Star Trek

"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilisations; to boldly go where no man has gone before." - Captain James T. Kirk

Star Trek has been a part of my life since my pre-teens. At the time I only watched Next Generation as that is what was on TV at the time (and finding shows online or buying TV box sets did not really happen mass market back then). I always looked forward to the next new episode, curious what adventure or challenge the crew of the Enterprise would face next. The best part about the show is that almost anything could happen, it was not predictable like some formula sitcoms and murder mystery shows in its time.
The characters kept me interested as well, each having a distinct personality that rarely wavered, and were all and integral part of the show. Pragmatic and straightforward Dr. Crusher, and her naive and helpful son Wesley. And there were of course many more (Riker, Troy, etc). Many shows would single in on a certain character or pair of characters which allowed you to learn a bit more about them specifically.
The technology was very cool for its time, having communicators, warp speed, transporting, aliens, tablets, and holographic rooms. All of these things were beyond our capabilities at the time, so it was very interesting to see people using these devices in their everyday lives aboard the ship.
Now, almost 50 years after the pilot episode of Star Trek aired in 1966, it is still popular, performing well at the box office with new actors and stories developing from the original series.
I recommend watching the original, next generation, and deep space nine. I enjoyed all of these series (minus some odd episodes here and there of course) and feel its a nice, different television show. The fact that it started a devout group of followers and continues to be a brand of its own is just a testament to its greatness.
Wes out.