Well, yes, I agree that the New Testament is the place to start. I didn't mean the first time you ever read the Bible in your life, you should work your way through the OT. I meant the first time you decide to tackle the whole thing.
But of all the yearlong Bible programs I've seen, where they have you jumping between the OT, the NT, Psalms, and Proverbs, while some of them might definitely be interesting and worth a shot....from what I've heard and from what my instinct tells me, the Genesis-Revelation method is the most enlightening. But that's just based on my experience.