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TM2YC said:
For me ST ranks roughly something like this...
1. Original crew movies
2. TNG
3. TOS
3. JJ Trek
5. TNG movies
6. DS9
7. Voyager
3720. Enterprise
Lists!!! I love lists.....
For me, ST goes like this....
1. TOS (including the animated series )
2. Original crew movies
3. Deep Space 9
4. TNG
5. The Kelvin Timeline movies (saw Trek Beyond -- it is AWESOME!!!)
6. TNG movies
7. Enterprise
8. Voyager
TOS, TNG and DS9, while always the top three for me, are sometimes are to rate and can change order depending on my mood lol. But I boil it down to this.... TOS-- created the verse, TNG -- polished the verse and DS9 evolved the verse. But DS9 and TNG could not exist without TOS.
DS9 wins over TNG for me just because I think it was a better developed series right out of the gate compared to TNG (TNG took 3 seasons to find its footing --for me season 1 and 2 are almost unwatched now). DS9 had more complex characters and story lines, definitely stronger, more realized female leads and really took Trek in really fresh (if not dark) places. And is Sisko is just a badass Captain lol. But I do love TNG, and it certainly easier to watch any episode without being invested in a ton of backstory, and it has some truly iconic Trek moments.
The only reason I placed Enterprise higher than Voyager, is after watching Trek for over 25 years at that point, and with DS9 airing at the same time, Voyager felt too much like "been there, done that" even with the lost Delta Quadrant angle. But if some one had never watched Trek before, I could see Voyager being an enjoyable introduction. For me, at least, Enterprise attempted something new, even if they made many missteps and frustrated many Trek canon lovers....lol.