They're different sub-genres. I really enjoyed BSG, but for me it didn't take away anything from TNG. The only criticism I have with TNG is that tech isn't the

They're different sub-genres. I really enjoyed BSG, but for me it didn't take away anything from TNG. The only criticism I have with TNG is that tech isn't the solution to all their non-philosophical problems -- they are a civilization with, to a first-order approximation, complete mastery over energy and matter, with even the Q wary about their further potential. Yet the pattern buffers can't store swathes of human backups because reasons? TNG is at its best when it's philosophical, that aspect is essential to its sub-genre. As for DS9, it was great, but it wishes it was Babylon 5. B5 was superior in every way except budget.