I haven't seen any of the stuff in the Star Trek franchise, except for one of the movies, and now I want to remedy the situation. I am not interested in the movies, just the TV series. However, since the show has many seasons, I am not interested in watching the show start to finish. So, where (i.e what series/season) should I start with? Do I really need to see the series in real-world chronological order?
Note: I am somewhat familiar with Star Trek, that is I know the basic premise - ships in space, with war between different space-faring sentient species.
Answer
Star Trek TNG is the best one to start with IMHO. It is Gene Roddenberry's true original. It contains strong story lines. It is fairly modern looking, as opposed to The Original Series. It has a very good cast.
The second should be DS9. It is a little different than TNG, but a good series. Beginning with Voyager quality drops a little, although there are occasional good episodes. They are not on the same level with TNG. Still fair but not as good as TNG.
Also if you like TNG I am fairly positive that you will also like TOS. Yes it is old. Yes it is cheesy. But it is from a time when stories were more important than special effects.
Live long and prosper.
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