# Star Trek Lower Decks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, star-trek-paramount\ **Created:** [July 14, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340 "2020-07-14T21:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/62 "2020-08-07T21:25:40Z")
> **['Star Trek: Lower Decks': Animated Satire Is Highly Illogical](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/star-trek-lower-decks-review-1039704/)** > > Snarky humor and sincere admiration make an awkward match in new workplace comedy about low-ranking Starfleet officers ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/63 "2020-08-08T06:51:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Having your own daughter serve under your command is A Very Bad Idea… but certainly could lead to a lot of drama/comedy. Come to think of it, what is the main character’s motivation supposed to be? Her parents may have pushed her, but she both got into the naval academy and seemed to do well, possibly brilliantly, there. But now it’s been several years and she is guaranteed no future in Starfleet and currently seems to be stuck supervising holodeck jizz-moppers and vending-machine technicians. Why hasn’t she jumped ship to join the Klingons or Orions or an independent band of smugglers and pirates? Unless she feels she’s really found her niche. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/64 "2020-08-08T12:57:19Z")
Well, on the one hand, her father is an Admiral, but her mother–while a Captain–is Captain of one of the least important ships in Starfleet. She is basically like a tugboat Captain. So maybe a similar career trajectory? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/65 "2020-08-08T14:47:50Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > Why hasn’t she jumped ship to join the Klingons or Orions or an independent band of smugglers and pirates? Unless she feels she’s really found her niche. Just from the first episode we saw that: 1. She enjoys helping other civilizations, especially if she’s able to circumvent the Federation’s rules to make it happen more quickly. 2. She’s definitely a federation fangirl. 3. She is having a great time. Seems like a pretty sweet gig. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/66 "2020-08-13T15:33:13Z")
[Episode two is out](https://trekmovie.com/2020/08/13/review-star-trek-lower-decks-drinks-the-bloodwine-skips-the-jamaharon-in-envoys/). As they say on Taxor, female feces outside inside feces. ---
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/67 "2020-08-13T16:25:51Z")
I gave it a try. I’ll give it one more episode for the requisite 3-episodes-to-decide rule. Awful. Barely laughed. Just plain not funny. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/68 "2020-08-15T16:32:43Z")
A few laughs, but not many, and not as many as there could be. I laughed when the shuttle lurched into the sky, stolen by the drunken Klingon, and appreciated some of the more obscure _ST_ references (especially seeing a Vendorian shapeshifter again: [Vendorian | Memory Alpha | Fandom](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vendorian)). Eh, I’ll stick with it. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/69 "2020-08-15T18:53:20Z")
Episode 1 was kind of meh, but episode 2 was fucking hilarious. The shuttle’s cock pit littered with to go containers were cracking me up. I hope we get more episodes like episode 2. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/70 "2020-08-15T19:07:11Z")
I loved how supportive everyone was of Rutherford. Very Trek. “Aww, bears!” ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/71 "2020-08-15T20:19:41Z")
Lame. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/72 "2020-08-16T15:31:29Z")
We watched the first two episodes tonight. It was more amusing than laugh out loud funny, but we enjoyed it and will be watching more. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/73 "2020-08-17T16:04:02Z")
Episode 1 is now available on YouTube (In the US, sorry Canada). > **[You Can Watch Star Trek: Lower Decks' Premiere for Free on YouTube...If...](https://gizmodo.com/you-can-watch-star-trek-lower-decks-premiere-for-free-1844726097)** > > For a brief while, you didn’t have to be in the United States to get a free snifter of Star Trek goofballery. ---
**Author:** ![GreaterZamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GreaterZamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreaterZamboni)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/74 "2020-08-19T00:24:31Z")
The entire episode is on youtube for a while at least. I enjoyed it. I do have a question though: what’s the joke with the bridge officer with the bad 5-o’clock shadow? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/75 "2020-08-19T00:40:32Z")
The general joke with all the bridge officers is that they’re all a bunch of narcissistic assholes. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/76 "2020-08-19T00:51:27Z")
> [@GreaterZamboni](#): > > The entire episode is on youtube for a while at least. I enjoyed it. I do have a question though: what’s the joke with the bridge officer with the bad 5-o’clock shadow? > [@Grrr](#): > > The general joke with all the bridge officers is that they’re all a bunch of narcissistic assholes. I think that one in particular is supposed to have Action Hero [Perma-Stubble](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PermaStubble). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/77 "2020-08-23T00:48:24Z")
Scotty would approve of all those lower-decks crewmembers making good use of “buffer time.” Margaritas from the replicator? Why not? A few good laughs in this episode, and nice to see, at the end, Chief O’Brien getting his due in some distant-future society. Best line: “Starfleet… the _funnest_ frontier?!?” ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/78 "2020-08-23T02:05:12Z")
Buffer time sounds like a good idea to me. Though margaritas on the job probably wouldn’t be the best idea - especially when dealing with starship running things. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/79 "2020-08-23T02:12:54Z")
I’ve got to give props to Mariner’s voice actor - she’s really got the knack for it. I think her jokes land the most consistently entirely on the strength of the voice work. The fight made up entirely of Kirk hammer-blows was very funny. Other funny lines: “Surrounded by spears? Who am I, Kirk? What is this, the 2260s?” “I! Respect! Your! Sovereignty!” Anyone notice the Borg kid in the future classroom? That was a neat touch. The painfully awkward talent night was good - on TNG we only ever saw the senior officers enjoying masterful performances by other senior officers. Of **course** most of them are going to be crap. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/80 "2020-08-23T06:06:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Anyone notice the Borg kid in the future classroom? That was a neat touch. Also, everyone was kneeling in front of displays. Apparently there are no desks or chairs in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340/81 "2020-08-23T14:05:20Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > …The painfully awkward talent night was good - on TNG we only ever saw the senior officers enjoying masterful performances by other senior officers. Of **course** most of them are going to be crap. And Mariner and the Orion chick from Medical were so loud the Klingons could hear them _across space._ LOL. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340.md?page=5)