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<blockquote data-quote="myrdden" data-source="post: 2118818" data-attributes="member: 549">I'll agree with that.&nbsp; I think some of their ideas simply just didn't jive with many Trek fans.&nbsp; Personally the TCW and Xindi plots just didn't appeal to me at all.&nbsp; Under a different banner, they may have worked.&nbsp; But it certainly didn't work for me as a Trek series.&nbsp;I agree with the &quot;too many nods comment&quot;.&nbsp; I defintiely got the sense that the writers were trying really hard to pick up the series, push it in yet another direction, and over emphasize its connection with TOS.&nbsp; I have to admit to falling in the &quot;too little, too late&quot; category.&nbsp; If this approach had been taken in the first or second season (easing up on the &quot;nods&quot; but maintaining the mini-arcs) I think the series would be fairing better than it is.&nbsp; But really whose to say...Even with the TCW, I thought the first few episodes (and the first season as a whole) wasn't too bad.&nbsp; Unfortunately the quality in episodes would swing way to wildly with some being really great to others being quite bad.&nbsp; It's too bad the show went the way it did as I see a lot of lost potential.&nbsp; The TCW and Xindi plots were a waste of that potential in my mind.&nbsp; But of course YMMV...I have been enjoying this season but when I think back, I would say less that half of the episodes from the first three seasons were really satisfying for me.I'll disagree here.&nbsp; I think it was a disparity between what fans expected and what the producers were offering.&nbsp; Also I think the TV viewer in general has evolved in their viewing expectations from TNG and even VOY airings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="myrdden, post: 2118818, member: 549"] I'll agree with that. I think some of their ideas simply just didn't jive with many Trek fans. Personally the TCW and Xindi plots just didn't appeal to me at all. Under a different banner, they may have worked. But it certainly didn't work for me as a Trek series. I agree with the "too many nods comment". I defintiely got the sense that the writers were trying really hard to pick up the series, push it in yet another direction, and over emphasize its connection with TOS. I have to admit to falling in the "too little, too late" category. If this approach had been taken in the first or second season (easing up on the "nods" but maintaining the mini-arcs) I think the series would be fairing better than it is. But really whose to say... Even with the TCW, I thought the first few episodes (and the first season as a whole) wasn't too bad. Unfortunately the quality in episodes would swing way to wildly with some being really great to others being quite bad. It's too bad the show went the way it did as I see a lot of lost potential. The TCW and Xindi plots were a waste of that potential in my mind. But of course YMMV... I have been enjoying this season but when I think back, I would say less that half of the episodes from the first three seasons were really satisfying for me. I'll disagree here. I think it was a disparity between what fans expected and what the producers were offering. Also I think the TV viewer in general has evolved in their viewing expectations from TNG and even VOY airings. [/QUOTE]

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