I poked around a while and couldn’t find anything, I see memes from y’all all the time and the progressive nature of Star Trek has got me. I wanna watch it.

Where do I begin?

  • Cagi@lemmy.caEnglish
    61·
    10 months ago

    The Original Series (TOS) is progressive for the 60s. It’s still suuuuuuper sexist and every once in a while they’ll hint that all humans believe in God and God is real. It’s campy and dated. But it is the true beginning. If you are a completionist, start here. Or if you want to skip it, start with the movies so you get to see at least a few adventures with the original crew. Either way I suggest watching everything in the order in which it aired. You can get really nitty gritty and do it on a per episode basis during DS9s overlap with TNG and VOY. This helps for that period:

    http://thestartrekchronologyproject.blogspot.com/2009/09/and-now-conclusion.html

    • Cagi@lemmy.caEnglish
      9·
      10 months ago

      Or watch Strange New Worlds, a great modern series riffing on the old formulas. If you like it, go back and start with the earlier stuff.

    • Corgana@startrek.websiteEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      Sorry for butting in but my pet peeve is when people misuse “campy”. “Camp” refers to a style that is intentionally melodramatic and “cheesy”, TOS is just old-fashioned in a way many find amusing, but it’s not camp.