I'm coming back to Star Trek after 7 years and was wondering if anyone had any advice for catching up?

Question

Hi all, I was really into DS9 back in the day and was wanting to get back into Star Trek, but its been a long time. I was wondering if anyone had any advice of how to get back up to speed, I heard Voyager wasn't very good, and I dont really know much beyond that. Thanks in advance and I really appreciate it!

Answer 1

well i actually liked star trek voyager if you are a member of blockbuster or netflixs you can rent the shows that's what i'm doing right now. i have not watched the latest series that was after voyager but you can check the tv list's to on tv guide. i'm doing the same thing with law and order svu. next year star trek is coming out with a new movie if you want to know that.

Answer 2

I preferred Voyager over DS9

Answer 3

Did you get to watch DS9 all the way to the end?  If not, then you should catch up on that first, since that's the series you were most into.

Voyager gets a bad rap, but I personally am a fan of the series.  It allowed the creators of "Star Trek" to explore new opportunities in a way never attempted before while still holding with established canon.  Some pan the series for its seemingly impossible turnover - the ship is nearly destroyed one episode, but is back together the next - but, that's being nitpicky (IMHO).

Now, that brings me to "Enterprise" - which, on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "sucks bad," 10 being "amazing"), I would personally give a negative 50.  The writing was bad, some of the characters were bad, and I gave up on it after the first season.  I tried to get back into it during the third season, but it just wasn't good.  What really, really killed it for me was that it seemed like there was no attempt to hold within established canon - "Enterprise" is supposed to take place BEFORE the events depicted in "The Original Series."  Within the first two minutes of the first episode of "Enterprise," we are treated to a ridge-headed Klingon (instead of a smooth-headed one).  Honestly, even though they eventually got around to explaining what happened to make them go from ridge to smooth back to ridge - they pigeonholed themselves into really having only one viable story explanation.

So, there you have it - finish DS9 if you didn't, watch Voyager, and watch Enterprise but be careful.

There's also the new movie coming out May 8, 2009, which is pretty much going to be a "reboot" (not a "retcon") of the original concept (new actors playing Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, etc.).  Go to http://trekmovie.com for more info on that movie.

Answer 4

i realy like DS9 they dont run the reruns on this like the others, you may like voyager, give it a try, hit the sifi channel, i did not at first, but it grew on me.  janeway kinda is a pushy person but the others are cool. in a nerdy kinda way.