Re: Reboots?
TNG may be discussed as a "reboot" but there is a far more accurate word to descibe it: sequel. And that's why that word exists, no need to try to redefine the meaning of another one
Deep Space Nine and Voyager are contemporaries, so therefore "offshoot" is the technically accurate desciption.
The latest Star Trek movie series is the only, true "reboot" in the discussion: taking all known aspects of a creation and reimagining them. In TNG et al, the Constitution-class starships existed as they were previously shown on screen; Kirk, Spock and all the other historical personalities, as well as all the events that surrounded them, stayed in place. Only with the new movies does all of that - all of it - change. That's a "reboot".
The new series may do well - no Berman or Braga!! That's a "+100" for its potential goodness factor right there! :-)
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