The first couple of Star Trek series had physicists and astronomers as tech consultants to make the "sci" part of the sci-fi almost believable. Plus they had people familiar with historical navy stories to make fictional futuristic adventures from real life navy adventures.
Each Star Trek series after Next Generation got a little further away from both elements. Discovery had neither. Without those it's not Star Trek.
26 posted on 03/05/2023 3:41:35 PM PST by Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)