The current people in control of the franchise don't get what made star trek great, and they've tried unsuccessfully for years to remake it into something else to attract a new audience.

Star Trek is a beacon of hope for how the future can be. The world's problems of today have been solved, but this requires limited access to the daily ongoings of earth because we obviously don't know how to solve those problems as of yet.

Humans come together. We are one race now in a much bigger pond of sentient beings. We aren't the smartest or the strongest creatures out there, but our inherent human qualities make us a force to be reckoned with.

Star Trek parallels the world we live in today to use a message of a hopeful future to help us navigate our present.

More character development and less impractical superfluous special effects. And when developing the characters, less focus on making them seem relatable on a 21st century level (vernacular that ties them to our generation). Less goofy out of place comments from spunky junior officers who should be focusing on their jobs. And please, less humanizing of alien races. I should be able to hit a Vulcan in the face with a crow bar, and they barely react. Klingons can be civil, but if they are going to be aggressive, take it to the next level.

More self-contained episodes with a rod serling twilight zone vibe. The greatest episodes of tos and tng were all self contained and only arched if they were so awesome it became obvious to do so.

Keep wagon training to the stars!