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5 good Netflix shows to watch on Christmas Eve

ByBec Heim|
THE GOOD PLACE -- "A Girl From Arizona" Episode 401/402 -- Pictured: Kristen Bell as Eleanor -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
THE GOOD PLACE -- "A Girl From Arizona" Episode 401/402 -- Pictured: Kristen Bell as Eleanor -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
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Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new “Star Trek” television series in January 2017. The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.Pictured: Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in STAR TREK (The Original Series)Screen grab: ©1967 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Nov. 2, 2015 – CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new “Star Trek” television series in January 2017. The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.Pictured: Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in STAR TREK (The Original Series)Screen grab: ©1967 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

4. Star Trek

Okay, we admit, this is a little out there in terms of recommended viewing. When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek, it was with the belief of showing the best of people: no matter their race or creed. When else but the holiday season should that be on the forefront of our minds?

Even as the franchise got darker and more complex as time went on, there are still those all too important moments of warmth, hope, kindness, and redemption. The future is always what we make of it. With Star Trek, the reminder is that maybe we can make the future into a better, kinder, and more tolerant place.

Now, we’re not recommending that you watch the whole of Star Trek. There are some great episodes from each series that captures the meaning of the holiday spirit. Star Trek itself didn’t have holiday episodes due to the future being seen as a secular-humanist sort of place by Roddenberry.

Our recommendations for Star Trek episodes of Netflix to check out for that warm holiday feeling: “Carbon Creek” (Enterprise), “Journey to Babel” (The Original Series), “Data’s Day” (The Next Generation), “The Inner Light” (The Next Generation), “Once More Unto the Breach” (Deep Space 9), and “Real Life” (Voyager).

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