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This show was honestly such a special gem. ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

I'm going to miss all the cleverness, great writing, and loads of fun. I wish I could be friends with all the characters. Boimler and Mariner's relationship is so wonderful. I want IRL friends like all of them. ๐Ÿ™ƒ

So long Lower Deck.

Engage the core.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

Wasn't this the highest rated nu trek? Smart move by paramount to kill something so popular.

We demand 7 seasons!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 18 minutes ago (1 children)

I will never begin to understand how and why execs make the decisions they do.

No idea if it was most popular, but i wouldn't have thought so. The humor seemed directed mostly towards existing fans. I cant imagine they brought in many new viewers. I'd love to be surprised though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 minutes ago

Yeah, I hate to say it, but it makes sense from a bean-counter's perspective. Lower Decks seemed to mostly target hardcore fans, and hardcore fans will already be subscribing to watch SNW. If its not gaining them any extra subscriptions, they don't care about it.

Section 31 and Academy are both trying to court people outside of the existing fandoms. Certainly not very successfully in the case of Section 31, but the reasoning at play is pretty clear.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It was absolutely the best of New Trek!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

So what do people classify as New Trek. Post Archer's Enterprise?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yep, I think that's how it's commonly understood.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 49 minutes ago

It certainly has its differences. I've really enjoyed SNW. Discovery had a lot of good, but plenty to counter balance it. I'm glad they wrapped it up because it really really needed to.

Now... this Section 31 movie? I watched the trailer. And... as much as I hate to say this because of how much I love Star Trek... I think I'm going to skip that one. Normally I watch everything out of devotion. Yep, that means watching some pretty bad stuff. I just don't know if this movie has any redeeming qualities though.

I love Yeoh, but I really don't like the Georgiou character much. And this movie takes place in the part of the Discovery timeline that I just didn't dig so much.

I don't know. Maybe.

I'd hate for there to be some Star Trek I didn't watch .

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

I did too! Watched it on initial release but skipped the finale, then watched a second time with the finale. Like a lot of Trek it is even better the second time, there is a shocking amount of attention to detail for a silly cartoon.

My favorite aspect that LDS really nailed was that it regularly turned a Trek trope on it's head, and the "twist" in so many episodes turned out to be a positive well-intentioned misunderstanding instead of an ulterior motive.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Engage the core.

No, no. Don't you dare go to warp on a workout joke!

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

It had me rofl. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’œ

So perfect.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

great show, a classic for sure. I think all the scripts were written in all caps tho.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Ha! Because of all the cartoon energy? ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] Zachariah 17 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

LOWER! DECKS!
LOWER! DECKS!
LOWER! DECKS!
LOWER! DECKS!

[โ€“] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 1 points 19 hours ago

TEAM SPIRT!

COMMUNITY!

LOWER DECKS!

[โ€“] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I wish I could be friends with all the characters

This is the mark of a truly great show

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 18 hours ago

Indeed. ๐Ÿ’œ

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Man what are the odds??? I just finished the last episode today too! I've been dragging along on this last season because, ya know, last season and all, but it did certainly end with quite a bang.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago

Same. I didn't want to rush it. Savor it, you know.

It left me with the good feels.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Buffertime episode was the one where I became hooked.

The show consistently delivered until the very end, at least for me.

My only petty gripe is when I recently rewatched an episode: Riker comments about seeing Archer and the gang in the holodeck and now that I've seen ENT...I don't want to be reminded of the finale. I told you it was petty!

5 seasons and a movie, make it so!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

2 movies.

Lower Decks earned it's place in the One Good, One Bad cycle(at least a tongue-in-cheek poke at it).

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Ooh! I didn't hear about a possible movie. Is it a sure thing?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

I have no idea, but I hope so haha

[โ€“] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 1 points 19 hours ago

A fun, animated Star Trek movie, full of fun and team spirit and community might hit just right in July 2026

[โ€“] Blue_Morpho 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It's my favorite Trek since DS9. I need to re watch it. I was annoyed by Mariner and Boimler during the first episodes. But they had fantastic character development that made the first episodes necessary.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I have serious love-hate for her.