It was a great episode.
Also, Number One saying “They put that on the poster?” made my heart melt.
And the gag with Ransom calling Una the sexiest, given the actors’ relationship.
Ransom’s voice actor Jerry O’Connell is complimenting his wife, Rebecca Romjin, who plays Una.
Is this what this show is like?
@xusontha @ruckblack Well, it’s very in line with LD but unique for SNW. It’s the incongruity that makes it a riot.
Lower Decks is an animated comedy. It’s Star Trek in a new genre. They speak very fast, very loudly, and try to make every line at least a little funny, often sliding in obscure references to Trek lore. Think Futurama or Rick and Morty.
Strange New Worlds is a modern take on classic Star Trek, which is much more buttoned-up. It’s true to the more serious tone of previous live-action Trek series.
This is from the crossover episode, where two Lower Decks characters appeared in Strange New Worlds. The contrast between them and the Enterprise crew was a riot, and IMHO they didn’t overdo it; they got it just right. It’s everything I could have hoped for as a fan of both of these two very different series.
I recommend both shows.
Lower Decks is certainly fast, loud and in-your-face funny. But what I was completely not expecting is for it to be so respectful and adoring of what came before in the franchise. I thought originally, ah yeah one of those “fast edgy animated comedies”, it surely would be derisive and treat Trek like a joke itself, but actually, no it does not. It’s a comedy set in the Trek universe, it’s not a comedy where Trek is the punchline.
I feel the same way. The writers do such a good job integrating ST lore that it just really displays their knowledge and respect for the universe.
Off the top of my head:
- random references to made up Star Trek words and concepts, like Ponfarr and Chadeetch (I’m not looking these words up)
- getting to revisit 1 off species. Everyone loves the metaphor aliens (TEMBA ARMS WIDE OPEN) so it’s fun to bring them back and poke fun. It’s basically the Airplane scene (“Excuse me miss, I speak jive.”)
- Characters are very aware of various ways to die as red shirt
It’s a fun show
Weeell, SNW is only on season 2 and we’ve already had an animated crossover, a musical episode, two characters doing Star Trek mythbusters, a double date sitcom setup with Spock and a renfair episode.
SNW isn’t a self-parody, but it’s certainly aiming for TOS’ blend of camp and speculative sci-fi more than the “serious tone” of 90s Trek, if that’s how we want to describe it.
Where did people get the idea that 90s Trek was serious?
Do people not remember Lwaxana Troi? Q being Marvel’s Loki?
I’ve watched this episode twice and I’m about to watch it a third time since you reminded me about it
Everyone keeps saying “this episode” but I don’t know which series or which episode y’all are referring to lol
“Those Old Scientists” - Strange New Worlds S2E07. It’s a crossover with Lower Decks and it’s awesome.
The next few years under captain Pike will have to be very harsh on Spock to get him to Nimoy’s look
young Leonard Nemoy was a pretty handsome dude.
I adore this episode, especially later on when the SNW crew go fan crazy over the NX-01 crew with those Boimler and Mariner grinning in the background. That and Boim’s Section 31 fast walk
