Ultimate Best of Trek

[Lapis Exilis]

Considering every bit of Trek you have ever encountered - tv series, animated series, movies, books, comics, short stories, fanzines, fan fiction, fan productions - what is your ultimate Top Ten of Trek?

Here's mine:

10. Uhura's Song (TOS novel)
9. The Lorelei Signal (TOS animated series)
8. Mindsifter (originally fanzine fic, eventually published in Star Trek: The New Voyages)
7. Trials and Tribble-ations (DS9 episode)
6. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (movie)
5. Duet (DS9 episode)
4. Measure of a Man (TNG episode)
3. The Entropy Effect (TOS novel)
2. All Good Things... (TNG episode)
1. Balance of Terror (TOS episode)

 

[BillJ]

That is tough...

10. Destiny trilogy - Pocket Books, David Mack
9. "Once A Hero..." - DC Comics #19 (second run), Peter David
8. "The Trial of James T. Kirk" - DC Comics #10-12 (second run), Peter David
7. "The Trouble with Bearclaw" - DC Comics #29 (first run), Tony Isabella
6. "Q, Who" - Star Trek: The Next Generation
5. "City on the Edge of Forever" - Star Trek
4. "The Final Voyage" - DC Comics Annual #2 (first run), Mike W. Barr
3. "Mirror, Mirror" - Star Trek
2. "The Ultimate Computer" - Star Trek
1. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - Star Trek

 

[CorporalCaptain]

1. "The Doomsday Machine" - TOS
2. "The City on the Edge of Forever" - TOS
3. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - TOS
4. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" - MOV
5. "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" - MOV
6. "Yesteryear" - TAS
7. "Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited" - LIT
8. "The Tressaurian Intersection" - FAN
9. "Darmok" - TNG
10. "Real Life" - VOY

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Time to remind TrekBBS where my loyalties lie!

10. "Chain of Command, Part II" - Star Trek: The Next Generation
09. "The Wire" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
08. "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"
07. "Kir'Shara" - Star Trek: Enterprise
06. "Star Trek" (2009)
05. "What You Leave Behind" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
04. "Damage" - Star Trek: Enterprise
03. "Someone to Watch Over Me" - Star Trek: Voyager
02. "Sacrifice of Angels" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
01. "Tacking Into the Wind" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

 

[Lapis Exilis]

That is tough...

Tell me about it! I really had to work not to change the OP and make it a top twenty or twenty-five!

1. "The Doomsday Machine" - TOS

7. "Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited" - LIT

Oh, I love that story and have always remembered it. I recall that the forward said it was the companion piece to an earlier story called "Visit to a Weird Planet", which had Kirk, Spock and McCoy beaming into the TV studio where Star Trek was being filmed, having jumped parallel universes, but I never could get my hands on it. Is it running around the web somewhere?

 

[Timewalker]

7. "Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited" - LIT

Oh, I love that story and have always remembered it. I recall that the forward said it was the companion piece to an earlier story called "Visit to a Weird Planet", which had Kirk, Spock and McCoy beaming into the TV studio where Star Trek was being filmed, having jumped parallel universes, but I never could get my hands on it. Is it running around the web somewhere?

The only place I ever saw it before 3 minutes ago (a quick search of the Fanlore site turned it up) was in Spockanalia #3 (one of the earliest Star Trek fanzines, published in the late '60s).

There are usually Spockanalia issues around on eBay. There were only 5 issues published, and as you might expect they contain a lot of Vulcan-centric material that is very likely out of date now, due to being superseded by the later TV shows, movies, etc. It's quite interesting, though, and a nice slice of early Star Trek fandom.

But I just found this story online here.

 

[Overgeeked]

In no particular order...

Measure of a Man. TNG S02E09.

Who Watches the Watchers. TNG S03E04.

The Wounded. TNG S04E12.

Darmok. TNG S05E02.

The Magnificent Ferengi. DS9 S06E10.

Far Beyond the Stars. DS9 S06E13.

In the Pale Moon Light. DS9 S06E19.

