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So a new animated Star Trek series is on its way called Lower Decks, co-developed by someone who's worked in Rick and Morty (not a show I got into, if I'm being honest), and I have somewhat mixed feelings. But first a video

youtu.be/S5sEzo_qzyQ
I'm going to start by saying I'm not a fan of the animation style based upon the art released to date: to me it looks more like a flash-game than an actual animated series.

Second... I can't say I'm that impressed by the character bios so far. Everyone comes across as "this is the straight lased one" and "this is the wacky one" and "this is the techy one", as apposed to the more well rounded characters we've had in the past. I get that it's aimed at a younger audience, but so we're shows like Avatar and Justice League, and they had deep, complex characters.

There's still some potential, but I've been burned too many times in the recent past, so consider me optimistic, but not too hopeful.

Thoughts?

3-dimensional characters in JL, like Batman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter?

I get the sense that this show is supposed to be more of a lark than JL, which was a more earnest show about superheroes.

In fact, it reminds me of another space show from the 90s called SPACE CASES.

Lark? And I loved Space Cases! It's better than modern Trek.

Haven’t heard anything about this until now. I find it disappointing that three out of the four main characters appear human. (Not sure about the blue haired guy, though Ezra from SW: Rebels was a human with blue hair.) It’s animated. They can do any species they want without an issue. They don’t even need to be humanoid.

Meushell wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:16 am Haven’t heard anything about this until now. I find it disappointing that three out of the four main characters appear human. (Not sure about the blue haired guy, though Ezra from SW: Rebels was a human with blue hair.) It’s animated. They can do any species they want without an issue. They don’t even need to be humanoid.

Can they? Don't they reuse models with slight changes?

Karha of Honor wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:01 am

Meushell wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:16 am Haven’t heard anything about this until now. I find it disappointing that three out of the four main characters appear human. (Not sure about the blue haired guy, though Ezra from SW: Rebels was a human with blue hair.) It’s animated. They can do any species they want without an issue. They don’t even need to be humanoid.

Can they? Don't they reuse models with slight changes?

I don’t think that’s done for main characters, at least, not in the cartoons I have seen. It would be really distracting if they did. Besides, even if they don’t want a non-humanoid main character, that’s not an reason to make most of them human. Give one wings. That’s something that could be fun to explore, and it would be easier to do in a cartoon. Make one a Xindi insectoid to show the Xindi really do exist in the 24th century. Or just go with a human-like alien. They gave one cybernetics. That cannot be any easier than a Bajoran nose or Vulcan ears.

Meushell wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 10:28 amOr just go with a human-like alien. They gave one cybernetics. That cannot be any easier than a Bajoran nose or Vulcan ears.

It looks like the security/tactical officer is Bajoran

Looks terrible, I do not intend to spend even one second watching it.

They should bring back Eddington.