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iank · 05-11-2015, 02:52 AM

DS9 for me. TNG had some very good episodes, but a lot of very bad ones too. Never got into Voyager or Enterprise. I like the original cast, but I prefer them in the movies and I do find TOS very hard to get into. It's not just the age (I love 60s Doctor Who and The Avengers) but it doesn't quite gel for me.

Batman1980 · 05-11-2015, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by iank

DS9 for me. TNG had some very good episodes, but a lot of very bad ones too. Never got into Voyager or Enterprise. I like the original cast, but I prefer them in the movies and I do find TOS very hard to get into. It's not just the age (I love 60s Doctor Who and The Avengers) but it doesn't quite gel for me.

I originally stopped watching TOS after 6 episodes but gave it another shot after I finished ENT. ENT is a bit too hated if you ask me, wish it could've gotten the full 7 episode treatment. TNG is too beloved, not sure why so many people hold it up as a shining beacon of a perfect show.

CouncilSpectre · 05-11-2015, 08:38 AM

TNG was a lot of people's first foray into Star Trek, and probably their first taste of sci-fi on TV. It came at a time when there wasn't much about. Despite the initial couple of shaky years by season 3 it had slipped into the quality that most now remember it for.

Personally, I prefer DS9, but tbh, when TOS, TNG and Ds9 are all at their best there's not much between them. City on the Edge of Forever, The Inner Light, In the Pale Moonlight, all absolute dynamite.

L.J. · 05-11-2015, 09:50 AM

Enjoyed watching most of these series. Voyager is the only one I haven't seen. My order would be.
1.TOS
2.Enterprise
3.TNG
4.Ani
5.DS9

BluRayTim · 05-11-2015, 11:40 AM

The original by far. IMO, the others blew.

Scarface32 · 05-13-2015, 06:41 AM

Definitely The Next Generation

refnulf · 05-13-2015, 07:03 AM

TNG, then Voyager, then DS9, then TOS, then Enterprise.

Gaius Marius · 05-13-2015, 10:10 PM

Just finished watching all of TNG. A very good series, despite the shaky start in S1-2. I would rank the series:

TNG
TOS
DS9 (I really want to rewatch this now!)
ENT
VOY

I liked all of them except for Voyager. It just didn't click with me, and I stopped watching shortly after 7 of 9 joined the crew.

Evil-Link · 06-19-2015, 06:23 AM

I've only seen some Episodes of the Original Series and the Next Generation. The Original Series was OK in a "cheesy" way, the Next Generation was pretty bad.

socal9 · 06-29-2015, 02:27 PM

The Original Series was my favorite. Really couldn't get into the other series as much.

JamesKurtovich · 07-03-2015, 10:22 AM

TNG. I'm of the opinion that Jean-Luc Picard is one of the greatest television characters ever. He's right up there with Walter White and the Doctor.

TheCollector86 · 07-04-2015, 05:30 PM

the original is the one and only. never liked the others.

ceverett · 08-31-2015, 03:43 PM

I was excited when they announced the TNG, but that first year was rather disappointing. The stories and characters were in a way goofy, but the series did get better with some interesting stories.

Hard to pick a favorite TNG, but some interesting ones were Parallels, Genesis and from the original series, I always liked the City on the Edge of Forever.

MarcelS1 · 12-13-2015, 08:39 AM

Definitely DS9

AeroK · 12-13-2015, 10:34 AM

The Original and some of Next Generation.

Moviefan2k4 · 12-13-2015, 03:04 PM

My vote easily goes to "The Next Generation". I was 7 years old when it premiered, and to this day I still enjoy the bulk of it. The characters and stories remain (mostly) relevant, and Data's probably my favorite android ever created for TV or film. Brent Spiner did an excellent job with that role, from the pilot to "Nemesis"; I was blessed with the opportunity to meet him several years ago. If that ever happens again, I am bringing my camera.

Most of the other characters were very good, too; I actually liked Wesley in the early years, and never understood why so many hated him. Even now, people say he "always saved the ship"...but that's not true if you pay attention. He had some very heroic moments at times, but so did everyone else; there wasn't much of a shift in the overall balance. Every main character was given multiple chances to shine; I loved seeing Natasha Yar again in "Yesterday's Enterprise" and the series finale.

