I recently got the idea of finally watching all episodes of Star Trek. Not just the original series, but all episodes of all the series, spanning from the original series from the sixties, up to the latest one: Enterprise. Including the movies. But before boldly embarking on this mission, I have one simple question: How long would it take to watch all the episodes and movies of all the Star Trek series?
Wikipedia to the rescue!
Star Trek Runtime
| Part | Episodes | Avg. runtime | Total runtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Original Series | 80 | 47 | 3760 |
| The Next Generation | 178 | 45 | 8010 |
| Deep Space 9 | 176 | 43 | 7568 |
| Voyager | 172 | 45 | 7740 |
| Enterprise | 98 | 44 | 4312 |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1 | 136 | 136 |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | 1 | 116 | 116 |
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | 1 | 105 | 105 |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1 | 119 | 119 |
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | 1 | 107 | 107 |
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | 1 | 113 | 113 |
| Star Trek Generations | 1 | 118 | 118 |
| Star Trek: First Contact | 1 | 111 | 111 |
| Star Trek: Insurrection | 1 | 103 | 103 |
| Star Trek Nemesis | 1 | 116 | 116 |
That is 32534 minutes total! 22 days, 14 hours and 14 minutes nonstop Star Trek. Assuming an average life expectancy of 77.96 years, that would be 0.079% of one’s life spend watching Star Trek. Alternatively, a single episode or movie can be watched each day. Then it would take 714 days, or almost two entire years.
Maybe Star Wars is a better alternative? Just 6 movies. Those can be dealt with in a day or two. But I’ve already seen them, and it is Star Trek I would like to watch. Next question popping up is how to actually get to watch all this Star Trek. At the moment only TNG is being broadcasted on the channels I can watch here in Denmark, so I might have to purchase the DVDs.
A quick look around at the online stores to find some cheap prices for the boxsets gave this:
Star Trek DVD Prices
| Part | Seasons | Price (DKK) | Price (Euro) | DVDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Original Series | 3 | 1797 | 241 | 22 |
| The Next Generation | 7 | 1799 | 241 | 49 |
| Deep Space 9 | 7 | 2093 | 281 | 48 |
| Voyager | 7 | 2093 | 281 | 45 |
| Enterprise | 4 | 2396 | 321 | 27 |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek Generations | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek: First Contact | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek: Insurrection | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
| Star Trek Nemesis | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 |
1425 €! That is a lot of money. But it buys approx. 200 DVDs of Star Trek, covering almost 23 days of footage, not including the extras. Double the time required if there are commentary tracks on each episode.
Next interesting thing would be to figure out, just how much shelf space is needed to store all these boxsets. I couldn’t find the dimensions of the cases online, so that will have to wait.
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You forgot the emmy award winning trek animated series from the 70s! 2 1/2 seasons worth!
I didn’t count that series, because I wouldn’t include it if I was going to watch a Star Trek marathon. Personal preference. But you can add 660 minutes for it, if you’d like to include it.