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No one suspects a thing (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I switched to Linux (not arch btw) around the same time as joining Lemmy. And I've still not seen any trek apart from a couple of the movies, which I quite liked. We're contemplating starting at the very start

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Starting from the beginning is the absolute best, in my opinion. The original series is so much fun, and as much as I love TNG and others, I know that nothing will come close to the cultural impact that the original had. It was prime time, mainstream, and riding the energy that the country had for space in the 1960s, with a message of hope and cooperation. That being said, prepare for a decent mix of goofiness too, lol.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    nothing will come close to the cultural impact that the original had.

    That's part of the reason why I probably wouldn't recommend old trek first to somebody. We don't have the benefit of being able to go back to the cultural moment of the '60s Trek.

    I compare it to how Wizard of Oz is a great movie, but you can't really experience the transition to color that happened in the movie the same way someone in 1939 did. Plenty of TV shows were still in black and white all the way into the '60s.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There is some really terrible original Trek, whose only defense is being a product of the time. That said, you will still see the first interracial kiss on broadcast TV. The first season of The Next Generation is pretty stilted, but is still decent in my opinion. And, as is the overarching theme for Trek, questions about who, what, and why we are will be asked, and sometimes answers will be proposed.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The Gorn was laughable, but in SNW they are legitimately terrifying. The fact that every series has ties and often callbacks to others in the timeline is one of my favorite things about Trek, like Doctor Who it’s been going for decades but every part of the history is fodder for more exploration. DS9s Tribble episode is a great example, editing Sisko and Dax in behind Kirk and Spock

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    OG star Trek is a product of it's time. While revolutionary and a great source of solid sci Fi, it's also got the old tv style to it. Extremely long pauses, close ups forever, agonizingly long just to get out one line then repeat.

    Would recommend... After you've watched a more modern star Trek :)

    TNG is a favorite for a good reason. Maybe from season 3 on to start. It's also going to seem extremely slow / no music compared to modern TV. But it's overall quality shit.

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