Who else is going to see Rogue One, the next Star Wars movie soon?

[ApeNotKillApe]

Could you honestly put Abrams on the level of big name directors of the past.

No.  He's not as bad as Micheal Bay, but he's certainly no Steven Spielberg.
I was not thrilled with what he did with the first Star TreK, however, I am not unhappy he rebooted it, because the 3rd one feels like it's getting back on track and I look forward to new ones under other directors.

Star Wars TFA has its problems (Hint: it wasn't the girl that was the main problem!), but I still enjoyed it WAAAY more than episodes I, II or even III. And I am also happy to see more new Star Wars stories.  At least it isn't the 3rd remake of Spider Man in a decade!  If they keep doing new and not remakes, I'm open to giving each one a chance.

Exactly. You know better.

I'm not about to hate on Force Awakens or his Star Trek films, but I also ultimately don't think they're worth defending. They're commercial products made to pander to as many as possible (hence the female lead w/ black supporting role) to turn a profit before the end of the opening weekend.