Star Trek The Next Generation Sequel: 10 Things It Must Have

4. Hope

Despite the talk of the Borg, let's not just go for a bleak sci-fi simply because it's the way sci-fi has mostly gone in recent years. There's some thought that The Next Generation wouldn't have been anything like it was had it been released 20 years later and that comes down to obsession with mood.

But in these times, we need a nostalgic look at Starfleet that actually gives us a sense of hope. When the very existence of NASA was put under threat by presidential decree and news seems to be dominated by friction, flirtations with war and outright misery, it's time for a little hopeful escapism.

We need that familiar intrepid spirit. We need Picard's twinkling eyes. We need something that understands why The Next Generation was so appealing.