What it was under Gene Roddenberry (TOS, TAS, first couple of TOS films, and the first 4 seasons of TNG) had his stamp and vision - that humans can really be something more and better in this life - and that discovering that together is how one grows (like other beings).
None of that is present in anything done since, and today's new show is no different -
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/10/18/star-o18.html
Or to put it another way - this is what's missing -
"The principal reason for this enduring popularity has been the franchise’s optimistic view of the future and its willingness to grapple with serious human problems. By the 23rd century, in the show’s future history, all of the basic problems of contemporary society, including war, poverty and racial and national divisions, have long since been overcome. The international cooperation among the crew members of the Enterprise suggested that the wars and conflicts of the 20th century, far from representing the essential rottenness of humanity, as has become almost an article of faith in certain artistic circles, would eventually be discarded in the further social and technological development of human civilization."
None of that is present in anything done since, and today's new show is no different -
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/10/18/star-o18.html
Or to put it another way - this is what's missing -
"The principal reason for this enduring popularity has been the franchise’s optimistic view of the future and its willingness to grapple with serious human problems. By the 23rd century, in the show’s future history, all of the basic problems of contemporary society, including war, poverty and racial and national divisions, have long since been overcome. The international cooperation among the crew members of the Enterprise suggested that the wars and conflicts of the 20th century, far from representing the essential rottenness of humanity, as has become almost an article of faith in certain artistic circles, would eventually be discarded in the further social and technological development of human civilization."
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