I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that they cast Scott Bakula as the captain. LOL
Do you remember the SciFi series “Space Above & Beyond”
that show started with the same premise. Beginnings of earth interstellar travel, Earth was a loose confederacy of nations that meaintained their sovereignty yet cooperated to explore and protect earth. It all had futuristic plausibility. Beginning storyline had plausibility, but after a few good episodes the writers after being in “ CreativeVille” clearly found it scary. They went back home to the comfort of preachy social commentary plots and vapid political correctness. The series lasted two seasons and was gone.
With the exception of Rodenberry (maybe!)Hollywood writers can't write SciFi! And people that can can't sell it to the “entertainment decision makers”.