As a kid i loved watching the next generation and deep space 9 with my dad. Ive always liked sci fi, more of a (stargate fan) and wanted to get back into star trek, but Im just so lost on timelines and whats going on. There are like 6 kirks and I have no idea how/where to get started with watching this again.

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    A quick rundown of what is out there:

    TOS - the original series - I don’t think it holds up too well, only watch if you get into Trek.

    Suggested episodes - trouble with tribbles and balance of terror

    TNG - the next generation - the basis of modern Trek. Probably what most people think of with star Trek

    Eps - measure of a man, darmok, inner light and cause and effect

    DS9 - deep space nine - my favorite, the story of the dominion war and the fate of cardasaia. It has a slow start but really picks up

    Eps - duet and in the pale moonlight

    VOY - voyager - I’m not a fan but it’s popular, jerri Ryan and Robert Picardo are the best parts of the show

    Eps - year of hell pts 1&2

    ENT - enterprise - it’s been a long road getting from there to here, but your time is finally here. It’s campy and bad, but I love it. Go in with low expectations and come out with a love of Shran.

    Eps - not going up suggest any, quality tends to trend upwards over the course of the show, but there isn’t any one episode that highlights anything good about the show.

    DISCO - discovery - the start of nutrek. It isn’t as bad as some people say, but it isn’t great. There are some good characters, I like Tilly, some neat twists and callbacks (Lorka) but on a whole it’s just meh.

    Eps - none for DISCO every episode builds towards a season arc pretty directly, so it’s not good to watch out of order

    Picard - it’s bad. Season 3 is better if you are a big fan of TNG, DS9 and VOY, as an entry point it’s awful.

    Eps - I didn’t enjoy any enough to recommend

    LD - lower decks - funny animated star Trek. I think it’s great, but very referential to old series. Not a good jumping on point.

    Eps - wej Duj and much ado about Boimler

    SNW - strange new worlds - still running and great. An excellent jumping on point, pretty and well acted

    Eps - ad astra per aspera and the Elysian Kingdom

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      Ok, so as a starter, I’d recommend that someone going by the above do a kind of seven episode primer on Star Trek and what it’s about. Moral/Ethical philosophy.

      TOS - Balance of Terror, is preemptive aggression ever justified?

      TNG - Measure of a Man, what makes a person a person?

      DS9 - In The Pale Moonlight, do the ends justify the means?

      VOY - I’d go with Equinox parts I & II over Year of Hell, but also a “do the ends justify the means.”

      ENT - Judgement, is justice arbitrary or universal?

      Skip DISCO, plenty of issues to be examined but each one takes a whole season.

      Skip LD, there’s a few issues but they’re not as well presented.

      SNW - Strange New World

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        +1 for Equinox. The Void from season 7 also covers similar ground, with a dose of ‘maybe Starfleet’s ways of thinking are correct’.

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          There are good prime directive episodes, but on a whole they just aren’t good intros to the shows.

          For example, Pen Pals from TNG has some great moments. The crew indulging Data, everyone knowing Data has an emotional connection with the little alien girl, except Data. Good discussion about the morality of intervention. And a large chunk is Wes being whiny also pretty goofy make up on alien girls hands. It’s good, but not an intro to Trek good.