#LWD

[stra-tek]

To be honest, I'd rather see Lower Decks end with season 5 and maintain it's high quality, than end up like Futurama, Family Guy or The Simpsons.

#star trek #lower decks #star trek lower decks #lwd

[sevnofnines]

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS 4.01 “Twovix”

#star trek #trekedit #startrekedit #tvedit #star trek lower decks #lower decks #ransom #kayshon #gif #lwd #mystuff

[magnetic-rose]

i’m so powerful. my mind is like… i have the mind of a mastermind or something.

#garashir #elim garak #julian bashir #star trek #ds9 #lwd #i made this post like a year ago lol

[that1overthere]

Doonnnnttt carreee Boimler edit <3

#star trek #star trek lower decks #lower decks #bradward boimler #brad boimler #boimler #edit #character edit #fan edit #one of these days im gonna fucking make some self shipping fanart #you dont understand how much I like this twig of a man #worf?? nah... Data?? meh... BOIMLER?? RAAAHHHHHH #THIS IS WHAT HAPPENES WHEN MY SCHOOL PAYS FOR AFTER EFFECTS!!! I START MAKING FANCAMS AND NOT DO MY FINALS!!!!!! #LWD #st lwd

[crystal-mouse]

Hey, don't cry. 900 star trek episodes, many good, okay?

#star trek #mouse rambles #saw trekcores post about 900eps and this was all i could think of #star trek meme folder #tos #tng #ds9 #voy #ent #disco #tas #lwd #prodigy

[betashift]

Wow, you just straight up did that, no questions asked, huh.... STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS 1.01 "Second Contact" // 4.08 "Caves"

#jdsdfjksdjfk PLEASE #lower decks #lowerdecksedit #lwd #lwdedit #star trek lower decks #lower decks spoilers #startrekedit #trekedit #scifiedit #tvedit #animationedit #beckett mariner #brad boimler #sam rutherford #déjà queue

[v-e-l-v-e-t-g-o-l-d-m-i-n-e]

Some information about the creation of the Moopsy from Jean Kang (storyboard artist) and Aaron Burdette (writer)

From this Twitter thread

#moopsy #Star Trek #lower decks spoilers #Lower Decks #lwd spoilers #LWD #star trek lower decks #star trek: lower decks #st lower decks #star trek: lwd #aaron burdette #jean kang

[glimblshanks]

Tendi: I'm so ashamed to be from the sexy girlboss crime planet 😔

Mariner and T'Lyn: Please take us to the sexy girlboss crime planet, we are begging you

#star trek #star trek lower decks #lower decks #st lwd #lwd #lower decks season four spoilers #beckett mariner #d'vana tendi #t'lyn #Orions

[drmenma]

The lower decks in the "Year of Hell" event.

#star trek lower decks #beckett mariner #lower decks #lwd #star trek lwd #star trek #brad boimler #d'vana tendi #samanthan rutherford #kathryn janeway #chakotay #st voyager #star trek voyager #tom paris #seven of nine #7 of 9 #Star trek lower decks: the badgey directive

[slippery-domjot-balls]

I want to be on a starship in an "everything denim" mirror universe. Denim uniforms. Denim carpet on the bridge. Denim upholstery. Denim everywhere.

Denim is the future we all want, but I am the only one brave enough to say it.

#love you #and you too random mutual #thanks for stopping by #star trek #tng #tos #ds9 #voy #lwd #deep space nine #star trek ds9 #star trek tos #st voyager #enterprise

[phoannix]

i am confirming that this is real and i’m going insane

saw it on twitter (i refuse to calll it anything else than twitter fuck you elon)

and i decided to download the app

welp:

THIS CONFIRMES THAT SPOCK WILL BE WEARING EYESHADOW (i count this as a win bc ive been waiting for this one all my trekkie existence) AND THAT TENDI DOES HAVE A GAYDAR (she is stopping herself from calling spock a slur)

#star trek #i’m going insane and i blame good omens and star trek #spock #spirk #kirk #space husbands #star trek lower decks #star trek strange new worlds #strange new worlds #lower decks #lwd #snw #ensign tendi #d’vana tendi #tendi

[stra-tek]

Lower Decks now and then, by Robbie Cook on Twitter

#star trek #star trek lower decks #lower decks #the next generation #tng #lwd

[sevnofnines]

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS 1.01 “Second Contact”

#star trek #trekedit #startrekedit #tvedit #star trek lower decks #lower decks #gif #lwd #mystuff

[garaks-padded-bra]

Wait what is the implied Garashir holodeck videogame? Am I a filthy casual?

