I did this for Discovery, then for Picard, and I figured I'd do the same for Lower Decks. Part of it is I freely admit I can be a bit OCD about things and it'd drive me nuts not to do it for Lower Decks as well.
So, I've noted before I don't do streaming (I still have cable....I know, so old school) so that means I have to wait until each show comes out on Blu-Ray before I see them. So I just got my copy of the Lower Decks today (I just bought the standard edition). So far I just watched the premier episode. I try not to binge watch the new shows as they come in since I like that there's some Star Trek I haven't seen yet so I want to savor it for a while.
This show will take a little getting used to. I already new it was more akin to a sitcom than dramatic sci-fi like the normal live action shows. So I was prepared for that, or so I thought. I guess I wasn't quite as ready as I thought I would be. Star Trek has always had bits of humor, and even the occasional humorous episodes (like the Ferengi oriented episodes of DS9). The first episode of Lower Decks had plenty of humor, and at times was even a bit silly and low brow. That's ok too, after all, I watch South Park and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. But I guess I wasn't quite ready to see that applied to a Star Trek show. But I don't hate it. It's just something I'll have to get used to as I watch more episodes.
The animation was well done. It definitely had a TNG-era feel to the set design animation, and I noticed even the credit type was the same as that used for TNG. I also liked that the show gives us a look at the other members of the show we rarely see in any detail on other shows. Occasionally you'll get a 'lower decks' episode, I recall one in TNG and one in Voyager for instance. But this will give us a look at that in more detail.
And I'll try to take the show in the spirit as it's presented, that is, not take it too seriously. I get the impression it's not really meant to add deep, significant stories to Star Trek continuity, but just more or less to have a little fun (that's not to say there won't be those moments, but I don't expect it to get deep into things like Discovery and Picard do).
So, I've noted before I don't do streaming (I still have cable....I know, so old school) so that means I have to wait until each show comes out on Blu-Ray before I see them. So I just got my copy of the Lower Decks today (I just bought the standard edition). So far I just watched the premier episode. I try not to binge watch the new shows as they come in since I like that there's some Star Trek I haven't seen yet so I want to savor it for a while.
This show will take a little getting used to. I already new it was more akin to a sitcom than dramatic sci-fi like the normal live action shows. So I was prepared for that, or so I thought. I guess I wasn't quite as ready as I thought I would be. Star Trek has always had bits of humor, and even the occasional humorous episodes (like the Ferengi oriented episodes of DS9). The first episode of Lower Decks had plenty of humor, and at times was even a bit silly and low brow. That's ok too, after all, I watch South Park and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. But I guess I wasn't quite ready to see that applied to a Star Trek show. But I don't hate it. It's just something I'll have to get used to as I watch more episodes.
The animation was well done. It definitely had a TNG-era feel to the set design animation, and I noticed even the credit type was the same as that used for TNG. I also liked that the show gives us a look at the other members of the show we rarely see in any detail on other shows. Occasionally you'll get a 'lower decks' episode, I recall one in TNG and one in Voyager for instance. But this will give us a look at that in more detail.
And I'll try to take the show in the spirit as it's presented, that is, not take it too seriously. I get the impression it's not really meant to add deep, significant stories to Star Trek continuity, but just more or less to have a little fun (that's not to say there won't be those moments, but I don't expect it to get deep into things like Discovery and Picard do).
