Watching the "Star Trek" movies in order of release also places them in proper continuity order, since the original cast handed off the film series to the "Next Generation" cast in 1994 after the final episode of "The Next Generation," and the reboot movies follow their own continuity that branches off from the main timeline.

Sritics and viewers alike, have come together to agree that Star Trek: Section 31 may be the objectively worst thing in the history of the series.