This is from the star trek lower decks mobile game, objectively the funniest way they could have confirmed anything. Also boimlers head is so much larger than Julian’s, which I enjoy

#star trek #star trek lower decks #lwd #ds9

[quasi-normalcy]

Which Star Trek series should you start with?

The Original Series: Advantages: + The one that started it all + Has some sophisticated and socially conscious science fiction that has held up exceptionally well + The lead characters all have really good chemistry and fun to see play off of one another Disadvantages: - It can feel very dated and kind of sexist, particularly in its treatment of women - The sci-fi and social commentary may have held up, but damn it, the special effects really haven't - When TOS is bad, it's really, really bad.

The Animated Series: Advantages: + Basically just more TOS. Disadvantages: - Basically just more TOS, but substituting extremely cheap animation for bad special effects

The Next Generation: Advantages: + Probably the most popular one at this point + The crew is full of interesting characters and they're fun to spend time with + Just really smart people solving Space Mysteries + Socialist space utopia + Geordi-And-Data! + Lots of cool sci-fi concepts and social commentary Disadvantages: - Although not in the same way as TOS, it can feel dated at times, particularly in terms of its treatment of women and it's near complete refusal to acknowledge queerness - Without wanting to bias viewer opinion, the first season is widely considered to be pretty bad - The series makes no bones about the fact that the socialist space utopia is better than every other society that has ever existed and will reiterate this point over and over again

Deep Space Nine: Advantages: + The most popular Trek series on Tumblr + Has a complete story arc, as well as arcs for all of its characters, including the extremely minor ones + Plain, simple, Garak. The humble tailor. + Garashir, if you're into that + Seriously has a really sophisticated treatment of things like post-colonial politics, anthropology, worldbuilding, and the horrors of warfare + Just the characters in general + Is the only Star Trek prior to the 2010s to even look meaningfully at queer representation Disadvantages: - Has an absolutely massive inferiority complex with respect to TNG and this drives a few poor writing decisions that seemingly exist just to poke the Socialist Space Utopia in its eye - Introduces a space religion and then just slowly turns it into Christianity with the numbers filed off - Seems to think that sexual harassment is just a quirky eccentricity - There's no women in its writers' room, and frankly it shows

Voyager: Advantages: + Probably the clearest instance of found family in space + Lots of really good episodes + Lots of fun new characters + Strong female role models + "Set a course...for home." Disadvantages: - Continuity? I never knew her! - Probably about 90% of Trek's reputation for technobabble comes from this one series - Even less queerness than TNG. - Only like...3 characters actually get arcs. - The first few seasons lean very hard into bullshit fake "Native American" spiritualism with one of the characters - How do these guys have warp drive but can't find any water?

Enterprise: Advantages: + Chronologically the first series + 90% less technobabble + The only series to plausibly frame our heroes as astronauts...on some kind of...star trek. + Still has probably the best production values of any series + Makes alien cultures of the week feel somehow richer and deeper than other series + Faith of the Heart is good, fuck you. Disadvantages: - Oh my god, the decon scenes - Seriously, if you've ever wondered what a "sexy" series written by a 14 year old boy who's only ever seen a bit of scrambled softcore porn on late-night cable would be like, this is the show for you - Somehow feels more sexist and racist than the show from the '60s - Seriously, the POC characters mostly exist to fill seats on the bridge; the women constantly have to undress themselves - Hellooooo, Bush II-era political analogies - Scott Bakula is a good actor but you wouldn't know it from this series - In season 3, they add a tambourine beat to Faith of the Heart and ruin it

