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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

One thing I do not recommend starting with is Lower Decks. And I absolutely love Lower Decks. But there are so many inside jokes that I doubt it would be especially fun for people who don't know Star Trek fairly well. For example, I doubt the Twovix episode would make much sense to someone who hasn't seen the Tuvix Voyager episode.

Another place you might consider starting even though it was made for kids is Prodigy, simply because it introduces a lot of Star Trek concepts to people who know nothing about Star Trek. It starts with kids stealing a Starfleet ship outside of Federation space and they don't know anything about Starfleet or the Federation or most of the aliens involved in other Star Trek shows, or even how most of the ship works, so it actually is a pretty good start in some ways.

[-] owen@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Noted. My star trek list is now longer than I could have ever predicted

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

900 episodes if you go across all series. And then there are the movies.

Come to think of it, even though it's a sequel to a TOS episode, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan wouldn't be the worst place to jump on. Pretty much all you need to know about the background is recapped in the movie. Many people (myself included) consider it top tier Star Trek and maybe the best Star Trek movie. It's sort of a cross between a "submarine" battle in space and Moby Dick.

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Moby Dick.

Thankfully, the plot doesn't take several detours to explain space travel mechanics, fleet movements, and the finer points of navigating a nebula. Moby Dick is such a bloated mess that if you gutted the filler chapters, you could only consider it a novel.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Agreed. It’s almost unreadable. I have no idea why it is so highly regarded. I quite enjoy the 1950s film though. People say Gregory Peck was miscast as Ahab. He worked for me.

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I’m guessing the people who think so enjoy the novel. Also basically unreadable: Robinson Crusoe.

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