Why the hate for Alex Kurtzman?
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Were you bothered that time it happened on Enterprise? Specifically, the episode Minefield, while outside on the hull, Reed hears the Romulan ship decloak behind him and reacts to the sound.
I didn't notice, but now I'll always be bothered by it!
Actually I just checked out of curiosity and the ship's in his peripheral vision when it first appears. Archer and Reed are talking over the radio the whole episode so it'd be weird if that was the story they forgot that sound doesn't travel in space.
I've watched the first 3 seasons of R&M, and I disagree completely
Problem I had is the movie was told from the humans perspective and not the The Transformers' perspective . I get it. They wanted it to resonate with mainstream audiences. But that really ticked me off and why 80s kidsy cheese not withstanding, I remain a fan of the original cartoon.
That’s fine.I've watched the first 3 seasons of R&M, and I disagree completely
I’ve watched both too and I’ll stand by my opinion
I think they wanted Lower Decks to be a massive hit like Rick and Morty, even hiring the guy who wrote the 'Szechuan sauce' episode to run it, but the two series have a different energy to them.
Okay sure they're both about a tormented self-destructive genius lead character who deals with high-concept sci-fi rigamarole along with their timid sidekick, but Rick and Morty can be pretty amoral, dark and nihilistic, while Lower Decks doubles down on the 'friendship and science can fix everything' side of TNG. In Lower Decks things actually matter, so they're able to have serious drama and actual peril, and characters continually grow.
I'm not saying that Rick and Morty is a bad show, I think it's very intelligent and well written. But if Lower Decks has anything in common with it, it's that it's very intelligent and well written also.
Okay sure they're both about a tormented self-destructive genius lead character who deals with high-concept sci-fi rigamarole along with their timid sidekick, but Rick and Morty can be pretty amoral, dark and nihilistic, while Lower Decks doubles down on the 'friendship and science can fix everything' side of TNG. In Lower Decks things actually matter, so they're able to have serious drama and actual peril, and characters continually grow.
I'm not saying that Rick and Morty is a bad show, I think it's very intelligent and well written. But if Lower Decks has anything in common with it, it's that it's very intelligent and well written also.
From what I've seen, most people either watched and enjoyed it, or wrote it off on its premise alone.
Seven of Nine: "Fun will now commence."
Mike was brought in to pitch a series because of his TNG Season 8 twitter account and book.
The studio didn't have an idea other than wanting an animated series, Lower Decks was his baby from the start.
Though obviously his prior work on an animated series also contributed.
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He also wrote the Short Trek "The Escape Artist", which is very similar in tone to Lower Decks.
Not in my case. It is currently the only series I have yet to finish, though I intend to at some point (I have this completionist impulse concerning Trek). I dropped off around the midpoint of season 3. There were elements I do like. I liked the Rutherford and Tendi characters in particular. It’s obviously well produced and researched.
Thing about comedy is, it’s so subjective. I can see people who vibe with it adoring the series. The comedic style of this series just didn’t work for me.
Also, my limit for nostalgia and reference humor is admittedly kind of low. If it’s cleverly integrated into the story I can go with it but I felt the show leaned too much into it.
So, yeah, I expect some dismissed it from the premise but I do think that many, like me, who just couldn’t get into it.
I've got to admit, that is the worst piece of merchandise ever made, just as bad as the 1966 'Star Trek' disc gun made by Ray Line Toys.
Lower Decks is much more of a Futurama than Rick and Morty, energy-wise.
Yeah if they wanted it to be like Rick and Morty they didn't do a great job. Which suggests it wasn't ever the plan.
Mike McMahan was hired because of his "TNG Season 8" stuff and experience in various animated comedy shows, not to make a Rick and Morty clone. I think that comparison was always off from the start, but it was the most high-profile thing he'd done so people just assumed the show would have a similar tone,. But fortunately that turned out to be way off the mark.
Mike McMahan was hired because of his "TNG Season 8" stuff and experience in various animated comedy shows, not to make a Rick and Morty clone. I think that comparison was always off from the start, but it was the most high-profile thing he'd done so people just assumed the show would have a similar tone,. But fortunately that turned out to be way off the mark.
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