r/startrek: The Next Generation
Star Trek news and discussion. No slash fic...
Maybe a little slash fic.
New to Star Trek and wondering where to start?
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Upcoming Episodes
| Date | Episode | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 05-09 | DSC 5x07 | "Erigah" |
| 05-16 | DSC 5x08 | "Labyrinths" |
| 05-23 | DSC 5x09 | "Lagrange Point" |
| 05-30 | DSC 5x10 | "Life, Itself" |
| 07-01 | PRO S2 | Index |
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I generally find watching in release order tends to work better than chronological order at least the first time thru. The episodes are written assuming you aware of future events depicted in previous shows, if you aren't they tend to lose a lot of their impact.
Congrats for getting thru TAS, I have tried and I just can't.
I really loved TAS. I’d agree about watching them in release order except I think people should really start with TNG.
TOS is a very different show in a lot of ways as much as I love trek, I do not think there were many episodes I’d care to watch again.
While I agree about starting with TNG, I'd honestly love to rewatch most TOS episodes. Every trek has had at least one main character I just could not bring myself to like, except for TOS. The show is completely different, but the character interaction is amazing. Worth noting, I also love all the TOS movies, while the first and last TNG movies I just didn't care for.
Maybe I just need a break from TOS. I wish we got more Sulu and Uhura. They are hardly part of the show. I think Bones was difficult to watch in the movies.
TAS really drops after the brilliant second episode Yesteryear.
I recently completed all the official releases myself. I'm now working on the fan made movies/shows(give Star Trek Continues a shot. It's like TOS, and in some ways better). In general, I don't like any of the movies. They're ok, but I'd prefer they took the budgets, and made 10(or more!) tv episodes instead. I like more thought, and less action/effects. TAS was ok. The kitschy cartoon style is cool. I'm from the era, so it's nostalgic for me :^D
I’m a bit younger than you, but I still watched plenty of cartoons with those styles. I mean I didn’t have internet as a kid, so I just watched what was on.
The kitschy cartoon style is cool. I’m from the era, so it’s nostalgic for me :^D
The term you're looking for is "Limited Animation"
I couldn't get through ENT. It was way too serious and "sexy" to be Star Trek imo. The characters also weren't quite diverse or amusing as all the other series. I get that it was set before many new species were discovered, but I would at least have added like a snarky companion robot, or the last of a dying species or something.
And all the sitting in the airlock in underwear wasn't really necessary either.
With the rest of your ranking I do agree. TNG was the best series by far, just because of the great cast and excellent writing (with some caveats)
It being too sexy wasn’t really an issue for me, but Archer was wildly cheesy at times. I really had trouble with him as the captain at times. But it seems he grew into that character in the second or late first season.
@worfamerryman Take it easy on Sam, he was trying to go home and his last jump put him on a starship with very little hint as to what's going on.
