"TNG's 'Lower Decks' Episode Is a Perfect Peek Behind" Topic
5 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please be courteous toward your fellow TMP members.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Star Trek Message Board
Areas of InterestScience Fiction
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Showcase ArticleAt last - the Relthoza Escorts get their turn in front of the camera...
Featured Workbench Article
Featured Profile ArticleNeed post-apocalyptic robots?
Current Poll
Featured Book Review
|
Tango01 | 06 Aug 2020 9:21 p.m. PST |
…Star Trek's Curtains "This week, Star Trek returns to the world of animation with Lower Decks, a new series dedicated to the motley officers who make up the bottom rungs of Starfleet's finest. It's a chance to goof on the series at large from the perspective of its unsung heroes—but going back to The Next Generation episode that inspired it has us hoping the new show doesn't forget what made the idea so compelling in the first place. Revisiting The Next Generation's seventh season to see "Lower Decks" in the wake of, well, Lower Decks, is in equal parts surprising and re-affirming. In some ways, it almost feels like we've retconned "Lower Decks" into an altogether different beast over the years—a tale of scrappy underdogs where we focus on what they're up instead of following the usual bridge crew, a nice break from the typical Star Trek action—in a way that such an idea being turned into an animated comedy from a Rick and Morty alumni makes a semblance of sense. But "Lower Decks" isn't… really that memory we have of it?…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
JMcCarroll | 07 Aug 2020 3:37 p.m. PST |
Missed it last night. Anyone see it? |
Tango01 | 08 Aug 2020 11:41 a.m. PST |
Seems not!… (smile) Amicalement Armand
|
JMcCarroll | 08 Aug 2020 2:33 p.m. PST |
I watched it last night. It was ok at best, some characters I just did not like. |
Tango01 | 09 Aug 2020 8:28 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement Armand
|
|