Meld. VOY S02E16.

Author, Author. VOY S07E20.

Andorian Incident. ENT S01E07.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

But I just found this story online here.

Awesome, thanks! The two stories are indeed reversals of each other.

Far Beyond the Stars. DS9 S06E13.

This was on the bubble for me. #11.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

My #11-20 has another 4-5 DS9 entries on it. "Far Beyond the Stars", "The Magnificent Ferengi", and "In the Pale Moonlight" are all in there for sure.

 

[martok2112]

1. Star Trek Into Darkness
2. Star Trek 2009
3. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
5. TOS- Balance of Terror
6. DS9- The Way of the Warrior
7. DS9- Far Beyond the Stars
8. DS9- Little Green Men
9. DS9- The House of Quark
10. Star Trek Nemesis

Sorry that these are all movies and shows, but I vaguely remember reading any Trek novels, save for "How Much for Just the Planet?" which was one of the most gut bustingly hilarious stories I'd ever read.

Honorable mentions:
TAS- Yesteryear (Excellent understanding of Classic Spock)
TAS- The Lorelei Signal (Uhura and Chapel in charge! Hell yes!)
TNG- Chain of Command
TNG- Inner Light
TOS- The City on the Edge of Forever
TOS- The Enterprise Incident

 

[Bad Thoughts]

1. Rapture (DS9)
2. Private Little War (TOS)
3. United (ENT)
4. The Undiscovered Country
5. Where No Fan Has Gone Before (Futurama)
6. In The Pale Moonlight (DS9)
7. Fleet Captains (WizKids board game)
8. Tapestry (TNG)
9. World Enough and Time (Phase II/New Voyages fan film)
10. Rocks and Shoals (DS9)

Honorable Mentions: Reman Scimitar Expansion (Star Trek Attack Wing), Scorpion pt. 1, Doomsday Machine, Trek Nation, Siege of AR-558

 

[Lapis Exilis]

My #11-20 has another 4-5 DS9 entries on it. "Far Beyond the Stars", "The Magnificent Ferengi", and "In the Pale Moonlight" are all in there for sure.

Lol! Me too, except for The Magnificent Ferengi. I'd go for Looking for Par'Mach in All the Wrong Places.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

1. Star Trek Into Darkness
2. Star Trek 2009
3. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
5. TOS- Balance of Terror
6. DS9- The Way of the Warrior
7. DS9- Far Beyond the Stars
8. DS9- Little Green Men
9. DS9- The House of Quark
10. Star Trek Nemesis

Oh man, some of the things that made it on your list make me smile. Specifically the fact that ID and NEM are on there. Liking those movies sometimes gets me some real cold hard stares, especially NEM (since if I ever want positive reinforcement on my enjoyment of ID, I can just chat in vague terms with the friends I have who are only familiar with nuTrek, and merely as popcorn fare).

Looking for Looking for Par'Mach in All the Wrong Places.

Another terrific episode. DS9 did its characters some serious justice.

 

[Lapis Exilis]

But I just found this story online here.

Awesome, thanks! The two stories are indeed reversals of each other.

Just read Visit to a Weird Planet (and found some images from the original publication) and reread Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited. I must say the later story is somewhat smoother, but both are fun. Ah, the early days of fanfic...

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Arrgh, I'm sorry. I can't sit on this #11-30 I've spent the last hour compiling. I'm breaking the rules and posting an updated list with a Top 30. I'm a bad person, please forgive me.

