We Can Save Star Trek Lower Decks

[@chefdougy]

What upsets me the most is... paramount+ doesnt exist except for star trek

[@Tuaron]

Yeah, Paramount pulled Star Trek from the Canadian streaming service that had it in order to launch Paramount+ here but it's just not worth the subscription to me.

[@SerpenThrope]

You haven't seen Ghosts? It's a really good show!

[@rainsfall2494]

Ghosts is the only other reason I'd consider keeping paramount other than star trek

[@AlvarM]

It's infuriating as I live in the Netherlands and it has become unavailable to stream on any service where it used to be

[@PookaBot]

Wait there are other shows on Paramount plus? 😮

[@kristofbe1]

Here's an idea for a new series: several decades from now, the Dax symbiont is transferred to a new host, but to get a break from being all these prominent figures decides to lay low as a an ensign for a while. It's called Lower Dax.

[@oddish4352]

Or maybe the slug got placed in Crewman Lower. Making him Lower Dax 😂

[@AndrewD8Red]

That beats my idea of Dax joining the JAG on Star Trek: Lawyer Dax.

[@spencerkoelle184]

Get outta here!

[@TypoKnig]

Fans - saving Star Trek since 1968

[@GothAtheist]

Here here

[@togosasquatch1920]

Really, you didn't like TNG or DS9? Voyager and Enterprise were well received too. Discovery is were things really went downhill. Lower Decks is fine, but I didn't want a Futurama style Star Trek comedy. It was only well received cause it wasn't as insulting as Discovery was to the real Star Trek fan. To see it get canceled, shows that the people running Star Trek now are in desperation mode and getting cancelled by the network cause of how poorly received all the new Star Trek has been getting. I guarantee you more people watch the older Star Trek shows on Paramount+ than they do watching the newer shows.

[@trekie140]

At the bare minimum, I want a Lower Decks movie called *Second Contact* where they establish diplomatic relations with the android/Borg societies from Picard that we never saw again.

[@alanpennie]

That's a good idea.

[@AndrewD8Red]

Good?! That's a SUPERB idea!!!

[@claudiadarling9441]

I miss the Jurati Borg. It’s such an interesting idea to explore. Good Borg trying to integrate into a galaxy so long and thoroughly terrorized by them. The complexity of that, in a personal and galactic level, has the makings of classic Trek storytelling.

[@localhearthian2387]

We can do this. Cerritos Strong!

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

"Oh, and the ballroom competition has been postponed."

[@hexonyou]

Lower Decks was literally the show that got me to finally watch Star Trek. I always had a feeling it was a show that I would enjoy but never really had the motivation to jump into a franchies with such a big back log and deep fan base. But after falling in love from episode 1 with Lower Decks, I was like "I KNOW there are references being made here, I want to understand it"... and so I ended up watching a large amount of Star Trek, from the original show through animated specials. I was actually really excited to see how perfectly referential (without feeling stale or repetitive) Lower Decks is.

[@g0ld3ney3]

Tendi is love, Tendi is life, protec the Tendi. Joking aside, I'm actually glad you touched on having a good ending. I was saddened to hear about the cancellation, and Lower Decks does deserve more time. However, if they're able to tie up with a good ending, if each character gets a good, satisfactory send off, I think I'll be fine with it.

[@frankwales]

18 seasons, 7 movies, 4 games and an ice-cream flavour!

[@Nortarachanges]

How about a trail mix instead and make it Lower Chex?

[@beberivera7011]

Ice Cream Flavor?!!!

[@MrARock001]

I want to see Boimler realize that all "the greats" of his lifetime (Picard, Sisko, Janeway) ended their missions within 7 years, and try to work out when 7 years for him will be up.

[@Sephiroth144]

Did they? Picard kept being a captain after Troi tried driving The D a second time; Janeway kept doing stuff after Voyager came home (see Prodigy), and Sisko, well- he didn't really get a choice so much as "disappeared". Plus, every one of them had been doing important stuff prior to their show's timeframes...

