I watched and enjoyed most of the previous ST programming . . . but I refused to pay for ST Discovery. From what I've subsequently heard, I really didn't miss much.
And this "Picard" trailer really doesn't intrigue me either - the ONLY thing that looked good was 7 of 9 popping up at the end.
Won't be paying to see this series, either.
(If you need comic books and a novel to follow the TV plot, that indicates either lousy writing or a pure cash grab - probably both.)