TNG intermittently starting about 4th grade Yes, thats right the channel thats all about Trek. But the attitude with Trek has always seemed to be: sell it to everyone everywhere all the time. And if Plutos other content is any indication, those commercial breaks will not fall where commercial breaks are put into the programs, but during the scenes themselves. You can binge watch 728 episodes for $10 these days anywhere. Since CTV Sci-fi channel has all the older series running Monday to Friday, 5 hours a day, and have a PVR recording them all, the kids have pretty much free access to all except the occasional 14+ episode. With over 100,000 hours of unique content in the US alone, now supplemented by these iconic ViacomCBS franchises, Pluto TV is one of the broadest and deepest streaming services in the world, and guaranteed to offer something for everyone, on any device, for free.. Yet apart from the the nu-Trek I just dont feel compelled to watch streaming shows. And its probably just a more popular show viewer wise. I mean ask any person about Kirk or Spock and they will have some idea but not so much for Picard. Thats why I shake my head when I hear other fans say those shows should just disappear because A. they are clearly older (over 40 or 50) and B. dont seem to understand that these shows have different audiences for decades now. So I have no idea why you are suddenly freaking out that one tiny streaming site I doubt most people has even heard of (I didnt until 6 months ago) doesnt have this one show on yet when for America TOS and EVERY Trek show can be found in multiple places now with ease? Actually you are right, the hyperbole probably comes from the fact that streaming and TV systems dont work the same way here in my country. I still personally think those movies suck but for people who watched them as kids or even watching Star Wars for the first time today its a different story. I love TOS because I grew up with it, but I can definitely understand why it wouldnt be everyones cup of tea today. Its more popular than All Access, after all. Note: The channels on PlutoTV are always changing, so its best to keep that in mind when looking at new shows or channels to watch. Pluto is the streaming substitute for free basic broadcast TV. 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More ViacomCBS content and an update to the user interface are due this summer with a full rebrand and relaunch of the service coming in early 2021. Please correct me if Im wrong on that but if so, it kind goes to my point that most of the time if you get into one Trek show, and you become a big enough fan will eventually give the others a chance as you did. No one has forgotten about TOS, its just no longer the driving force of the franchise anymore in terms of it being the main priority and hasnt been for a long time. Just flicking through PlutoTV in the UK and the What We Left Behind documentary is on one of the Documentary channels. All of Trek save for the All Access exclusives stream on Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, and more. Kurtzman gets credit from me for reminding CBS executives of this, and pitching the franchise as a resource that needed new investment to keep it earning with future generations. DS9 remains something they cant really get into, although the oldest tries an episode from time to time. Dont get me wrong, I like all Trek, I just dont want TPTB to forget where the show originated from. And from multiple sources, so there are tons of options. If Im being honest, I think TNG and VOY probably are the easiest for new fans to get into. Besides I always thought TOS was the more known show in terms of general people out there. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images). And didnt I read somewhere Voyager was actually the first Star Trek show you watched?? We need to accept that different series appeal to different age groups, generations and do better cross culturally. Maybe not at the level 30 years ago but clearly a big seller. For our kids, I observed that the progression was: When does Neighbours finish? Its on BellMedias OTT service crave in Canada as well as everything Star Trek. The outlet has hundreds of channels, streaming live 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 672 Science and Ch. All I am saying is that just because it might be a bit problematic shouldnt be a reason to dismiss TOS, people seem to forget that is where all of Star Trek started and it needs to get the respect it deserves warts and all. But before you were lucky if you got more than one show on at any given time. This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Its great to see the Star Trek love being spread far and wide! How I miss the time of late Genes pure product that had a clear point of view against drug and alcohol abuse, interventionist weapons profileration, anarchy &c. Makes Picard now smiling away Raffis egregious drug abuse and Sevens vigilant justice like a senile retirement home dweller look like a truly different era, Has PlutoTV gotten any better in the last year or two? That must be why I cant make up my mind which I like more! As much as TOS riveted me as a primary grader and as a teen when UHF syndication started, it took a long time to earn