I fucking love this show. The fact it is canonical is freaking simultaneously amazing and bonkers.
‘Lower Decks’ Series Finale “The New Next Generation” Review, Plus Mike McMahan Interview
Submitted 15 hours ago by hopesdead@startrek.website to startrek@startrek.website
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warmaster@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
meyotch@slrpnk.net 13 hours ago
Well, they have effectively compartmentalized the damage to canon with the rift stuff.
Without spoiling too much, let’s just say I agree with Cool Boimler on this one.
Still it’s a fun romp and I like the riffs and easter eggs. Give us more!
data1701d@startrek.website 1 hour ago
It depends. The Cerritos is passingly mentioned in Prodigy, which suggests at least one version (probably ours) of the Cerritos is in the prime timeline.
Infynis@midwest.social 9 hours ago
The rift stuff only affects the future. Everything that happened in Lower Decks is still fully canon
Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
My only dash of hope is there’ll be spinoffs.
data1701d@startrek.website 1 hour ago
My joking theory is they did the weird Rutherford implant removal to make his costume easier. 😉
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 hours ago
That’s the end of Lower Decks?
Paramount doesn’t know how to handle the wonderful IP they own…
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 14 hours ago
That tough. It can’t go forever.
I hope they take the things people loved about it and do more.
Infynis@midwest.social 9 hours ago
It could have gone on for longer though. They had more plans. The finale shows they had tons of options.
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 hours ago
The stuff coming out in the pipeline just seems kinda… well, Strange New Worlds was pretty good, I’m looking forward to more of that.
cybervseas@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I loved Lower Decks, and I hope somehow those stories continue. Did people who are new to Star Trek enjoy it, too?
As an aside, I think that was something that made Prodigy fantastic: it was a serialized program with episodic stories that didn’t require any understanding of Star Trek beforehand. The main characters weren’t part of the Federation, so the audience got to learn alongside them.
data1701d@startrek.website 1 hour ago
I met someone who actually got into TNG because of Lower Decls.
hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 9 hours ago
I had never watched startreck and i loved lower decks. I did know enough to get some of the basic references, but im sure some went over my head.
In all i think LD was a good starting point for me. I enjoyed the humor and how it didn’t take itself too seriously.
I’ve since tried another series (enterprise since it’s the first chronologically) and its fine though i do wish it was a bit more fun. I’m hoping I’ll enjoy some of the other iterations a bit more, and am looking forward to rewatching lower decks once I get back to where it’s at in the chronology.