Just finished The Next Generation for the first time and I must say I am a fan of Star Trek now. Roddenberry really had a vision and I think he was really successful in exploring it and communicating it to the public. I also understand why Trekkers don't really get invested in the Trek/Wars rivalry as much as star wars fans. Star wars is entertaining and fun. Star Trek has a message. At its best it tries to get people onboard with the idea of something grand and beautiful. A tomorrow worth believing in that can be brought about by individual action, responsibility, and a trust in those a person relies upon. Needless to say I am hooked. We just started Deep Space Nine, then we are going to watch Voyager before tackling the original series.
Yes. And you can hopefully see now why people have been so annoyed with the JJ Abrams movies. DS9 is fantastic, and is probably my favorite. Voyager is unfortunately mediocre.
Agreed. And DS9, like TNG, gets better as time goes on.
Yep. A lot of what I like about DS9 is that it took a well-established universe and showed what wildly different character types would do in that context.