Lower Decks Crossover Episode

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' started by Precious Tritium, Jul 23, 2022.

  1. Paul755

    Paul755 Commodore Commodore

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    you may be right, I hadn’t considered that. I suppose they could still do the show, just without Wheaton and one of the actors as a guest. They could have Kurtzman host for example and then have the Director of that nights episode as a guest. As long as the director isn’t Fakes.
     
  2. Q2UnME

    Q2UnME Commodore Commodore

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    In all likely hood, the Ready Room episodes have been recorded well in advance of the SAG strike. Just like the parent shows, they'll just air what the have finished "in the can'.
     
  3. Unionized Elf

    Unionized Elf Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Kurtzman is with the WGA and is also on strike.
     
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  4. Scrooge McGoo

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    I think it's obvious from the appearances of many of the actors that the Ready Room segments are shot wholly or mostly as a block, probably at some point before the season premiere. This is pretty standard stuff for budget and logistical reasons, and Wheaton pretending as host that he's experiencing all of this more or less in the "now" as the season unspools is pretty standard stuff for such productions.
     
  5. TerryTrek

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    Not surprising. She wrote 2x05 as a Lower Decks episode. Tonally, an LD crossover would actually fit really well with the silliness of SNW.
     
  6. Uhura's Song

    Uhura's Song Captain Captain

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    Come on. Q-Pid? Quark as a woman? Little Green Men? Bride of Chaotica? You are trying to re-write history here. Any show with Dax as a main character cannot be taking itself too seriously. There a plenty of examples of comedy/parody stuff in the Berman era. Like them or not.
     
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  7. Captain Jollydark

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    Wil has even mentioned that on Ready Room once or twice. Sometimes he's seen them before music is laid over.
     
  8. Scrooge McGoo

    Scrooge McGoo Fleet Admiral Premium Member

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    But almost none good.
     
  9. SantaEddie74

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    Behr and Moore did pull of a couple of great Ferengi comedy episodes in DS9 but yeah, the track record of comedy in 1987-2005 Trek is spotty at best.
     
  10. Tuskin38

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    Ready Room episodes are recorded months in advance.
     
  11. Tuskin38

    Tuskin38 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    And even before final VFX.
    He mentioned in the Picard Season 2 episodes that the Queen's eyes hadn't been made full black yet in his advance copies, and mentioned he preferred being able to see the actors eyes.
     
  12. Mutai Sho-Rin

    Mutai Sho-Rin Crusty Old Bastard Moderator

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    Best I can glean from the previous eps, the entire show and corresponding Ready Room eps are "in the can" and not subject to either strike.
     
  13. ichab

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    Q period had MANY episodes of silliness on TNG, DS9 and Voyager. Same with most episodes with Lwaxana Troi. Ditto episodes that were about Quark and his family (The Magnificent Ferengi still makes me laugh all these years later) . Holodeck episodes like when Bashir was playing a Bond like agent or Voyager with captain proton or the first time we see Data doing Sherlock Holmes....There was plenty light hearted moments from TNG, DS9 , Voyager and Enterprise. I don't know how anyone claiming to be a Trek fan could have missed them.
     
  14. ichab

    ichab Commodore Commodore

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    Comedy from the Berman era......












    Yeah.... Berman era Trek was just WAY too serious.
     
  15. fireproof78

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    Is that on the Tru Trek fan quiz?
     
  16. CorporalClegg

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    The funniest stuff of the Berman era was the Odo/Quark banter. But that had at least as much to do with Auberjonois and Shimerman than the writing itself.
     
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