The first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks came to an end on 8 October, 2020 with No Small Parts. It was written by series creator Mike McMahan and it sees the crew take on a familiar enemy, and deliver lots of Trek deep trivia cuts. The weird toy from the 60s, The Spock Helmet…
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Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) – Much Ado About Boimler, Veritas, and Crisis Point
Much Ado About Boimler was written by M. Willis and was first broadcast on 17 September, 2020. Boimler (Jack Quaid) is sent to a medical starship to be taken to somewhere known as the Farm, run by Division 14, when he is suddenly out of phase (transporter accident, of course). Boy, is he in for…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) – Moist Vessel, Cupid’s Errant Arrow, and Terminal Provocations
Moist Vessel continues to show that Trek can do comedy and animation right, and still be Trek. First airing on 27 August, 2020, it was written by Ann Kim and continues to move our characters forward in their narrative arcs, with lots of deep cuts and humour. The Cerritos is investigating a long-lost generation ship…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) – Second Contact, Envoys, and Temporal Edict
On 6 August, 2020, we were introduced to the USS Cerritos, a California-class Starfleet vessel, in the Star Trek franchise’s second animated series, Lower Decks. Written by the series showrunner, Mike McMahan, we are introduced to the crew as they go about conducting a Second Contact with the inhabitants of the planet Galar. Ensigns Boimler…
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4 Blu-Ray
The U.S.S. Cerritos returns to the screen with Paramount Canada’s release of Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4 on Blu-ray. Filled with great stories, deep cuts of Trek trivia, and lots of laughs as well as answering the decades-old question, does Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) look like Nick Locarno? There are promotions, roommates,…
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 3 DVD Review
Everyone’s favourite California-class starship is back! The USS Cerritos blazes onto DVD from Paramount Pictures this week coming in an extras-packed double disc set. Filled with plenty of laughs as well as true Star Trek stories, Lower Decks has garnered a following that loves the jokes and stays for the characters, and season three is…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2021) Season 2 – Blu-Ray Review
Lower Decks has been a gift for Star Trek fans, and Paramount Canada lets you bring home the Emmy-nominated second season on Blu-ray today. The series has been a join since its premiere, delivering comedy and in-jokes while still being Star Trek at its core. Over the course of the ten episodes of season two,…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) Season One – Blu-Ray Review
I was nervous when I first heard the announcement that Paramount Pictures would be taking the Star Trek franchise back into an animated format (despite the acclaim the original Animated Series garnered there is a lot of discussion over how much of it is to be considered canon by ‘true fans’).Then, throw in the fact…
The Mind Reels 