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I wanted to try Star Trek recently, but found out it's like 1000 episodes and 15 movies, so it might take a while. Though I've heard not everything is worth watching.
Can anyone from Star Trek's fan base provide some more insights on which shows can be safely skipped, if any?
As for watch order, I'm gonna go with release date order, unless there are any special circumstances.
The ones worth watching in my opinion are, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, finally Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks together. As for The Original Series, Enterprise, Discovery, Cadets, Picard, and the rest can be skipped. The Original Series is fun to go back to but it's so unlike the rest I can't get into it.
Star Trek is one of if not the most prominent Science Fiction series in our culture.
Star Wars is one of if not the most prominent "Science" based Fantasy series in our culture.
They really aren't at all similar on the most fundamental level. They just use similar set dressing.
Science Fiction v. Space Fantasy
but the shots fired were from red shirt ensigns
What would happen if storm troopers shot at red shirts?
Wow. Simultaneously, endless war and world peace, as no one dies from war.
Post TNG and Voyager, they've been fairly blah with a handful of decent standout episodes.
Maybe it's because I grew up with these shows, and now I'm old I just want something with a bit more heft.
It's just all seems like light entertainment these days. Something akin to The Expanse is what I'm after.
The Expanse has ruined my enjoyment of most space sci-fi shows. It was too good
Try the expense audiobooks. They are as good and better than the TV show
Post TNG and Voyager, they've been fairly blah with a handful of decent standout episodes.
Lower decks! Lower decks! Lower decks!
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I feel like doctor who is more of a comparison to Star Trek no.
Idk, Star Wars and Star Trek only share the sense that they’re both in space, overall both very different and we like both. Personally we like Star Wars more because autism brain but yeah start trek is good too :3
I think it's a dumb debate personally.
I love my space exploration show. I also love my space wizard drama, and my space politics show, and my wibbly wobbly spacey wacey show. I just like goofy shows in space.
Except Picard. I don't care for Picard.
These comparisons feel like people trying to compare Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth and asking which was the better athlete.
I think it's a dumb debate personally.
Seriously.
Babylon 5 is obviously the better one.
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With exception of the scifi label and being well known they are not even comparable.
I watch Star Wars for spaceships and laser sword fights.
I watch Star Trek for courtroom episodes.
(Although Andor is one of the best political dramas out there and must-see TV.)
Yes to Andor, and before that Rouge One was the best thing to come out after the admittedly cheesy original 3 (before Lucas added all the lame animation over them).
Rogue One is a fine cherry on top of two seasons of Andor.
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If you want to compare current stuff, then both are trash. sequel trilogy at least had the decency of being entertaining garbage while disco was 10% plot and 90% people talking about the 10% in case you missed anything while looking at tiktok.
original trilogy and next generation are both good shit, and are good for different reasons.
Wait until you hear about stargate.
Star Search has entered the chat
Babylon 5 wants a word out back. And Farscape is waiting to surprise them both
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Andor and Solo are good, most of the rest of Star Wars including all the "space wizard" stuff is shallow as hell and far more casually cynical than Star Trek is.
I'm not sure how you can defend Solo when one of its subplots is literally "the exploitative plight of droids is funny lmao"
And also "the one droid fighting for droids' rights is
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literally turned into a permanently-enslaved appliance at the end."
valid, I am not defending it there, but at least it acknowledged the concept...
star trek catching up fast at being dogshit with every show now being jack bauer
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