Grew up on TNG and DS9 (my two favorite shows of all time). Voyager and Enterprise are ok with me. Never really watched TOS and The Animated Series. I was hesitant when I heard about Discovery and did not purchase CBS All Access. But, when Picard came out I purchased it. I have now watched all 4 shows and I love them all. How would you rank them? Mine are: 1. Prodigy (surprisingly because I am 46). 2. Lower Decks. 3. Discovery. 4. Picard.
Rank the 4 New Shows
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1.Lower Decks
2. Picard
3. Prodigy (haven’t watch all of the episodes so far, but I like what I see so far)
4. Discovery
2. Picard
3. Prodigy (haven’t watch all of the episodes so far, but I like what I see so far)
4. Discovery
Do you enjoy them all?
1. Picard
2. Discovery
3. Prodigy
(gap)
4. Lower Decks
The first two are neck-and-neck. DSC is my favorite, but PIC is the one that I think is the best.
2. Discovery
3. Prodigy
(gap)
4. Lower Decks
The first two are neck-and-neck. DSC is my favorite, but PIC is the one that I think is the best.
1. Lower Decks
2. Prodigy <- Prodigy may move up the list, but it only has 5 eps out so far.
3. Picard
4. Discovery
2. Prodigy <- Prodigy may move up the list, but it only has 5 eps out so far.
3. Picard
4. Discovery
I enjoy Lower Decks and Picard.
Prodigy I’m ambivalent about, since I’m not the target audience. But i don't dislike what I have seen so far.
Discovery gets the most criticism, although I can get enjoyment out of it (ex. Terra Firm aps 1 & 2). I feel that the show could be refocused on a crew of Michael Burnham, Book, Detmer, Owo, Culber, Linus & Zora and maybe Nilsson and Rhys and result in a more enjoyable show overall. Most of the characters aren’t likeable.
1. Picard
2. Lower Decks
3. Discovery
4. Prodigy
2. Lower Decks
3. Discovery
4. Prodigy
Discovery
Picard
Prodigy
Lower Decks
Discovery has a very good chance of being overtaken by Picard, though. It will depend on S4 of DSC ends up and how S2 of PIC goes.
DSC is interesting to me because the recent seasons have trended in the wrong direction based on what I’m looking for from the franchise- it’s starting to feel like it’s gravitating away from what made the first seasons so unique and fascinating, and instead it’s just becoming yet another VOY/ENT/TNG clone. Even worse, they’ve replaced the setting I loved (mid 23rd century) and lost a number of the characters I really loved (Tyler, Phillipa, Tilly, etc). This season has been completely “fine,” which means it is not uneven nor objectionable, but it also isn’t interesting or exciting. It’s premise and tone have just changed so much. If DSC starts becoming Safe Trek, it will lose my interest by quickly.
PIC has everything I want from a modern Trek series. It is very different from what’s come before. It’s not afraid to take risks. I love how it very much dismantled the character traits of Jean-Luc Picard and called him out for being the arrogant self-righteous ass he could be. I also like that it’s a bit of the “anti-TNG” in that it is about broken and abandoned people, and not perfect paragons of virtue. As long as PIC hasn’t over-corrected like DSC seems to have, I may squeeze into the top spot.
PRO surprises me. I’m not a fan of animation. I’m not a fan of Janeway. I’m not a fan of “Star Trek for kiddos.” Despite all that, this is a fun little show. My whole family watches it together and we all really like it. I’m really interested to see how it pans out this first season
LD is my least favorite. I don’t like animation as a general rule. I also definitely didn’t want a VOY/ENT/TNG clone (see comments above) and that is certainly what this is, except it’s crammed into 24 min and filled with headache-inducing pacing and dialogue. The main character is pretty awful, quite frankly. It’s massively uneven, with some absolutely brilliant episodes, and others that are so embarrassing and unpleasant that I can barely get through them.
Picard
Prodigy
Lower Decks
Discovery has a very good chance of being overtaken by Picard, though. It will depend on S4 of DSC ends up and how S2 of PIC goes.
