goraiders Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I assume there are some of you on here, and I was wondering where I should start watching?? my initial inclination is TNG, but give me opinions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The original series is all that's worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drabley Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 The original series is all that's worthwhile. Blasphemy. We all know that Captain Picard is the superior officer and TNG is the superior program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Whichever one has Jar Jar Binks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I'd go with the original movies (I-VI). If that interests you enough, go on to the original TV series, The Next Generation TV series, and The Next Generation movies. The films are probably the most crucial to the story, and the TV series are more of a "the continuing adventures of..." type thing. My dad's a pretty avid Trekkie and we've been to everything together in theaters from "The Voyage Home" (1986) when I was a kid to the most recent film. We watched all the TV series (yes including Deep Space Nine and Voyager), but the one that really made the biggest impression on me was The Next Generation. You should be seriously excited to get to that part of the story, but the history is really important and it would be a travesty for you to get hooked on Picard and his crew without first learing of Kirk and his. Plus Bill Shatner is badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleachedtshirt Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I want to be a star trek geek too! @kidamnesiac how important is "star trek: the animated series"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thousandjulys Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Whichever one has Jar Jar Binks. haha, this made me laugh out fucking loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 The Next Generation and the Original Series are the only parts worth your time. The Original Series movies #2, 3, 4, and 6 are good, as are the first two TNG movies. For the regular episodes, stick to seasons one and two of the Original Series. Seasons one and two of TNG are spotty, but get better from the third season onward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I loved the new movie, so I'm kind of interested in Star Trek. I also want to start arguments with my g/f, because she likes Star Wars a lot and while I think they're good movies, I'm not a huge fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyregret Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 TNG, then DS9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 people hate on DS9, those people did not watch the last few seasons when shit got REAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drabley Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I loved the new movie, so I'm kind of interested in Star Trek. I also want to start arguments with my g/f, because she likes Star Wars a lot and while I think they're good movies, I'm not a huge fan. I can completely relate. Star Wars is good, but I just don't get all the hype. I'm much more Star Trek than Star Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanketbyday Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Kidamnesiac is on the ball, i honestly never watched much of the original tv series, but i love the movies from that time, TNG is Awesome and the films from that era are pretty awesome as well, also why all the hate for DS9? That shit ruled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drabley Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Kidamnesiac is on the ball, i honestly never watched much of the original tv series, but i love the movies from that time, TNG is Awesome and the films from that era are pretty awesome as well, also why all the hate for DS9? That shit ruled. DS9 was okay, though of all the series it took me the longest to get into. I much preferred Voyager to DS9, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Original then TNG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlrose Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I never got into this. I just don't get how you can be a cylon and not even know it...Dumb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I want to be a star trek geek too! @kidamnesiac how important is "star trek: the animated series"?It's not essential, but if you like animated stuff and you like the rest of Star Trek it's very worthwhile. It was actually spawned after the Original Series was canceled. As a cult following grew and ratings on re-runs rose, Paramount and NBC realized that they wanted to continue this whole 'Trek' thing. They did The Animated Series for a while before doing the first movie. It's actually really good. The writers realized early on that they could do a lot more with animation than live action and capitalized on that fact well.Oh yeah, and I don't understand all the Deep Space Nine and Voyager hate, either. My dad, my brother, and I loved both. Even the newest TV series, Enterprise is pretty good. A fun watch for canonical completeness at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 could not get into enterprise at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 After never ever watching Star Trek in my whole life, I finally saw the new movie and I think I need to start watching some older stuff. Start with the original movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 MOTHER FUCKING ODO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 All of it is great minus enterprise. Could never get into that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.