I so desperately wish that the Orville writers (IE, the DS9 and TNG writers I liked the most) were writing for current trek. So much of the criticisms levelled at the Berman-era are rectified here, and the show doesn’t serve as propaganda for the US state department.
We follow up with planets (or get more explicit narration about how they didn’t just abandon some random planet to fend for itself after “fixing” a problem)
Characters remember things from past episodes
Gay and trans storylines
Union politics make more sense than Federation politics
All without:
Promoting the space NSA (Section 31)
Promoting the view that governments have no choice but to act in bad faith so its up to Great Individuals to ensure they stay on the correct path