Who actually stopped watching at one point?

[Kor]

I stopped regularly watching ENT at some point in late season two, for the simple fact that it bored me to tears. I got caught up later and watched most of season four.

I don't care about all this nitpicky minutiae of continuity and "cannnnnnon." Just entertain me already!

Kor

 

[Paul Weaver]

If it's uncool to care about continuity with what has passed before (canon), why even call it trek?

 

[JRTStarlight]

Heroes & Icons plays two episodes a week on Sunday evening; and Netflix has it on streaming in the US.

I don't get Heroes & Icons, but I do get Netflix. Hmmm. All this time it (TAS) was right under my nose there - not that I needed it since I have the DVDs, but yeah, that's probably the easiest way to see it today. If I need to watch one episode to reference or check something, that will be quicker than digging out the correct DVD. Thanks.

 

[Iamnotspock]

I became a fan in 1992 with the BBC2 rerun of TOS, then saw TNG from season 4 onward when it resumed, then the first three seasons after that when BBC2 went back to the start. DS9 , VOY and ENT I watched from the start. I became a little bored with VOY after a while and there are still episodes of the final two or three seasons that I haven't seen. Likewise ENT; I still haven't seen certain episodes of seasons 1-3, and in particular I didn't see the Xindi arc (or most of it) until last year.

 

[Greg Cox]

If it's uncool to care about continuity with what has passed before (canon), why even call it trek?

It's not about completely ignoring continuity. It's about keeping things in perspective and recognizing that there's more to STAR TREK than just worrying about what's "canon." As I like to say, continuity is a virtue, but it's not the only one or even the most important one. And what defines STAR TREK is not just fifty-plus years of accumulated trivia, but the basic concepts and format.

A GODZILLA movie is still recognizably a GODZILLA movie even it's not 100% consistent with GODZILLA VERSUS THE SMOG MONSTER. Same with STAR TREK. If it looks and feels like STAR TREK, you can still call it STAR TREK, even if you can nitpick some continuity issues.

 

[WarpFactorZ]

The only series I've seen in their entirety are TOS and TNG. I got into Trek around the time that TMP came out. I didn't actually watch TOS in its entirety until my the mid 1980s when it was finally aired consistently in syndication on a local channel.

I saw every episode of TNG in first run. When it premiered, I was in high school and was a full-blown Trekkie, so I was ecstatic to have the new series. I saw the "All Good Things" finale in the Skydome (now Rogers Centre) in Toronto. For those who don't know about this epic event, enjoy a bit of history:

http://www.blogto.com/city/2014/12/that_time_when_star_trek_fans_invaded_the_skydome/

The other shows I just couldn't get into. DS9 just wasn't as compelling as TNG, and I was getting serious Trek fatigue. I watched maybe the first 2.5 seasons. By the time VOY rolled around, Trek fatigue was rampant it didn't hold my interest at all. I don't think I made it through the first season.

I was curious about ENT but only lasted through about 4 episodes of the first season. I still have never seen the entire series, though periodically I'll check an episode or two out online because of discussions on this board.

This is when I realized that I was completely done with Trek, and stopped watching completely. It was fun to find the occasional TNG episode on cable, but other than that I parted ways with the franchise until May 2009.

As for TAS, I never saw it until this past year, when my daughter and I started to watch it on Netflix.

 

[Greg Cox]

Most of them aren't that memorable (or memorable for the wrong reasons, such as they rely on a stupid gimmick or the story is just poorly written).

But you should at least watch Yesteryear. I also recommend The Counter-Clock Incident and Albatross (the latter is an excellent McCoy episode; he's accused of genocide and Spock has to figure out how to exonerate him).
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"Yesteryear" is indeed a classic--and by D.C. Fontana no less. I finally watched it a few years ago when I was researching Spock's early years. And, believe it or not, I once spent an entire day searching NYC for a VHS copy of "The Counter-Clock Incident" because I'd been asked to write a Robert April story.

Not familiar with "Albatross." I'll have to check it out one of these days.

 

[The Wormhole]

If it's uncool to care about continuity with what has passed before (canon), why even call it trek?

What else are we going to call it?

 

[Greg Cox]

What else are we going to call it?

And, of course, if they change the names and don't call it Trek, everyone will be: "Hey, this new show is ripping off STAR TREK!"

 

[Albertese]

I actually come and go with Trek. I watched all of TNG as it aired and hit and missed DS9 and VGR as they aired, but didn't really dig into either. In fact it was only last year that I finally finished watching DS9 on Netflix and I'm currently getting through Voyager. I still about half of season 7 to see. Both DS9 and Voyager started out very weak for me, which is why I never stuck with them as they aired, but now I realize the DS9 has some of Trek's finest material IMHO. And even Voyager has more enjoyable material than I imagined it would.