Geoff D · 12-13-2015, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MarcelS1

Definitely DS9

This.

I love TOS and TNG but they're just not as satisfying in terms of ongoing story arcs as DS9. Voyager I could quite happily go without ever seeing again, but I like Enterprise. It takes a while to rise above the Voyager-lite show that it started off as, but when they cast off the shackles there's some of the most fun Trek I've ever seen in that show.

Abby is Q · 12-13-2015, 03:23 PM

I'm not a Trekkie, but I do enjoy the original and TNG. It's tough to choose because I found TNG to be more compelling and it was what I grew up with, but the original is the show I find myself going back and watching from time to time when it's on TV.

MarcelS1 · 12-13-2015, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

This.

I love TOS and TNG but they're just not as satisfying in terms of ongoing story arcs as DS9. Voyager I could quite happily go without ever seeing again, but I like Enterprise. It takes a while to rise above the Voyager-lite show that it started off as, but when they cast off the shackles there's some of the most fun Trek I've ever seen in that show.

Couldn't agree more, even what you say about Enterprise, really like it, think it's my 2nd favorite Trek.

CouncilSpectre · 12-13-2015, 03:45 PM

Enterprise was crippled by chronic casting and a reluctance to embrace the narrative landscape that their setting afforded them.

Having a series based when they did yet having the Romulans and the founding of the Federation as an afterthought/sideshow was a massive miss-step IMO. Especially when it was in lieu of a ridiculous temporal Cold War arc that they literally made up as they went along.

I liked some of the characters, and while the first couple of years only had a few standout episodes, the latter seasons stepped things up considerably. Shame it was far too late.

Voyager, in hindsight, I'd probably rank just above Enterprise, largely on the strength of some of that show's characters and standalone episodes, of which there were some that were just brilliant. Unfortunately, the backbone of the series, the journey home, turned into a farce, and they get a massive reprimand, from me, for taking the Borg and reducing them to little more than pantomime villains.

I have an enormous amount of time for the other three shows though. If we could just get DS9 on blu I'd die happy.

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12-13-2015, 03:45 PM	#80
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	Enterprise was crippled by chronic casting and a reluctance to embrace the narrative landscape that their setting afforded them. Having a series based when they did yet having the Romulans and the founding of the Federation as an afterthought/sideshow was a massive miss-step IMO. Especially when it was in lieu of a ridiculous temporal Cold War arc that they literally made up as they went along. I liked some of the characters, and while the first couple of years only had a few standout episodes, the latter seasons stepped things up considerably. Shame it was far too late. Voyager, in hindsight, I'd probably rank just above Enterprise, largely on the strength of some of that show's characters and standalone episodes, of which there were some that were just brilliant. Unfortunately, the backbone of the series, the journey home, turned into a farce, and they get a massive reprimand, from me, for taking the Borg and reducing them to little more than pantomime villains. I have an enormous amount of time for the other three shows though. If we could just get DS9 on blu I'd die happy. Last edited by CouncilSpectre; 12-13-2015 at 04:13 PM.

05-11-2015, 02:52 AM	#61
iank Banned Member since:Feb 2014 Location:QLD, Australia DVD collection:323 Blu-ray reviews:4	DS9 for me. TNG had some very good episodes, but a lot of very bad ones too. Never got into Voyager or Enterprise. I like the original cast, but I prefer them in the movies and I do find TOS very hard to get into. It's not just the age (I love 60s Doctor Who and The Avengers) but it doesn't quite gel for me.

05-11-2015, 08:38 AM	#63
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	TNG was a lot of people's first foray into Star Trek, and probably their first taste of sci-fi on TV. It came at a time when there wasn't much about. Despite the initial couple of shaky years by season 3 it had slipped into the quality that most now remember it for. Personally, I prefer DS9, but tbh, when TOS, TNG and Ds9 are all at their best there's not much between them. City on the Edge of Forever, The Inner Light, In the Pale Moonlight, all absolute dynamite.

