Will chime in now, and post something further days (weeks?) from now.
Enjoying the thread, and I'm only on page 7.
Put up with the first JJ movie. Even went to a theater a second time (in spite of Vulcan being blown up), wanted to walk out of the second as soon as I saw the Enterprise swim out of the water (don't even talk to me about Khan, or the scene of Kirk dying...wanted to puke).
I thought TNG missed out on a 'Hill Street Blues' type of cast (have 30, kill off or promote 20). We still watched it every Saturday night when first aired. DS9 was boring, lost interest within two years, Voyager stunk (but I'll watch an episode on occasion) and 'Enterprise' had its moments. I wish all the retreads would have been aired during the 2010s: do five or ten episodes, take a break, do five or ten more, take a long break.
It is so much better for the actors, the writers, and the removal of formulatic B.S.
I just saw the promo for STIII (or whatever). Won't go near it. Insert David Bowie 'Slam bam, Thank you Ma'am' theatrics apparent. So much for what made TOS the best when it really hit the mark......sci fi with the added human element involved.
Rant and expose' are over for now.