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Is Strange New Worlds worth watching?
I like SNW, Lower Decks, SNW and Prodigy are the only new series really worth getting into. I actually think Discovery isn't that bad and it's miles better than Picard.
Yes. Strange New Worlds is surprisingly good.
The show is basically this:
I don't know who the writers actually were, but that's how it feels watching it. It's actiony but rarely over the top, it's light at times, the characters grow on each other, and there are plenty of honest to god star trek plots. It's not perfect at all and it can annoy but it's way better than most new star trek. And it's obviously a prequel, but they handle the prequel aspect really well by basically incorporating it into the plot regarding Captain Pike, as well as having just a few TOS characters. You know the TOS characters are all plot armored, but you still get tension because almost all of their friends and crewmates could die or not die.
They also have a crossover episode with Lower Decks... yes with the animated show... and it's INSANE
I don't care for it, but that's just a personal-taste thing.
They actually built a set and (most of) the characters are compelling. Some episodes are kinda miss, some are really good. Biggest criticism is, it doesn't really have TNG's thoughtful hopeful depiction of the future, but the writers seem to think it does just by virtue of being a Star Trek™ show. Still worlds better than STD.