@ValueSubtracted I mean, it’s not binary, but it is a factor. I’ve watched the same movie, or even single episodes, many, many times. But there is a reason people, like myself, want to avoid spoilers before watching something new. Knowing how it ends ahead of time just hits different.
@ValueSubtracted but part of st vi laid out how the Federation and klingon empire became the allies we see in tng. That’s the kind of “filling in the blanks” stories I’m talking about. VI is my 2nd favorite movie after Khan, so I’m not saying those kinds of stories can’t be good as well.