Well I can't speak for whether any particular generation is walking in its sleep, I was also a bit disappointed by the decision to reboot the franchise in the new movies. More importantly, I think it was unfortunate the JJ Abrams, a director who is capable of better, brought us a more or less standard action flick that on occassion throws a bone to original fans with a reference what came before. It only serves to remind us that what came before was better, if less extravagantly funded. I guess that is the primary hope of the new series... That it will build on the core vision rather than demolish it entirely.