No it's fine, I have only watched TNG and the Original series, and a few episodes here and there of the others, so I'm far from a 'trekkie', but still a fan. Actually the rogue captain Lorca bothers me less than Michael Burnham who ironically is driven by her emotions despite being apparently raised by Vulcans. I'll look into that stuff you mention about NCC-1031 etc, I really want this to be a good series, but I have been re-watching TNG while waiting for new episodes to drop, and I have to be honest, some of the old TNG episodes were a lot more interesting than Discovery so far, albeit, Discovery is an evolving story and some of TNG were painful to watch (boring).
I guess it's too soon to judge Discovery as you mention, there could be some interesting things coming, but I mean the spore thing was done better in Netflix's 'The Expanse', in fact you'd think the Mycelium spores from Discovery and the Proto Molecule from The Expanse were the same substance, same FX, and very similar properties etc.
So I guess I'm more 'meh' at this stage, but will keep on watching regardless, hopefully it picks up.
Alright, not a huge Trekkie then.
Will give you a quick rundown of Section 31 and then you tell me whether you reckon the show could be about them. Also before I say anything...
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS
*YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED* *YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED* *YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED*
So, Section 31 is an organisation that exists within the Federation and Star Fleet that is completely off the books. They recruit their members by capture and not by conventional means. When they recruit, they recruit secretly and without people knowing.
*similar to what happened to Burnham (who, just to be fair, I also don't like very much)
There job is anything. There are no rules and they are allowed to do what they like in order to ensure the survival of Star Fleet and civilization. They also traditionally where black and black badges
*hence some of the characters being surprised in the episode when they see black badges and have no clue what it means
They are above top secret and do not need to follow the prime directive. I repeat, they do not need to follow the prime directive. Completely independent. Completely. With the single goal of ensuring survival.
Within previous shows, they have gone so far as attempting to wipe out species with biochemical warfare in order to ensure survival. They are that deep into it.
Now onto the theory part.
The show being about S31 PERFECTLY explains the whole spore drive plot point since the show is a prequel, and the technology is not shown in any of the sequel shows which means the technology might not have worked or might have been kept so top secret nobody knows, like in a top secret organisation that nobody knows about maybe?
Also, the show is seemingly about the Discovery crew doing anything they can to save the Federation from the Klingons, like a top secret organisation that nobody knows about might do?
*OWN OPINION*
I think my logic, and the logic of others who have thought about this theory is quite sound and logical. And personally, if they use already established Trekkie lore to create a story that is dark and shows the darker side of Star Fleet then I think it could go very well and it might do nicely.
*OBJECTIONS*
I am not a blind fan by the way. There are some things about the show that make me salty and crispy like all hell. But that is for another conversation. Burnham is one of them by the way. Really pisses me off but I like the bigger picture story being told.