Who actually stopped watching at one point?
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I started watching TNG sporadically around Season 5 and then tried to watch every episode from Season 7 onwards, same with DS9 Season 2. I stopped watching at Voyager Season 6 and came back for Enterprise Season 3.
I've never seen every episode of a series. DS9 I'm probably missing 4 or 5 whilst TOS I've seen a third or so and the others are somewhere in between.
I stopped watching Voyager after season 2, stuck with DS9 till the end. Never watched Enterprise on original transmission (but have watched it since, and like it!).
My stopping watching wasn't necessarily a judgement on quality, but largely my own interests, social life etc.
One of these days, I'll get around to catching up on those Voyager episodes I missed.
My stopping watching wasn't necessarily a judgement on quality, but largely my own interests, social life etc.
One of these days, I'll get around to catching up on those Voyager episodes I missed.
I've always loved TOS. It's original airing was before my time, but I've watched it in reruns for my whole life.
I tried watching the first few episodes of TNG when it first aired. TNG was nothing like TOS and watching it caused me to experience immense boredom. I could never understand why others would rave about it. IMO, for a multitude of reasons, TNG is an outright bad show.
I watched DS9's pilot during it's original airing, and that bored me immensely too, and also gave me the impression that DS9 was just another TNG-like show. In the late 90's/early 2000's, I happened to stumble across some reruns of DS9, and that eventually led me to realize that it's latter seasons are nothing like its first, bad, TNG-like season, and as a result, DS9 is a good show overall.
I watched a few episodes of Voyager when it originally aired, and it put me off for all the same reasons as did TNG.
So too was the case with ENT, albeit I don't consider ENT to be a Trek show, because I reject Berman et al.'s attempts at revisionist history by slapping the "Star Trek" label onto ENT even though it didn't have that label for its first two years and therefore was not (and still is not IMO) a Trek show. I think I stopped watching ENT during its original airing after I saw an awful episode where a "space disease of the week" made the characters spend 42 minutes shouting at each other in a cave. Like that pointless waste of time of a [non]plot hasn't been done before, several dozen times, in all the earlier serieses.
Since tuning out from TNG, VOY, and ENT during their original airings, I've revisited them solely to try and fathom why many Trek fans say they are good, but I remain unable to do so. They still bore me immensely and they still lack all of the qualities that made TOS great (DS9 is the only Trek show after TOS that captures the spirit of TOS).
I predict "Discovery" will soon relegate itself to the TNG/VOY/ENT style of bad Trek and I'll probably have to tune out after its first few episodes show it to be so.
I tried watching the first few episodes of TNG when it first aired. TNG was nothing like TOS and watching it caused me to experience immense boredom. I could never understand why others would rave about it. IMO, for a multitude of reasons, TNG is an outright bad show.
I watched DS9's pilot during it's original airing, and that bored me immensely too, and also gave me the impression that DS9 was just another TNG-like show. In the late 90's/early 2000's, I happened to stumble across some reruns of DS9, and that eventually led me to realize that it's latter seasons are nothing like its first, bad, TNG-like season, and as a result, DS9 is a good show overall.
I watched a few episodes of Voyager when it originally aired, and it put me off for all the same reasons as did TNG.
So too was the case with ENT, albeit I don't consider ENT to be a Trek show, because I reject Berman et al.'s attempts at revisionist history by slapping the "Star Trek" label onto ENT even though it didn't have that label for its first two years and therefore was not (and still is not IMO) a Trek show. I think I stopped watching ENT during its original airing after I saw an awful episode where a "space disease of the week" made the characters spend 42 minutes shouting at each other in a cave. Like that pointless waste of time of a [non]plot hasn't been done before, several dozen times, in all the earlier serieses.
Since tuning out from TNG, VOY, and ENT during their original airings, I've revisited them solely to try and fathom why many Trek fans say they are good, but I remain unable to do so. They still bore me immensely and they still lack all of the qualities that made TOS great (DS9 is the only Trek show after TOS that captures the spirit of TOS).
I predict "Discovery" will soon relegate itself to the TNG/VOY/ENT style of bad Trek and I'll probably have to tune out after its first few episodes show it to be so.
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I grew up with TNG and watched every episode first run.
I watched most of DS9 but watched it a little less frequently when I started college during the seventh season. Then, it was sporadically at best.
VOY, I watched through season three and casually throughout seasons four and five, didn't watch season six and picked up about halfway through season seven again.
I think I watched most of ENT first run but I'm sure I missed a few.
Thanks to Netflix and DVD, I've managed to see all of it since!
I watched most of DS9 but watched it a little less frequently when I started college during the seventh season. Then, it was sporadically at best.
VOY, I watched through season three and casually throughout seasons four and five, didn't watch season six and picked up about halfway through season seven again.
