Poll of Favorite series

[Marius 0]

Most people's favorite is their 'first trek', the one that introduced them to the Trek universe.

I think this is really true. I grew up with TNG, and because of it, It's my favorite. I guess i also would have probably liked DS9 and Voy, but I never could find it on tv. I don't think I ever got the channels for it. As for TOS, I could never stand watching TV shows from the 60's and 70's (and i guess 80's too), no matter how interesting I thought they would be.

[eagle 0]

You had to be there(in that era...TOS) to really appreciate it,and every week join the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in going where NO ONE had gone before in cinema/tv...the series was actually quite contraversal for it's time.

:P

[Elgor 0]

TNG brought me into trek so yeah you'd think it would be, but it's actually not my favorite. I went and got that huge boxset of all the trek series and movies ever made for my birthday and I ended up liking TOS the most, except for "The Cage" I just didn't like that episode.

Edited June 2, 2006 by Elgor

[Lodi 0]

Well, I'd have to say TOS because it was the first trek I ever watched, In fact the first show i ever remember watching was "Devil In The Dark" the one with the Horta that eats rocks and terrorizes miners. My grandmother turned me on to Star Trek, she was a big fan of it when it first came out.

 

Also, I got alot of it from the movies, esp The Wrath of Khan and 4: The Voyage Home. mainly for all the "colorful metaphores"

[Captain Huff 0]

I think each time this poll comes up on the boards, I answer similarly, but this time I'll ponder a bit more.

 

For me "first watched = loved most" doesn't hold. I find that I adapt to the style of time with little regard. Instead, what I find most important are the depth of the characters. For this reason, I think I love all of the series, just in different ways.

 

I don't care that TOS was cheap and cheesy. I still found Kirk, Spock, and McCoy to evolve as the series progressed. It was only a three season run, so I don't expect the same amount of evolution as in a series that ran seven years. Even so, as I watch it again on DVD, the growth is there. The bonds of their friendships strenghten. We see the complexity of Spock's psyche. We see the warmth underneath Bones' cranky demeanor. We see the shallowness underneath Kirk's pompousness... (Do I know people in real life like this? You betcha! And I love them too). And so on.

 

I don't care that TNG needed to explore the boy-genious theme so often... Okay, yes I do, lol. But as they worked out the stiff kinks of the first season or two, and the characters started to emerge... Wow... what a powerhouse of depth. When Picard came back from the Borg... holy cow. Riker went from uptight dork to a man comfortable in his own skin. Worf... Data... Troy... I could go on and on.

 

VOY... Hey, I don't care about how many shuttles they lost, and since I love time travel, the sci-fi element was just fine by me. I think of all the series, this one had the biggest powerhouse of characters for me. I found them the most real. There were more shades of gray, more subtlties, more complexities. Ahhh....

 

DS9, I have not given a fair chance. There were too many main characters that irritated me too much to stomach it on a regular basis. (So many of the characters felt forced and contrived). But I fully intend to rewatch it and look for what is good rather than sucky. I will get back to you. :)

 

And ENT... I simply haven't seen beyond the first half a season. I know! Shame on me. Don't worry - DVD's are on my next holiday list.

[vulcan22 0]

TOS (okay, it is the only one I've watched, but I don't think I'd like the others after watching this)

 

The Kirk-Spock-McCoy trio is the best part of the whole series. It can't be copied. From what I've heard, other series have tried to copy it, but it isn't as good.

[Pheonix 0]

Im going for DS9 lol i only have seen but 1-5 episodes of the other ones cept TNG