It was recorded as one of the most destructive battles in federation history prior to the dominion war. The best of both worlds 1990, double episode of star trek. Deep space 9 episode emissary until season 9, the mission state of q sent the player back in time to the battle of wolf 359 aboard the u. The crew learns that a fleet of starships is massing at wolf 359 to stop the borg. This is the attack on federation space by the borg, led by locutus, the. Im sternensystem wolf 359 stellt sich eine aus mehr als 40. The battle of wolf 359 takes place in the star trek. The battle of wolf 359 was a major event in the star trek universe. Wolf 359 is an episode of the original the outer limits television show. Some ships have been changed a little and a few ships added to fill gaps. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, john fiedler.
While only the aftermath of the battle of wolf 359 was seen in this episode due to budgetary constraints. The best of both worlds is the 26th episode of the third season and the first episode of the fourth season of the american science fiction television series star trek. These flares emit strong bursts of xray and gamma ray radiation that have been observed by space telescopes. Emissary begins in the middle of the battle of wolf 359. Kirk and the enterprise computer become detectives after scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet. The best of both worlds, 40 starfleet starships under the command of admiral j. The first part was originally aired on june 18, 1990, and the second on september 24, 1990 in broadcast syndication television. It first aired on 7 november 1964, during the second season. Saratoga, where they had to prevent a group of borg. As a result of magnetic activity caused by convection, wolf 359 is a flare star that can undergo sudden increases in luminosity for several minutes. The cardassian war before the battle of wolf 359 and the dominion war that. The battle of wolf 359 took place in early 2367 in the wolf system, roughly eight.
Infinite regress 1998 tv episode the battle of wolf 359 was. A chart of the ships lost in the battle at wolf 359. It comprises the 74th and 75th episodes of the series overall. Io9 ranked it as the second best episode of all star trek episodes up to 2011. They didnt last long enough for expected klingon aid. The battle of wolf 359 took place in 2367 in the wolf system, roughly eight light years from earth, between the forces of the united federation of planets and the borg collective. The next generation episode the best of both worlds, part ii, and the star trek. The next generation episode the best of both worlds. Wolf 359 is a relatively young star with an age of less than a billion years.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the starfleet crew of the federation starship enterprise. Enterprise arrives at wolf 359 to find that the fleet has been destroyed. It occurred offscreen during the events of the star trek. What really makes this episode all the more frustrating in retrospect. Perhaps as an allusion to this episode, it was chosen by the star trek universe writers as the site of a famous federationborg battle. Sep 18, 2016 a chart of the ships lost in the battle at wolf 359 against the borg in the episode the best of both worlds. In todays episode we take a look at how the battle of wolf 359 changed starfleet and the united federation of planets forever. Hanson gather near wolf 359 to intercept a borg cube ship traveling to earth. Why did the federation gather at wolf 359 to stop the borg from. Wolf 359 the star thirdclosest to sol and earth, at about 2.
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