[@ashtonrooks7899]

Wtf, why would they cancel the literal best show of the lineup???

[@personzorz]

Because these things are not art to Hollywood but financial assets.

[@oddish4352]

Because they're dickheads?

[@grandsome1]

It's also the cheapest to produce. They had no excuses to cancel.

[@oddish4352]

@@grandsome1 Really. Pricks. 🤬

It's now canon that Jessie is always in uniform

[@AndrewD8Red]

Legend says that underneath that uniform is another uniform. There actually IS no Jessie. It's uniforms all the way down.

[@niamhfox9559]

OH FOR ... I was just telling friends about it! buggerit!! I really think it's one of the most sincere trek shows ever made, it's between lower decks and ds9 for my favourite trek.

[@grandsome1]

WTF, Paramount hates money? It's probably the cheapest show to produce from the whole roster. Also, they did the Discovery producers dirty. I knew the axe was coming, but they didn't tell the production, that's vile. We need to start a letter campaign.

[@MichaelHaneline]

In general, as an animation lover, I feel like I've been burned so many times in the last few years. There was a brief period where animation seemed to be entering a streaming golden age, and now almost every animated show I like gets cut short.

[@pyRoy6]

I would like to see Lower Decks continued with 2 seasons of "Middle Decks" or "Mid Ships." But if it is to end after 5 seasons, I hope the final shot is a parody of Voyager's final shot. Yes, it would be frustrating, and maybe even heartbreaking...but it would be hilarious.

[@GothAtheist]

This

[@DavidMajors]

I've been expressing concerns over the Star Trek franchise over the last couple of years. The cancellations of Discovery, Lower Decks, and Prodigy have only intensified those concerns. It's all of the things you said, and how they coincide with some other big franchises and how CERTAIN FANS are dragging down the franchises they say they love. As you said, Strange New Worlds is great in many many ways, but yes. I definitely noticed the crossover of certain Star Trek fans who HATED Discovery with all their heart and loved Strange New Worlds, and I'm pretty sure we both know one of the big reasons. I remember Ira Behr once saying that Star Trek fans aren't as progressive as they think they are, and right now, I am concerned that the franchise is headed in a direction that is going to look more like a franchise that celebrates itself and what it's already done instead of "boldly going" and trying new things. And to me, that absolutely IS a death knell. And I am very concerned. I'm tired of having to do fan campaigns, just to keep shows on with non-white leads. I'm tired of people who have learned NOTHING from DS9 and Voyager hell, even TNG, echoing the same sentiments over and over again. I'm tired, Jessie. I'm fucking tired.

[@MsSissiePooh]

I know… it’s so exhausting to attempt mount fan campaigns to keep shows with non-white lead characters on the air. One of the things that really bothers me is the perpetual complaints from certain fans about the diverse range of characters that are in Discovery and Lower Decks, and these particular fans are more than willing to remain stuck in Star Trek’s past - which is why they stubbornly refuse to learn nothing from TNG, DS9 and Voyager - and are extremely resistant to seeing Star Trek trying out new things and ideas. These fans prefer to see Trek “boldly go” where it’s gone so many times before that it’s not even funny (and then they complain about that, too). This whole fan campaign to save good shows with non-white leads is exhausting as I don’t know what… but if no one speaks up for these shows and the talented people - in front of and behind the camera - who work hard to bring us something amazing every week, then who will?

[@CountScarlioni]

I've been a fan of Star Trek since before Next Gen. I can tell you now that it helps to keep the perspective that Star Trek is an entertainment franchise in an intensely capitalistic industry over which fans never had any power, do not have power now, and will never gain power in the future. No fan should kid themselves it works any other way. Regardless of how much fans fawn or haters whine, no Star Trek will survive a day beyond the point its owners believe it to be financially viable. The politics or representations of a show either progressive or reactionary ultimately mean nothing to accountants holding the purse strings. What I would urge is to remember that most TV/streaming shows out there _never_ get anything like as many seasons as Lower Decks or Discovery. A lot of them these days are lucky to get through an entire first season without being declared a ratings failure or tax write off. Even TOS only got 3 seasons which now puts it in the bottom tier for Trek successes. Anyone who tries to say Discovery or Lower Decks have in any way failed is delusional. But to all things there is a time and no matter how good a show is, it can't survive the cut throat world of TV forever.

