Ultimate Trek : Star Trek ' s Greatest Moments Ultimate Trek : Star Trek ' s Greatest Moments is a UPN special from hosted by Jason Alexander , who plays a " faux " James T . Kirk . " Kirk " , in this special , makes note of popular choices of long - time viewers in a number of areas such as " best episode " . The winners had been previously selected by on - line voting . The special also contained clips from other series making reference to " Star Trek " , including " Frasier " , " Saturday Night Live " , " Suddenly Susan " , and " Dilbert " . It also showcased never before seen bloopers from and and had a tribute to DeForest Kelley , who had passed away earlier in the year . Plot . Kirk , Spock , and McCoy ( inexplicably , much to McCoy ' s consternation ) beam back through time to 20th century Earth to discover why the broadcast of the contemporary television series " Star Trek " has been interrupted . Materializing in 1999 Los Angeles , Spock is unable to locate exactly where the " Star Trek " signal originates due to " very expensive roaming charges . " At this point in history , the population of the United States of America was voting for its favorite " Star Trek " episode on the Internet - when the favorite episode was to be announced , it caused a sudden acceleration of the Y2K bug which terminated the " Star Trek " signal ( although McCoy wonders how the Y2K bug could have any effect since it happened on New Year ' s Eve ' 99 , which is weeks away leading Kirk to lament that he should have brought Scotty along instead ) . Appeasing McCoy , the party jumps through a strangely familiar donut advertising a diner called " Randy ' s Donuts " to explain their time travel and heads towards the Hollywood Hills . On Hollywood Boulevard , the party discovers a shop marketed as " Lingerie by Borg . " Deducing that the lost of the " Star Trek " signal must be the work of the Borg Collective , Kirk makes a breathless speech about how risk is their business . McCoy volunteers to charge into the line of danger first , declaring that he is the most expendable member of the party . However , instead of finding a group of Borg drone s , the party encounters a bevy of voluptuous females , instead . As Kirk heroically steps in to confront the " Borg " , a photographer steps forward and introduces himself as Borg ; the ladies are part of the " Collective 2000 " photo spread . When Borg comments that Kirk and his crew look like characters from " Star Trek " , a show he used to watch on NBC , it leads the crew to the valley where NBC headquarters is located . However , Kirk is reluctant to leave the photo studio due to " contractual obligations " and " viewer expectation " for him to communicate with the sexy women . Unfortunately , Kirk uses the line that " should have gotten ( him ) a nomination " and proceeds to accuse the women of killing his son as he did to Kruge as well as proclaiming himself to be Kirok before being subdued by Spock with a Vulcan neck pinch . Later , the crew arrives at NBC , but , according to Spock ' s tricorder , the " Star Trek " signal is not coming from it . Enraged , Kirk screams out for " " KHAAAAAAN ! " " before being reminded by McCoy that they had previously been speaking to " " BOOOOOORG ! " " As an NBC executive approaches them , he reveals that the network dropped " Star Trek " a number of years previously and that it is now being broadcast over at Paramount . He also notes how well Kirk handles a phaser and offers him a starring role in an hour - long cop show . Kirk considers and offers that he ' d rather host a show that re - enacts 911 calls , which the executive buys . Kirk begins envisioning a reinventing of himself , drawing from the dark side of his personality . However , using a Vulcan mind meld , Spock is able to remind Kirk of the last time he tried to reinvent himself ( " Your recording career . . . " Rocket Man " . . . " ) . Back to normal , Kirk and the party make their way to the Paramount Pictures studio . At Paramount , the crew is restricted from entering by a security guard , as the only " Kirk " on the call sheet is Kirk Cameron , of whom the captain has neither his boyish good looks or puckish charm . Desperate to get in to " prevent the Borg ' s Y2K attack " , Kirk demands Spock turn over his wallet and offers the security guard a sizable bribe , which grants them access . Kirk , Spock , and McCoy make their way to the bridge set of the " Voyager " from and discover that the " Star Trek " broadcast signal is transmitting from within the conn station prop . Spock determines what to do to prevent the Y2K bug from stopping the signal , but , McCoy wonders if the preservation of " Star Trek " is for the greater good of mankind . All Kirk can offer is that the answer to that question is likely to be determined within the walls of the " Voyager " set . As the Internet voting on the best " Star Trek " episode concludes , Spock enters the proper sequence to prevent the signal crash . Unfortunately , due to his half - Human side , he makes a mistake and the crash becomes imminent . Spock scrambles to correct his error , while McCoy , despite being " just a simple country doctor " , refuses to stand by and do nothing and smacks the console , sparking it . Due to McCoy ' s interference , the " Star Trek " broadcast signal continues on . Unfortunately , it has cost the life of the good doctor , who dies , telling Kirk that " the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few . . . or the one . " Their mission a success , Kirk and Spock beam back to the " Enterprise " in the 23rd century . Back on the bridge ( which looks remarkably like an bridge ) , McCoy rematerializes alongside Kirk and Spock , alive again . With the " Star Trek " broadcast having continued uninterrupted , the fabric of time has mended itself , restoring the doctor . Of course , McCoy doesn ' t understand how he can suddenly be alive again and Kirk refuses to listen when Spock begins to offer an explanation , wondering if the bickering between his two friends will go on forever . McCoy claims he hopes as much , while Spock only offers a traditional " " Fascinating . " " Taking the command chair , Kirk records in his log that with their mission complete , their ongoing mission continues and that " Star Trek " lives and that " Star Trek " will survive . Ultimate lists . Ultimate " Trek " Episodes . Voting cast on StarTrek . com over a one month period nominated the following episodes the best " Star Trek " episodes : Ultimately , " The Best of Both Worlds " was selected as " The Ultimate " Trek " Episode . "