I’ve been wanting to get into Star Trek, but I’m not sure the best place to start. I’m sure there’s a wide range of opinions.

Some shows ‘get good after season 1’. I’m a little worried that I’ll end up picking a star trek show with a weak start and then dropping it before the parts people actually like. I vaguely remember reading these sort of comments about TNG.

  • Flying SquidM
    3•9 months ago

    It’s hard to know from so little to go on.

    Part of it will have to do with your tolerance for what the 60s or the 80s or the 90s or even the 00s thought the future would be. Because if you don’t have tolerance for any of that, it’s best to start with one of the new shows like Discovery or Strange New Worlds.

    If that isn’t an issue, I’d suggest going to this website and seeing which show’s summary appeals to you most and then dive in. It’s true that Star Trek shows (generally) start weak in their first season, but there are first season episodes we could also all recommend.

    https://www.optus.com.au/connected/entertainment/star-trek-beginners-guide

    I grew up with TOS, so I will always go with TOS before the others, but I also recognize it can be pretty hard to get into a 1960s idea of the far future.

    • stankmutOPEnglish
      5•9 months ago

      Thanks for the link, I’ll have to take a look.

      I wanted to put more into the post, but I wasn’t sure what would help. I don’t watch a lot of TV, so it was hard to think of anything. I think the closest thing I’ve watched would probably be Stargate, which I enjoyed.

      • Flying SquidM
        4•9 months ago

        Stargate was definitely inspired by both TOS and TNG, so I might start with one of those, although Voyager has more of the ‘we have no idea what’s out there’ element because they’re in totally uncharted space.

        But it’s so hard to tell you where to start. In terms of understanding most Star Trek references in other shows, probably TNG. Because while other shows do reference TOS, TNG seems to me to have been much more influential in future Star Trek development.