I’ve been watching the Next Generation for a while but on my dad’s recommendation I started SNW and I love it. I’m getting through it really quickly and thought about jumping straight to TOS after.
Is it going to be really jarring or do the two sync quite nicely? Do the characters feel a bit flat after all the exploration they get in SNW?
I watched them all as a kid with my mom and we watched all the movies in theaters. Other than the movies I've never had the urge to go back and watch except for the very occasional nostalgia for a specific scene in an episode. I'll always have love in my heart for TOS but it is very much a product of its time and I can't blame anyone for struggling to get into it now. Best recommendation is to watch it with an old school trek fan because their reactions and excitement can amp up the experience a lot. Gotta be a fan that doesn't take it too seriously because you also need the freedom to laugh at how silly some of it is when it's not trying to be