All these years later, “The City on the Edge of Forever” remains the gold standard of Star Trek — especially when it comes to time travel and romance stories. Across the franchise’s many different shows and spinoffs, there have been a ton of great Star Trek episodes over the years, but they still haven’t topped a season 1 episode from The Original Series .

The Original Series season 1, episode 28, “The City on the Edge of Forever,” isn’t just the best Star Trek episode ever made; it’s one of the best episodes of television ever produced , period. Based on an initial story pitch by legendary sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison, this episode starts off with a gimmicky premise, but ends up being a deeply touching drama.

Why Star Trek's "The City On The Edge Of Forever" Is Still A

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