My poster child for lazy writing is what happened to the revival of Doctor Who, which is generally a half-rung farther down the ladder than Star Trek.
Striking a balance between delivering innovative new challenges that won't alienate existing fans and paying fan service in a way that won't confuse new fans is quite a writer's dilemma. They don't start working until they've been hired, and we're counting on a work product born under the gun of a deadline.
Tonight someone told me that Patrick Stewart told the old cast that they would not be a part of Picard, when it first got greenlit. I have not had time to check that out yet.
It HAS been my sense that Stewart never really understood what made Trek work, if he's had much control as a producer.
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