I’m with you! The show wasn’t perfect but it was cool to see a crew explore before the prime directive , stable transporters and the federation. Tons of opportunities to explore that further.
Right? I mean, I want desperately for the events of the last episode to be retconned, but even without that, just another crew in that same era would be great. It’s a time rife with opportunity.
Honestly, I’d even love a series set around the time of first contact. Zefram Cochrane, early Vulcan diplomats, humanity’s first ever foray outside of our solar system… God that would be cool.