Each season stands alone, just like TNG tried to make each episodes stand alone, with few exceptions. Season two is miserable and season one isn't much better.
If you're coming to the show to see what happened to the TNG crew, just start with Season Three. The season finale for Season Three is better than many of the movies and should keep you going.
If you really really like it, then go one and two, and temper your expectations. There's a lot of dumb, interspersed with a few brilliant scenes. The pilot opener comes to mind, as well as a full episode of brilliance in season two before the writers threw away the brilliance brought by Brent Spiner.
There's a lot of exposition throughout the series that gets quite annoying. How did Ro Laren go from stark enemy off the Federation to trusted confidant? Exposition. How did Dr. Crusher go from generic doctor to smuggler/tactician? Exposition. Who is Raffi and why do we care? Exposition. So much more is just wished away via exposition.
I wish Brent Spiner had been consulted earlier and granted creative authority in more sweeping fashion. His scenes managed to capture actual growth, and I can only imagine that happened as a function of his direct influence. I can only imagine how much better the series would've been had he been a producer or director.
If this isn't your first Star Trek, start with TNG season 3, then DS9 from start to finish. You'll have enough opinion from there to fully explore the Star Trek universe.
If you're coming to the show to see what happened to the TNG crew, just start with Season Three. The season finale for Season Three is better than many of the movies and should keep you going.
If you really really like it, then go one and two, and temper your expectations. There's a lot of dumb, interspersed with a few brilliant scenes. The pilot opener comes to mind, as well as a full episode of brilliance in season two before the writers threw away the brilliance brought by Brent Spiner.
There's a lot of exposition throughout the series that gets quite annoying. How did Ro Laren go from stark enemy off the Federation to trusted confidant? Exposition. How did Dr. Crusher go from generic doctor to smuggler/tactician? Exposition. Who is Raffi and why do we care? Exposition. So much more is just wished away via exposition.
I wish Brent Spiner had been consulted earlier and granted creative authority in more sweeping fashion. His scenes managed to capture actual growth, and I can only imagine that happened as a function of his direct influence. I can only imagine how much better the series would've been had he been a producer or director.
If this isn't your first Star Trek, start with TNG season 3, then DS9 from start to finish. You'll have enough opinion from there to fully explore the Star Trek universe.
