Ryujin
Legend
I get the feeling that TOS is thought well off mainly because people have fond memories of it back in the 60s or 70s. Nostalgia.
I wonder if a group of people who had never seen any Star Trek before, were shown episodes from all 5 TV series, if they would feel the same way, and how they would rate each iteration?
I can't speak for others, but for me the memories of the '60s are rather far from fond. Not much money. Constant fear of nuclear war. The US losing the war in Vietnam. Open racism. The Watts Riots. Star Trek gave hope that things could be better.