. Star trek viewing order revised may 20, but then i forgot to upload the new version before august. Nuspock even takes a moment to point it out during the film in case the casual observer missed it. List of star trek episodes, chronological johnstons archive. For a inuniverse chronological list, ill try later to create a page with the novels in order keep posted. The order theyre in on netflix and the dvdbluray box sets is airdate order. The list above seems like it might be a valid way of understanding tos, as good or better than airdate ignoring, of course, things like the pc props of star trek series from which in some cases notes seasonbyseason variants of little set pieces and. The star trek annotated timeline a chronology of the.
This is the timeline of the star trek series and films in chronological order inuniverse. The original series is a revised title for the series star trek, which originally aired as a tv series on nbc from 1966 to 1969. What is the reading order of star trek novels answers. Profusely illustrated with more than 1,000 color photos many never before printed anywhere this is the one book that imparts every chapter in the exciting star trek saga. I will be updating this list as i plow through them. 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. The original series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. Since 1967, when the first star trek comic was published, 2,396 star trek stories have been released in print and comic form. 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. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. 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.
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. A category has been created to view the entire timeline. Hi, i am wanting to get into star trek, but i am totally ocd about things like this and want to watch it in the correct viewing order. The history of the future is a reference book detailing the history of the star trek universe, written and compiled by production staffers mike and denise okuda, and officially endorsed and licensed by paramount. Running over 50 years, it has had five liveaction series, one animated series, several films, comics, novelizations, and an extremely obsessive fandom i. The books were quite famous once the show gained popularity and bantam books republished blishs books in three volumes one for each season. The original book series by multiple authors includes books star trek. The original series is a series of science fiction novels based on the popular television show 19661969 and movies created by gene roddenberry. Bjo trimbles star trek concordance was heavily used as a reference in back in. Here is the top of the list of the star trek novels in publishing chronological order. What is the list of all star trek movies in chronological. A guide to star trek comics and graphic novels published in the united states and elsewhere with brief plot summaries and cover images or more than you ever needed to know about star trek comics. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. 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.
This article is an attempt to list every star trek story from every form of media taking place from star trek. The original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. If you mean chronological as in the order they appear in the star trek universe timeline, this is it. This does not include flashbacks, flashforwards, acts of time travel, or alternate timelines excepting the alternate reality. Apr 28, 2008 as there have been hundreds of star trek novels published, a comprehensive list in reading order would be rather lengthy. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new. So all in all that is the most important show of the original series. Chronological list of star trek stories tmp2300 annex.
This is the first television series in the star trek franchise, and comprises 79 regular. Bjo trimbles star trek concordance was heavily used as a reference in back in those days, in which this timeline was a handwritten. Star trek is a series of episodes initially divided into three seasons and produced by america based producer gene roddenberry which was an experiment of its own kind and later set the legend for many people. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. From a modern tv viewers perspective, the original series, with all of its 1960s storytelling quirks and anachronisms, was the hardest entry in. List of all star trek movies in chronological order. What is the official sequence for star trek the original. The abundance of star trek media can be a bit overwhelming to a newcomer. I have seen all of tos, a few tos movies, all tng, am in season 5 of ds9, some scattered episodes of voyager, first contact, maybe generations, season 1 of enterprise, and am in season 2 of enterprise now, having seen the borg episode. Most likely, the earliest forms of star trek fiction many fans may recall being exposed to are the numbered star trek books adapted by james blish from the original scripts to 77 of the 79 classic star trek episodes. Nbc then made the unprecedented move to order a second pilot. Memory alpha lists the episodes in production order, its their official chronological order in the star trek chronology, and its the order they were played in syndication and on the vhs releases. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1.
Despite being written from an inuniverse perspective, it also is annotated with some realworld commentaries by the authors. The motion picture was released in 1979, a full decade after the original series went off the air. Along with the various star trek novel series there have also been dozens of authors who have contributed to the franchise, including but not limited to roddenberry himself, g. The motion picture, the entropy effect, the klingon gambit, and several more. The first season of the american science fiction television series star trek. What is the official sequence for star trek the original series. None of the writers on the original series of star trek could have. James blish was the first person to write star trek books through short stories for each episode into one book. I know there are some plot items in there such as the enterprise getting blown up and rebuilt, change of captains of the enterprise etc. See the production timeline for a chronological overview of the production history of star trek. The majority of tos novels are standalone, and most can easily be read in any order.