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Whenever a new Star Trek series debuts, defenders respond to criticism with: "It's just the first season! All Star Trek shows have bad first seasons!" But is this actually even close to true?

▶Chapters:

00:00 Introduction: The “Bad First Seasons” Rule
03:53 Star Trek: The Original Series
05:08 Star Trek: The Animated Series
08:01 Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:48 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
15:53 Star Trek: Voyager
18:00 Star Trek: Enterprise
23:12 Star Trek: Discovery
27:43 Star Trek: Picard
30:41 Star Trek: Lower Decks
31:42 Star Trek: Prodigy
32:48 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
35:12 Starfleet Academy
35:54 Conclusion: Where the Rule Came From
41:47 Shoutouts, Plugs and Announcements