Star Trek best series for a noobie?
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Season 2 TNG has some great EPs you're missing out on if you're going straight to the third season, Q-Who (you'll definately want to watch this one before you watch the season three finale), Elementary Dear Data, The Measure of a Man to name a few. Season 1 wasn't great but had it moments, Skin of Evil being one.
People has told me that 1&2 are pointless viewing because they are terrible?
Just going on what other people have said
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There are good episodes there and frankly I think everyone is wrong about that. Sure there are episodes that can put you off, some very slow boring ones and it generally looks worse and is a bit more hammy. But that is part of any series, you need to watch from the start to grow into the characters. I think if you like the Star Trek... theme/lore/whatever then you would persevere through either series 1, or 3.
TNG isn't my favourite tv, if I rewatched it there are plenty of episodes i would skip. DS9 is so much better as a show because of the season story arcs and the entire series arcs that make even the more boring filler episodes part of something greater. Thats what started early in the 90's, Babylon 5, X-files, DS9, entire shows with seasonal and series based arc's, it makes everything so much more fleshed out and meaningful.
That's why you can really get away with starting TNG just about anywhere, mostly it's just single episodes, outside of getting to know the characters you won't not understand any part of the show if you start in the first or the last series. DS9 you have to watch from the start, Babylon 5 is still worth watching as well.
TNG isn't my favourite tv, if I rewatched it there are plenty of episodes i would skip. DS9 is so much better as a show because of the season story arcs and the entire series arcs that make even the more boring filler episodes part of something greater. Thats what started early in the 90's, Babylon 5, X-files, DS9, entire shows with seasonal and series based arc's, it makes everything so much more fleshed out and meaningful.
That's why you can really get away with starting TNG just about anywhere, mostly it's just single episodes, outside of getting to know the characters you won't not understand any part of the show if you start in the first or the last series. DS9 you have to watch from the start, Babylon 5 is still worth watching as well.
The old films are the best really.
Wrath of Khan is probably the greatest ST film... i loved MP also. (think of it as the Alien to WoK Aliens haha)
Best TNG film for me is First Contact great Picard lines in that one.
DS9 turns from great to Epic from S5 onwards. (coincidentally when Worf joins or was it S4? whoops spoiler?
) Though i dont like some of the filler episodes...stuff to do with the Bajorans, Kira Zzzzzzz etc
Wrath of Khan is probably the greatest ST film... i loved MP also. (think of it as the Alien to WoK Aliens haha)
Best TNG film for me is First Contact great Picard lines in that one.
DS9 turns from great to Epic from S5 onwards. (coincidentally when Worf joins or was it S4? whoops spoiler?
) Though i dont like some of the filler episodes...stuff to do with the Bajorans, Kira Zzzzzzz etcI'd definitely watch the first two seasons first as it builds the characters and some stuff is set up that becomes relevant later.
I was going to try and pick a few episodes that are worth watching, but I'd actually watch all of them.
Yeah, some episodes are not the best (and a few are downright awful) but you'll be missing out a lot of stuff by not watching them.
The end of season 3 just won't mean as much if you haven't got to know what Picard is all about by watching episodes like 'The Measure of a Man'