Enterprise lost me real quick. I did eventually buy the Season 4 DVDs at a store that was going out of business and was selling inventory off for real cheap and there were enough watchable episodes that I decided to slog through the series on Netflix, but honestly, it was a struggle. Seasons 1 and 2 do have some fun episodes, I'll admit, but I was never excited to sit down and watch the next one. Eventually I got up to a few episodes into Season 3 and then just trailed off. Maybe I'll watch them someday. Maybe. There's just so much not-mediocre television to see these days, I can't seem to drum up the interest on curiosity and completism alone.

But yeah, I can go years without actually watching any Trek. The only exposure I'll have is occasionally surfing TrekBBS. The other day I was thumbing through a friend's copy of Star Trek TNG 365 a sort of novelty format book where you can read a little Trek snipit every day. It lists every episode and has at least some pages devoted to each. I spent about a half hour reading off episode titles and rating them. My friend's response was "Man, for a trekkie, you sure don't like much Star Trek."

LOL

--Alex

 

[Ralphis]

I stopped for a brief time in the early 2000s. I didn't really like ENT at first, and I was in high school and didn't want to be viewed as a geek. In college I started watching DS9 when it was on TNN/Spike 92 times a day. I didn't like it when it originally aired, but for some reason I [expletive] loved it that time around. But the gap, maybe 2002-2004 is about the only time I can remember.

 

[Ometiklan]

I started by watching TOS episodes and movies in the late 80s. I caught a few TNG episodes, but didn't get hooked by it until "Remember Me". From that point till now Trek has been and is my favorite universe of all. I watched everything up till Enterprise. It started losing me early on, but I told myself I would give it two full seasons to reach its stride. I didn't make it, and dropped out during season 2. At the end of three or start of four, I caught back up, and I loved season 4 and wished it would have continued.

Looking forward to Discovery.

 

[JayTheTrekkie]

When Deep Space Nine started.....I watched the two episode premiere of season 1. Watched a few more. Didn't really care for it at first....stopped watching DS9 until I had watched some episodes in season 3. That was when I was starting to like it more and then watched season 4 and onward to season 7.

Many years ago when I re watched DS9, I did watch season 1 and 2 (and also season 3) fully and carried on to the rest of the seasons. Season 1 and 2 was the only two seasons I didn't care much for.

As for Star Trek: Enterprise, didn't care much for the series either. Had only seen some episodes there and there including the Borg Episode and the series finale.

 

[KennyB]

The other shows I just couldn't get into. DS9 just wasn't as compelling as TNG, and I was getting serious Trek fatigue. I watched maybe the first 2.5 seasons. By the time VOY rolled around, Trek fatigue was rampant it didn't hold my interest at all. I don't think I made it through the first season.

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I refused to watch DS9 when it first ran..........just looked stupid and I didn't care for the premise. A few years ago I started checking it out.......still didn't care for it much. Had a lot of free time so I pressed on. Once Defiant arrived, Worf arrived, and Sisko shaves his head and gets his goatee........SHIT GOT REAL! I really think season 4-7 is some of the best Trek out there. I think Sisko is my favorite captain JUST for the episode In The Pale Moonlight...........So if you ever want to try again, I would recommend maybe starting at season 3 or 4 and see if you like it better.

 

[Mojochi]

I grew up watching all of TOS in its syndication boom years of the 1970s, & can still enjoy them to this day. Likewise with each TOS movie, which I went to see in the theaters. I was really excited when I heard about TNG, though a little worried during the first 2 seasons, but I stuck with it, & ended up being happy with its improvement, & watched all of it through. (Much like most viewers did) I went to see all the TNG movies in theaters too. By then it was a tradition, but they began appealing to me less each time. The new dynamic never worked as well, imho.

I was pretty disappointed that TNG was ending after season 7, but gave DS9 a chance, while it aired during TNG's last season, though the premise never really appealed to me, & it looked to me like just a lifeboat, to keep the bucks rolling in. I lost interest after only a few short weeks post-TNG. Never saw the rest until many years later, when it hit Netflix. It just wasn't the adventures of the Starship Enterprise anymore

In retrospect, they might have had better or more realistic character arcing & development, & some of the stories managed to be as good as TNG's better ones, but most of them weren't, & I still feel none of them seemed any better than TNG to me, though I'm willing to concede a little chronology bias. The war arc just doesn't win me over, & that was the major selling point of DS9 vs TNG.

I watched the 1st few Voyager episodes, just to see what the next move was. They held little appeal for me & I passed almost immediately. It was overkill, & they had worn the formula too thin by then, & the lost in space angle seemed a really weak gimmick to me. Since coming to Netflix, I've tried numerous times to watch them. As a Trek fan who likes discussing it on message boards, I always feel a little ill-equipped, having not seen all of Trek, but no matter how many times I sit & watch one, I'm not impressed, & can only piecemeal through them 1 at a time over long periods of time. I still haven't seen even half of that show

I don't even think I gave Enterprise a chance, once I'd found out it was a prequel. There were times that it was on & I attempted to sit through it out of intrigue. I didn't like it enough to even make it though an entire episode. Still have a hard time watching one all the way through. I've honestly decided I don't like Scott Bakula all that much. He and a multitude of other factors just don't work for me. Watching that show is a chore for me. So I don't bother

 

[JRTStarlight]

DS9: In The Pale Moonlight was one hell of an episode.

