Star Trek : Two new Animated Series announced (1 Viewer)

[Adam Lenhardt]

Star Trek: Lower Decks will premiere on August 6, on CBS All Access:

‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Gets August Premiere Date On CBS All Access; Teaser Art Unveiled

CBS All Access has set Thursday, August 6 for the premiere of <em>Star Trek: Lower Decks,</em> its half-hour animated comedy series.

deadline.com

Looks like it’s gonna be set in 2380, one year after Star Trek: Nemesis, and about seven years prior to the Romulus-supernova.

So apparently Starfleet had yet another uniform change between the First Contact through Nemesis era uniforms and the uniforms in use when Picard resigned his commission in 2387.

Maybe the Federation would have had the resources to save the Romulans if they weren't replacing the uniforms across the entire fleet a couple times each decade!

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Trailer:


I think the thing that surprised me most about the trailer was just how consistent it was with the live action shows. I think I was expecting something insane like "Rick & Morty". I could believe that this is more or less what a run-of-the-mill ship in the fleet, that gets the less prestigious assignments, would be like. The bridge crew actually seems competent; the only characters who act unprofessionally in the trailer are the ensigns who have been relegated to the lower decks. For all we know, the this kind of shit happens on the lower decks all of the time, and we just don't see it on the other shows that have their focus elsewhere.

 

[Jason_V]

Star Trek Prodigy

Premieres in 2021.

 

[Sam Favate]

Star Trek Prodigy

Premieres in 2021.

Will this be on CBS AA? If not, why not? I’m subscribing to the service for Star Trek. I shouldn’t have to go elsewhere for it.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

It’s on Nickelodeon because a) that’s part of the Viacom family and b) the age group they’re targeting. The idea is to expand the audience by meeting them where they’re at.

 

[Jason_V]

I wonder where it will be available after new episodes drop. I don't have any television package, so unless Prodigy manages to find its way onto CBS AA or somewhere else, I'll sit it out. If CBS AA is going to continue to say it's the place to see all Trek shows in one place, then, logically, Prodigy is going to have to be on the service at some point.

 

[joshEH]

New scene from Lower Decks:

 

[Greg.K]

Well, for people who wanted the new Trek shows to be more like The Orville...

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I like that they all promise to be different from each other.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

The thing about "Lower Decks" is that its protagonists are among the least consequential officers on a starship primarily assigned to bureaucratic support missions. If the show offends your sensibilities of what Star Trek is or should be, it'll be easy enough to ignore since I highly doubt it will have major impacts on the rest of the canon.

It’s on Nickelodeon because a) that’s part of the Viacom family and b) the age group they’re targeting. The idea is to expand the audience by meeting them where they’re at.

I would bet on it also eventually being available via the enhanced, renamed version of CBS All Access that will combine the CBS Corp. assets and the Viacom assets along with the other Viacom shows.

The premise reminds me a lot of the old Nickelodeon show "Space Cases", also about a group of teenagers on a stolen starship.

 

[Josh Dial]

The premise reminds me a lot of the old Nickelodeon show "Space Cases", also about a group of teenagers on a stolen starship.

If they transition toward a more adult plot then we may see some shades of DS9's "Valiant" episode.

 

[joshEH]

Also, the year in which Lower Decks is set (2380) is likewise the year in which the Romulus-supernova is discovered to be an impending galactic event, as well as the year in which Admiral Picard and Starfleet commence the massive, years-long evacuation mission, so we might see things take a much more serious turn on that front, as well.

 

[joshEH]

Kate Mulgrew reprising the role of Admiral Janeway on the Nickelodeon animated series:

Janeway Returns! ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ to Feature Kate Mulgrew’s Voice Talents as ‘Voyager’ Captain

"To be at the helm again is going to be deeply gratifying in a new way for me," the actress said.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Philip Verdieck]

O CAPTAIN —
Kate Mulgrew returning as Capt. Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy
Now all we need is a Prodigy / Picard crossover to reunite her with Seven.

Kate Mulgrew returning as Capt. Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy

Now all we need is a Prodigy / Picard crossover to reunite her with Seven.

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