Your last paragraph is spot on. I watched season 1 of Discovery & season 1 of Picard and that was enough for me...but I was able to be roped back in for season 3 of Picard because I grew up with TNG in it's first run.
I will admit I did enjoy season 3...at first. What's most interesting to me in hindsight, is that as soon as it was over, I was over it. It left practically no residual impression on me. There were a lot of pretty solid guest performances (Ensign Ro's return being the standout) but in the end it did wind up being nothing but memberberries and filler. A high calorie meal with no nutrition, no real sustenance.
Contrast that to TOS, TNG, and DS9 which all still have profoundly effecting & evocative moments that I reflect on even after many repeated viewings across the last nearly 40 years. I remember how satisfied I felt in 94 after watching "All Good Things..." which was a wonderful note to leave on, especially considering in my opinion Season 7 is the weakest of TNG.
Even when Nutrek is somewhat good, and the only instance of that is Picard season 3...it is still a poor simulacrum for the genuine article. In fact Data in season 3 is a perfect analogy: a golem with every related character stuffed into one body that is less than the sum of it's parts and at it's best is still just a pale imitation of something with far more heart, soul, and staying power.
Your last paragraph is spot on. I watched season 1 of Discovery & season 1 of Picard and that was enough for me...but I was able to be roped back in for season 3 of Picard because I grew up with TNG in it's first run.
I will admit I did enjoy season 3...at first. What's most interesting to me in hindsight, is that as soon as it was over, I was over it. It left practically no residual impression on me. There were a lot of pretty solid guest performances (Ensign Ro's return being the standout) but in the end it did wind up being nothing but memberberries and filler. A high calorie meal with no nutrition, no real sustenance.
Contrast that to TOS, TNG, and DS9 which all still have profoundly effecting & evocative moments that I reflect on even after many repeated viewings across the last nearly 40 years. I remember how satisfied I felt in 94 after watching "All Good Things..." which was a wonderful note to leave on, especially considering in my opinion Season 7 is the weakest of TNG.
Even when Nutrek is somewhat good, and the only instance of that is Picard season 3...it is still a poor simulacrum for the genuine article. In fact Data in season 3 is a perfect analogy: a golem with every related character stuffed into one body that is less than the sum of it's parts and at it's best is still just a pale imitation of something with far more heart, soul, and staying power.