It would be understandable to describe “Space Seed” as a prequel to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, given the way that film looms large in the franchise’s history. But there’s a reason that Nicholas Meyer chose Khan as the TOS villain to bring back for a movie. It’s because “Space Seed” is a really, really good episode of Star Trek.

Watching the "Star Trek" movies in order of release also places them in proper continuity order, since the original cast handed off the film series to the "Next Generation" cast in 1994 after the final episode of "The Next Generation," and the reboot movies follow their own continuity that branches off from the main timeline.

It's a fine excuse to occasionally watch Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh kick things, but Section 31 is otherwise a deeply incurious squandering of Star Trek potential.

We know this is the case because we've seen how the fandom has reacted for nearly seven years of the Nu Trek Era. When a show seems like a wild departure of Star Trek, the support

The Next Generation is generally remembered as peak television by sci-fi fans, and that's largely because its third … Continue reading "The Stupidest Star Trek Episode Almost Had The Funniest Name"