A TNG Animated Series?

[Danlav05]

Does anyone think a TNG Animated Series might work? We *kind of* got (weird) snippets in Very Short Treks

There was an eighth year between All Good Things and Generations, plus all those years on the E and (at a push!) that last year on the D after Picard 3

We know the cast love working together, plus it will be voiceover work which most of them are familiar with. You could even do crossovers with the other shows - prequels, sequels - that weren't quite possible in the old show

 

[FredH]

I mean, I’d watch it, but I don’t know if there’s a need for it. We do have seven years of them.

 

[NCC-73515]

It could show what Worf did with the E

 

[FredH]

It could show what Worf did with the E

What for? It wasn’t his fault…

 

[Turbo]

As much as I love TNG, I feel like Picard S3 was a great send-off for the characters. Their story's been told. I'd rather see new stories about new crews.

 

[BillJ]

I wish Picard had never been made. It has essentially ruined TNG for me. When I watch now, all I see is the idiocy of Robot Picard.

 

[JesterFace]

I wish Picard had never been made. It has essentially ruined TNG for me. When I watch now, all I see is the idiocy of Robot Picard.

I have never watched the 'Picard' series because of things I read about it after it started.
I think it'll stay that way and your opinion about it makes me think it was the correct decision.

 

[BillJ]

I have never watched the 'Picard' series because of things I read about it after it started.
I think it'll stay that way and your opinion about it makes me think it was the correct decision.

I would never tell someone not to experience something based on my experience. And, I've soured on CBS Trek quite a bit over the last couple of years. So your experience with the show may be completely different from mine.

 

[JesterFace]

Sorry for off topic, I feel like I must say this to Bill....
@BillJ, you said 'Picard' ruined TNG for you, that's pretty heavy stuff. I won't risk it. =)

 

[BillJ]

Sorry for off topic, I feel like I must say this to Bill....
@BillJ, you said 'Picard' ruined TNG for you, that's pretty heavy stuff. I won't risk it. =)

I just wouldn't base my decision on someone's internet rantings. Everyone is different. You might love it. Some do.

 

[Orphalesion]

No thanks. As much as I love TNG, I find that idea just as unappealing as the idea of (another) animated show based on TOS.
I also feel the TNG crew isn't all that visually interesting for an animated series, and having it take place in "Year 8" would pretty much prevent the introduction of new main characters.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Sorry for off topic, I feel like I must say this to Bill....
@BillJ, you said 'Picard' ruined TNG for you, that's pretty heavy stuff. I won't risk it. =)

I wouldn’t say it ruined anything, because there are parts to enjoy… but I’d agree with Bill to the extent that somehow it taints TNG.

Even if only slightly.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

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There's also one for Voyager, but that's off-topic. Both are brilliant.

 

[BillJ]

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There's also one for Voyager, but that's off-topic. Both are brilliant.

They really are brilliant. Nostalgia that isn't overbearing.

 

[Dukhat]

Any further Trek animated show is going to rely heavily on humor, because apparently that's what CBS/Paramount think fans want. Except 1.) I don't think most fans want that, and 2.) the humor that they are actually providing isn't that funny.

 

[BillJ]

Any further Trek animated show is going to rely heavily on humor, because apparently that's what CBS/Paramount think fans want.

It is like Star Trek V, all over again.

 

[Dukhat]

2001:

UPN network executives: "We think Star Trek fans want sex!"

2017:

FOX network executives: "We think people who like Star Trek want a show like Star Trek but also like Family Guy in Space!"

2020:

CBS/Paramount network executives: "We think Star Trek fans want crass humor!"


Me, a Star Trek fan, in 2001, 2017, and 2020:

"I just want a good science fiction show with good writing, a good storyline, and likeable characters."

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Well, Lower Decks, assuming that's the show with "crass humor" you are referring to, since it began in 2020, has been popular, critically acclaimed, nominated for prestigious accolades, and otherwise generally successful.

 

[Dukhat]

Well, Lower Decks, assuming that's the show with "crass humor" you are referring to, since it began in 2020, has been popular, critically acclaimed, nominated for prestigious accolades, and otherwise generally successful.

And yet I'm a Star Trek fan, and I find it juvenile. So take that how you will.

(And the crass humor also applies to those horrid Very Short Treks too.)

 

[CorporalCaptain]

And yet I'm a Star Trek fan, and I find it juvenile. So take that how you will.

(And the crass humor also applies to those horrid Very Short Treks too.)

No one said you had to like it because you are a Star Trek fan. Not everyone likes what people in aggregate like, and there is no requirement that they do.

My point was, and is, if in 2020 the network executives said, "We think Star Trek fans in aggregate would enjoy a show like Lower Decks," then they were absolutely correct. It's an objective fact. Pretending that they made the wrong decision, because it's supposedly juvenile, has crass humor, or whatever, is, well, just pretending.

It would seem to extend to some degree also to TNG in animated form; Riker and Troi have not insignificant roles in LDS.