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1991 U.S.S. Enterprise Almost Everything “Star Trek” Fans Could Want From An Ornament (Except Availability): Hallmark’s Enterprise! 7/10
1992 Shuttlecraft Galileo It’s Corny, It’s Common, But The Shuttlecraft Galileo Ornament From Hallmark Is Still Cool! 6/10
1993 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D The Woefully Underlit U.S.S. Enterprise-D Hallmark Ornament Could Have Been Great! 4/10
1994 Klingon Bird Of Prey Simple And Great, A Cool Subject Makes For A Wonderful Ornament: The Klingon Bird-Of-Prey! 8/10
1995 Romulan Warbird Overpriced And Underdetailed, The Romulan Warbird Ornament Is One To Avoid! 4/10
1996 U.S.S. Voyager Incredibly Detailed, But Still Tragically Underlit, The Hallmark U.S.S. Voyager Ornament Is A Mixed Bag! 8/10
1996 Mr. Spock Rosy Cheeked And Logical, Spock Defines The Average Star Trek Ornament! 6/10
1997 U.S.S. Defiant Hallmark Gets It Absolutely Right The Perfect U.S.S. Defiant Ornament! 10/10
1997 Dr. McCoy “I’m An Ornament, Not A Doctor!” How Hallmark Failed With Dr. McCoy! 1/10
1998 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E Ridiculously Dimmed Lights Sink An Otherwise Perfect U.S.S. Enterprise-E Ornament Into Average Territory! 5.5/10
1999 U.S.S. Enterprise blown glass ornament Exceptionally Breakable, The VERY Limited Edition Enterprise Blown Glass Ornament Has Value! 7/10
1999 Runabout Rio Grande The “Runabout Rio Grande” Ornament Makes Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Festive! 8/10
1999 Lieutenant Commander Worf Poor Balance Seriously Undermines The 1999 Worf Ornament! 4.5/10
2000 Borg Cube Oh, You Sad Things! The Borg Make For An Awkward Ornament With The Borg Cube! 4.5/10
2001 Space Station Deep Space Nine Ornament Or Display Piece, Space Station Deep Space Nine Cannot Be Both (We Forgive Hallmark!) 8/10
2002 Delta Flyer The Delta Flyer: The Only Other Obvious Choice For A Star Trek: Voyager Ornament Satisfies! 7.5/10
2003 Scorpion Sure, It’s Only An Ornament, But The Scorpion?! A Star Trek Hallmark Failure. 3/10
2003 Subcommander T’Pol Animated Enterprise: The Subcommander T’Pol Ornament Doesn’t Quite Wow! 2.5/10
2004 “City On The Edge Of Forever” If It Worked Properly, “The City On The Edge Of Forever” Ornament Would Really Be Something! 5/10
2004 Vulcan Command Ship One Need Not Loathe Enterprise To Find Little Merit In Hallmark’s “Vulcan Command Ship” Ornament! 1/10
2004 Commander Charles “Trip” Tucker III Unimpressive Character, Terrible Sculpt, No Good Reason To Go After The Commander Trip Tucker Ornament! 0/10
2005 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A A Better Class Of Enterprise, The Enterprise NCC-1701-A Ornament Is Everything But Balanced! 6/10
2005 Khan KHAN! A Great Character, A Mediocre Hallmark Ornament! 4/10
2006 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Reissue The Enterprise Not Worth Tracking Down Is The 2006 Hallmark Enterprise Ornament! 4/10
2008 Communicator The 2008 Star Trek Communicator Ornament Is Very Cool, Even If It Doesn’t Scream “Holidays!” 8/10
2008 U.S.S. Reliant Oh Khan, You Can Steal My Reliant (Ornament) Any Day! 6/10
2009 Ilia Probe (limited edition!) Less Popular Movie, Limited Edition Ornament, The Ilia Probe Hallmark Ornament Is Surprisingly Cool! 8.5/10
2009 Phaser Nothing Says “Merry Christmas” Like Shooting Your Neighbor: The Phaser Ornament! 4.5/10
2009 Klingon Battlecruiser Hallmark’s Annual Exploitation Of Trekkers Yields A Wonderful Ornament In 2009: Klingon Battlecruiser! 7.5/10
2009 “The Menagerie” A Tough Sell, Even For Fans, “The Menagerie” Ornament Tips. 5/10
2010 Legends Of Star Trek Captain James T. Kirk The Disappointing “Legends” Of Star Trek Captain Kirk Ornament. 4/10