DSC is interesting to me because the recent seasons have trended in the wrong direction based on what I’m looking for from the franchise- it’s starting to feel like it’s gravitating away from what made the first seasons so unique and fascinating, and instead it’s just becoming yet another VOY/ENT/TNG clone. Even worse, they’ve replaced the setting I loved (mid 23rd century) and lost a number of the characters I really loved (Tyler, Phillipa, Tilly, etc). This season has been completely “fine,” which means it is not uneven nor objectionable, but it also isn’t interesting or exciting. It’s premise and tone have just changed so much. If DSC starts becoming Safe Trek, it will lose my interest by quickly.
PIC has everything I want from a modern Trek series. It is very different from what’s come before. It’s not afraid to take risks. I love how it very much dismantled the character traits of Jean-Luc Picard and called him out for being the arrogant self-righteous ass he could be. I also like that it’s a bit of the “anti-TNG” in that it is about broken and abandoned people, and not perfect paragons of virtue. As long as PIC hasn’t over-corrected like DSC seems to have, I may squeeze into the top spot.
PRO surprises me. I’m not a fan of animation. I’m not a fan of Janeway. I’m not a fan of “Star Trek for kiddos.” Despite all that, this is a fun little show. My whole family watches it together and we all really like it. I’m really interested to see how it pans out this first season
LD is my least favorite. I don’t like animation as a general rule. I also definitely didn’t want a VOY/ENT/TNG clone (see comments above) and that is certainly what this is, except it’s crammed into 24 min and filled with headache-inducing pacing and dialogue. The main character is pretty awful, quite frankly. It’s massively uneven, with some absolutely brilliant episodes, and others that are so embarrassing and unpleasant that I can barely get through them.
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Reverse Uno.
Although, yeah, Picard and Discovery are neck-and-neck. I hate putting either at the bottom of the list.
And here's where I put my obligatory "What about Short Treks?!" joke.
1. Lower Decks
2. Picard
3. Prodigy
4. Discovery
The first three I really like and they are close to each other. But with DSC I still have my problems. But it's nice they manage to do four series and each is quite different from another.
Regarding "Short Treks" I see them more as bonus features and not as a tv series on its own.
2. Picard
3. Prodigy
4. Discovery
The first three I really like and they are close to each other. But with DSC I still have my problems. But it's nice they manage to do four series and each is quite different from another.
Regarding "Short Treks" I see them more as bonus features and not as a tv series on its own.
Prodigy
Lower Decks
Picard
Discovery
Lower Decks
Picard
Discovery
1. Discovery
2. Picard
3. Lower Decks
4. Prodigy
I enjoy all of the shows. It feels strange ranking Prodigy because only 5 episodes have aired, or even ranking Picard since only one season has aired. I wouldn't be surprised if these change order after the shows are done airing.
2. Picard
3. Lower Decks
4. Prodigy
I enjoy all of the shows. It feels strange ranking Prodigy because only 5 episodes have aired, or even ranking Picard since only one season has aired. I wouldn't be surprised if these change order after the shows are done airing.
That’s the way I tend to watch them all as well. I’m not really a “favorite” kind of person, never have been.
At the moment ...
1. Lower Decks
2. Picard
3. Prodigy
4. Discovery
Lower Decks has been a bit choppy, but both seasons have finished on a strong note.
Picard was fairly solid until the season finale (Data / Picard was okay - the rest was horrid).
I haven't seen Prodigy yet, but can't imagine I'd find it even more boring than Discovery, so third place until I can be bothered to watch it.
1. Lower Decks
2. Picard
3. Prodigy
4. Discovery
Lower Decks has been a bit choppy, but both seasons have finished on a strong note.
Picard was fairly solid until the season finale (Data / Picard was okay - the rest was horrid).
I haven't seen Prodigy yet, but can't imagine I'd find it even more boring than Discovery, so third place until I can be bothered to watch it.
Pretty much agreed.
1. Picard
2. Discovery
3. Prodigy - haven't actually seen it, but the animation looks nice.
Lower Decks doesn't get on the list.
My take on it falls somewhere between "pathetic" and "abysmal" with no redeeming features.
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