3. Enterprise (The Unique Sequence)
I do know, I do know. The Unique Sequence set the stage! Star Trek wouldn’t be Star Trek with out Scotty and Uhura and Sulu and Chekov! Whereas that is true, it’s additionally true that everybody who wasn’t within the central trio of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy by no means acquired a lot character improvement, even in movies that purported to present them extra to do. As director, Leonard Nimoy made some extent of spreading the eye to his co-stars in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Dwelling, however that spotlight nonetheless resulted in single bits: Scotty speaking right into a mouse, Chekov appears to be like for nuclear ‘wessels,’ Sulu checks out a chopper.
Nevertheless, the truth that the crew is so beloved regardless of their comparatively small quantity of screentime makes all of them the extra spectacular. Not one of the facet characters displace the principle three, however Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, and George Takei handle to benefit from the eye they get, in order that they really feel way more fleshed out than they really are. Due to the supporting forged’s work, TOS set the stage for the crews to return.
2. Deep House 9 (Deep House 9)
Deep House 9 has a little bit of an unfair benefit, as its central forged isn’t the crew of a starship; they’re the employees on an area station. That distinction permits us to incorporate barkeep Quark and constable Odo, characters that in any other case won’t match on the principle crew. However the actual secret to DS9‘s success comes all the way down to its commander-turned-captain, Benjamin Sisko. From the very starting, Sisko was a special kind of character than the opposite leads, a single father who was skeptical of Starfleet and thrust into the place of spiritual determine.
Due to this distinction, Sisko was in a position to have several types of interactions with these round him, making for distinctive interactions with the crew. He noticed Dax as each a subordinate and a mentor, due to the symbiote she carried. He bonded with O’Brien over feeling like an outsider, whereas he acknowledged Garak as a obligatory evil. From the highest down, DS9 supplied new crew dynamics, all a part of its groundbreaking method to the franchise.
1. Enterprise (The Subsequent Technology)
The Unique Sequence crew felt like a gaggle of compelling characters who labored and lived collectively. The Subsequent Technology crew was a a gaggle of compelling characters who labored and lived collectively. Properly, finally they turned that. A part of the issue within the famously uneven first two seasons of TNG is that it tries to copy the concentrate on three characters—initially, Picard, Knowledge, and Geordi. However because the collection went on (and Stewart gave into enjoying alongside together with his co-stars), the Enterprise-D turned a correct ensemble.
A number of episodes reveal these dynamics, from the pleasant holodeck romps to the gripping two-parters. However none illustrate it higher than the collection finale, “All Good Issues…” Watching Picard verify in with the crew throughout time, solely to lastly be a part of them in a card sport on the finish places the proper capper on the present. These are explorers and scientists and navy personnel, sure. However most of all, these are pals.
