Star Trek: 10 Hated Episodes You Grew To Love

While it may seem a little cheeky including The Cage here, bear in mind that it did not sufficiently impress the network executives when they viewed it. That could have been the end of Star Trek before it even sprang out of the gate!

Obviously these days The Cage is seen as the real achievement that it was. It contains all of the elements that make the franchise great, while Leonard Nimoy and Majel Barrett began their trek through the stars. We may only have been gifted this single hour with Jeffrey Hunter (The Menagerie notwithstanding) but it was a good one.

Lucille Ball stepped in to save Star Trek, and because of that, The Cage has been properly reviewed in the years since. It is Star Trek to its very core, frequently now topping lists of 'Star Trek is...'