I think I watched most of ENT first run but I'm sure I missed a few.
Thanks to Netflix and DVD, I've managed to see all of it since!
Born in 1965, I did not really see TOS in its first run, but became a fan via TAS in its first run and during the glory days of TOS syndication, mostly via WPIX-11 in NYC. My youth was of course my most obsessive time, with books, fanzines, and seeing Shatner on his college tour in 1976. Basically watched all the time through my teens and into college, and went to every TOS movie premiere. Saw TWOK in the theaters about a dozen times. Read some of the early "giant" novels.
I was full on with TNG, but quickly lost interest. I stopped taping it (Betamax!) with "Code of Honor," and did not resume watching until Season Three was in reruns. Then watched it fairly regularly.
Started in on DS9, and was taping it and TNG again (VHS) but tapered off with DS9's second season. It didn't quite grab me at the time.
After that is when it was on and off a bunch, mainly because life happened. I missed almost all of Voyager in its first run, but caught the first couple episodes of Enterprise, but it didn't grab me, and I was a little put off by the look (I was unrealistically expecting some sort of Forbidden Planet kind of look).
It's a little bit of a blur what happened first. I know Generations was the last Trek film I saw the premiere for, and Insurrection was the last of the TNG movies I saw in the theater (the parts that I stayed awake for, that is).
I was still a fan, and I would watch now and then, and I bought each new format of the TOS episodes as they came out, but I didn't get really back into Trek until 2006, when "Crucible: McCoy" was published. This amazing novel and subsequent trilogy brought me back to the novels. And then I decided to watch the shows I'd missed in order to "get" some of the newer books. So over the next couple years I stalked Ebay for DVDs and eventually caught up on the shows, with Voyager's finale being the last. I watched Enterprise earlier because I found it cheaper first (and still like it more, TBH).
It really kicked into gear when I joined this forum and Facebook, and hit new highs when the new films started appearing. I still don't watch a ton of the shows (mostly TOS) but I'm reading the novels and comics, attending cons, building models, etc
I was full on with TNG, but quickly lost interest. I stopped taping it (Betamax!) with "Code of Honor," and did not resume watching until Season Three was in reruns. Then watched it fairly regularly.
Started in on DS9, and was taping it and TNG again (VHS) but tapered off with DS9's second season. It didn't quite grab me at the time.
After that is when it was on and off a bunch, mainly because life happened. I missed almost all of Voyager in its first run, but caught the first couple episodes of Enterprise, but it didn't grab me, and I was a little put off by the look (I was unrealistically expecting some sort of Forbidden Planet kind of look).
It's a little bit of a blur what happened first. I know Generations was the last Trek film I saw the premiere for, and Insurrection was the last of the TNG movies I saw in the theater (the parts that I stayed awake for, that is).
I was still a fan, and I would watch now and then, and I bought each new format of the TOS episodes as they came out, but I didn't get really back into Trek until 2006, when "Crucible: McCoy" was published. This amazing novel and subsequent trilogy brought me back to the novels. And then I decided to watch the shows I'd missed in order to "get" some of the newer books. So over the next couple years I stalked Ebay for DVDs and eventually caught up on the shows, with Voyager's finale being the last. I watched Enterprise earlier because I found it cheaper first (and still like it more, TBH).
It really kicked into gear when I joined this forum and Facebook, and hit new highs when the new films started appearing. I still don't watch a ton of the shows (mostly TOS) but I'm reading the novels and comics, attending cons, building models, etc
I grew up watching TOS in syndication in the 70s and 80s. My interest in Trek waned for a while after TMP (so much so that I skipped seeing TWOK in the theaters!), but it was re-ignited in the early 80s due to TSFS and DC's Trek comics.
TNG came along when I was in high school and ended right after I graduated college. I watched it all seven years, although I missed about half of season 5 when I was studying abroad (I caught up on all the episodes I missed in syndication, I believe). Watched & enjoyed all 7 seasons of DS9. Went to all of the movies.
VOY I gave up on after the ultra-disappointing Captain Sulu episode. I hated it and its disdain for TOS so much that it finally occurred to me that I was mainly watching the show just because of two words in its title. That seemed to be a pretty silly reason to be watching a show I didn't much enjoy, so I stopped cold turkey. I've only watched a few episodes since then.
I came back to watch ENT when it premiered, but grew disenchanted with it during the 2nd season. I came back in the 4th season, and enjoyed it much more for the most part.
I watched all of the Kelvin continuity movies, and liked them except for INTO DARKNESS. I plan on checking out the premiere of DSC and will pony up for the CBS streaming service if I like it. If not, maybe I'll catch it on BluRay later on.
