Star Trek: Every* Starbase Ranked Worst To Best
If you're not doing very well in your Star Trek life, it's Starbase 80 for you my friend
*Every starbase? Sorry, do you want me to rank EVERY starbase? Ok, let's get a few ground rules going here.
First - how does poor Starbase 80 stand a chance? (Editor's note: it doesn't!)
Second, in the interest of having as much detail as possible here, we will be consigning those starbases mentioned in dialogue to the great Spacedock in the sky - as pure and valid as they are, there are far too many of them that don't have anything worth reporting on.
Sorry Starbase 4112 but I must ask you to sashay away.
Third - drydock facilities will not be considered here - as gorgeous as they are!
For the entries on this list, we are concentrating on those that appeared on-screen, served a role in the episode, and existed as something beyond a nice shot to close the episode with. For example, while Lya Station Alpha does serve as the location from which the Enterprise-D collected Ensign Ro Laren, it serves no other purpose in the episode - ergo, no entry here.
With those rules in place, let's dive into those postings and locales that offer a stationary holiday spot for Starfleet officers.
18. Starbase 80
F*ckin' Starbase 80.
Ugh.