Where to start with Star Trek?

I've only recently been watching some Star Trek after catching only a few random episodes of various series over the years.

I'd recommend starting with Strange New Worlds. It's a brand new prequel to the original show and it's fun and short.

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I would start with the original show.

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frick it - he could start and end there and be just fine.

However, TNG is fine television as well. DS9 is underrated. Voyager is fine. Enterprise is fine.

As far as the films - TMP through TVH are must see. Skip Final Frontier and watch The Undiscovered Country. Skip Generations and watch First Contact.

Then pretend Star Trek ended after First Contact. Live happily ever after. (ETA: "Live long and prosper.")

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If you’ve never watched Trek and are unsure if you’d like it or not, I recommend The Orville. It’s simply fantastic, a love letter to classic trek with enough humor to even out the serious science fiction. It does a great job of presenting a lot of current issues through a nuanced lens that never feels out of place, overtly partisan, or overly preachy. It’s what Trek should be.

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I've read a lot of hyperbolic horse shite about The Orville being better than most Star Trek, but this right here just takes the Romulan cake.

The Orville is a better introduction to Star Trek than ST: The Original Series? What's next? Don't bother with The Beatles until you've heard The Monkees?

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I recommend The Orville

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The Orville bounces between both classic themes of Sci-fi, gay and racist.

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I've read a lot of hyperbolic horse shite about The Orville being better than most Star Trek, but this right here just takes the Romulan cake.

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I have not seen it and I know it isn't better than TOS, TNG and DS9.

(It probably isn't significantly better than Voyager or Enterprise - )

Now, also, having not seen it I can conclude that it IS likely better than any official product beginning with Insurrection.

#Fightme

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Good shite is good shite.

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I agree. The issue is making sure that people actually give that good shite a chance to show them that it is good.

Imagine an affordable restaurant that makes incredible food, but doesn’t advertise, is located in a difficult to access stripmall, has no online presence, and once inside is very bare, no frills, and serves food in Styrofoam to-go containers. Everyone who eats there LOVES the food. However, in order for someone to eat there, they have to know it exists, be convinced to make the trip, and decide that it meets their requirements. A lot of people will be deterred by the atmosphere or the location, or they just will never know it exists. Those who are willing to adventure to little hole-in-the-walls will find it will cherish it, but the less informed, diligent, and/or adventurous diner will not.

How can they get their food out to the wider market? Maybe the restaurant owner’s son starts a food truck. It’s not exactly the same, but it’s a really good snapshot of the kinds of things the restaurant does. He brings the truck out to bars at night and to many events around town, telling people that if they like the truck, they should visit his family’s restaurant.

Before I bring someone way out to the little restaurant, I might introduce them first to the truck to see if they like it. If they already know the food is worth the journey, then they’ll happily take on the trip to eat at the full restaurant.

No TNG or Generations? TNG is seriously great tv.

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I would start with the original show.

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I wouldn't at all.

And ignore the guy suggesting The Orville, that is just dumb