Discovery: Advantages: + Noticed the lack of queer characters in the first 50 years of Star Trek canon and decided to make up for lost time + Seriously, the "Bury Your Gays" tally for this series is like...negative two + Just incredible representation in general + Some really good science fiction plots, particularly in later series + Some really fun, memorable characters + It's still running, so it has an active fandom on Tumblr Disadvantages: - Makes Elon Musk out to be one of the great visionary geniuses of history - Not really representative of Star Trek as a whole - The series swerves wildly in tone because of constant, behind-the-scenes churn in the writers' room - Offputtingly grimdark first season - Let's be honest, none of the season-long arcs have actually had satisfying conclusions - Half the cast feels like it's just there for exposition and to be killed for cheap drama

Picard: Advantages: + Has the best dramatic acting of any Star Trek series by a fair margin + Has the best musical score of any Star Trek series + Introduces a whole crew of fascinating new characters + Introduces all kinds of fascinating transhumanist concepts + AGNES. JURATI. Disadvantages: - You know all of those fascinating new characters that I mentioned? Yeah, it unceremoniously gets rid of all of them to bring back the old TNG gang. - You know that all of those fascinating transhumanist concepts that I mentioned? Yeah, it gets rid of those too so that to give us some generic action - Oh my god, someone teach the set designers to operate a fucking light switch - Grimdark - Nossssstalgia - Each season is basically unrelated to every other season - Depends so heavily on TNG that its final season is basically unwatchable if you haven't already seen a 30-year-old TV series

Lower Decks: Advantages: + It has probably the most efficient storytelling that I've ever seen; seriously, it's incredible how much it can fit into a half hour episode + It has a bunch of delightful, archetypical characters you get to know and love + You like hanging out with these people + The ship is kind of crap and you will learn to love it that way. + Basically a sitcom version of TNG. + Has a big fandom on Tumblr Disadvantages: - The art style is pretty Rick & Morty-ish - It takes most of its first season to really strike a good balance between being a sitcom and being a Star Trek series - The main character, Mariner, is kind of unlikable for the first season or so (she gets better) - Lots of callbacks to other series (though always either incidental or clearly explained) - Given that it's the first Star Trek sitcom, the comedy is honestly kinda the weakest part? Subjective I know.

Prodigy: Advantages: + Absolutely gorgeous to look at; the most visually stunning Star Trek by quite a ways + Lots of fun new characters on a cool ship + Gives you clear on-boarding notes to the Star Trek franchise if you're watching it for the first time + Can be watched on its own, but also works as a direct sequel to Voyager and a prequel to Picard (making both of them retoractively better, in fact) + Kind of like the Clone Wars or Rebels of the Star Trek universe, I guess? + Found family in space! The next generation! + Soon to be running on Netflix, so if you already have a Netflix subscription, you don't need to pay for another service + Written for a younger audience. Not necessarily an advantage, but nice if you happen to like family friendly animation or YA. Disadvantages: - *sigh* You basically need to pirate it. Thanks, Paramount. - Has a second season that we may or may not ever actually get to see even through piracy. Thanks, Paramount. - Isn't airing on the same streaming service as all of the other ones. Thanks, Paramount

Strange New Worlds: Advantages: + Basically what the original series would be if it were released today, rather than 57 years ago; all of the cool, socially consciousness sci-fi adventure, none of the weird 60s sexism + Fun, awesome characters you get to like spending time with right away + Incredible visuals + Nifty sci-fi concepts, mostly without the 90s-style technobabble Disadvantages: - A huge cast with only ten episodes a season, so many of them feel underdeveloped - Unfortunately, a bunch of its characters are younger versions of the characters from The Original Series, and they hog most of the spotlight; and the characters whose futures aren't locked in stone are kind of treated as disposable - In general, it needs to spend less time being a prequel, and more time being its own thing - "What if Starfleet ran into the Xenomorphs from Alien?" "Well, they'd probably kill them." "Okay, let's spend several episodes on this."

#star trek #tos #tng #ds9 #voy #ent #tas #dsc #pic #lwd #pro #snw

[unhumanrights]

I felt like a mere video clip could not do the scene justice. I am incredibly proud of the second and third GIFs, thank you very much.

#star trek #lower decks #star trek lower decks #lwd #st lwd #stlwd #star trek spoilers #lower decks spoilers #star trek lower decks spoilers #lwd spoilers #st lwd spoilers #stlwd spoilers #mariner #beckett mariner #rutherford #samanthan rutherford #tendi #d’vana tendi #boimler #bradward boimler #caves #gifs #gifset