[problems with early Star Trek:TNG]

> One of the episodes in the first season was a remake of an original series episode.

Assuming that you mean "The Naked Now", I would like to point out that there is, strange as it may seem, a difference between a remake and a sequel. And "The Naked Now" is a sequel.

[not-problems with Andromeda]

> insects/humanoids are difficult to pull off convincingly anyway, I don't hold that aginst
> them

If we can't blame them for failing because the task was so difficult, can we blame them for attempting the task when they didn't have to?

Paul