Star Trek is just a setting at this point. Lower Decks proved you can do funny and respectful of the fans at the same time. I agree some of SNW’s campiness is a bit over the top, but I’d rather a show spend time trying to do something different like a musical than be totally reliant on drama/action like Discovery (a show that was actually good on the rare occasion the cast could take a break from universe ending peril).
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LordMayor@piefed.social 2 days ago
Has Star Trek jumped the shark?
ToS and TNG were always a bit cheesy but at heart they were morality plays and social commentary. I couldn’t get into much after TNG. I’ve been watching Strange New Worlds and it’s all right but the musical episode and some other bits were a bit too… campy?
But, a comedy? Is it becoming Galaxy Quest? The movie that mocked it?
themoken@startrek.website 2 days ago
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 days ago
What’s wrong with comedies?
Star Trek has a long history of comedy episodes, and arguably even a film, depending on how you feel about “The Voyage Home”.
Comedy and morality certainly aren’t mutually exclusive.
usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I have nothing against a Star Trek comedy show either way, but I’m going to take issue with calling Galaxy Quest a mockery. Yeah, it’s a parody, but I doubt a more loving parody exists. Everything it makes fun of in the first half comes around to be something admirable by the end, from Alan Rickman’s catchphrase to the dweeb with encyclopedic knowledge of the series saving the day. The movie actually embraces us geeks who poured over the Franz Joseph deck plans and says “good for you, maybe your love of this shit will save the world someday.”
LordMayor@piefed.social 1 day ago
You’re right, parody is a better description than mockery.
reddig33@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’ve just stopped watching at this point. The new academy show has some good casting, but it just looks like more ST Discovery slop from the previews.
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 2 days ago
This is jumping off the back of Lower Decks, the animated series that ran for a few seasons and was pretty popular. Tawny, who I believe is spearheading this new show, played one of the main characters in Lower Decks.