Poll What Should I Watch Next?

[T'Ressa Dax]

I combined three Amazon gift cards I received for Christmas and got Prime Video so I could finally catch up on the TV shows I've been missing. I have Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Picard, and The Orville on my watchlist. I've almost finished Discovery Season 3. Season 4 seems to be not too popular. So, the question: Should I watch Season 4 now, or skip to Picard or The Orville and wait for S4's price to drop?

 

[Dukhat]

Watch The Orville before you watch any of that other stuff.

 

[Lord Garth]

I like DSC Seasons 1 and 4 better than Seasons 2 and 3. I like PIC Season 1 better than Season 2. I don't watch The Orville. Just to throw it in there: I haven't re-watched SNW Season 1 since it first aired, and I'm not planning to either, I'm fair-weather on it.

While I like both, if someone put a gun to my head and I had to choose between DSC Season 4 or PIC Season 1, I'd go with PIC Season 1.

I currently rank them:
PIC Season 1 --> Star Trek at its most layered and adult. Yes, I know what I said and I stand by it.
DSC Season 4 --> The most Roddenberrian season of the series. Maybe the most Roddenberrian Star Trek since 1979.
DSC Season 1 --> The rocky edginess gives it a quality I love. It'll never be like this again.
DSC Season 2 --> It still works even though you can see where they papered over the cracks.
DSC Season 3 --> The flaws in this season can't be papered over as easily, there was also more story potential here than in S2, and it wasn't realized, so I place it lower.
PIC Season 2 --> The first few episodes were better, but it loses focus mid-way through, and it only partially recovers by the end.

So those are my preferences. I don't know how many other people's preferences this aligns with.

On the other hand: You're not me. If it's been this long and you've made it this far, you might as well just finish DSC before moving onto PIC. Go for it.

 

[1001001]

Watch The Orville first.

DSC Season 4 is pretty good.

As for Picard, well...

 

[T'Ressa Dax]

Watch The Orville before you watch any of that other stuff.

Oh I'm tempted, after three seasons of Discovery in one week.

 

[T'Ressa Dax]

I like DSC Seasons 1 and 4 better than Seasons 2 and 3. I like PIC Season 1 better than Season 2. I don't watch The Orville. Just to throw it in there: I haven't re-watched SNW Season 1 since it first aired, and I'm not planning to either, I'm fair-weather on it.

While I like both, if someone put a gun to my head and I had to choose between DSC Season 4 or PIC Season 1, I'd go with PIC Season 1.

I currently rank them:
PIC Season 1 --> Star Trek at its most layered and adult. Yes, I know what I said and I stand by it.
DSC Season 4 --> The most Roddenberrian season of the series. Maybe the most Roddenberrian Star Trek since 1979.
DSC Season 1 --> The rocky edginess gives it a quality I love. It'll never be like this again.
DSC Season 2 --> It still works even though you can see where they papered over the cracks.
DSC Season 3 --> The flaws in this season can't be papered over as easily, there was also more story potential here than in S2, and it wasn't realized, so I place it lower.
PIC Season 2 --> The first few episodes were better, but it loses focus mid-way through, and it only partially recovers by the end.

So those are my preferences. I don't know how many other people's preferences this aligns with.

On the other hand: You're not me. If it's been this long and you've made it this far, you might as well just finish DSC before moving onto PIC. Go for it.

I can definitely see your point about the seasons, at least the first three.

 

[T'Ressa Dax]

Thanks for particiipating. I did end up watching Discovery season 4. Going to take a break after, then probably watch The Orville.