2010 “Amok Time” A Surprisingly Strong (If Expensive) Ornament: “Amok Time!” 8/10
2010 U.S.S. Enterprise For 2010 It’s The New Enterprise Ornament From Hallmark That Soars! 7.5/10
2011 Legends Of Star Trek Spock One Of The First Real Lemons Of The 2011 Ornament Season: Hallmark’s Legends Of Star Trek Spock Entirely Flops. 2/10
2011 “Mirror, Mirror” Another Disappointingly Animated In Appearance Ornament: The Star Trek “Mirror, Mirror” 2011 Ornament Disappoints. 4/10
2011 Romulan Bird Of Prey Exceptionally Simple Ship, Exasperatingly Simple Ornament: The 2011 Hallmark Romulan Bird Of Prey Gets It Right. 7.5/10
2011 Limited Edition New York Comic Con Exclusive U.S.S. Defiant Recycled Novelty Is Not Worth The Expense: The 2011 New York Comic Con Exclusive U.S.S. Defiant Is Not Worth The Price! 3.5/10
2012 Legends Of Star Trek Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy A Passably Cool McCoy! The Legends Of Star Trek Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy Ornament Is Nice! 5/10
2012 An Extraordinary Meeting Hallmark Illustrates How It Has Forsaken The Star Trek Fans With The 2012 “An Extraordinary Meeting” Ornament! 4/10
2012 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D 25th Anniversary Trading Off Lights For Sound, The 25th Anniversary 2012 Hallmark U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Ornament Is Solidly Average. 5/10
2013 Legends Of Star Trek Montgomery Animated And Underdetailed, The 2013 Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott Legends Of Star Trek Ornament! 3.5/10
2013 U.S.S. Kelvin Ten Significant Minutes On Screen Lead To An Awesome Ornament: The 2013 U.S.S. Kelvin! 8/10
2013 “Arena” Almost Getting It All Right, The 2013 “Arena” Star Trek Ornament Rocks! 8.5/10
2013 U.S.S. Kelvin (Battle Damaged) Comic Con Exclusive Limited Edition You Won’t Find It This Ornament Release Weekend, But The Battle Damaged U.S.S. Kelvin Is Almost Worth Hunting Down! 7/10
2014 Vina The Orion Slave Woman (limited edition!) HAPPY ORNAMENT PREVIEW WEEKEND! The 2014 Vina Ornament’s Collectibility Hides A Terrible Paint Job! 3/10
2014 U.S.S. Vengeance Sadly No Better Than The Movie; The 2014 U.S.S. Vengeance Ornament Is An Under-Detailed Disappointment! 4/10
2014 Legends Of Star Trek Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu Rising To Average, The Legends Of Star Trek Hikaru Sulu Ornament Is (Mostly) Recognizable! 4.5/10
2014 “The Devil In The Dark” If It Were An Animated Series Episode . . . “The Devil In The Dark” Ornament Underwhelms! 5.5/10
2015 Legends Of Star Trek Lieutenant Nyota Uhura End Of The Line: The Legends Of Star Trek Ornament Collection Ends Well With Uhura! 7.5/10
2015 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C Of All The Years Not To Have A Variant . . . The 2015 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C Ornament Won’t Wow The Fans! 4/10
2015 The Needs Of The Many Disappointing Outside The Sound Clip: The 2015 The Needs Of The Many Star Trek Ornament Fizzles! 3/10
2016 Legends Of Star Trek Ensign Pavel Chekov (limited edition!) After The Legends Line, Hallmark Makes A Mediocre Ensign Pavel Chekov Ornament! 5.5/10
2016 “The Man Trap” For The 50th Anniversary, Hallmark Gives Star Trek Fans “The Man Trap!” 5.5/10
2016 U.S.S. Enterprise 50th Anniversary Gold Ornament 50th Anniversary Cashgrab: The 2016 U.S.S. Enterprise 50th Anniversary Ornament Is Unimpressive! 2.5/10
2017 U.S.S. Franklin Better Than The Film In Which It Appears: The 2017 U.S.S. Franklin Hallmark Ornament! 6.5/10
2017 Captain Jean-Luc Picard And Lieutenant Commander Data A Good Idea With A Mediocre Execution: The 2017 Captain Jean-Luc Picard And Lieutenant Commander Data Ornament Underwhelms! 4.5/10