Thom we are almost on the same page! I did not like TNG, Deep Space 9 or Voyager, especially Voyager as they were in a new quadrant but keep running into the same species time after time. But after following Farscape and Babylon 5 I knew that Star Trek could be a lot better.
PS - on a side note I kept kidding my wife about Voyager. I kept telling her see what happens when you put a woman in charge! The first thing she does is get lost!
Mario,
I've seen a few episodes of TNG and as for Voyager...well...I caught the pilot episode for the first time on Hulu.com and didn't really care for it...but maybe it was due to it being a poorly written episode,so I don't know how I'd feel towards the rest of the series.
I haven't seen Deep Space Nine at all,so I can't offer an opinion on it.I brought up all 3 of these shows,because they all take place in the future(the 24th century)...since you mentioned that Star Trek should go into the future,instead of the past...but it's already been done 3 times and that was my point.
If by the future,you mean...beyond the 24th century,then I would agree that a series further into the future would be very interesting.
To me though also,the origins of the Enterprise is equally interesting to me,so I am very interested in the this timeline as well..as I am enjoying this show.
If you haven't already,you should check out the new Star Trek film series,because the effects & stories are spectacular!As for exploring the future beyond the 24th century,perhaps the new film series will get around to it and quite possibly,another TV series is yet to come??