I haven't heard bad things about it, which is a good sign; trekkies are usually vocal about whether a show is dogshit or not. Telling the stories of the "expendable" crew is a good angle too after the aristocrat-centrism of the main shows.
I really liked it. It lampoons a lot of Star Trek camp while staying true to the overall ethos, which is a balance I wouldn't have thought possible before seeing it.
I really enjoy it. The humor is really hard for me to judge because a LOT is referential to other trek stuff and I know an embarassing amount about Trek. The characters are near and the low ranking officer perspective actually lends itself to some stories that relate to workplace organizing and class conciousness. It's genuinely the most explicitly leftist Trek series since DS9. It's more chuckle Evry once in a while funny than big laughs. I think it would actually appeal a lot to most people here
Lower Decks is great. It took me some time to get into but by the end I was all on board and once I was there my rewatch was more enjoyable. The comedy is okay on its own but the obscure Trekkie fanservice gags make me feel good cause I decided to dedicate most of my brain meat to Star Trek. It has a very TNG vibe but since the mains are all low ranking members it's sort of a class concious deconstruction of TNG but doesn't go too hard about it. It's basically TNG from the view of the last people they tell about anything and have to clean down the loads in the holodeck. It's fun and has a lot of potential.
Didn't they want a dolphin on the crew at one point?
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Cetacean
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Cetacean_Ops
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I love this idea so much! The wiki says it's explored more in The Lower Decks, does anyone know if that show is any good?
I haven't heard bad things about it, which is a good sign; trekkies are usually vocal about whether a show is dogshit or not. Telling the stories of the "expendable" crew is a good angle too after the aristocrat-centrism of the main shows.
I myself haven't seen it, though.
I really liked it. It lampoons a lot of Star Trek camp while staying true to the overall ethos, which is a balance I wouldn't have thought possible before seeing it.
I really enjoy it. The humor is really hard for me to judge because a LOT is referential to other trek stuff and I know an embarassing amount about Trek. The characters are near and the low ranking officer perspective actually lends itself to some stories that relate to workplace organizing and class conciousness. It's genuinely the most explicitly leftist Trek series since DS9. It's more chuckle Evry once in a while funny than big laughs. I think it would actually appeal a lot to most people here
Lower Decks is great. It took me some time to get into but by the end I was all on board and once I was there my rewatch was more enjoyable. The comedy is okay on its own but the obscure Trekkie fanservice gags make me feel good cause I decided to dedicate most of my brain meat to Star Trek. It has a very TNG vibe but since the mains are all low ranking members it's sort of a class concious deconstruction of TNG but doesn't go too hard about it. It's basically TNG from the view of the last people they tell about anything and have to clean down the loads in the holodeck. It's fun and has a lot of potential.