I was also worried about the premise of DS9. No ship? No exploration? Didn't sound too much like Trek. But it was O.K., and when one isn't running around everywhere, one does have time for greater depth on character development. DS9 was different, but still Trek, and still O.K. But it was the only series I did worry about before it came out.

 

[KennyB]

DS9: In The Pale Moonlight was one hell of an episode.

I was also worried about the premise of DS9. No ship? No exploration? Didn't sound too much like Trek. But it was O.K., and when one isn't running around everywhere, one does have time for greater depth on character development. DS9 was different, but still Trek, and still O.K. But it was the only series I did worry about before it came out.

I'm going to show my age but the original premise of DS9 sounded like The Love Boat in space..........new exciting guest stars every week! I'm just glad they took the feedback and included the Defiant.........

 

[Ridcully]

I saw all of TOS when I was a kid!
TNG got the sporadic treatment, I liked the cast energy though, but I never really liked the so called high concept stuff much!

DS-9 I also watched now and then, Voyager got on my nerves very quickly!
Enterprise never did much for me.....
Eventually I saw it all(DS-9, TNG, Voy, Ent) in the end, but quite a few episodes got the run over button engaged.

I loved the old show due to its fun ideas and the interaction of the characters, the new shows had too much reliance on tech babble and frankly toe curling scenes and dialouges at times!
All that said there are more that I do like than dislike, but most stuff is like that!

Some Trek ideas I dig, others not so much, but as time is passing I am not paying much attention to it, I just skip scenes or episodes, it does not annoy me as much anymore.
Streaming and DVD's are nice that way!

All in all I dig it, but I am not fanatical about it!
There is plenty of other stuff that I do like more!
But Trek was some of the first Sci-Fi I saw, so it is a big part of my life!

My father was a big Sci-Fi reader, so books always held more sway with me......
And frankly it still do, if I want something that gives me the tickles in the imagination part!
No visual stuff can do that!

 

[Phaser Two]

I watched TOS in syndication starting in about 1975. I would venture to say that with the exception of Plato's Stepchildren (which I just can't take despite its many good moments), I have seen every episode at least 15 -20 times. Some I've seen over 100-150 times easy. Oddly, I have only seen maybe a third of the TAS episodes.

When TNG came out, I was skeptical because I was such a TOS fan and hey, the movies with the original cast were still in theaters. But I tried it and instantly disliked it because it just seemed dull. The bridge looked like a dentist's office (they figured this out in the TNG movies after the Enterprise-D was destroyed, and also made Defiant's and Voyager's bridges interesting) and other design choices like Troi's cheerleader uniform were ridiculous. But I did come back at the end of or just after the second season and watched enough first runs and reruns from that point forward to get mostly caught up. When S6 and S7 rolled around, sad that it was ending and in a job after college where I could set my own schedule to some extent, I watched it as appointment TV. I teared up at the end of "All Good Things." However, TNG remains at the bottom of the Trek series for me along with Enterprise. I believe I have seen every ep of TNG.

I watched DS9 as appointment TV for the first three seasons, then went off to grad school and missed a few eps here and there, but generally really liked the series. The additions of Worf (even with all of the Berman/Braga/Piller Klingon mumbo-jumbo, which I can quite do without) and the Defiant helped enormously (although I believe that the three-part Bajor trilogy of "The Homecoming/"The Circle/"The Siege" are, collectively, my favorite episode(s)). I think I have seen all but perhaps 5-7 eps of DS9. At some point I'll do a complete rewatch.

I watched Voyager as much as I could but in finishing grad school and then starting my career, I did miss large chunks of S5, S6, and S7. I still enjoy filling those in today - I just watched "Blink of an Eye" and "Infinite Regress" for the first time ever last week. I go back and forth on whether DS9 or Voyager is my second-favorite series.

Enterprise just lost me with the prequel concept, and I did not get my first DVR until the series was half over. I have the DVDs (and CBS All Access) and will go back and watch someday. The Mirror Universe eps and the ones with the Augments, as well as the series finale, impressed me. I think I had also grown somewhat spoiled after close to 20 years of at least one Star Trek show on TV.

I enjoyed the three Abrams movies as popcorn flicks but certainly found tons of fault with them (largely rewriting TWOK - are you kidding me? And the bridge design is a total joke). I've always said that Trek belongs on TV, and I don't plan on acting spoiled again now that it's returning. I think it was a mistake to do another prequel and I fervently hope for a post-Voyager series someday, but I am looking forward to Discovery enormously.

 

[Ridcully]

Yeah I too hope for another one set after the Voy and TNG universe!
But we will see what the new one will bring!

But yes....more stuff from after TNG/Voy/DS-9 would be very nice!