Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale.
Title: Enterprise (later Star Trek: Enterprise)
Date: 2001-2005
Vitals: The early seat-of-your-jumpsuit days of Starfleet, complete with Klingon and Romulan first contacts. Oh, and mysterious future people want to change history for some mysterious reason.
Famous names: Scott Bakula, Jolene Blalock, Connor Trineer, John Billingsley, Dominic Keating, Linda Park, Jeffrey Combs, Brannon Braga, Rick Berman
Crunchy goodness: 2
Stunt casting: Quantum Leap’s Bakula as the intrepid captain, who never quite loses his dazed look, as if wondering where he’s ended up this time.
Life lesson: Humans may be new to interstellar travel, but our ballsy shoot-first-ask-questions-never attitude is worth way more than the Vulcans’ hundreds of years of experience.
Deadliest spoiler: Trineer sacrifices his life so Captain Archer can survive to give a speech to the new Galactic Elk’s Club.
