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What's your favourite Star Trek Series?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,295 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    doyler55 wrote: »
    I love the new films with Captain Kirk but Picard and Janeway ware my favourites would love to see one made with theses

    We can only hope. Id say Kate Mulgrew would be happy to do Janeway again and Patrick Stewart is always happy to do Picard even if he is getting on in years.
    TNG need one last film one that gives a good ending and am sure Janeway could be in it too but it more than likely will never happen now.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,751 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    Evade wrote: »
    I think he was only a 3rd year cadet when he was commissioned so it's even worse.

    I like to think Harry got a couple of back to back promotions after Voyager got back to the Alpha Quadrant

    just finished watching the show again, there was an episode in the final season that attempted to explain that by saying that voyager was a small ship and that they couldn't have so many officers.
    Although that doesn't explain why Tom Paris got demoted to ensign and re-promoted to lieutenant while he's just a helmsman.
    Kim had actual command of voyager regularly on the nightshift. And iirc his only black mark was when he boned that alien without asking the doctor or captain about it first.. :D Janeway was a bit rough on him for that one.
    Funny though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,805 ✭✭✭Evade


    just finished watching the show again, there was an episode in the final season that attempted to explain that by saying that voyager was a small ship and that they couldn't have so many officers.
    Although that doesn't explain why Tom Paris got demoted to ensign and re-promoted to lieutenant while he's just a helmsman.
    Kim had actual command of voyager regularly on the nightshift. And iirc his only black mark was when he boned that alien without asking the doctor or captain about it first.. :D Janeway was a bit rough on him for that one.
    Funny though.
    The reason for keeping Harry as an ensign makes sense. Tuvok's promotion was weird too, he was third in line to command Voyager anyway why promote him to lietuenant commander.
    Rank in Star Trek has always been a bit odd, Harry has given orders to lieutenants in Voyager and a chief petty officer in DS9 has lieutenants as subordinates.

    Not to mention the drastically different amount of time it takes some people to get promoted. One of Riker's classmates was a captain in the first series of TNG, around 6 years after he and Riker graduated, a command Riker turned down in favour of first officer on the Enterprise IIRC so it's not like he was in another pseudo space navy organisation and put on the fast track. It doesn't seem to be too uncommon because there are others who've made it in a similar amount of time. Compare that to Picard who was still a lieutenant commander in his forties(ish) and Sisko and Janeway must have been close to forty by the time the made captain.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Would have loved a DS9 film myself

    To see how they screwed up TNG on the big screen, I'm hugely relieved DS9 was spared the same treatment


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    ando wrote: »
    I'm not much of a trekkie but I do enjoy an episode or two at the weekends, but holy god.... DS9 is leading the poll. Its complete tripe. Voyager was the best

    Arse! :P


    DS9 was dark, broody, and showed alternate lifestyle choices in the 24th century. I think the characters on DS9 were much more developed than that of TNG or Voyager. Even the extras on DS9 had great backstories or actors playing them.

    Morn was far more interesting than commander chakotay


    But we all have our own likes ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭Jan_de_Bakker


    TNG, always loved it, Picard made the show - such a diplomat.
    I agree it has aged a bit, and the whole - "monster of the week"
    format of the show lets some episodes down.
    I have only watched TOS and TNG tho .. I should give DS9 a shot
    since it's available on NetFlix...


  • Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,599 CMod ✭✭✭✭RopeDrink


    TNG for me. The characters are strong. Super-strong. Weak episode? Well, chances are there'll be something to like still. To anyone who says that that era didn't age well, you now have the absolutely glorious 60-FPS HD remasters floating about on YouTube -- the difference is astounding. I never had the opportunity to see too much of DS9 or Voyager given TOS and TNG were always on back when I even gave TV any kind of attention, but from what I have seen, TNG would still win out for me.

    Now, back to the absolute tonne of fun compilations:







    Let's not forget "Worf gets denied", Dorn himself even commented on it at some of his conventions. Poor Worf :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,779 ✭✭✭Ping Chow Chi


    you should go and watch DS9 Ropedrink (maybe give season one a bit of a miss though) :D


  • Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,599 CMod ✭✭✭✭RopeDrink


    As said, I've seen enough to know TNG would remain my favourite - but also enough to know the others are good, too. I've liked a lot of characters in mostly all of the shows (even Enterprise), especially the captains (yes, including Janeway), but TNG will not only hold a nostalgic sentiment for me, it is the one I always go to when I want a dose of Trek. Sure I was around when the original series was being shown on TV, but TNG is the image I think of if you say "Think of Trek" - and that's not a negative reflection on the rest as I quite enjoyed all of them, just on different levels than others.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,242 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    I don't see Star Trek: Discovery on this pole. :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,764 ✭✭✭my3cents


    MrVestek wrote: »
    I don't see Star Trek: Discovery on this pole. :P

    Then you obviously missed the date the thread was started.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,242 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    my3cents wrote: »
    Then you obviously missed the date the thread was started.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,295 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    MrVestek wrote: »
    I don't see Star Trek: Discovery on this pole. :P
    Lol.

