I mean, I get it. For bingewatching to be effective such option must exist. But I just can’t imagine to skip Star Trek intros. It’s part of the anticipation, the joy, the ritual. What about you? Do you skip intros?

    • Sisko Urso
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      2025 days ago

      Really? But it’s been a long road gettin from there to here….

    • @EnderMB
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      524 days ago

      I love it.

      It’s absolutely NOT Star Trek, and whoever decided that it would match a series of Star Trek is a moron…but for a standard sci-fi show it’s a good song choice.

      • @[email protected]
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        022 days ago

        I tried Enterprise back when it came out and I was out after a couple episides. I just couldn’t do it

        • @EnderMB
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          022 days ago

          Oh, Enterprise is pretty poor. There were some solid ideas, but at the time it was just too big a departure from Star Trek for it to be taken seriously.

          Now, if Enterprise were the lead-up to First Contact, the intro would make sense as it would be an early prequel to everything…

      • Sisko Urso
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        425 days ago

        The end credits song were originally suppose to be the intro song but was changed last minute.

        • @[email protected]
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          124 days ago

          [citation needed]

          I’ve read the exact opposite, that they always wanted a pop song for the credits, but nearly waffled on it just before it aired.

    • Corgana
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      324 days ago

      It’s vile.

      …bubbly and cloying and happy.

    • @[email protected]
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      24 days ago

      I can understand not vibing with the song, but the montage and what it represents is peak Trek to me. I love it to death.

    • @[email protected]
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      That song actually has three full verses, only the first is used for the intro credits

  • @ooterness
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    1425 days ago

    Rarely. A good intro gives me a moment to set aside real-life worries and get into the right mindset to enjoy the show. TNG, DS9, VOY, and SNW are all bangers.

    • @Kiernian
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      224 days ago

      Yeah, I actually MISS intros on shows that don’t have them. I forget when in the 2000’s or 2010’s they started that, but it aggravated me almost as much as the cutback from 20+ episodes a season to fewer.

  • @[email protected]
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    925 days ago

    Even skipped it back in the days when we were recording TNG episodes on tape. Fast forward and a magical chant of ‘Gene, Gene, Gene…’ to ensure stopping at Gene Roddenberry’s name as it indicated the end of the intro

  • originalucifer
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    925 days ago

    I was just complaining that ds9 has a 90+ second intro… it’s just too much

    • @[email protected]
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      525 days ago

      It’s a snooze-fest! Slow panning shots for 75 seconds until the wormhole opens briefly. Low-tempo, gentle music. You ride a slow moving elevator to arrive at the show’s content matter.

    • Corgana
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      424 days ago

      Yes I actually think DS9 has the best intro overall… but it is also the one I skip most often for the reason you give.

      • originalucifer
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        324 days ago

        ya know, youre absolutely right. when im in the mood it is absolutely beautiful.

        • Corgana
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          424 days ago

          I just love when the station appears on screen so small, alone in deep space with the lone french horn playing… then suddenly it flashes up close! And we see a flurry of activity! It reminds me of a whale fall or some other deep sea island of life.

  • @reddig33
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    825 days ago

    If it’s Enterprise? Definitely. Or I mute it.

  • hendrik
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    725 days ago

    For binge-watching yes. If I’m in the mood and it’s the one off occasion that I’m re-watching some old episode (or the newest one of the week), then of course not 😅

  • @[email protected]
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    725 days ago

    When streaming I do because I’m binging, but regardless of how I’m watching I will NEVER skip TNG intros. My god what a masterpiece, even the end credits are just a capstone to perfection.

  • The Picard Maneuver
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    725 days ago

    Usually, but I love the optimistic fanfare of the TNG intro, and it has a habit of drawing me in.

  • String
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    625 days ago

    even when binging I watch the voyager intro every few episodes, I love the music too much

  • @SpaceNoodle
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    625 days ago

    You don’t skip the Enterprise intro?

  • katy ✨
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    524 days ago

    never skip the ds9 intro; i’m too busy crying and grandly humming along.

  • @Ensign_Crab
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    525 days ago

    If it has opening narration, I don’t skip it.

    I’m a sucker for that sort of pageantry.