Which TREK Series Do You Like Best?

Stag · 10-10-2003, 02:06 PM

I was just curious to see which TREK series you liked best?

Bean · 10-10-2003, 06:00 PM

TNG is what got me started into Trek. So it's still m favourite

Brikar · 10-10-2003, 09:50 PM

TNG is my favorite, but DS9 is the best... if that makes any sense to anyone.

The Lensman · 10-11-2003, 02:14 AM

While I felt like both DS9 and TNG were quality programs, nothing will ever be "Star Trek" in the way that "Star Trek" was. Flaws and all. The look, the outfits, the tech, the characters, the Enterprise.....all just simply classic and iconic in ways that has never been repeated.

I miss all the wild shit that the old show had. To it's credit, TNG came closest to replicating it for a new generation. DS9 had the cool political elements, and the portrayal of the AQ powers was second to none, but I miss all the wilder elements that made the original such a ride.

Brikar · 10-12-2003, 08:32 PM

I felt that "Voyager" actually came the closest to "Star Trek" - TNG and DS9 were totally different shows (and even totally different from each other) set in the Trek universe. But "Voyager" started doing that "wild shit". Of course, there were things that kept it from being great like "Star Trek." I liked the planets where time flowed at a different rate, or the huge space beast that made the crew hallucinate. I thought there were lots of fun episodes on "Voyager."

I enjoyed "Voyager". A lot of people harp on it... a lot. But I had a lot of fun watching it. Now I'm getting an even better vibe from "Enterprise".

Bean · 10-13-2003, 04:06 PM

It's ironic isn't it? The worst of the series actually came the closest to capturing the "essence" of the original.

Ah well, it just goes to show that although the majoriy of the fans scream and cry for it, we realy don't want Star Trek ack, we want DS9 and TNG.

The Lensman · 10-22-2003, 09:26 AM

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I felt that "Voyager" actually came the closest to "Star Trek"

I disagree that to an extent. There were some wild concepts, but Voyager, unlike TNG lacked the presence of a ST staple: the godlike beings. Sure they had Q, but ST had more than just one or two. Like Babylon 5, ST had a galaxy with plenty of Old Ones (or was it First Ones?). TNG had plenty of incredibly powerful beings as well, and that, to my mind, makes it closer to ST than Voy.

Voy did have some wild concepts like the planet where time moved faster, but they just didn't have enough of them.

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Ah well, it just goes to show that although the majoriy of the fans scream and cry for it, we realy don't want Star Trek ack, we want DS9 and TNG.

That's because other shows, like Farscape and SG-1, are doing better Trek, than than the most recent Trek offerings, and so fans want more of what they feel was the last good Trek. While I enjoyed DS9 and it's exploration of AQ cultures, I feel that has hurt Trek as it tended to be more political and less about the wonders and dangers of the Unknown. I'm glad we had a series that explored that aspect of Trek, and I'd like Ent to do that because of it's prequel nature, but I wouldn't want another series based on that.

ST felt like an odessey. Voy didn't. TNG never felt like it left the Trek equivalent of the suburbs, as did DS9.

Cymro · 10-30-2003, 10:18 PM

My favourite is TNG. Though I think DS9 was better than it in many aspects, it never made me feel the same. TOS was before my time, and though I like a lot of it, some stuff is just plain bad.

Why do I like TNG? Well, in the first episode, Humanity itself was put on trial. That just says it all.

Arik · 10-30-2003, 11:04 PM

Star Trek. No bloody TNG, DS9, VOY, or ENT.

Cymro · 11-01-2003, 01:48 AM

Why did they have to call it Enterprise? You've just reminded me of that with the paraphrased scotty quote. "There have been five vessels with that name" and of course, from "Trilas and Tribulations", when the Temporal guy says "There have been five" and the other guy corrects him and says "six", refering to the Enterprise-E of course.

10-10-2003, 02:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stag It's me again Join Date: Jan 1970 Location: Florida Posts: 3,286	I was just curious to see which TREK series you liked best? __________________ "I want to do a motorboat on Shatner's manboobs" - Sam Cogley

10-10-2003, 06:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bean The Awesome One Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 5,055	TNG is what got me started into Trek. So it's still m favourite __________________ "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing." --James T. Kirk

10-10-2003, 09:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	TNG is my favorite, but DS9 is the best... if that makes any sense to anyone. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

10-11-2003, 02:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
The Lensman The Original Patron Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Earth, Sol, Milky Way Posts: 269	While I felt like both DS9 and TNG were quality programs, nothing will ever be "Star Trek" in the way that "Star Trek" was. Flaws and all. The look, the outfits, the tech, the characters, the Enterprise.....all just simply classic and iconic in ways that has never been repeated. I miss all the wild shit that the old show had. To it's credit, TNG came closest to replicating it for a new generation. DS9 had the cool political elements, and the portrayal of the AQ powers was second to none, but I miss all the wilder elements that made the original such a ride. __________________ Everyone Booze Up And Riot!!! Milk and Cheese

10-12-2003, 08:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	I felt that "Voyager" actually came the closest to "Star Trek" - TNG and DS9 were totally different shows (and even totally different from each other) set in the Trek universe. But "Voyager" started doing that "wild shit". Of course, there were things that kept it from being great like "Star Trek." I liked the planets where time flowed at a different rate, or the huge space beast that made the crew hallucinate. I thought there were lots of fun episodes on "Voyager." I enjoyed "Voyager". A lot of people harp on it... a lot. But I had a lot of fun watching it. Now I'm getting an even better vibe from "Enterprise". __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

10-13-2003, 04:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bean The Awesome One Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 5,055	It's ironic isn't it? The worst of the series actually came the closest to capturing the "essence" of the original. Ah well, it just goes to show that although the majoriy of the fans scream and cry for it, we realy don't want Star Trek ack, we want DS9 and TNG. __________________ "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing." --James T. Kirk

10-30-2003, 10:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cymro Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63 Posts: 4,921	My favourite is TNG. Though I think DS9 was better than it in many aspects, it never made me feel the same. TOS was before my time, and though I like a lot of it, some stuff is just plain bad. Why do I like TNG? Well, in the first episode, Humanity itself was put on trial. That just says it all. __________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

10-30-2003, 11:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Arik Astro-Monkey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here, dumbfuck! Posts: 2,304	Star Trek. No bloody TNG, DS9, VOY, or ENT. __________________ The writers of this post apologize for you being too stupid to understand it.

11-01-2003, 01:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cymro Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63 Posts: 4,921	Why did they have to call it Enterprise? You've just reminded me of that with the paraphrased scotty quote. "There have been five vessels with that name" and of course, from "Trilas and Tribulations", when the Temporal guy says "There have been five" and the other guy corrects him and says "six", refering to the Enterprise-E of course. __________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

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