    I think give it a few years and if its still going then put it on the pole or in a new pole.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Justin Credible Darts


    DS9

    Not only had it the best written stories, story arcs, had a darker theme, its recurring characters were second to none.

    some of those secondary characters like Garak, Dukat, Martok, Weyoun etc had more depth than the cardboard cut outs of Geordi, Wesley and Crusher in TNG.


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 DeborahLQ


    TNG is by far the best in my opinion, besides the original of course. I don't know what people saw in DS9.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,716 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    DeborahLQ wrote: »
    . I don't know what people saw in DS9.

    Get out. :D

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    DS9 and Voyager 50/50

    I liked TNG when it appeared but I don't think the plots were as good as either DS9 or Voyager. There was the odd good one in the latter series but overall the writing was a bit weak. It was saved by Picard because of his stature as a actor and Data was a compelling character. I thought there was something a bit daft about kids and families in the lower decks. The ship had so many 'windows' that I used to think of it as an inter galactic hotel.

    DS9 was a bit of a departure from the boldly going but it worked because of the strong back story. In itself I thought is was brilliant. But Voyager for me was the best traditional full quantum torpedo spread Trek with some very entreating nonsense episodes that in the end worked. I miss that and with the current new offerings I don't see we'll be going back to that style of Trek for a while.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,034 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    DeborahLQ wrote: »
    TNG is by far the best in my opinion, besides the original of course. I don't know what people saw in DS9.

    First two seasons are ****e but after that it comes into its own.

    Took me a long time to get into it as well as it was such a struggle to get past the first two seasons.


  • Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭Compo82


    My favourite would be in this order:

    1. DS9
    2. TNG
    3. Voyager
    4. Picard
    5. Enterprise
    6. TOS
    7. Lower Decks
    8. Discovery

    Discovery has been a huge disappointment. It's actually getting worse as it goes on. Picard maybe still has some potential to get better hopefully.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,000 ✭✭✭Theboinkmaster


    DS9 was my favourite by a mile - it was ahead of its time



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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭StudentDad


    DS9 wasn't bad - the characters of Garak, Bashir, O'Brien and Weyoun were my favourites. You can keep the pseudo-religious pah wraithy bits towards the end. To my mind they took a great character - Dukat - and wrecked him.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭Inviere


    DS9

    TNG

    SNW

    VOY

    LD

    ENT

    TOS

    PIC

    TAS

    DSC

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  • Registered Users Posts: 354 ✭✭eadrom


    You've left out SNW.

    Boy there's a lot of Star Treks all of a sudden.



  • Registered Users Posts: 354 ✭✭eadrom


    1. TNG
    2. DS9
    3. TOS
    4. SNW
    5. LD
    6. Voy
    7. ENT
    8. PIC
    9. DSC
    10. (TAS)

    Difficult to place SNW and LD because they still feel quite new, but this feels about right for the moment. The top 6 there are all golden in my books anyway.

    TAS at the bottom partly because I haven't really watched it all, at least not in a long long time.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,755 ✭✭✭Inviere




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭RubyGlee


    TNG the series that introduced me to trek will always be my favorite. I remember when I first watched voyager all those years ago I wasn’t too impressed and have never rewatched but after Picard binged it on Netflix and I really misjudged it. Sure voyager had a lot of flaws but it was actually quite good



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,681 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    Next Generation are the only ones I've seen. For a sci-fi show, it's not too bad.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,000 ✭✭✭Theboinkmaster


    Check out DS9 - was ahead of it's time. Especially season 3/4 onwards.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Star Trek: the Next Generation

    "It's not too bad".

    I mean. Yeah. It ain't. 🤭



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,681 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    I watched one I found quite intriguing (Deep Space Nine S4 "The Visitor"), but that was it.

    The other few episodes (idk from what season) I tried watching were, em, also "ahead of my time" lol, just not my cup of tea.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,295 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Great episode that. Yes in the beginning DS9 talks a while to get going it's a bit slow and a lot of talking but they are devolving g the characters and letting you get to know the characters. These are not just one dimensional characters they are characters you will come to know and love and even some of the secondary characters have better character building and development than any from TNG which I also like by the way or that other rubbish show who's name I shull not say here but that could have been brilliant but was not but hay at least it has given us SNW.

    But anyway once DS9 hits its stride from season 3 onwards its all excellent.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,681 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    Good information, thanks! I am new to sci-fi and haven't truly appreciated it, sorry!

    I was watching an episode of Next Generation, wish I knew which one, so you could listen to Geordi La Forge's exaggerated pauses mid-sentence. It was blatantly obvious (in this episode anyway) he was mimicking the exact over-dramatic speech pattern that William Shatner employed to capture attention as Kirk.



  • Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭JustAPoorDreamer


    1. TNG,

    2. DS9,

    3. LD

    4. SNW

    5. Enterprise

    6. T.O.S

    7. Voyager

    8. PIC

    9. T.A.S

    The top six three are all brilliant the last 3 had flaws like Voyager ruining the Borg for instance, Picard with its crappy serenity ship, annoying Raffi and crappy 1st and 2nd seasons after a great start but it had a great 3rd season. The only season of Picard I would fully watch again is the 3rd season.

    T.A.S was just OK but terrible animation.



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