Spoilers Star Trek: Prodigy General Discussion Thread

[Campe]

It just has this optimism that so many fans say they want from the franchise, then a show has it in spades and it is totally ignored.

I’ve never understood why it was ignored so completely.
Cartoon?
Led by aliens?
Initially geared towards younger audiences?

 

[cooleddie74]

It was touted as a "Nickelodeon cartoon aimed at children" from the beginning, and that didn't help.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Yeah I feel like they deliberately put it aside from the other series and said 'this is for children', and when people saw the character designs they believed them.

 

[Hellbird]

It just has this optimism that so many fans say they want from the franchise, then a show has it in spades and it is totally ignored.

It was a very respectful show, and surprisingly it didn't treat its audience like children.

 

[Tuskin38]

Interview with Aaron Waltke, there are minor Academy spoilers in here

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[Christopher]

It was a very respectful show, and surprisingly it didn't treat its audience like children.

It's weird how Americans think a children's show respecting its audience is somehow a surprise. I watch a lot of Japanese children's action shows, and I'm struck by how routinely they don't talk down to the audience, often featuring very rich and nuanced character writing and intense, dark storylines. For that matter, there have been plenty of smart, sophisticated children's shows in the US, from Batman: The Animated Series and Gargoyles to Avatar/Korra to The Dragon Prince.