this be the start of a new and interesting star trek series . it have a down to earth kind of feel with darker and less plaggy scenography . the character need some more time to develop but they have potential . one thing that be fairly disappointing ( with all star trek series really ) be that they portray such a gloomy picture of the equality between men and woman in the future when they paint a very positive picture about everything else . ( earth have stop war and famine etc ) the female character here be two and subcommander tpol who be vulcan and communication officer hoshi who be human . hoshi be quite wimpy and tpol be make to be a vulcan babe . some of the crew attitudes feel a bit too american ( a oppose to the more international feel of the tng crew ) but create interesting dynamic . a very good pilot though for a very good series .