Spoilers Lower Decks General Discussion Thread

[fireproof78]

Y'know, in looking at this design, and judging by its window layouts, it appears to be quite huge. There are three rows of portholes around the rim of the saucer, and looking at the underside, it looks to be nearly as big as either a Galaxy or Nebula. It's probably more likely a contemporary of some of the Wolf 359 ships, like the Niagara. I think I'm going to take a stab at a schematic on this one, although my top and rear views will be purely conjectural (for now), and use the Niagara's saucer as a starting point.

I too feel like it is supposed to be huge, capable of providing resources and support to whatever planets are in need as deemed appropriate.

It also appears to be very utilitarian in design, so hopefully the crew are not fixing it constantly.

 

[shivkala]

I'm getting a warp sled vibe from the ship. I wonder if that section detaches. I'm not sure why, but given the conceit of the show, maybe they have to share warp engines with other ships!

 

[eschaton]

i honestly can't wait to see the cameo list, which is rumored to be fairly long.

 

[NCC-73515]

I too feel like it is supposed to be huge, capable of providing resources and support to whatever planets are in need as deemed appropriate.

It also appears to be very utilitarian in design, so hopefully the crew are not fixing it constantly.

They probably have to stay wherever they are sent for a long time, doing all the tedious follow-up work after the glamorous main ships have finished their episode of the week stuff XD

 

[BillJ]

Pretty ugly ship. But I’m guessing that’s the point.

 

[thribs]

So twice now you've been asked to show us what you've got, and instead you continue to bitch about the ship and insult it at ever turn.

For the record, I don't actually care for this ship design very much myself, but your constant Monday morning quarterbacking of everything with the constant insistence that TPTB are lazy hacks and you could do better is getting rather tiresome. As others have said, if you can do better, SHOW US YOU CAN DO BETTER.

It’s a figure of speech but I suppose I could try it. It’s not like the standard is high.

 

[The Wormhole]

It’s a figure of speech but I suppose I could try it. It’s not like the standard is high.

Is it even possible for you to post anything without some manner of a drive-by insult? Or a reminder of how much you love the Litverse?

 

[fireproof78]

Actually made the Galaxy's saucer look almost functional.

 

[XCV330]

I wonder if this ship is a 24th century take on the Ptolemy class and those tugs in "Brother" (assuming they are not Ptolemy class)

 

[Hartzilla2007]

So, I'm guessing they all hang out in that tiny secondary hull (the titular "Lower Decks") without turbolift access, a la the Oberth Class.

Going by the promo I think they hang out at the bottom of the Saucer given the yellow rectangle around the area the arrow points to.

 

[thribs]

Can it spin? Looks like it can

 

[shapeshifter]

So that's the ship, eh? Well that's... different.

Uh, yeah, let's go with that.

 

[Cyrus]

Are people seriously discussing and complaining about the ship design of an animated comedy series about a ship that is not important? Trekkies don’t disappoint.

 

[Lord Garth]

Are people seriously discussing and complaining about the ship design of an animated comedy series about a ship that is not important? Trekkies don’t disappoint.

Mostly thribs. We're gonna run with this.

 

[fireproof78]

Are people seriously discussing and complaining about the ship design of an animated comedy series about a ship that is not important? Trekkies don’t disappoint.

Right on time

 

[The Old Mixer]

Do we have an official three-letter abbreviation for this show? LOD?

 

[Tim Thomason]

Do we have an official three-letter abbreviation for this show? LOD?

*sigh*

LD. No need for a third letter.

 

[TPezz]

I actually don’t mind the ship
It’s no Discovery, which I love, but I think it suits its intended purpose.
Each to their own I guess.

 

[The Old Mixer]

*sigh*

LD. No need for a third letter.

Three letters is regulation.

LDS?

 

[Daddy Todd]

Three letters is regulation.

LDS?

I was at Berkley in the '60's. I did a little too much LDS...