The last new Star Trek I watched was the abysmal 2013 film Star Trek: Into Darkness. I've since occasionally viewed some old episodes of T.O.S. and D.S. 9- heck, even some Voyager- but not the last movie or S.T. Discovery. I haven't had any desire to do so. Star Trek was always at its best- hokey effects and all- when its story lines posed moral conundrums to which there were no easy answers. Newer Trek seems to be a tiresome mix of smug self righteousness and mindless action. So when a new series was announced, I had little interest. T.N.G. was never my favourite Star Trek series- its crew too often displayed that self righteous and self-satisfied attitude that I so dislike. I'm not saying that there weren't good episodes but I never really warmed to any of the main cast, including Picard. I've never been interested enough to watch any of the T.N.G. movies. And when woke Patrick Stewart started giving interviews saying that his new show would be taking on Trump and Brexit, I rolled my eyes. Oboy, another tedious lefty screed focusing on their "message" instead of plot. I couldn't wait to not watch. Since the first episode aired, however, I've seen several people whose opinions I trust (and a few whose I don't) say that the premiere was actually quite good. So... I think that I might watch it, just to see what it's like. My expectations are pretty low, so it shouldn't take much to exceed them.
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