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I don't know where you get your claims from, but if you look at user ratings on imdb [1] then SNW is the only new show to even come close to the old ones. Interestingly enough, it also comes closest to the original values and themes. So I guess it is actually you who seems to be in a minority.

[1] https://www.imdb.com/list/ls090972183/?sort=user_rating,desc...

Lists by random people on IMDB are not an accurate representation of anything more that that their personal opinion.

But if that's the game you want to play, here are rankings by Rotten Tomatoes[0] that say otherwise.

[0]https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/star-trek-tv-by-t...

You got it wrong. The list is only compiled by a user in the sense that he selected the shows included. The order displayed is generated automatically by imdb ratings, which the user had zero influence on. And for Rotten Tomatoes you would get pretty much exactly the same order if you actually looked at audience ratings. Except DS9, which ranks higher on RT. So I could see some argument that RT audiences are slightly younger. But I'm pretty confident no actual Trekkie would ever say that Prodigy is better than DS9 like your random "critic" listing would imply.

I get how this is hard to understand for today's young people, who did not grow up with the old shows. We had a whole generation growing up with a future worth working towards and aspiring to. I feel really sorry you didn't get something similar.

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