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Worst of Trek

The Worst of Trek is a special section of the Agony Booth devoted to recaps of the worst moments in the Star Trek franchise, in all of its incarnations.


Star Trek (the original series) (1966-1969) Star Trek (the original series)
(1966-1969)

 "And the Children Shall Lead" (Orig aired Oct 11, 1968) "And the Children Shall Lead" (Orig aired Oct 11, 1968)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Melvin Belli.

In a nutshell: A gang of ten year olds with a leader wearing a big flowered muummuu do not an intimidating nemesis make.

Posted on: Sunday, May 18, 2003.

Average reader rating: 8.089/10 (90 votes).

 "Spocks Brain" (Orig aired Sep 20, 1968) "Spock's Brain" (Orig aired Sep 20, 1968)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley.

In a nutshell: "Who knew you only needed twelve buttons to control an entire person?"

Posted on: Sunday, September 14, 2003.

Average reader rating: 8.523/10 (86 votes).



Star Trek (the animated series) (1973-1974) Star Trek (the animated series)
(1973-1974)

 "Mudds Passion" (Orig aired Nov 10, 1973) "Mudd's Passion" (Orig aired Nov 10, 1973)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Roger C. Carmel, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry.

In a nutshell: "William Shatner, whether he's animated or not, never misses out on an opportunity to do a head roll. "

Posted on: Sunday, April 2, 2006.

Average reader rating: 8.574/10 (129 votes).



Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987-1994)

 "Sub Rosa" (Orig aired Jan 31, 1994) "Sub Rosa" (Orig aired Jan 31, 1994)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Patrick Stewart, Duncan Regehr, Shay Duffin.

In a nutshell: "The guys who wrote that Hallmark card called. They'd like their crappy poetry back now."

Posted on: Sunday, October 19, 2003.

Average reader rating: 7.821/10 (78 votes).

 "The Outrageous Okona" (Orig aired Dec 12, 1988) "The Outrageous Okona" (Orig aired Dec 12, 1988)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Billy Campbell, Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Piscopo, Teri Hatcher.

In a nutshell: "He's not just outrageous, he's nutrageous!"

Posted on: Friday, April 30, 2004.

Average reader rating: 8.087/10 (69 votes).

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
a recap by Ed Harris

Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy.

In a nutshell: "It just wouldn't be a TNG movie without a Data scene that made you wonder why the hell you ever got into Star Trek in the first place."

Posted on: Wednesday, August 29, 2007.

Average reader rating: 8.036/10 (165 votes).



Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(1993-1999)

 "Profit and Lace" (Orig aired May 11, 1998) "Profit and Lace" (Orig aired May 11, 1998)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Armin Shimmerman, Cecily Adams, Jeffrey Combs, Wallace Shawn, Henry Gibson.

In a nutshell: "Some like it. Not."

Posted on: Thursday, September 2, 2004.

Average reader rating: 7.828/10 (58 votes).

 "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Orig aired Nov 11, 1996) "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Orig aired Nov 11, 1996)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Vanessa Williams, Monte Markham.

In a nutshell: "Let it be known that I will be casting the first stone. Directly at Worf's head."

Posted on: Tuesday, October 18, 2005.

Average reader rating: 8.035/10 (114 votes).



Star Trek: Voyager (1993-1999) Star Trek: Voyager
(1993-1999)

 "Threshold" (Orig aired Jan 29, 1996) "Threshold" (Orig aired Jan 29, 1996)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien.

In a nutshell: "Brannon Braga calls this one 'a royal, steaming stinker'. And when the guy who wrote the episode says that, it's pretty hard to disagree."

Posted on: Wednesday, September 27, 2006.

Average reader rating: 8.754/10 (280 votes).

 "The Fight" (Orig aired Mar 24, 1999) "The Fight" (Orig aired Mar 24, 1999)
a recap by Mark M. Meysenburg

Stars: Robert Beltran, Robert Picardo, Ray Walston, Carlos Palomino.

In a nutshell: "If you listen carefully, you'll hear the thud as this episode hits the canvas."

Posted on: Sunday, March 23, 2008.

Average reader rating: 7.878/10 (139 votes).



Enterprise (AKA Star Trek: Enterprise) (2001-2005) Enterprise (AKA Star Trek: Enterprise)
(2001-2005)

 "A Night in Sickbay" (Orig aired Oct 16, 2002) "A Night in Sickbay" (Orig aired Oct 16, 2002)
a recap by Albert Walker

Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Linda Park, Connor Trineer.

In a nutshell: "This episode will not be presented in real time. It'll only feel that way."

Posted on: Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

Average reader rating: 8.776/10 (340 votes).

 "Two Days and Two Nights" (Orig aired May 15, 2002) "Two Days and Two Nights" (Orig aired May 15, 2002)
a recap by Number One

Stars: Scott Bakula, Jolene Blalock, Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, Linda Park, John Billingsley, Dey Young.

In a nutshell: "It's pretty sad that the only real nod we've had to space travel thus far has been the use of navigational terms as an aid to sexual harassment."

Posted on: Wednesday, July 23, 2008.

Average reader rating: 7.925/10 (161 votes).


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