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Where to start? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to get into the Star Trek universe but dont know where to start. I have previously seen first three seasons of Disocvery and first season of picard. Picard was cool but disocvery didnt quite track, a little boring and not adventure focused enough. However loving lower decks now (just started season 4) and want to get into the more canon stuff.

I have access to TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise and SNW. TOS i could probanly get access to if i want, but gotta admit that is not very enticing.

So where to start? TNG?

If it helps (and i dont get shunned for this), i am a stargate guy and love especially sg-1 and the adventure of the week format and the character ensemble

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I would start with TNG, then DS9, then it doesn't really matter after that. All of the other shows pale in comparison IMO. Be aware that quality and entertainment value is significantly better after the first couple of seasons for both shows. It took me around 5 times to finally get into DS9, and I eventually just skipped season 1 and half of season 2.

Edit: TOS movies are pretty good. The evenly numbered ones are great, the odd numbered ones aren't. But they're almost all worth watching. The first one is a bit iffy. The second, 4th, and 6th movies are classic Trek and really fun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yea i am prepared for a slow start. Leaning towards trying to see it from start to finish and if that gets hard then check out some of the good episodes mentioned here.

Didnt know about TOS-movies, i guess that is a good way to check out that era! I saw three of the tng-films as a kid. I remember liking them, but i was like 12. Only remeber one being very borg-centered

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Personally I think TOS movies are better than TNG movies, or at least the even numbered ones are. TNG movies are just okay, despite the fact that I love TNG.