I wonder why TT hasn't commented on this thread?
He doesn't rate ST.
In fact he has a thread in Duel "Original Star Trek was a bit rubbish, wasnt it?"

So where are you TT?

Don't remind him, Lorna! TT and Cygnus Bazza will be duelling at dawn!

For some reason we love to bash on ST TOS these days. Yes, judged by 21st century standards, it's a bit daft. But taken in the context of the late 60's, before we had even been to the moon, it was edgy. It dealt with contemporary social issues no other series of the time had the courage to touch. So many later series owe a debt to ST TOS, even Blake's 7, Babylon 5, and Farscape.

The bottom line, if ST TOS had crashed and burned, we may never have had Blake's 7, and television Sci Fi would still be children's shows like Land Of The Giants.

That said: Blake's 7 is a mirror image of Star Trek TOS

ST TOS: All problems are solvable. If we all work together for the common good we can build a Utopia.
B7: Mankind isn't ready to work together for the common good, and everyone will die.

Don't remind him, Lorna! TT and Cygnus Bazza will be duelling at dawn!

Neat to revisit this thread - thanks, CADbob, for dredging it up! If I had to distil everything down to a couple of ludicrously loaded oversimplifications, I'd be tempted to say B7 is more interesting, while Original ST is more exciting.

On a mild tangent, 'Star Trek Generations' is one of the worst films I've ever seen. Sub-Crud. I just wanted you to know.

Original Trek "more exciting" than B7? I hope not - most of original Trek is like watching paint dry

No contest here is there? The most over-rated show of all-time (Original Trek) against one which is criminally under-rated (B7).

On a mild tangent, 'Star Trek Generations' is one of the worst films I've ever seen. Sub-Crud. I just wanted you to know.

I'd agree with that. On the flip-side though, I watch 'Star Trek IV - The One With The Whales' every year on my birthday.
Nobody gets phasered or blown up, nobody dies, there's no big baddy to fight or a ridiculous battle at the end, it's just such a joyous romp of a time-travelling heist movie with a cast absolutely at the top of their game.

I'd agree with that. On the flip-side though, I watch 'Star Trek IV - The One With The Whales' every year on my birthday.
Nobody gets phasered or blown up, nobody dies, there's no big baddy to fight or a ridiculous battle at the end, it's just such a joyous romp of a time-travelling heist movie with a cast absolutely at the top of their game.

I'd agree with that. On the flip-side though, I watch 'Star Trek IV - The One With The Whales' every year on my birthday.
Nobody gets phasered or blown up, nobody dies, there's no big baddy to fight or a ridiculous battle at the end, it's just such a joyous romp of a time-travelling heist movie with a cast absolutely at the top of their game.

Yep. IV's good; soft spot for III; II is nowhere near as good as its reputation would suggest; V's a bit iffy; VI is decent; a bit like Wagner, I has some great moments but some pretty turgid half-hours.

Excellent! (Wrath of Khan = load of old Jodrell btw)

If only there was a scientific method for establishing (i) by how much B7 is overrated by those who say it's underrated and (ii) by how much Original ST is underrated by those who say it's overrated - well, we could yet be in business.

And nearly two weeks too late, I realise I forget to RENOUNCE ORIGINAL TREK (BECAUSE IT'S A PILE OF RUBBISH) during the Voice From The Past rewatch, an episode so bad it should have been an episode of Original Trek

In my opiniion, B7 is definitely better than the original series of Star Trek. I started watching it, and it is so boring. Infinitely boring.

Many people told me that the classic series of Doctor Who could be boring, but I watched those episodes with great interest. I just finished watching The Enemy of the World for the second time. Patrick Troughton was great as the enemy of the Doctor, Salamander. You really sometimes think that those charaters can't be played by the same actor.

All right, never mind about that. I just wanted to say that I usually liked old tv series, but Original Trek was... well, I finished watching The Alternative Factor, and I just didn't want to continue. I watched 27 episodes, and there were only a few interesting episodes.

My former friend told me that the next episode was one of her favourite stories in the show, and the second season was much better. Well, I think I will get to it somehow.

I also don't like half naked women and the way they treat women in this show. It was fine when I watched those episodes in B7 which a lot of people complained about. But it is a completely different situation here. That episode with Khan was rather strange, and I didn't like completely the way one of the crew members treated him, allowing him to threaten her. And then she just went with him. What a finale!

As for B7, I like almost all episodes there. Even my least favourite episode The Voice from the Past has some interesting elements, so my choice is obvious.