Ranking Star Trek Pilots From Every Series Worst To Best
1. We've Been Star Trekking For Thirty Years Now, Why Don't We Just Stay In The One Place?
Star Trek Deep Space Nine burst on screens in 1992 and, although it had a somewhat slow start in the ratings, is now enjoying its long-awaited status as some of the best Trek ever made.
The pilot, Emissary, is quite possibly the most rewatchable of all of the pilot episodes on this list. It, unlike many of the others, was instantly sure of what it was going to be. This was a story about a lonely facility, out in the wilds of the Alpha Quadrant, with a crew who not only had conflict with each other - they outright disliked each other for the first year.
Welcome characters returned like Chief O'Brien, while Avery Brook's as Commander Sisko offered what is potentially the best single performance of any leading cast member in a pilot of Star Trek. This was a new journey, albeit one where the adventures came to them.
The greatest villain of Star Trek - Gul Dukat - was introduced in the pilot as well, meaning that in a single stroke, we were offered some of the best characters that had been created for the franchise. There is no understating just how good Star Trek Deep Space Nine is, all wrapped up in its excellent pilot.
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