Mike McMahan can save Star Trek

According to Chris Snellgrove
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Mike McMahan joined the legions of Star Trek fans mourning the premature cancellation Lower deckshis seminal animated comedy that was consistently 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 push to eventually bring his show back. This would bring more than the return of the killer comedy…a return Lower decks would in many ways save Star Trek from the most pernicious enemy it had ever faced: Paramount.

In the same interview, Mike McMahan pointed out that the end Lower decks isn’t the end of new content for the franchise, he mentions how excited he is to see Section 31, Starfleet Academyand other seasons Strange new worlds. So why are we making the bold statement that it will require a return? Lower decks impose Star Trek? Honestly, we don’t need the Betazoid’s telepathic powers to know that Paramount the executives have no idea what they are doing with this beloved franchise.

The future of Star Trek

Let’s start with an important statement: Strange new worlds is a near-perfect show, and we join Mike McMahan in his enthusiasm for it. However, the future of the entire franchise cannot rest on the well-toned shoulders of Ansom Mount’s Captain Pike, and it is important for Paramount to focus on future production to keep the franchise healthy. Unfortunately, everything we know about current production points to an overwhelming need for something, anything, to save Star Trek from its current creators.

Section 31 It appears to be a creative failure for a number of reasons, including the fact that the series planned around an Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh All of a sudden it’s turned into a made-for-TV movie that no one cares about. Once it comes out, it will be hard to develop with a cast of new characters that we will likely never see again. And like many Trek fans, we’re not entirely happy with the franchise fully buying into the idea of ​​Section 31, as such a villainous, wet-job Starfleet organization seems at odds with all of the core idealism of the franchise.

Starfleet Academy made for a pretty great cast, but at the end of the day it’s a spinoff Discoverya show that turned off so many fans that Paramount prematurely canceled what was once its flagship show. Besides and untitled Office-as a series, the only known production on horizon is a similarly untitled film of Star Trek origin, depicting humanity’s early encounters with aliens and the formation of the Federation. Since we’ve already covered that ground First contact and Businessit’s quite obvious that Paramount is willing to cannibalize its beloved shows and movies in a desperate attempt to create a new hit.

How Mike McMahan Can Save Star Trek

All of which 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 we’re never getting it Star Trek Legacy show that everyone wants Lower decks remains the only NuTrek content willing to consistently work with our favorite classic characters. After all, it’s the show that brought back everyone from Garak to Bashir to Tom Paris and more LPG the bad boy he is based on.

And even if you don’t like Mike McMahan’s sense of humor, it was always clear Lower decks created by people who grew up as fans of Gene Roddenberry’s hit franchise. These authors consistently manage to tell new stories while delving into old lore in a way that doesn’t disrupt the existing canon. It might not sound that hard on paper, but when you look at everything that goes on inside Discovery and even Strange new worldsit’s easier to respect the hard work that goes into each frame Lower decks.

The return of this show could save Star Trek. In fact, it looks more and more like it might be the only thing that can do it. Just as we’re looking forward to the laughs Tawny Newsome will bring to her upcoming live-action Trek show (the aforementioned Office-like the series), we can’t wait for him to return to voicing the rebellious Mariner. Judging by the many mistakes Paramount has made with the franchise in recent years, it’s clear that they could learn something from The Mariner about breaking the rules, especially if it means bringing us back (eg. Lower decks so often) to the Golden Age of Star Trek.

Source: TrekMovie