Same. I grew up on TNG and I tried to watch Discovery and it just... wasn't it. It feels like every other generic sci-fi series out there now. I always think it's funny that people like to shit on the "people sitting in a room debating space politics" trope, but that's what I liked about it, even as a kid.
TNG (at least after the first season and a half or so) is just an incredible show. It asks complex moral and philosophical questions, and actually takes them seriously. I was very young when it was on the air, and Picard was also a really excellent non-toxic male role model: decisive and commanding , but also kind, thoughtful, and emotionally intelligent. That was pretty rare in the late 80s and early 90s.
Same. I grew up on TNG and I tried to watch Discovery and it just... wasn't it. It feels like every other generic sci-fi series out there now. I always think it's funny that people like to shit on the "people sitting in a room debating space politics" trope, but that's what I liked about it, even as a kid.
TNG (at least after the first season and a half or so) is just an incredible show. It asks complex moral and philosophical questions, and actually takes them seriously. I was very young when it was on the air, and Picard was also a really excellent non-toxic male role model: decisive and commanding , but also kind, thoughtful, and emotionally intelligent. That was pretty rare in the late 80s and early 90s.