[@GothAtheist]

If you see this Lower Decks creators, thank you so much for all the amazing adventures, for Mariner and Boimler, for Tendi and Rutherford, for Shax, and most of all, for showing us what a real animated Star Trek could be during a time when the original Animated Series was all we had for reference. Thank you for expanding our minds and our lives, truly, from the bottom of our hearts.

[@NPS2204]

While I have enjoyed most of the movies and show post Star Trek 2009, Lower Decks has been my personal favourite. The characters and especially actors who have played them have been a highlight. I really hope we get a Season 6 just to give the show a proper ending.

[@forschungstorte]

Seven seasons and four Moopsies!

[@oddish4352]

Yes. We need more Moopsy.

[@Donnagata1409]

​@@oddish4352We do

[@Mockingdragon]

PSA: Because I didn't understand this for a long-ass time, you can create a physical letter by printing out something you've typed. Physical doesn't have to mean hand-written if you aren't good at handwriting!

[@elim_inator]

It's so disheartening that Lower Decks got cancelled. Discovery was my Queer Trek, while Lower Decks was my Neurodivergent Trek, so having both of them end this year is just such a shame.

[@LOSTLEAD8R]

It sucks to hear because I legit got into Lower Decks because of your love of the show, and adore the universe it makes for star trek. Aside from Deep Space 9, this is my favorite show from the franchise and absolutely deserves more! I'll do what I can!

[@isaganipalanca8803]

What an outrage! One of the best SF series around with absolutely stellar writing, story-telling, character development and acting, filling in the blanks, reading between the lines and portraying what happens between the scenes in the Trek universe in the most skilful and engaging fashion! Lower Decks must be saved!!!!

[@GSBarlev]

My big question: does this mean we're *not* getting a full-season order for _Pog & Dar: Cop Landlords?_

[@DawnDavidson]

Oh, noooo! We MUST have Pog & Dar! 😂😂😂

[@jayaltairi]

Lower Decks! Lower Decks! Lower Decks!

[@Sephiroth144]

Middle Decks! Middle Decks! Middle Decks!

[@Sylvie_without_surname]

If they’re coming for Lower Decks I’m coming for them!! I just lost my job, which is a problem in this very much scarcity based non-utopia, but it does leave me plenty of time to get envelope stuffing

[@BackyardEpicMovies]

Looks like Sony are in talks to acquire Paramount. I for one would love to see a Lower Decks animated movie in the style of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

[@GothAtheist]

All of the this, gimme Crisis Point 3!!!!

[@chazmania3644]

Lower-Decks: Into the Koala-verse

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

On pushing boundaries in Star Trek: I have had an idea for a crew that would push it in ways no other Star Trek crew thus far has: ethnically diverse, queer characters and non of the crew are American - as a non-American viewer, it always bugged me that a show about a united Earth without countries or borders still feels primarily American in the names of human characters and cultures like eating habits or even their way of sleeping (for instance, American bedsheets are different than German ones). And hey, us trekkies love minutiae so I didn’t do anything wrong by complaining about bedsheets. 😉 Would also be an interesting point for the state of Star Trek video. (Human culture feeling primarily American, not the bedsheets thing)

[@CountScarlioni]

Also as a non-American viewer, it has never bothered me in the slightest to have an American show primarily feature an American cast. If anything there's an odorous whiff of cultural imperialism to entertain the idea that a US TV series made in US production studios primarily for a US audience can take it upon itself to represent all peoples and cultures. Over the decades, Trek has already made that mistake before in some deeply cheesy and uncomfortable ways.

