marc
Veteran Member
Star Trek: Lower Decks 8/10
This is an animated comedy series set in the Star Trek universe, aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos. They are not one of the big front line ships, they get missions like second contact. And it doesn't focus on the officers in charge, highlighting instead some of the nameless ensigns that do the work on the ship. Two main characters are Brad Boimler - a completely by-the-book suck up who is looking to climb the ranks. He is tormented by Beckett Mariner - who believes in Starfleet's mission, but can't stand its bullshit and bureaucracy, so constantly breaks the rules and has been demoted many times for it.
The series is filled with references to all the Trek series (the characters hear all the gossip), including several references to the old animated series. Heck, they even included references to a character in a series that was never made, and the Spock Helmet - which was some toy helmet the toy company put Spock's name on, but had nothing to do with any series ever, until now. The first officer references the Kirk-Spock era as TOS, you know, 'those old scientists'. The season finale was amazingly serious and dramatic, putting it on par with any TNG finale, it was awesome! And it was still pretty damn funny at times. Looking forward to the next two seasons that have been greenlit.
This is an animated comedy series set in the Star Trek universe, aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos. They are not one of the big front line ships, they get missions like second contact. And it doesn't focus on the officers in charge, highlighting instead some of the nameless ensigns that do the work on the ship. Two main characters are Brad Boimler - a completely by-the-book suck up who is looking to climb the ranks. He is tormented by Beckett Mariner - who believes in Starfleet's mission, but can't stand its bullshit and bureaucracy, so constantly breaks the rules and has been demoted many times for it.
The series is filled with references to all the Trek series (the characters hear all the gossip), including several references to the old animated series. Heck, they even included references to a character in a series that was never made, and the Spock Helmet - which was some toy helmet the toy company put Spock's name on, but had nothing to do with any series ever, until now. The first officer references the Kirk-Spock era as TOS, you know, 'those old scientists'. The season finale was amazingly serious and dramatic, putting it on par with any TNG finale, it was awesome! And it was still pretty damn funny at times. Looking forward to the next two seasons that have been greenlit.