JJ Trek has one massive advantage over almost all the Trek that came after TOS: it’s a lot of fun. They’re certainly not the smarter 4 hours of Trek, nor the most in depth in story or characterization. But you’re going to be entertained. Which in many ways makes it the most true to TOS, which people forget was often pretty dumb and shallow in between the “landmark” episodes, but was always a blast.
That’s not the point. The point is that ToS led to many more landmark episodes of TNG, and DS9. I can think of a few DS9 episodes off the top of my head that show exactly what the world needs right now. The episode In the Pale Moonlight comes to mind. If you have never watched DS9 , it is a somewhat standalone episode narrated by Avery Brooks, who gave one of the best performances ever on tv. Fiction or not, science fiction has been an inspiration for the world we live in today.
The pandering to people who would rather be stimulated by explosions rather than have intelligent thought is a step backwards.
Hopefully the CW can get Star Trek back on track. There’s already one CW show I like. It’s actually Supernatural. I heard Arrow, and Flash are worth watching as well. Some of the stuff on Supernatural is ridiculous but the recurring characters have massive depth.
Abrams Trek leads to scenarios like Farenheit 451. People sitting around being stimulated by explosions, and not examinations of human nature nor intelligent thought. Spoon fed everything. Mesmerized by flashing lights, oblivious to the world around them. Heads buried in the sand, while worlds collide, and galaxies burn.
One of the multitude of reasons that civilization is on it’s way to another dark age. The Not Star Trek made this clear as day to me. The dumbing down of people to make a dollar. Well the people using the ignorant, stupid, and gullible to make a buck don’t realize that their world cannot exist without those people.