I have some free time coming up and I’d like to get into star trek but I have no idea where to start there’s too many series and movies. Anyone got a good guide for all this please?
I have some free time coming up and I’d like to get into star trek but I have no idea where to start there’s too many series and movies. Anyone got a good guide for all this please?
Hot take: Just start with DS9. TNG and TOS are great but Trekkies have trouble seeing past their rose coloured glasses and both shows can be wildly uneven. DS9 is consistently great, and it’s worst episodes are still worth watching. If you enjoy it, move on to TNG or Voyager, then the TOS and Enterprise.
Alternatively, just start at discovery or Strange New Worlds and stay in NuTrek for as long as you want.
All three starting points will give you a consistently good first experience with the brand.
The problem with starting with DS9 is that Sisko’s entire backstory makes no sense without having seen Best of Both Worlds.
I wouldn’t say it makes no sense, and I agree that DS9 is better informed by watching TNG first. But I think Sisko’s backstory relatable enough and explained enough in DS9’s intro episodes. At minimum you need to know that Sisko just lost his wife and is disillusioned with his career.
It’s also that O’Brien’s and Worf’s arcs are a lot cooler of you’ve seen them in TNG first.
His wife is dead. You don’t need to know much more than that.