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Originally Posted by JustinJJustin
I've never watched Star Trek. Where should I start, and is it on Netflix?
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Depends on what you want.
Original is a bit campy at times but you really need to see it to appreciate Trek. It's just called Star Trek or sometimes TOS (The Original Series) or Classic Trek.
The followup to that, the 80s version, "The Next Generation", is more serious with a much bigger budget, and with the series already established they knew they had a willing audience so there was no real fear of cancellation, as in the original.
Deep Space 9 came next. That's great if you're into political intrigue, religious themes and a huge overarching story that spans most of the series from season three onwards. It's also much darker and more adult-themed.
Voyager went back to being more or less lighthearted, with a soap-in-space idea. There's a female captain in that one.
Enterprise went backwards to even before TOS, but mostly it failed. Yer man from Quantum Leap is the captain in that.
Yeah, they're all on Netflix.
Personally I'd suggest starting at the start with TOS, though if you go straight to NextGen you won't be missing very much. TBH, you could start with any of them as they don't really crossover all that much, though the beginning of DS9 refers back to a serious plot strand in, and spoiler for if you haven't seen it, TNG. I watched them all as they aired, so I can't really say how you should approach it. Like I say, I guess it depends on what you want to get out of it. Also how much time you have. TOS=3 seasons. TNG/DS9/Voyager=7 seasons each. Enterprise=4 seasons. That's a lot of telly!
But worth it.