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Where to start? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to get into the Star Trek universe but dont know where to start. I have previously seen first three seasons of Disocvery and first season of picard. Picard was cool but disocvery didnt quite track, a little boring and not adventure focused enough. However loving lower decks now (just started season 4) and want to get into the more canon stuff.

I have access to TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise and SNW. TOS i could probanly get access to if i want, but gotta admit that is not very enticing.

So where to start? TNG?

If it helps (and i dont get shunned for this), i am a stargate guy and love especially sg-1 and the adventure of the week format and the character ensemble

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Some advice for TNG. Don't skip seasons 1 and 2. It's popular but misguided advice. I finished TNG this year and generally enjoyed these seasons despite their flaws.

To that effect, here's an optimized episode watch guide for each. Six episodes removed per season to save you 9 hours in total. Return to the skipped episodes later if you're interested.

Watch Encounter at Farpoint 1x01/02 The Naked Now 1x03 Code of Honor 1x04 The Last Outpost 1x05 Where No One Has Gone Before 1x06 The Battle 1x09 Hide And Q 1x10 Haven 1x11 The Big Goodbye 1x12 Datalore 1x13 11001001 1x15 Home Soil 1x18 Coming of Age 1x19 Heart of Glory 1x20 The Arsenal of Freedom 1x21 Symbiosis 1x22 Skin Of Evil 1x23 We'll Always Have Paris 1x24 Conspiracy 1x25 The Neutral Zone 1x26

Skip/defer Code of Honor 1x04 Lonely Among Us 1x07 Justice 1x08 Angel One 1x14 Too Short A Season 1x16 When The Bough Breaks 1x17

Watch Where Silence Has Lease 2x02 Elementary, Dear Data 2x03 Loud As A Whisper 2x05 The Schizoid Man 2x06 Unnatural Selection 2x07 A Matter Of Honor 2x08 The Measure Of A Man 2x09 The Dauphin 2x10 Contagion 2x11 Time Squared 2x13 The Icarus Factor 2x14 Pen Pals 2x15 Q Who 2x16 Samaritan Snare 2x17 Manhunt 2x19 The Emissary 2x20 Peak Performance 2x21

Skip/defer The Child 2x01 The Outrageous Okona 2x04 The Dauphin 2x10 The Royale 2x12 Up The Long Ladder 2x18 Shades of Gray 2x22