Comments on: Boldly Going: A First-Timer’s Journey Through Star Trek

By: Patrick Bromley

Patrick Bromley — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:41:14 +0000

Cool! Thanks, Jason. As much as I’m enjoying working my way through TOS right now, I’m really anxious to get on to the other series, too. Is there some way I can just absorb 27 seasons of TV and 10 movies all at once? You know, like Neo.

Thanks for reading! Hope you’ll stick with it.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:05:59 +0000

This is an amazing feat. Fantastic for you. I always tell my students that this is how my dad and I would spend our Saturday evenings for about a year. The Original would be on at 5pm and TNG would follow at 6pm. It was a great time.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:37:49 +0000

Clayton: Great question! I think for the sake of continuity, I’m just going to stick to one series at a time. I’ll watch the series chronologically, but probably not the individual episodes as they may cross over to other series. That means I’ll watch TNG next, then DS9, then Voyager and finally Enterprise (yikes!). So while that’s not TECHNICALLY watching every episode in order (as you suggest, watching alternate shows as they overlap), I think it’s the best way to appreciate each individual show. Plus, it will hopefully be a little easier to keep track of everything. This whole venture is daunting enough without taking on additional challenges.

It’s a great question, though, and one for which you’ve already come up with a good solution. I really appreciate you reading and taking the time to comment! Live long and…something…!

By: Clayton Courtney

Clayton Courtney — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:04:35 +0000

Patrick: If you plan to watch all of the episodes of all the series what do you plan to do when there are two series that run at the same time? The first year of Deep Space 9 ran at the same time as the last season of The Next Generation and Voyager started in the 3rd season of DS9.

I am not an expert on TNG and DS9 so I do not know about the overlap but do you pla to try to watch them alternatly based on air date to cover and overlaping episodes.

This should not be a problem with Voyager as the shows basically do not overlap except for perhaps the pilot.

Keith: Have you addressed this? If so, how?

By: Keith Goodlip

Keith Goodlip — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:04:09 +0000

I’ve started watching Star Trek earlier this year for the same reason. I wanted to be able to watch the movie and see all the references it made with the TOS and Enterprise. The only thing that put me off earlier through life was the sheer number of episodes spanning 5 series + 10 movies.
Watching all eps is no easy task. Once you start watching the series it will get you hooked. You will try to find time to cram an episode in your daily routine (read: ritual). I speak from experience. I started at the beginning of this summer and now I’m watching the 6th season of DS9. All I can say is that it is rewarding. The Star Trek universe is not only fun to watch. It forces you to ask questions about life, humanity, space and morality just to name a few. It has been a mind opener for me just as any previous viewers can attest.

Godspeed….maybe some day we shall meet on Risa or on Casperia Prime