more on the way). Choosing the best episodes within such a boundless, occasionally contradictory storytelling galaxy seems about as wise as cheating when playing poker with a Klingon.
On the other hand, there may be no more time-honored tradition among “Star Trek” fans than a vigorous debate over what constitutes the best of the franchise. (Best series?
Best captains? Best starships? Best aliens? Best uniforms? They’ve all been ranked multiple times!) In that spirit — and to commemorate the 57th anniversary of “Star Trek” on Sept.
8 — Variety’s resident “Trek” geeks have ranked the top 57 episodes of all time, across the franchise. Creating our list required some deep-dish nerdiness in its own right: We compiled a long list of episodes from each series that we felt deserved to be on the final ranking.
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