One of the problems was that he took the "Hopeful future" idea too far. Part of the appeal for the original Star Trek was that it wasn't a vision of a dark future - all too common in those days. Rather, it was one where they had problems, but generally things were far better than they are today.

Given that this new show was about "The Next Generation," it had to be even better, where problems were often intellectual. Unfortunately, utopia is boring.

There were a few early shows I found interesting. I liked "Where No One Has gone Before" because they were doing something different. Unfortunately, they didn't really do much with the story. "11001001" also was interesting, with the discussion of sentient computers, but again, it didn't go anywhere. But "The Arsenal Of Freedom" was a perfect example of how to do things wrong: They finally get some serious battle action, then break the tension by sitting down to discuss "feelings." Urrggh.

When they started realizing that they needed a bit of action and drama, the stories improved - somewhat.

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