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By Chris Snellgrove
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Love it or hate it, there are few shows on television that are more influential than Rick and Morty. Not only has it shaped the course of Western animation for years to come, but the writers of that show have gone on to shape other franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, it looks like Cartoon Network’s incredibly cheesy cartoon has shaped the most influential sci-fi franchise in history for good. He was not alone Lower Decks created by former Rick and Morty writer Mike McMahan, but he confirmed in a recent interview that his old cartoon inspired what he hopes will be a bold new direction for Star Trek.
The Star Trek Multiverse
If you are more of a fan of Rick and Morty than Star Trek (or vice versa), you will need a short refresher session for the end of the period Lower Decks to understand this connection. With the warning that you will encounter some spoilers, here we go: Lower Decks recently aired a series finale where Starfleet won a fixed wormhole into the multiverse. Now, instead of occasionally ending up in other dimensions via a cosmic wormhole or other strange space phenomena, the Federation can peacefully explore the multimedia whenever and however they want.
In a recent interview with CinemaBlend, McMahan talked about his experience writing for it Rick and Morty shape what he sees as the future Star Trek. “I worked for four seasons on Rick and Morty talking about the multiverse,” he said. “I thought a lot about what the multiverse can become as interesting as warp travel.”
Ultimately, he came to an insight that we wish more creators of the franchise had: “Star Trek is not about meeting, talking goo … I mean, it is, but it’s also about learning about the possibilities of life himself, right?” Because of that, he feels that “learning about the possibilities of humanity and having a map of the manifold quadrant is very exciting for me.”
In other words, McMahan seems to believe so Rick and Mortythe past of Star Trek should be the future of Star Trek and that future spin-offs should focus more on exploring the multiverse than just spying from Point A to Point B. It’s unknown how much impact the finale will have Lower Decks will get it on this franchise. Find outthat happened centuries later, certainly never talk about Starfleet easy trapsing the multiverse. However, one or more futures The Star Trek series raise a place Lower Decks letting go could provide this aging franchise with a much-needed shot in the arm.
It’s easy to say this because of most everything on the Trek horizon looking quite disappointed. We are excited for the next season of Brave New Worldsbut it’s hard to get upset about it Starfleet Academy (based on the one that is canceled prematurely Find out) or the Star Trek origin film (which, it seems, will do little more than tread familiar ground). The live-action OfficeA similar show with Tawny Newsome sounds interesting, but at the moment there is not enough information about it to get really hyped.
Given the amount of time and energy Of the greatest importance is pouring into the Star Trek origin film, it’s safe to say that the studio is currently more interested in playing it safe than changing things up. That’s a shame, though, like the premature cancellation of both Find out a Lower Decks pointing to a franchise in need of creative renewal (the more dramatic, the better). Remove page from Rick and MortyPerhaps the book is for the best if only because it allows Star Trek to do what it should have been doing before: go boldly where the franchise has never gone before. front
There is a certain irony, of course Rick and Morty possibly helping to shape the future of Star Trek. When Lower Decks was first announced, there was plenty of hand-wringing about whether it would be nothing more than a Star Trek skin around Rick and Morty-style of storytelling. Fortunately, Lower Decks it soon developed its own tone of comedic nostalgia, but now, we can’t help but hope that Star Trek will embrace the infinite possibilities of the multiverse with all the gusto of Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith.
And if that doesn’t happen anytime soon, fans may have to petition Cartoon Network to borrow a few copies of Mr. Meeseeks to Paramount. Sure, getting Star Trek writers to write Star Trek well is easier than helping Jerry take two strokes off his golf game… right? If that doesn’t happen, fans will have to channel those demons that think pain is pleasure to enjoy an era of NuTrek somehow more painful than anything we’ve experienced yet.
Source: CinemaBlend