the interest of our kids. But yes its also one of the newer shows (and the Borg are in 100 episodes ;)) so I guess not too surprising. I dont have kids, but from talking to people, I find that among older folks, whichever Star Trek was on when they were 10-12 years old is the one they think of as THEIR Star Trek. The only Star Trek DVDs I could find was maybe a few of the movies in a store somewhere and certainly not all of them or even most. Episodes from all the classic Trek series can be found on that channel. In addition to the new TV shows, a number of new films are being added to Pluto TV in July, including Star Trek Beyond and Galaxy Quest. And I imagine if you are in your 20s TOS would feel the most antiquated at least. I find that an interesting aspect of human nature. I was 10 in 1968, so there werent any choices, and we didnt even have to call it TOS because there was only ONE Star Trek. As more Star Trek showed up, everyones options got bigger and wanted to attract different demographics. Find out more about whos who in the team, and our editorial values. Obviously that wasnt always true but the assumption was if you like one show then you should like the other. Good luck finding a Gunsmoke comic book today, toy line or distributed everywhere worldwide. Pluto TV is not my thing. Nothing about those shows will have anything in common other than having Star Trek in the title. Its an entire stream of nothing but classic movies and shows from the genre that Star Trek made famous for most modern audiences. Still, it would have been nice to see the first adventures before going to the Next Generation. Frankly, Voyager seems to be outperforming all of the other series as an entry point. I forgot they had the rights to it. But what a lot of people forget here is that for most people under 30, they were born into a large universe of Star Trek from the beginning so they dont look at it so linearly just like younger Star Wars fans dont who grew up on the prequels. Yeah true, depending where you live the situation will be very different. Initially airing Star Trek: The Next Generation and a few Star Trek films, the channel promises that "more Star Trek series [will be] added later." Toto, I dont think were ( CUT TO COMMERCIALS ) in Kansas anymore.. As I just said it could be next. TOS was syndicated the most easily but it still wasnt always shown everywhere either. I dont know why they wouldnt have TOS since in literally every distribution package where all the shows are sold its always there like the rest of them. I feel like there is a trend nowadays everywhere of dismissing history and lets not have this for Star Trek as well. Whats not to love about this? Yeah, I know what you mean. At least CBS All Access is getting new Star Trek shows like Discovery, Picard, or Lower Decks. But there is probably way more people watching Star Trek today than ever because you can binge watch it all in multiple places worldwide. Nah. (They gave up Netflix and havent looked back.). I once lived in a country where GASP no Star Trek ever came on TV lol. And certainly on Reddit I would say TNG seems to be the first show people try out the most but VOY does seem to be the second. Will this be available on demand from that time and date or only available for live streaming?. Replying to the tweet from Pluto TV, one person asked: Big question that needs to be answered is will it be available on demand as not everyone is free at 9pm on a Friday to watch live., Another tweeted: Whilst I welcome the news, its not a like for like replacement to Netflix. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. When Im faced with the burden of choice, guess what I end up watching the same familiar things! Well, Pluto TV may have what you need. And I dont think a tiny streaming site is going to make a new generation of Trek fans but its nice there are more options. As well, Ive been using streaming to find shows and movies to watch with the kids, and in many cases preview them, while when they were younger we mainly bought DVDs or borrowed from the library. B. I had not seen any Hartnell, Troughton, or Pertwee episodes before I started watching it, plus the Baker, Davison, Colin Baker, and McCoy episodes I had not seen in a long time, or ever. It also has more than twice the episodes TOS has so can suck people in longer. So its clearly not forgotten, even for all the new shows and films out there. I dont have crave, but I thought they said they had the backlist (such that actually exists) too. Pretty cool (except for maybe some of the later ones). You would never know the show even existed there at the time. Again ONLY anecdotal obviously, but TOS does seem to be on the lower side as far as what new fans watch first. Thank you for reading. The streaming wars wont be easy but at least they are the underdogs. I feel like Ill rewatch pretty much any Star Trek episode, so its kinda nice when its already decided! Its still nuts to know I carry every episode of Star Trek ever made in my pocket lol. This has been done in America for decades already. We also love this series. Watch terrible sci-fi movies become good with unique commentary from two robots and a man. As theyre owned by ViacomCBS you can expect all sorts of amazing things on the network.