Starlord

That's certainly taking the high ground.

I get your viewpoint and actually believe that when B&P green lighted a new show and focused on the new hotness the old, now ignored, series had their best episodes. 
 
But do disagree on the overall take. 
Having the Fed join the Dom wouldn't have been daring at all.  It would have been lazy and boring, not to forget a major departure of the basic theme of the franchise.  It would have been like the US joining Japan after Pearl Harbor.  
 
For me the best stories are the ones that took the hard road.  It is why RPG campaigns based on Hero's doing good tend to last far longer than ones based around self centered murder hobo's. 
Morality and ethics force "good" characters to take risks which lead to awesome climactic adventures.
Evil on the other hand can just quit when it looks like it may get dangerous.
 
One of the reasons shows are cratering in the last few years and we find ourselves turning back to the 80's and 90's for something to watch is the utter lack of creativity. 
Grim Dark - check
Conspiracy - check
Inner Circle Betrayer - check
rinse, repeat
 
La Brea initially looked good, but I quickly lost interest when it started slathering on the "dark secrets" Lost vibe.  I am really dancing around watching Amazon's Wheel of Time.  I'd love another great series, but I fear that it will be another book destroyed by hollywood hacks "fixing" it.  I'll admit I am not the greatest fan of the books, but I hope this time they actually read them first. 
 

My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in April from a mammogram that was (scarily) pushed back a year due to Covid.  She has been undergoing chemo since then up until last month.  It decreased the tumor about 33%.  She decided to go with a lumpectomy.  They managed to remove the tumor and the really good news is that they biopsied her lymph node and the cancer did not spread.  She will still have to undergo targeted radiation for another month and obviously have regular monitoring for the next several years, but long story short she is now cancer-free. 

Sorry I missed wishing you a great birthday, young fella. Sounds like it wasn't stellar, but the road is so much more than the bumps.
 
 
Tell that to my back and knees. 😩

If you want to get your relatives speaking to one another again over the holidays, try sending a heartfelt Christmas card with a picture of your family with a child nobody knows.

Excellent fantasy book series.  Excellent rpg video game series.  Slightly above average Netflix series (so far).