I actually preferred the original theme. The increased tempo of the second theme bugs me.
VindictiveJudge
Who is not to be confused with Perry the Platipus.
I still think there should be a show that opens with Jadzia and Shaw on the Black Mountain. Call it Star Trek: Revenants or something.
The version of the TOS theme with lyrics?
I didn't like the first two, but Beyond is one of my top Trek movies.
The Warner's voices were pitched up a bit in post for the original show and they didn't do that for the revival, which is at least part of why the three all sound off.
There is one small thing linking this episode to the rest - Sisko's baseball. The alien posing as Buck Bokai gives Sisko the ball that spends the rest of the series on his desk. I also actually quite like all of the interactions between Sisko and Bokai.
Seriously, Profit and Lace managed to be misogynistic, misandristic, and transphobic all at the same time.
I think the truck nuts go below the rear shuttle bay. Mudflaps go on the nacelles.
Are thirteen year old boys not the target audience for the decon room scenes?
You realize 90s Trek had a massive budget for the time and the effects were actually considered outstanding, right? It was never cheap, it's just become dated. Fanservice varies. Early TNG had TOS-style skimpy outfits, but generally avoided references to TOS. Later on they got better outfits, but also became more self-referential.
How old is she? Because Encounter at Farpoint isn't exactly an episode that would hook the average kid.