TNG came along when I was in high school and ended right after I graduated college. I watched it all seven years, although I missed about half of season 5 when I was studying abroad (I caught up on all the episodes I missed in syndication, I believe). Watched & enjoyed all 7 seasons of DS9. Went to all of the movies.
VOY I gave up on after the ultra-disappointing Captain Sulu episode. I hated it and its disdain for TOS so much that it finally occurred to me that I was mainly watching the show just because of two words in its title. That seemed to be a pretty silly reason to be watching a show I didn't much enjoy, so I stopped cold turkey. I've only watched a few episodes since then.
I came back to watch ENT when it premiered, but grew disenchanted with it during the 2nd season. I came back in the 4th season, and enjoyed it much more for the most part.
I watched all of the Kelvin continuity movies, and liked them except for INTO DARKNESS. I plan on checking out the premiere of DSC and will pony up for the CBS streaming service if I like it. If not, maybe I'll catch it on BluRay later on.
I got my start with Trek with TNG in about 91-92. I continued through DS9, watching every episode, up until about Season 6 of Voyager. Then I lost interest and just checked out some episodes here and there. I started to come back into it with Enterprise but I lost interest again during the first season. I have seen every TNG and Kelvin Universe movie in the theatre though.
I gave up ST:VOY after "The 37's" . And I've been watching Star Trek first run in some form since 1969 (at age 6). Seen the episodes for every other ST series multiple times (with TOS still #1 and my most watched series.
I've seen some later episodes of ST:VOY based on friends reccomendations here and there; but nothiong I've seen have made me re-evaluate and try to actually 'catch up' and see episodes of that series I missed. it's really just TNG lite - and I'm not that big a fan of TNG to begin with.
I'm REALLY looking forward to ST: D. Finally the best era in Star Trek is the setting for a series (albeit a long form serialized story) in the Star Trek Universe again.
I've seen some later episodes of ST:VOY based on friends reccomendations here and there; but nothiong I've seen have made me re-evaluate and try to actually 'catch up' and see episodes of that series I missed. it's really just TNG lite - and I'm not that big a fan of TNG to begin with.
I'm REALLY looking forward to ST: D. Finally the best era in Star Trek is the setting for a series (albeit a long form serialized story) in the Star Trek Universe again.
First half of season 1 of TOS was pre-empted in my area.
I stuck with Next Gen for a few episodes, but stopped during season 1, and only accidentally ran across "Pen Pals" in s2, which drew me back in a bit, because the Prime Directive conversation actually showed some thought. The came Q Who and I was stunned to find Next Gen had become great. Season 2 is still my favorite. a third of the way into s4 the wind got knocked out of the series, and I eventually just didn't watch much.
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I was in and out on DS9, got very frustrated in s5.... then was won back by season 6, and I watch it all now.
Voyager started becoming watchable for me around s4, but s1 is now interesting to me.
Enterprise... I tried.
I stuck with Next Gen for a few episodes, but stopped during season 1, and only accidentally ran across "Pen Pals" in s2, which drew me back in a bit, because the Prime Directive conversation actually showed some thought. The came Q Who and I was stunned to find Next Gen had become great. Season 2 is still my favorite. a third of the way into s4 the wind got knocked out of the series, and I eventually just didn't watch much.
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I was in and out on DS9, got very frustrated in s5.... then was won back by season 6, and I watch it all now.
Voyager started becoming watchable for me around s4, but s1 is now interesting to me.
Enterprise... I tried.
I never stopped watching completely, but I can remember life interfering and I missed a few episodes of 'Enterprise' here and there. I've since caught up - but I never really got on with Enterprise. Nowadays, though I own all the series, I'll only watch TOS and TNG because DS9 and Voyager look so rubbish in standard def 
I didn't watch any Star Trek from the 4th season of Enterprise up until the 2009 movie. The 4th season of ENT was on the local CBS affiliate at 2 am on Saturday or something and this was after our Tivo was too outdated to even work. I was really big into Lost, Battlestar Galactica, and CSI at the time. Then when the movie came out, I started watching everything I could get my hands on again for a while.
Never stopped watching, but during ENT's first two seasons, it was more a case of the show being on in the background while I was in the room out of brand loyalty than anything else. Later rewatched what I wasn't paying attention to.
I didn't tune in as religiously to VOY after the end of season 4 and missed most of 7.
As for STD I'll watch the pilot and depending on what like that is then I'll see if I watch any more, though not approaching it with high expectations.
As for STD I'll watch the pilot and depending on what like that is then I'll see if I watch any more, though not approaching it with high expectations.
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!"
So? They'd be right to. People should make their own original shows, or if they want to make Star Trek, it should be made as another part of ST's ongoing story, honoring the continuity as well as possible.
