Mike McMahan Can Save Star Trek

By Chris Snellgrove
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Mike McMahan joined legions of Star Trek fans bemoaning premature cancellation Lower Decksits innovative animated comedy that has consistently been the best part of the NuTrek era. In a recent interview with TrekMovie, he confirmed that he plans to bide his time and, with the help of those same fans, make a serious effort to eventually bring his show back. This would do more than bring killer comedy back…return Lower Decks it would, in many ways, save Star Trek from the most destructive enemy it ever faced: Paramount.

In the same interview, Mike McMahan pointed out that the end of the Lower Decks Is not the end of the content of a new franchise, mentioning how much it is exciting to see Section 31, Starfleet Academyand further seasons of Brave New Worlds. Why, then, are we making the bold announcement that he will take it back Lower Decks to save Star Trek? Frankly, we don’t need Betazoid’s telepathic powers to know that Of the greatest importance Executives have no idea what they are doing with this beloved franchise.

The future of Star Trek

Let’s start with an important disclaimer: Brave New Worlds is an almost perfect show, and we join Mike McMahan in his enthusiasm for it. However, the future of the entire franchise cannot rest on the undulating shoulders of Ansom Mount’s Captain Pike, and it is important for Paramount to focus on future productions to keep the franchise healthy. Unfortunately, everything we know about the current productions points to a dire need for something, anything, to save Star Trek from its current creators.

Section 31 It looks to be a creative mistake for many reasons, including the fact that a series is designed around the Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yes suddenly being relegated into a made-for-TV movie that no one really cares about. Once it releases, it will be hard to tune in with a cast of new characters we’ll likely never see again. And like many Trek fans, we’re not entirely comfortable with the franchise tackling the idea of ​​Section 31 because Starfleet’s organization is so rogue that it’s wet-work-intensive seems at odds with all idealism the core of the franchise.

Starfleet Academy has built a pretty great cast, but at the end of the day, it’s a spinoff of Find outa show that turned off so many fans that Paramount prematurely canceled what was once a flagship series. Beyond that and untitled Office-like series, the only known production on the horizon is the equally untitled Star Trek origin film featuring humanity’s early encounters with aliens and the formation of the Federation. Given that we have already covered that area First Contact a Enterpriseit’s pretty clear that Paramount is willing to cannibalize its beloved shows and movies in a desperate attempt to create a blockbuster new movie.

How Mike McMahan Can Save Star Trek

All of this leads us to why Mike McMahan’s plans may be the only thing that can save Star Trek. Now that Paramount has made it clear that we will never get the Star Trek Legacy show that everyone wants, Lower Decks remains the only NuTrek content ready to consistently engage with our favorite classic characters. After all, this is the show that brought back everyone from Garak to Bashir to Tom Paris and the TNG bad boy it is based on.

And even if you don’t love Mike McMahan’s sense of humor, it’s always been obvious Lower Decks made by people who grew up as fans of Gene Roddenberry’s popular franchise. These writers consistently manage to tell new stories while diving into old legends in a way that doesn’t disrupt the existing canon. Maybe that doesn’t sound so hard on paper, but when you look at all the cannon busting that’s going on Find out and even Brave New Worldsit’s easier to respect the hard work that goes into each frame of Lower Decks.

The return of that show could save Star Trek. In fact, it’s looking increasingly like it’s the only thing that can do it. Although we’re looking forward to the laughs Tawny Newsome will bring to her upcoming live Trek show (the above Office-as a series), we can’t wait for her to return to voice the rebellious Mariner. Judging from the many mistakes Paramount has made with this franchise in recent years, it’s clear that they could learn a thing or two from Mariner about breaking the rules, especially if it’s meaning our return (as Lower Decks as often he did) to the golden age of Star Trek.

Source: Trek movie