We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's important to note that "essential" episodes of "Star Trek" are not necessarily the best ones. To this author, "essential" denotes ...

Back in 1966, Star Trek: The Original Series showed up on NBC looking like just another oddball sci-fi experiment. Nobody—seriously, nobody—thought this weird little space show with foam rocks and ...

Pike at a bridge panel in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" (2022-present) - Marni Grossman/Paramount+ While most audiences know James T. Kirk as the captain of the USS Enterprise in the original "Star ...