IF we are going to have a Romulan War, then we NEED more starships up and running well before that. Or do we get to see the Enterprise be the sole weapon against the Romulan Empire?
How did Voyager turn into crap with Species 8472 and the Borg? In fact, from Scorpion all the way to Season 6, Voyager was awesome. Even Season 7 was great.
The franchise is almost 40 years old.
Plus it's sandwiched between the present and the Original Series. Keeping it interesting and trying to maintain some degree of continuity is going to be very difficult.
Also, sci-fi in general is dying. Look at what the once-far-flung millenium (i.e. the present) looks like: no commercial space travel, no flying cars, no robots, biotechnology that is at once primitive yet controversial. People have lost faith in an adventurous, space-faring future. All the future looks like now is a place where everyone takes cholesterol-suppressing and mood-stabilizing drugs and watches big, flat-screen TVs.
Sussman states: I'm told season three will have more of an emphasis on weird, high-concept, science fiction ideas.
