You start at the beginning. The original series and ‘The Next Generation’ should keep you occupied for a while. The movies are mostly bleh, maybe choose by RottenTomatoes. ‘Deep Space Nine’ and ‘Voyager’ seem to be alright, haven’t watched them myself.
Also, watching ‘Red Dwarf’ after ‘TNG’ works splendidly.
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I haven’t watched since it went to paramount+.
Looking to watch Star Trek for the first time ever… Where do I start? Should I avoid anything?
You start at the beginning. The original series and ‘The Next Generation’ should keep you occupied for a while. The movies are mostly bleh, maybe choose by RottenTomatoes. ‘Deep Space Nine’ and ‘Voyager’ seem to be alright, haven’t watched them myself.
Also, watching ‘Red Dwarf’ after ‘TNG’ works splendidly.
DS9 is an absolute banger. Probably my favorite series.
But season 1 of DS9 is brutal to get through.
S1 of almost every ST series is rough to get through. The only exceptions imo are, curiously, in the nuTrek sphere: SNW and LD.
I like The Next Generation, I think it’s a great entry point.
The consensus is to grit through much of the first season, after which it gets good.