Lower Decks: Can anyone tell me what I'm missing?

TheFlopster , 6 months ago

I like LD because of its sense of humor and Trek deep cuts.

The LD characters are much more like “real” people than the other Trek series to me. By that I mean: TNG was full of people that I would admire and look up to if I were on that ship. LD has people I could see myself becoming friends with. But maybe that opinion reflects the age I was/am when watching each of them.

If you aren’t a fan of the humor, and don’t get the deep cuts, then I could see why you aren’t finding much to like about it.

cm0002 , 6 months ago

The LD characters are much more like “real” people than the other Trek series to me.

This is why I like it, it’s closer to how I expect “real” humans to act even 400 years in the future.

The other treks are more idealized, heroized, professional.

cogman , 6 months ago

The other treks are more idealized, heroized, professional.

Which is something LD likes to poke fun at.

MamboGator OP , 6 months ago

That’s what I like about The Orville, actually. Even when the series became more serious, I still saw it as like Star Trek if all the officers were actual people.