Quote Originally Posted by Del Murder View Post
I was never really a big fan of Star Trek. I saw a couple of the movies but that was about it. Then the reboot came out and I really liked it (both movies). I tried to watch TOS but it was too campy for me so I moved on to TNG and have been watching it for the last few months. I'm currently in season 5 and just watched Reunification, which has easily become one of my favorite episodes since I like Spock. My other favorite episodes are ones that deal a lot with Data's humanity: The Measure of a Man and The Offspring. Also anything involving Q or the Borg is quality.

After I finish this I may want to try DS9, but will I be disappointed? I heard it's not as good as TNG. It will be hard to imagine Star Trek without Picard or Data. They are both excellent characters. I would watch a series with just them.
DS9 is different, as others have already highlighted. I personally enjoy TNG more, but DS9 is absolutely worth watching for any Star Trek fan. Pike is correct that it takes a couple of seasons to hit its stride, in part because Captain Sisko's actor's ability and presence dramatically improves after that point (and I swear it's right around the time he grows his goatee). The plot is more political and overarching -- and, dare I say, more mature than TNG. DS9's biggest weakness is the lack of truly stand-out characters who are able to single-handedly carry an episode the way Picard and Data can.