The Star Trek franchise has done its fair share of horror episodes, but the very first is one of the worst outings of the entire Original Series.

From its earliest days, Star Trek was never just about starships and strange new worlds. Beneath the optimism of a better future and adventure was a recurring anxiety about power—specifically, what ...

Series premieres aren't always indicative of a TV show's potential, and so it proved with Star Trek: The Original Series. Over the years, plenty of iconic shows have started with a weak or downright ...