Why the hate for Alex Kurtzman?

[Farscape One]

You mean The Sisko

You are correct. I stand corrected.

The Sisko.

 

[The Wormhole]

If Strange New Worlds showed them listening to sound in space I'd be bothered by that too!

Were you bothered that time it happened on Enterprise? Specifically, the episode Minefield, while outside on the hull, Reed hears the Romulan ship decloak behind him and reacts to the sound.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Were you bothered that time it happened on Enterprise? Specifically, the episode Minefield, while outside on the hull, Reed hears the Romulan ship decloak behind him and reacts to the sound.

I didn't notice, but now I'll always be bothered by it!

Actually I just checked out of curiosity and the ship's in his peripheral vision when it first appears. Archer and Reed are talking over the radio the whole episode so it'd be weird if that was the story they forgot that sound doesn't travel in space.

 

[Tuskin38]

Imo it is. From the gags to the animation style. I really tried to like it. But it’s not for me. Feel free to disagree.

I've watched the first 3 seasons of R&M, and I disagree completely

 

[trekfan_1]

I am also a fan of Transformers and watched the cartoon as a kid. I thought the first Michael Bay movie was absolutely great. There were just enough characters to follow the story, and the plot was pretty good. However, the rest of the movies were basically what you described.

Problem I had is the movie was told from the humans perspective and not the The Transformers' perspective . I get it. They wanted it to resonate with mainstream audiences. But that really ticked me off and why 80s kidsy cheese not withstanding, I remain a fan of the original cartoon.

 

[Newt]

I've watched the first 3 seasons of R&M, and I disagree completely

That’s fine.
I’ve watched both too and I’ll stand by my opinion

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I think they wanted Lower Decks to be a massive hit like Rick and Morty, even hiring the guy who wrote the 'Szechuan sauce' episode to run it, but the two series have a different energy to them.

Okay sure they're both about a tormented self-destructive genius lead character who deals with high-concept sci-fi rigamarole along with their timid sidekick, but Rick and Morty can be pretty amoral, dark and nihilistic, while Lower Decks doubles down on the 'friendship and science can fix everything' side of TNG. In Lower Decks things actually matter, so they're able to have serious drama and actual peril, and characters continually grow.

I'm not saying that Rick and Morty is a bad show, I think it's very intelligent and well written. But if Lower Decks has anything in common with it, it's that it's very intelligent and well written also.

 

[Birb-of-Prey]

I think they wanted Lower Decks to be a massive hit like Rick and Morty, even hiring the guy who wrote the 'Szechuan sauce' episode to run it, but the two series have a different energy to them.

Okay sure they're both about a tormented self-destructive genius lead character who deals with high-concept sci-fi rigamarole along with their timid sidekick, but Rick and Morty can be pretty amoral, dark and nihilistic, while Lower Decks doubles down on the 'friendship and science can fix everything' side of TNG. In Lower Decks things actually matter, so they're able to have serious drama and actual peril, and characters continually grow.

I'm not saying that Rick and Morty is a bad show, I think it's very intelligent and well written. But if Lower Decks has anything in common with it, it's that it's very intelligent and well written also.

From what I've seen, most people either watched and enjoyed it, or wrote it off on its premise alone.

 

[Danja]

It was Patrick Stewart himself who said "we're not here to have fun." It seems Trek fandom has turned that into a Holy Edict.

Seven of Nine: "Fun will now commence."

 

[Tuskin38]

I think they wanted Lower Decks to be a massive hit like Rick and Morty, even hiring the guy who wrote the 'Szechuan sauce' episode to run it

Mike was brought in to pitch a series because of his TNG Season 8 twitter account and book.

The studio didn't have an idea other than wanting an animated series, Lower Decks was his baby from the start.

Though obviously his prior work on an animated series also contributed.

 

[Birb-of-Prey]

Mike was brought in to pitch a series because of his TNG Season 8 twitter account and book.

The studio didn't have an idea other than wanting an animated series, Lower Decks was his baby from the start.

Though obviously his prior work on an animated series also contributed.

He also wrote the Short Trek "The Escape Artist", which is very similar in tone to Lower Decks.