The tos classics should be watched and you should at least watch the episode space seed prior to wrath of khan cause it'd where khan is first introduced. I'd also watch sooome tos cause it's gonna pay off a bit in ds9, if you're 3 seasons in then you should watch Tos the trouble with tribbles. The tos movies also fucking rule aside from 5 which is funny bad. LD has references for the whole series so if you don't wanna miss out on every gag watch it last but I'd say be familiar with tos, the tos movies, tng, ds9 and maybe so.e voyager and enterprise to get everything. There animated series references here, they aren't all essential, basically none are but I'd at lest finish off ds9 and get some essential tos episodes and movie going first. I never watched it as a non nerd and I think lower decks works okay otherwise but I don't have the perspective to know. I do know there are lots of really really deep backtou f gsgs
Space Seed introduces Kahn. City on the Edge of Forever is unanimously the best. Amok time is crucial, I'd just watch tos stsr to finish a d be patient cause otherwise you'd miss out on amazing crap like shore leave. I would stop ds9 to watch the tos movies though. The tos movies rule.
The tos classics should be watched and you should at least watch the episode space seed prior to wrath of khan cause it'd where khan is first introduced. I'd also watch sooome tos cause it's gonna pay off a bit in ds9, if you're 3 seasons in then you should watch Tos the trouble with tribbles. The tos movies also fucking rule aside from 5 which is funny bad. LD has references for the whole series so if you don't wanna miss out on every gag watch it last but I'd say be familiar with tos, the tos movies, tng, ds9 and maybe so.e voyager and enterprise to get everything. There animated series references here, they aren't all essential, basically none are but I'd at lest finish off ds9 and get some essential tos episodes and movie going first. I never watched it as a non nerd and I think lower decks works okay otherwise but I don't have the perspective to know. I do know there are lots of really really deep backtou f gsgs
I've seen Trouble with Tribbles and that one episode where the crew splits into good and evil counterparts
Space Seed introduces Kahn. City on the Edge of Forever is unanimously the best. Amok time is crucial, I'd just watch tos stsr to finish a d be patient cause otherwise you'd miss out on amazing crap like shore leave. I would stop ds9 to watch the tos movies though. The tos movies rule.