r/comics • u/TommySiegel • 20d ago

OC Star Wars vs Star Trek: a helpful guide [OC]

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Star Trek 2009? Fun! The Force Awakens? Fun! And yet…

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u/Take-to-the-highways 20d ago

Tos is amazing and I'll personally fight anyone who thinks you can skip it. A lot of the episodes are more relevant now than ever, unfortunately

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u/LootMyBody 19d ago

As someone who had never watched any star trek until a year or two ago, those first seasons are amazing. Thoughtful storylines, and the lighting and sets are awesome. It made me notice how little color is on tv nowadays.

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u/OddBuy8266 19d ago

Which series?

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u/LootMyBody 19d ago

I have only watched the original series with Shatner. I haven't gotten to the newer stuff yet.

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u/buffysbangs 19d ago

I go in phases. For a long time TNG was my favorite. Then DS9 was my favorite. Now I am completely hooked on Enterprise. So many great series. There are a few I dislike, too. But I’m not here to start any arguments :)

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u/Ikrit122 20d ago

I watched through it in college 15 years ago and enjoyed it. I grew up with random TNG/Voyager episodes and the TOS movies. I don't know if I would describe it as amazing, but it is absolutely worth watching. I think TNG is more watchable for a first timer, however.

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u/lilbigchole 20d ago

people say to start with tng because it's more modern, but i think at this point they're both old enough that they feel like they're from a totally different era of tv

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u/blahblah19999 19d ago

TOS, they were winging it on every episode. They didn't care about continuity at all, they were rewriting it as they were shooting it . they just wanted to make their point.

TNG, it was much more professional from the get-go.

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u/Ciusblade 20d ago

i personally wouldn't skip it, but I'd probably not start with it either. its in my top 3 for sure though

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u/RareAnxiety2 19d ago

I skipped it at first, had to watch tng first to build a tolerance of star treks writing style

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u/Take-to-the-highways 19d ago

I can understand that. I like old movies, and I'd never delved into sci-fi much before tos so I was already accustomed to the old stageplay style of writing and acting.

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u/TrippyTriangle 20d ago

call it technology induced ADHD, but the pacing of TOS makes it a slog to get through, even the diamonds in the rough are too slow, it's skippable especially with how much good trek there is with TNG/Voy/DS9.