I have watched every film and every episode of every series of Star Trek. It was glorious, the only thing I didn't really enjoy was the animated series.
I saw a lot of TNG when it was on TV when I was younger and always loved it so a few years back I decided to just watch everything trek available. There's so much, I can't quite believe I actually finished it all.
It's been a long road, now bring on Strange New Worlds!
So, I have a story about Star Trek the Animated Series.
My friends and I used to watch it in college, but it was a drinking game. We watched it in Spanish, with no subtitles (and none of us speak Spanish). And there were certain things they said every episode, and everybody drinks when they say it.
I think watching all those hours may actually change your brain wiring. Hopefully for the better.
I couldn't really tolerate the animated show, or Babylon 5. But everything else has passed through these neurons at one time or another. Fortunately, it's been so many years, I sometimes come across an episode I can't remember and it's like getting a new one.
Strange new worlds is amazing. It feels actually true to TOS, without just being nostalgic. I feel like Gene Roddenberry would be so happy to see it, and recognize it as his universe far more than any of the other 21st century trek.
You’ve had first complete watch of Star Trek, yes. But what about second watch?
Now you can join the rest of us in rewatching it all over and over!
I’m on season 7 of DS9 of my… how many times have I watched this? I’ve lost count. A few days ago I had to watch Tears of the Prophets. Always a sad episode to watch. Voyager is next in my queue.
I loved enterprise, I didn't think I'd be able to stop thinking 'that's the bloke from quantum leap' but he's captain Archer to me now.
Trip was great, I loved phlox, t'pol, porthos and Malcolm.
My favourite episode was the one where archer got his brain mashed by some anomaly and t'pol spent 12 years explaining the same thing to him every morning.
I could understand people being disappointed that TNG was over and feeling that the replacement wasn't as great, but in itself watching it 10 years later I enjoyed it for the most part.
I've been on a marathon since April.
In order I've watched Discovery season 2-4, SNW, TNG, DS9 and am at season 6 of Voyager. I've also broken up Voyager with the first 6 movies.
I did manage a couple of ToS episodes but I honestly find ToS hard to watch.
Voyager is feeling like a slog so it's not background viewing while I work from home and I've switched to The Orville for my evening viewing recently with a plan to watch Babylon 5 after.
I had the same initial thought, but I had remembered seeing him give interviews and thinking "this guy's got more to him". This was bolstered by his involvement in the Cosmos reboot (which also involves Brannon Braga).
Well done, that's quite a commitment. I watched a lot of trek as it aired, but I've still not quite seen all of TOS or ENT - and I've skipped out on the Kelvin films after 2009.
The most surprising one I think has been Prodigy; I didn't expect it to be as compelling as it ended up being.
I think it's one of those really good category of kids shows that are written with the parents in mind. If you're going to watch something with your child it rather helps if it's good.
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