Poll How does Discovery's pilot compare to the other series?

[MvRojo]

Just was thinking about how I would rank the pilots. I think this is how I'd rank them.

DS9 is my favorite series btw, but I was 10 years old, and it put me off the show until I got back into it towards the end of season 2.

1. The Cage
2. The Vulcan Hello/Battle at the Binary Stars
3. Caretaker
4. Where No Man Has Gone Before
5. Broken Bow
6. Encounter at Farpoint
7. Emissary

 

[Turbo]

Took me quite awhile to figure out how you'd set this poll up. For me this is a hard question to answer because it feels much more like a prologue than a pilot. It's certainly far better than Encounter at Farpoint.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

1) Broken Bow
2) Emissary
3) Encounter at Farpoint
4) Caretaker
5) Where No Man Has Gone Before
6) The Cage
7) The Vulcan Hello/Battle at the Binary Stars

 

[Campe]

1. Where No Man Has Gone Before (TOS - Kirk)
2. Caretaker (VOY)
3. The Vuclan Hello/Battle at the Binary Stars (DSC)
4. Broken Bow (ENT)
5. Emissary (DS9)
6. The Cage (TOS - Pike)
7. Beyond the Farthest Star (TAS)
8. Encounter at Farpoint (TNG)

Its interesting, while in my opinion, Voyager had a great pilot and a terrible series, DS9 had a not-so-great pilot and an amazing series.

 

[MvRojo]

Took me quite awhile to figure out how you'd set this poll up. For me this is a hard question to answer because it feels much more like a prologue than a pilot. It's certainly far better than Encounter at Farpoint.

Lol. Yeah, took me a few minutes to figure out a realistic way.

 

[MvRojo]

Its interesting, while in my opinion, Voyager had a great pilot and a terrible series, DS9 had a not-so-great pilot and an amazing series.

I feel the same way lol

 

[trek604]

1. VOY
2. ENT
3. DS9
4. DSC
5. TNG
6. TOS

But my favourite series is VOY anyways heh.

 

[donners22]

1) DIS
2) ENT
3) TOS (WNMHGB)
4) VOY
5) TOS (The Cage)
6) DS9
7) TNG

That's subject to a re-watch of DIS; it may be that things grate on me a bit more on a second viewing, but I can't see it dropping below #3.

It was a bit odd as a pilot in that we didn't meet most of the regulars or even have the titular ship mentioned, but it made a great impression and set up a compelling arc.

 

[DJSuppa]

I haven't watch DS9 or VOY yet so for the ones I've seen I'd go:
#1 DSC
#2 ENT
#3 TOS (WNMHGB)
#4 TOS (Cage)
#5 TNG

 

[Kane_Steel]

I have to say some of the other pilots (TNG, DS9 and VOY) introduced FAR more interesting, charming and intriguing characters to get me invested.

I find Burham very unlikeable, and the other characters introduced in the STD two parter seem very hollow.

I'd rank STD rather low compared to the other pilots. I can look past the modern expensive CGI and spectacle.

 

[nickyboy]

1. Emissary
2. Caretaker
3. Broken Bow
4. Where No Man Has Gone Before
5. Encounter at Farpoint
6. The Cage
7. The Vulcan Hello/Battle at the Binary Stars

Emissary is a masterclass. Caretaker is an amazing start to a medicore series that never reached the potential set up in the pilot.

I made my list based on thinking if I could watch these episodes right now, which one would I want to watch the most.

With Discovery, it was hard to care about any of the characters in the pilot.

 

[CorporalClegg]

1. Emissary ... [A]
2. Where No Man Has Gone Before ... [A-]
3. Broken Bow ... [B+]
4. Caretaker ... {B}
5. The Cage ... [B-]
6. Encounter at Farpoint ... [C+]
7. The Vulcan Hello - Battle at the Binary Stars ... [C]

 

[Samuel]

In overall quality and success in introducing the series I feel DS9s "Emissary" was the hands down best.
I put "Encounter At Farpoint" second. It wasn't great but it gets kudos for doing a workmen like job of introducing the first modern Star Trek tv series.

So I'll give Discovery third place overall.

 

[Cyrus]

1. DS9
2. TOS
3. DSC
4. TNG
5. VOY
6. ENT

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

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7. The Vulcan Hello/Battle at the Binary Stars (DSC)

 

[RobertCardassian]

Broken Bow was great. Need to rewatch

 

[jaz'a]

Discovery
Voyager
Enterprise
DS9
TNG.

I was thoroughly entertained but more importantly I did like the characters we met.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Enterprise > Voyager > Discovery > DS9 > The Original Series > Next Gen.

 

[Jaimito]

Broken Bow was great. Need to rewatch

Any pilot with that Vulcan body rub needs to be re watched.

 

[DigificWriter]

Only ranking the ones I've actually watched:
1. The Vulcan Hello/Battle at the Binary Stars (Discovery)
2. Emissary (Deep Space Nine)
3. Caretaker (Voyager)
4. Broken Bow (Enterprise)
5. Encounter at Farpoint (The Next Generation)