Watching it in the order it aired is a good idea. http://startreklist.blogspot.com/2011/04/list-of-all-star-trek-episodes-sorted_05.html But, if you plan on watching the episodes through a second time when you are finished, I have a different idea. On your first time through, when you go to watch and it is a monday (Or any day really) skip the episode you would normally watch and watch the next one instead. This way, on your second time through, you will be surprised by episodes you haven't seen. Episodes not to skip: **Original Series** Mudd's Women The Menagerie Space Seed I, Mudd The Trouble with Tribbles **The Next Generation** Encounter at Farpoint Hide and Q Q Who Deja Q Qpid True Q Tapestry All Good Things Sins of the Father Reunion The Mind's Eye Redemption Yesterdays Enterprise The Minds Eye Redemption Unification Where No One has Gone Before Remember Me Journey's End Datalore Silicon Avatar Coming of Age Conspiracy Elementary, Dear Data Ship in a Bottle The Price **Deep Space 9** Don't skip any, it is slightly more serialized, esp. in later seasons. DO NOT skip seasons 1+2 no matter what you are told **Voyager** State of Flux Maneuvers Alliances Lifesigns Investigations Basics Worst Case Scenario Shattered Death Wish The Q and the Grey Q2 Message in a Bottle False Profits Preemptive Strike Hunters Prey The Killing Game Flesh and Blood Pathfinder Life Line Inside Man Author, Author **Enterprise:** There are a lot of story arcs spread throughout the entire series, don't skip any