In that spirit — and to commemorate the 57th anniversary of “Star Trek” on Sept. 8 — Variety’s resident “Trek” geeks have ranked the top 57 episodes of all time, across the franchise.

The Star Trek Day special will be available to watch for free globally on StarTrek.com/Day, YouTube, Twitch and Facebook. In the U.S., the special will be available ...

Friday was National Star Trek Day, the 57th anniversary of the first show of the franchise. But the main reason was to help draw attention to the plight of the writers and actors, who have been ...