Loved TNG, really like Lower Decks, working through TOS and working through DS9. I think the space station is just gloomier. It feels like there's less WONDER of space and more realpolitik stuff
Sounds like you’ve got the same taste as me then! You’re right about there being less “wonder of space” stuff than the other series, but in return you get some of the best Trek that’s been written IMO.
If you liked the TNG episodes that really got into more of the philosophy of things with stuff like Data’s rights as a sentient being etc then you’ve got some absolutely breathtaking episodes ahead of you. I don’t want to spoil anything, but it’s very much worth hanging around for.
Also, there’s some episodes that are just outright fun, and it’s a Trek show that outright has entire episodes about Marxism and does not fuck around in explicitly showing that communism is a force for good. You’ve got characters discussing Marx and throwing punches to defend it.
I’ve been rewatching the show for 20 years and I envy you getting to see it for the first time.
I think the end of season 2 is when they start doing more travel. There is an iconic ship eventually as a response to that complaint. The alien content and dilemmas are more interesting to me than TNG's, they just don't yet have the impetus for it.
Loved TNG, really like Lower Decks, working through TOS and working through DS9. I think the space station is just gloomier. It feels like there's less WONDER of space and more realpolitik stuff
Sounds like you’ve got the same taste as me then! You’re right about there being less “wonder of space” stuff than the other series, but in return you get some of the best Trek that’s been written IMO.
If you liked the TNG episodes that really got into more of the philosophy of things with stuff like Data’s rights as a sentient being etc then you’ve got some absolutely breathtaking episodes ahead of you. I don’t want to spoil anything, but it’s very much worth hanging around for.
Also, there’s some episodes that are just outright fun, and it’s a Trek show that outright has entire episodes about Marxism and does not fuck around in explicitly showing that communism is a force for good. You’ve got characters discussing Marx and throwing punches to defend it.
I’ve been rewatching the show for 20 years and I envy you getting to see it for the first time.
Aw ty I'll give it the respect it deserves
I think the end of season 2 is when they start doing more travel. There is an iconic ship eventually as a response to that complaint. The alien content and dilemmas are more interesting to me than TNG's, they just don't yet have the impetus for it.
I've also been working my way through TOS.
Did you see the Nazi Planet episode? It's WILD
not yet!