[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Its interesting to me how you and Monahammer are really bothered by this series while I'm giddy for it. And I'm the guy that my fellow 6th grade elementary school nerds called "The Critic" for criticizing everything during the height of TNG.

I have nothing but a deep loathing hatred for Seasons 1 and 2 and mostly agreed with all the haters in the Youtube community (RLM, Critical Drinker, Dave Cullen) who were super dour on the horribleness of Trek since Discovery and Picard s1&s2.

I think what changed my mind is many of those reviewers were given a preview of 6 episodes (or some all of the series) and they have gone out of their way to make videos explaining that this season is actually very good and a real homecoming for TNG by the end.

That gives me hope and optimism for a childhood franchise which I've expected nothing but terribleness from for the last 2 years.

I agree there's lot of cringe and I especially hate nu-Trek's propensity of having all main characters arguing/insulting each other on the bridge and then cutting to shots of the junior crew looking at each other like "wtf are we supposed to do now". Star Trek is about the best of the best, doing their best jobs out there in a professional navy.

TNG was always the gold standard of keeping decorum and respect and ensuring the crew feels confident in their leadership. Nu-Trek (including this series) does not get this at all since the new mantra of new television seems to be to create tension by having interpersonal conflict all the time. Nu-Trek would be like walking into your company seeing your CEO and CFO having a throw down about how the ship is sinking (every day) and you wondering if you'd have the job by next week.

Roddenberry's rule was no interpersonal conflict in the crew and hence they always had to work together against external forces. This is the thing that is most sorely lacking and makes these new series not feel like Trek.

This always gets posted but I just don't why the new writers/producers don't get this basic fundamental part of Star Trek.

I think that people forget that if Gene had its way Star Trek would have been tremendously boring with everyone getting along and every second episode would have been about preventing then having Spoke be the Kennedy assassin.