05-11-2015, 09:50 AM	#64
L.J. Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:251 Blu-ray collection:754 DVD collection:23 Blu-ray reviews: 145 Trading Score:56	Enjoyed watching most of these series. Voyager is the only one I haven't seen. My order would be. 1.TOS 2.Enterprise 3.TNG 4.Ani 5.DS9

05-11-2015, 11:40 AM	#65
BluRayTim Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Farmingdale, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, America 11735 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:60 DVD collection:8	The original by far. IMO, the others blew.

05-13-2015, 06:41 AM	#66
Scarface32 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2012 Location:New York 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:1170 DVD collection:341 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:3	Definitely The Next Generation

05-13-2015, 07:03 AM	#67
refnulf Power Member Member since:Jun 2010 Location:MY Trading Score:36	TNG, then Voyager, then DS9, then TOS, then Enterprise.

05-13-2015, 10:10 PM	#68
Gaius Marius Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:594	Just finished watching all of TNG. A very good series, despite the shaky start in S1-2. I would rank the series: TNG TOS DS9 (I really want to rewatch this now!) ENT VOY I liked all of them except for Voyager. It just didn't click with me, and I stopped watching shortly after 7 of 9 joined the crew.

06-19-2015, 06:23 AM	#69
Evil-Link Banned Member since:Jan 2011	I've only seen some Episodes of the Original Series and the Next Generation. The Original Series was OK in a "cheesy" way, the Next Generation was pretty bad.

06-29-2015, 02:27 PM	#70
socal9 Special Member Member since:Jun 2015 Location:U.S. Trading Score:124	The Original Series was my favorite. Really couldn't get into the other series as much.

07-03-2015, 10:22 AM	#71
JamesKurtovich Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Alaska Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:229 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:2	TNG. I'm of the opinion that Jean-Luc Picard is one of the greatest television characters ever. He's right up there with Walter White and the Doctor.

07-04-2015, 05:30 PM	#72
TheCollector86 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Germany 4K collection:392 Blu-ray collection:1045 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:2	the original is the one and only. never liked the others.

08-31-2015, 03:43 PM	#73
ceverett Junior Member Member since:Aug 2015	I was excited when they announced the TNG, but that first year was rather disappointing. The stories and characters were in a way goofy, but the series did get better with some interesting stories. Hard to pick a favorite TNG, but some interesting ones were Parallels, Genesis and from the original series, I always liked the City on the Edge of Forever.

12-13-2015, 08:39 AM	#74
MarcelS1 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Netherlands 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:577 DVD collection:132 Blu-ray reviews:26	Definitely DS9

12-13-2015, 10:34 AM	#75
AeroK Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2009 Location:DFW TX 4K collection:106 Blu-ray collection:1178 DVD collection:168 Digital collection:771 Trading Score:3	The Original and some of Next Generation.

12-13-2015, 03:04 PM	#76
Moviefan2k4 Banned Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Montgomery, TX 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:317 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	My vote easily goes to "The Next Generation". I was 7 years old when it premiered, and to this day I still enjoy the bulk of it. The characters and stories remain (mostly) relevant, and Data's probably my favorite android ever created for TV or film. Brent Spiner did an excellent job with that role, from the pilot to "Nemesis"; I was blessed with the opportunity to meet him several years ago. If that ever happens again, I am bringing my camera. Most of the other characters were very good, too; I actually liked Wesley in the early years, and never understood why so many hated him. Even now, people say he "always saved the ship"...but that's not true if you pay attention. He had some very heroic moments at times, but so did everyone else; there wasn't much of a shift in the overall balance. Every main character was given multiple chances to shine; I loved seeing Natasha Yar again in "Yesterday's Enterprise" and the series finale.

12-13-2015, 03:23 PM	#78
Abby is Q Power Member Member since:May 2015 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	I'm not a Trekkie, but I do enjoy the original and TNG. It's tough to choose because I found TNG to be more compelling and it was what I grew up with, but the original is the show I find myself going back and watching from time to time when it's on TV.

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