1) Set it two, maybe three centuries ahead any of the past Treks.

2) No guest appearances by former actors.

3) Set it out on the fringes of known space.

4) A small ship, suited for exploration and diplomacy, not battle.

5) A captain that is neither human nor Vulcan, perhaps of an entirely new species.

6) Delete Next Gen's obsession with the 19th and 20th centuries — this should be about the future.

7) The cast of seven or a dozen actors should be the small ship's entire crew.

8) Humans should be a minority in the crew.

9) No Earth-born characters in the crew — perhaps none of them have never even been to Earth.

10) If they're the finest ship in the fleet, show us so rather than telling us how extraordinary they are.

11) Forget about the two recent movies — keep it on the original timeline.