30. "Year of Hell, Part II" - Star Trek: Voyager
29. "Dark Frontier" - Star Trek: Voyager
28. "Star Trek First Contact"
27. "Living Witness" - Star Trek: Voyager
26. "The Way of the Warrior" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
25. "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" - Star Trek
24. "The Magnificent Ferengi" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
23. "The Changing Face of Evil" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
22. "Azati Prime" - Star Trek: Enterprise
21. "Mirror, Mirror" - Star Trek
20. "Redemption, Part II" - Star Trek: The Next Generation
19. "A Call to Arms" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
18. "The Raven" - Star Trek: Voyager
17. "The Measure of a Man" - Star Trek: The Next Generation
16. "His Way" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
15. "Star Trek Into Darkness"
14. "Far Beyond the Stars" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
13. "Year of Hell, Part I" - Star Trek: Voyager
12. "United" - Star Trek: Enterprise
11. "In the Pale Moonlight" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
10. "Chain of Command, Part II" - Star Trek: The Next Generation
09. "The Wire" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
08. "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"
07. "Kir'Shara" - Star Trek: Enterprise
06. "Star Trek" (2009)
05. "What You Leave Behind" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
04. "Damage" - Star Trek: Enterprise
03. "Someone to Watch Over Me" - Star Trek: Voyager
02. "Sacrifice of Angels" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
01. "Tacking Into the Wind" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

 

[Karzak]

50. Author, Author
49. Shuttlepod One
48. Two Days and Two Nights
47. Unification, Part I
46. Our Man Bashir
45. Children of Time
44. Power Play
43. Basics, Part I
42. The Void
41. First Flight
40. Face of the Enemy
39. Reunion
38. Emissary
37. The Cage
36. A Private Little War
35. The House of Quark
34. The Big Goodbye
33. Conspiracy
32. The Hunted
31. Damage
30 Yesteryear
29. Duet
28. In The Pale Moonlight
27. United
26. Inter Arma Einem Silent Leges
25. Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
24. Fascination
23. The Wire
22. Bride of Chaotica!
21. The Way of the Warrior
20. Caretaker
19. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
18. Star Trek (2009)
17. A Fistful of Datas
16. Darmok
15. Call to Arms
14. Future Imperfect
13. Twilight
12. Amok Time
11. Sins of the Father
10. Far Beyond The Stars
9. The Best of Both Worlds, Part I
8. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7. Where No Man Has Gone Before
6. Yesterday's Enterprise
5. The Doomsday Machine
4. The Measure of a Man
3. The Inner Light
2. The City on the Edge of Forever
1. All Good Things...

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Well, now my Top 30 feels right at home.

 

[Overgeeked]

Getting started on my top 738 episodes and films... but it might take a while to rate the whole range of novels, short stories, games, and comics from the beginning.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Getting started on my top 738 episodes and films... but it might take a while to rate the whole range of novels, short stories, games, and comics from the beginning.

My experience with Trek beyond its cinematic form is perilously inadequate. I fully intend to remedy that this time around. (I rewatch the bulk of the shows every 4-5 years, always with that thought in mind. This time my rewatch has been more thorough than ever, including shows/films I haven't thrown into the blender since initial airing and whatnot, so I'm all the more prepped and ready for it.)

I identify myself as a bit of a gamer (mostly story-driven stuff, though) but the only Trek game I've ever gotten to spend much time with was Birth of the Federation. Lovely 4X-genre title, that one. I'd probably include it by the time my list hit 60 or so.

I've read a total of about 15 Trek books, meaning I've got so very much ahead of me. I'm really looking forward to it.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Getting started on my top 738 episodes and films... but it might take a while to rate the whole range of novels, short stories, games, and comics from the beginning.

My experience with Trek beyond its cinematic form is perilously inadequate. I fully intend to remedy that this time around. (I rewatch the bulk of the shows every 4-5 years, always with that thought in mind. This time my rewatch has been more thorough than ever, including shows/films I haven't thrown into the blender since initial airing and whatnot, so I'm all the more prepped and ready for it.)

I identify myself as a bit of a gamer (mostly story-driven stuff, though) but the only Trek game I've ever gotten to spend much time with was Birth of the Federation. Lovely 4X-genre title, that one. I'd probably include it by the time my list hit 60 or so.

I've read a total of about 15 Trek books, meaning I've got so very much ahead of me. I'm really looking forward to it.

If you are into board games at all, I would highly recommend Fleet Captains. The common consensus among reviews is that it is "a season of Star Trek in a box." Considering the number of miniatures that it comes with, it's a decent price.