A 20-year-old SyFy series offers the perfect tone for future Star Trek comedy series
As a gamer who’s traversed galaxies in countless Star Trek games and binge-watched every single series since TOS, I can’t help but feel a tad of deja vu when it comes to this new comedy series. Lower Decks, while entertaining in its own right, felt like it was trying too hard to emulate the success of Rick and Morty, missing the mark on what truly makes Star Trek great.
At the debut of Star Trek: Lower Decks, its animation style and humorous approach bore a resemblance to Rick and Morty on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network). While they weren’t identical in terms of setup or tone, the similarities were striking enough that it was clear Lower Decks drew inspiration from the popular and widely recognized Adult Swim program.
The choice to adopt a modern sitcom format was beneficial for the series to some extent, as Lower Decks garnered a dedicated fanbase, albeit not achieving exceptional success overall. Spanning five seasons, the show managed to stay on air. Now that Lower Decks is coming to an end, Star Trek is venturing into another humorous series. This upcoming production will be fronted by Tawny Newsome, who starred in Lower Decks. Newsome will spearhead the project, which revolves around the employees of a recreational planet and their daily struggles.
Although the storyline bears a resemblance to Lower Decks, adopting the same approach may not be effective due to its limited success in the past for that particular series. Even with a five-season run, Lower Decks didn’t achieve the same level of popularity as Strange New Worlds or Prodigy.
Overall, viewers found the show less appealing compared to others in its genre, though it managed to maintain a significant fanbase for continued success. However, it is evident that many fans did not favor the direction the show chose to take.
There’s a laundry list of reasons why that could be, but the basic idea is that it felt like a Rick and Morty clone, not a comedic Star Trek show. Now, Star Trek isn’t a comedic series and shouldn’t be forced into being one, but if the current creative brain trust is going to continue to force the franchise into directions it doesn’t entirely fit, they may as well look to see if there’s a formula in place for success.
The series “Eureka” possesses the inventiveness and scientific mystique akin to “Star Trek,” while also maintaining an ambiance that satisfies the expectations of “Star Trek” enthusiasts.
The program enjoyed a popular five-season span, reaching its peak during SyFy’s most prominent era, offering an exceptional mix of humor, warmth, and comfort that viewers cherished. It was amusing, clever, thought-provoking, and rich in scientific content – much like we envision a Star Trek science series to be.
The series primarily revolves around Jack Carter, an ordinary U.S. Marshal, who assumes the role of sheriff in a scientific community named Eureka, located in Oregon. Unlike conventional Law and Order methods, Carter seldom makes arrests; instead, he often confronts unruly scientific experiments on a regular basis. The show carries a light-hearted tone, but it’s not condescending or disrespectful to the audience. It provides humor, but not in an overused, sarcastic manner that many shows seem to favor these days.
This piece also includes ample action and intellectually stimulating dialogues, which are characteristic of contemporary Star Trek. It serves as an ideal template for a fresh Star Trek comedy. If executed flawlessly, it could potentially become the kind of successful show that Star Trek consistently aims for these specialized productions to be.
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2024-11-23 03:23