I stopped watching after ENT season 2 ended. I had already been annoyed with the way the show was going, and the Xindi thing just made me completely lose interest. I had no desire to see an already shitty show IMHO turn into a 9-11 parable. I did watch the season 3 finale only to be pissed off yet again with the space Nazi thing coming out of nowhere. I still haven't seen the opening episode of season 4 because of that.
I picked back up again with the second episode of season 4 because of Manny Coto's TOS overkill. But by the end (and because of TATV), I was actually glad when I heard the show was getting cancelled.
I picked back up again with the second episode of season 4 because of Manny Coto's TOS overkill. But by the end (and because of TATV), I was actually glad when I heard the show was getting cancelled.
I went to college in 1997 and my roommate and I opted not to bother with a television and paying for cable. I did find people to watch a few episodes with, including my RA and the Dorm Adviser. We commandeered the common room TV for "Sacrifice of Angels" and watched "Scorpion" Part 2 in the Dorm Adviser's room. Finding a way to watch the episodes became less and less important to me as the year went on. I found that I was curious about the Deep Space Nine episodes and, the following year, with different roommates, we had TVs and I could catch up on most of what I missed.
I did find that I did not miss Voyager, so I stopped watching, except to see "Endgame." In reruns after that, I watched a few and tried a few more when it hit Netflix. It always felt like a chore.
I gave Enterprise a chance, but gave up after 1 or 2 episodes. Again, through Netflix, I have gone back and watched more, but again, it feels more like a chore than something I enjoy.
I did find that I did not miss Voyager, so I stopped watching, except to see "Endgame." In reruns after that, I watched a few and tried a few more when it hit Netflix. It always felt like a chore.
I gave Enterprise a chance, but gave up after 1 or 2 episodes. Again, through Netflix, I have gone back and watched more, but again, it feels more like a chore than something I enjoy.
I remember watching TOS as a child and TNG pre-pubescent. Me and my little bro went to see First Contact in '96 (was 14 at the time) and I went berserk. The video store down the road must have loved me as I consumed TNG, DS9 and Voyager VHS en mass. I finally caught up around DS9's A Call To Arms and Voyagers Scorpion pt 1.
Stuck with both and purchased every new VHS.
Then Enterprise was promised. Yeah. Old and cynical enough to grow weary of the tired formula and checked out midway through season 2. Watched it all since but, never really got that spark back. JJ's 2009 reboot was bloody promising but it fizzled for me with Darkness and Beyond.
Stuck with both and purchased every new VHS.
Then Enterprise was promised. Yeah. Old and cynical enough to grow weary of the tired formula and checked out midway through season 2. Watched it all since but, never really got that spark back. JJ's 2009 reboot was bloody promising but it fizzled for me with Darkness and Beyond.
I watched TNG too the point of obsession during its run on BBC2, but didn't find DS9 or voyager captivating enough and my attention drifted. 1995-2001 were my university/wilderness years and didn't have a TV, but I kept up with the movies.
I settled down again with a new TV just in time to catch the end of Voyager, but I wasn't impressed, and it bore no resemblance to the premise they announced all those years before. Likewise, Enterprise, promised so much. I pictured a tiny crew in a cramped ship lost in the lonely vastness of space, discovering something awesome and terrifying every week, getting on top of each other, fighting the mundane routines of the reality space travel, roughing it to the stars. Something genuinely different, but still star trek, still warp drive, still vulcans, the Klingons somewhere over the next horizon. It was meant to be, could have been, promised to be, so good it couldn't fail, but what we got was utter meh. Take it or leave it television. So I left it, again.
I have high hopes for Discovery, but deep inside, my heart still says meh.
I settled down again with a new TV just in time to catch the end of Voyager, but I wasn't impressed, and it bore no resemblance to the premise they announced all those years before. Likewise, Enterprise, promised so much. I pictured a tiny crew in a cramped ship lost in the lonely vastness of space, discovering something awesome and terrifying every week, getting on top of each other, fighting the mundane routines of the reality space travel, roughing it to the stars. Something genuinely different, but still star trek, still warp drive, still vulcans, the Klingons somewhere over the next horizon. It was meant to be, could have been, promised to be, so good it couldn't fail, but what we got was utter meh. Take it or leave it television. So I left it, again.
I have high hopes for Discovery, but deep inside, my heart still says meh.
I stopped watching Voyager early in the 1st season after it became clear that they were just going to continuously recycle plot devices that had already been done to death on TNG. I tuned into the Enterprise premiere, but just didn't find it compelling. It was just tired BermanTrek with a different coat of paint.
I enjoyed the Kelvin-verse films (even though they have huge, occasionally infuriating, plot holes) because they're exciting and the cast is genuinely fun to watch.
I enjoyed the Kelvin-verse films (even though they have huge, occasionally infuriating, plot holes) because they're exciting and the cast is genuinely fun to watch.
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