Relative newcomer:
So outside of the JJ Abraham films and the first season of Discovery I had never seen any Star Trek. I know those aren't really representative for Star Trek and a lot of fans seem to dislike them, but from a newcomer's perspective I really enjoyed the 2009 film and Beyond quite a bit (into darkness dissapointed me though). I was entertained by Discovery when it launched on Netflix, I did not have any major issues with it but don't recall a lot from it either, I have not seen season 2.
That being said, because I like Patrick Stewart and the concept of Star Trek, I decided to give TNG a go. I will be honest, at first (like ten episodes in) I thought it was pretty damn bad, sometimes downright awful, and I watch plenty of old "dated"stuff so it isn't just the age. Still, it was oddly entertaining and the internet taught me it will become a lot better. One of the best scifi/superhero seasons ever to me was in Agents of Shield (s4) and the first season of that was really bad (though nowhere near that early TNG episode with the black tribal people, good lord). Sometimes these shows need time to find footing. Turns out that was indeed the case and with some googling I watched a couple of "essential" episodes in s1 and s2 and then watched season 3. I really enjoyed season 3 (and the start of s4 which I also watched). I think it has a great cast of characters and some of the subject matters are interesting/handled really well. I will definitely continue watching it.
From this comes a question. I think the original series may not be for me. But am interested in the films. Are they accessible without having seen the original series? Furthermore, I am also interested in the films of TNG (after I finished the series). Are they worth it? They are not on any streaming services over here so I have to buy them, so that is why I ask.