I can't get enough of this show...I'm a person that is very obsessed with film history and the various ways to imitate it, so things like lighting, makeup, and color grading really stand out to me, and I've gotta say, everything on the visual spectrum of this show was constructed by a truly devoted hand. Some people with a very intense appreciation of the original material made a big effort to replicate it as closely as possible, and I can't respect that enough...
Not to mention the set design (colored gradient backgrounds, yay!), which is a huge deal.
I swear, there's moments in these episodes where I can squint my eyes to blur the actor's faces a bit, and I'm convinced I'm watching TOS. The side-by-side comparison is mind-boggling.
If you want to complain about the story, acting etc. (personally I find the content just as devout as the visuals, but I'm not necessarily a "die hard" Trek fan so I may be missing the offensive parts. I think Vic does an uncanny Kirk, myself), do as you wish, but at the very least you've gotta hand the technical aspects to these guys as far as look and feel...they freaking NAILED it.