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

@@CountScarlioni how so? Where has it made that mistake?

[@CountScarlioni]

@@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o Code of Honour, Up the Long Ladder, Sub Rosa and Angel One all spring uncomfortably to mind.

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

@@CountScarlioni oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, I heard about all of those episodes and outside of a clip of Angel One, I haven’t seen the other ones because of that!

[@CountScarlioni]

@@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o Yeah, you're not missing a whole lot! I mean, for completist reasons they're all worth sitting through just once, but at least you know in advance to wear soft mittens to stop yourself getting injured from facepalming too much!

[@cheebaleeb]

as someone working on Lower Decks thank you so much for your passion for the show and this call to action! I hope we can see something happen!!

[@BondforgedSky]

It's so true with what you mentioned about animation being the life blood of many franchises and being where those franchises can be bold with so many ideas, because Bad Batch is easily the most exciting thing in Star Wars for me rn because it feels the most fresh and weird compared to the live action projects ( although I still love Ahsoka and Andor ). And What If from Marve is also very exciting and cool because they can do more experimental stuff in that series compared to most of the live action stuff ( and I gotta say most because of stuff like WandaVision, Eternals, and Werewolf by Night, which are all great )

[@vadalia3860]

While I recognize 5 seasons is pretty good for most shows nowadays, I can never shake the knowledge that it's just 50 episodes... or less than 2.5 seasons of the shows from the Star Trek era I grew up watching. Which, while certainly not unique to Lower Decks or even modern Star Trek in general, is just... so depressing. These writers have done amazing character work in such a relatively short span of episodes but I hope we can get more.

[@InterdimensionalCowlick]

I NEVER thought running so many Trek series concurrently was going to last. Them keeping the series that has been most universally accepted among the fanbase isn't a surprise. Not only has Discovery been the most controversial among the fanbase but it launched in 2017. It's been seven years, whether it got seven seasons or not. The production of streaming series isn't the same as network. RIght now the longest running Netflix series, Grace and Frankie, is seven seasons. That's the LONGEST. Five seasons over seven years is pretty good.

[@joshbkimmusic]

We love you Jessie!!! Soo glad to have met you!!! Thanks for always supporting us as well!!! ❤❤❤

[@jbwj032977]

Lower Decks getting cancelled hurts my heart on many levels. Not only does the humor hit with me on all levels, this was also the first Trek show my 12 year old daughter started to watch with me, so it was her gateway into the franchise. She also loved Prodigy. I hope Lowrr Decks can be saved!

[@jeremysmith4620]

Your praise got me into watching Lower Decks. I didn't think I would like it, but it was really fantastic. There are probably way too many other middle aged Trek fans that might have shrugged off Lower Decks like I did, which is a real loss for them and the series. I didn't really see any ads for it when it premiered or a new season dropped. Without your videos Jesse it would have just went into the memory hole. I also think Lower Decks is the best new Trek show, although the later seasons of Discovery have found their footing and are also really good. Thanks for being so passionate about this wonderful show. I'm afraid Star Trek will keep having a decline unless they get showrunners and writers that better understand the universe and that these aren't dark, gritty action shows in space. They are soap operas focused on social issues that occasionally has a little action and is set in space. Without the hope, the diversity, the addressing of modern social issues thinly veiled as alien issues, and showing audiences the best and worst of man's possible future while dealing with the shortcoming of the present age then it just isn't Star Trek.

[@DillonExner]

They should bring it back in a few years as a short-lived live-action series that introduces two new characters played by other members of the cast, while a fan favorite is cut (but the actor gets to write an episode). Then - after a few more years - SIX movies. Including one with PANDAS.

[@DrAnarchy69]

Section 31 should have been shelved after DS9. It is not “cool”, it is not “heroic”, it is the fucking space CIA. It says so much about modern Trek that Section 31 is being rehabilitated

[@jarjared3522]

Not surprising since modern Trek is run by Alex Kurtzman who co-wrote Michael Bay's Transformers and directed The Mummy starring Tom Cruise.

