Vedexent

I went into this with some trepidation, based on some of the reviews I'd read from fans: "you can't clone androids, they're machines!", "she's got superhero strength because she has a positron in her brain?!?", "Romulans don't have acidic blood!" So ... I went into the premiere worried that the writers had slapped in some stupid 'science' to try and ret-con stupid lore-breaking plot devices in out of sheer writing laziness. Then I watched the show. I guess some Star Trek fans aren't nearly as smart as they think they are. Not a single objection I read in the reviews holds water, to anyone who can a) listen to what is being said by the Characters and b) can think rationally about what they might (or might not) be seeing. They aren't cloning androids; that is not what was said. A character MIGHT have a positronic neural net. Is the show perfect? No. Does it have problems? Yes - but maybe fewer than "Encounter at Farpoint" had. Is it going to make all Star Trek fans happy? Don't think that's possible. It's an interesting start, with some promise. It's a departure from the tried-and-true Trek formula in an attempt to do something slightly different - but it doesn't UNdo the great Star Trek moments of the past. Of course, if you DEMAND fan servicing out of your entertainment, you're going to be unhappy. But if you can keep an open mind for the first 3-4 episodes ( fewer than TNG took to get out of cringe-worthy territory ), the show MIGHT surprise us, Or it might not. But we don't know enough yet to condemn it out of hand because it doesn't play to our personal wishlist or preconceptions of what it "should" be. I'm cautiously optimistic, and willing to give the show some time to play out. For now, I'm enjoying it, and I'll be back next week.