I know it's an overused question in a lot of places, but it hasn't been asked here in quite a while. I'm curious to see what the preferred Star Trek shows are in the group here. Whether you want to just list your favorite show, do a complete ranking of all the shows, or something in between, I'm interested to know!
This is my current top five show list:
- Deep Space Nine
- Star Trek
- Strange New Worlds
- The Next Generation
- Lower Decks
It gets difficult for me to rank past that point, so I usually stop there.
If you asked me a couple years ago I would've said DS9, but now I think it might unironically be Lower Decks. TNG, VOY, ENT, The Orville, Galaxy Quest, and even-numbered movies excluding JJ Abrams shit would follow closely behind.
I have to admit, I'm a negligent Trekkie: I still haven't gotten around to watching most of nu-Trek yet. I also have had a hard time getting through TOS and TAS because I find them to be an, uh, "challenging" watch, in that way lots of really old shows are for people who grew up with more modern TV.
Lower Decks has a surprising amount of heart for being a comedy show! I've gotten to really enjoy it, although some of the humor doesn't always work for me. DS9 will probably always be my favorite though, at least for the foreseeable future! Sisko is my favorite captain, and I really enjoy the rest of the cast as well.
I can understand the older shows being a little difficult for modern audiences! I grew up with more modern series as well, and some of the older episodes are a little harder to watch. I still enjoy a lot of the stories though.
There's definitely nothing wrong with skipping some of the shows, there's a wide variety of styles in the new ones. I would recommend Strange New Worlds as a potential starting point if you wanted to try any of them though. It feels closest to the TOS era, but with more modern stories and production values.