Star Trek - Viewing order

[thenut]

Hey there, just signed up for the forum but a LONG time GateWorld and Stargate fan.

Quick question: I'm going to start watching Star Trek TOS/ TNG/ DS9 (first time), VOY (third time) and the movies (first time). I was wondering if anyone would tell me the proper order to watch the series and movies? I know there's not a huge amount of overlap but I did the same with SG-1 and Atlantis and would like to do the same with Star Trek.

Is http://vidthekid.info/misc/trek.html pretty much accepted by you Trekkies? I would like to get some opinions from you guys before starting.

Here's the order I'm thinking so far:
TOS
Movies I through VI
TNG
...then I don't know how to stagger the other series/ movies to keep continuity

Thanks for any and all help. My OCD appreciates it

[Descent]

It's pretty simple actually: TOS - TOS Movies (1-6) - TNG - Generations - DS9/VOY (the same way in which they aired together... I guess? Your choice)/First Contact - Insurrection/Nemesis

I dunno, I don't think it's that big of a deal, tbh. Just keep working your way up and you'll be fine.

[thenut]

Thanks for the reply. I didn't mean to imply that it's difficult. I just want to match the episodes as any Star Trek fan would prefer.

I know some of the seasons of TNG and DS9 aired at the same time as well as DS9 and VOY. SG-1 and Atlantis did it in the later years so I would like to watch them as they would have aired on TV not just go through them individually.

So if anyone wants to be more specific as to the order I'll be waiting patiently.

[Specter177]

This might help.
http://vidthekid.info/misc/trek.html

[thenut]

Thanks but I already mentioned that site in my initial post.

I just wanted to see if anyone had any opinions about it or another preferred order.

After looking around, I think I'll be going with

TOS
Movies I-VI
TNG 1-5
TNG 6 w/ DS9 1
TNG 7 w/ DS9 2
Generations
DS9 3 w/ VOY 1
DS9 4 w/ VOY 2
First Contact
DS9 5 w/ VOY 3
DS9 6 w/ VOY 4
Insurrection
DS9 7 w/ VOY 5
VOY 6-7
Nemesis

Already watched Enterprise earlier this year so no need to again. Now I just have to let my friend borrow my Stargate sets for his Star Trek sets.

[Descent]

I think I'll be going with....

Perfect. What I meant by "work your way up" is go by the airdates, which is what you're doing. Enjoy!

[thenut]

I looked up airdates and was going to stagger each series accordingly. However, the seasons for each show didn't always start/ end at the same time so instead of do it exactly as it was aired I'm going to just watch 1 episode of TNG then 1 episode of DS9 and do the same with DS9 and VOY.

At least I'll be entertained for a very long time. Because it's going to take a while to watch all this Star Trek.

[DigiFluid]

I looked up airdates and was going to stagger each series accordingly. However, the seasons for each show didn't always start/ end at the same time so instead of do it exactly as it was aired I'm going to just watch 1 episode of TNG then 1 episode of DS9 and do the same with DS9 and VOY.

At least I'll be entertained for a very long time. Because it's going to take a while to watch all this Star Trek.

That's probably the best way to do it. Though I'd recommend watching any two-parters along the way together rather than splitting them up (and then watch two eps of the corresponding series just to make sure you're back where you should be).

There's about a half dozen of those....Emissary (DS9), Birthright (TNG), Descent (TNG), Homecoming/Circle/Siege (DS9), Gambit (TNG), The Maquis (DS9), and All Good Things.... (TNG). Voyager doesn't exist in my mind (she was lost in the Badlands, there was debris! ), so you're on your own for that part of it.

If you're including TOS in all this, I can't stress enough (my opinion here) that you should watch it in production order rather than airing order. This doesn't end up making a hell of a lot of difference later, but things are awfully jumbled and mixed up near the beginning if you watch by airdate. They were clearly still working things and ideas out so there's some wild inconsistencies unless you do production order.


And then there's crazy people like me who decide to try watching things in order of Stardate. Doesn't matter much for TNG/DS9, but for TOS/TAS, wow. Zero consistency there, makes for a very strange way of watching it all.

[Prometheus 1]

hi all.
if anyone wants, i am making a chronological list of episodes to watch by continuity. so far i've gone through all TOS, TNG, and 7 movies. I'll be watching DS9 and VOY to make sure what I have is correct. I put all the episodes in stardate order, however there are already three inconsistencies i have discovered. those will have to be looked over. but if you are interested, pm me and i will forward you what i have and will give you the final copy once i finish going through the rest of the franchise.

EDIT: Btw I also have one for Stargate and Babylon 5
EDIT2: Yes I have no life. I'm not afraid to admit that lol

[DigiFluid]

I've got one put together for TNG/DS9 already actually. No voyager though, for reasons already stated.

I have no life either

[The Mastage Kidd]

If you decide you don't want to watch series concurrently (as this would mean having to pin down exactly when generations, first contact, and insurrection take place) just do the sensible thing and watch them in order of release of the pilot.

Tos, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT.

If you don't want to take the step backwards at the end start with ENT (if you decide to include it at all. I would but others would disagree with doing that.

I know you said you didn't want to do it this way, but I've done it both ways, and things seem to make more sense in each series if you complete one before starting the next, (or at least complete a whole season of one before moving over tho that year's season of the other.) There's even less crossover than with SG1 s8 and atlantis season 1 so you won't miss anything by doing it that way.

[kmiller1610]

I would watch Enterprise first to get it out of the way. (which you have)

If you watch it after Voyager and DS9, the huge drop-off in production values, writing and acting will be just too much of a downer.

What's really fun is to watch Babylon 5 and Ds9 concurrently to see how many Babylon 5 characters, story lines and even NAMES were ripped off. I do love Ds9, but egads......

[SoulReaver]

Perfect. What I meant by "work your way up" is go by the airdates, which is what you're doing. Enjoy!

tss...stardates, not airdates

[DigiFluid]

I would watch Enterprise first to get it out of the way. (which you have)

If you watch it after Voyager and DS9, the huge drop-off in production values, writing and acting will be just too much of a downer.

What's really fun is to watch Babylon 5 and Ds9 concurrently to see how many Babylon 5 characters, story lines and even NAMES were ripped off. I do love Ds9, but egads......

As much as I love Babylon 5, I still think that whole line of arguing is a huge load of crap. While JMS unquestionably produced one of the best sci-fi series in TV history, it's also gone completely to his head--and made him into a bit of a self-important git. Certainly there are similarities, but that's all they are IMO.

[DigiFluid]

tss...stardates, not airdates

Considering DS9 has tons and tons of episodes without any stardate listed, I think airdates works just as well