Honestly, after watching Discovery, I just can’t look at older Trek the same way. The modern aesthetic and real science focus are unmatched.
I know a lot of traditional fans swear by the 90s shows, but after getting hooked on Star Trek: Discovery, I tried going back to watch Deep Space Nine and I just couldn't get into it at all. The older, flat studio sets and episodic resets feel so dated compared to what we have now.
For me, Discovery is easily the most science-heavy Trek of all time. I love that the writers abandoned the lazy 90s "technobabble" to give us arcs grounded in real-world concepts like actual astromycology for the Spore Drive, legitimate astrophysics formulas from real-life science advisors on the glass boards, and macro-evolutionary biology inspired by real extremophiles like Tardigrades.
LLAP! 🖖