Star Trek: Lower Decks

I went into this show, a quite disgruntled star trek fan expecting to be disappointed once again. "Rick and Morty humor with Star Trek? How long are they going to beat the horse they killed?" I thought to myself. But then it turned out that I liked it. While it's not perfect and not all the humor lands for me, it's not bad either. Many Star Trek fans are understandably, and from my point of view, justifiably bitter about what has been done to Star Trek with Discovery and Picard, and even though Kurtzman is running this show too, I think there is an opportunity for it to shine by satirizing what made people like me hate the last two 'not treks' CBS made. It's not the trek you wanted, that mantle seems to have passed onto the Orville, but it's worth continuing to watch in my opinion as long as the show doesn't try to take itself too seriously, and especially will be if the creators can eventually seize the opportunity to demonstrate self-awareness about what went wrong with the last two shows.

As a Berman era Trek fan, I am loving this show. First episode is so so but it really takes off after that.

It's a show that pokes fun at itself, in the most loving way. I really don't get all the hostility to a cartoon, but if you like TNG, DS9 etc, at least give it a shot and make up your own mind.

... By mediocre scores or disgruntled purists pining for a canon that was shattered before the original series even ended it's first run. Star Trek has always been escapist fun with an added layer of social awareness. It never became "woke" - it was "woke" back when we called "woke" people hippies and it never changed (with the notably shameful exception of S01 of TNG). It's enjoyable, Trek flavoured comedy with added in-jokes for nerds. The older (and nerdier) you are, the more of those in-jokes will hit home. As a 50 year old, lifelong Sci-fi fan I really enjoyed the 1st episode and look forward to more.

If you don't enjoy this show, you have forgotten how to have fun. Is it serious? No. Is it funny? Yes. Are there great Star Trek references? Yes. Is it cheesy? Yes. Does it live up to the standards of a great Star Trek show? YES!

The characters are great. The writing is funny and quick witted. It takes existing ideas and presents them from a great new perspective adding a new dynamic to the universe. It is the perfect addition to an IP that is, frankly, floundering to find itself.

Go in with an open mind and enjoy the frivolity!

I was going into it without any expectations. But i enjoyed it very much. Its an ironic take on star trek. As long as it doesnt join canon iam fine with it!