[@claytonberg721]

The main reason that project has wheels is because Yeoh is now an academy award winner and a section 31 movie is the lowest hanging fruit to get her in front of the camera. I'd sooner see her prime counterpart in a prequel but Paramount is not going to re-invent the wheel for what will be an excuse to plaster her face all over Odin's green earth.

[@Cdr2002]

The supposed “rehabilitation” Discovery implies at the end of its Section 31 plot is heavily implied to be Starfleet tucking them away like they do everything they’re ashamed of (also the corpses of captains they like) and evolving them into the even more clandestine and shadowy organization we see in DS9. I haven’t heard any plot blurbs about the new movie, so maybe I’m missing something

[@brewster_4]

7 seasons, 4 movies, and also an old Boimler spinoff/continuation

[@bevishhh]

3:30 yeaassss, I just finished Disco season 4 and I’m always left beaming at all the diversity in that show. It’s honestly one of my favourite things about it.

[@Jack-sy8mr]

“Physical media is forever, buy LaserDisc”

[@Sephiroth144]

"What channel?"

[@Stu1701]

As T'lyn said, "This crew is always weird and yelling." I intend to do very much of both of these about this because I love Lower Decks and it sucks that it's been cancelled. Also, a comment on SNW and its renewal; Paramount has seemed to want to make it the flagship Star Trek show since its inception, despite Discovery still being around (you could say SNW is the Voyager to Discovery's DS9). I honestly kinda wonder if this was a factor in the decision to cancel Discovery so abruptly, so they could focus more on SNW. But the thing with SNW is that it has a shelf life, it can only go so far until they're just redoing the Original Series. We know what happens to most of its characters, so a lot of the character stories it's telling, while are fun to see, we know how those end. It kinda kills the tension of the show when you think about just how much plot armor is being worn. Just makes me think how long before SNW is on the chopping block, because at this point, it won't surprise me when we get an unceremonious announcement that SNW's fifth season will be it's last. But with SNW, as I said, it can only go on so long, whereas Lower Decks absolutely has the potential for more.

[@Emtheo-z4h]

Lower decks is awesome, but in NZ, we can't even get season 3 or 4.

[@OllamhDrab]

(Well, I don't really think it constitutes *regression* to have SNW, ..I mean, most of last season wasn't even really Pike-focusedanyway. Kind of a shame it was such a rough year for a lot of the cast, but I'm glad they'll still be around. :) )

[@alanpennie]

Indeed. I thought season 2 was a bit meh, but I'll cut them some slack given the problems with some of the cast. Ortegas and Una need more Spaaaaaace.

[@hawkiowan]

Thank you for this, Jessie, and all that you do to celebrate, promote, interpret, and support Star Trek and to encourage the franchise to be better. Thanks especially for giving us good suggestions on how to influence Paramount to keep this series going at least a little bit longer. My spouse and I are longtime trekkies and love this show, but Lower Decks has also hooked our teenager and helped them to fall in love with the franchise, as well. #SaveLowerDecks

[@weshurst4895]

I maybe wrong; but I thought for any show in the industry that goes past five seasons ,the production cost goes up. That’s why paramount has been canceling shows ,because it’s no longer cost effective to continue the show as is.

[@claytonberg721]

Salaries for everyone go up. That being said Star Trek has a huge built in fanbase that they know will watch and rewatch the content for decades to come. They've known that since TOS became so profitable in syndication. Also the whole 'nobody gets more than five seasons anymore' argument is nonsense. Rick and Morty is confirmed to season 10.

[@ongwehias7580]

dont apologize for mentioning pike

[@Out_Beyond_The_Heliopause]

Lower Decks is my favourite Star Trek show too, it honestly helped save my ass during a very dark time. It's really sad to see it cancelled before its time, & it absolutely deserves to finish on its own terms!

[@Tijd4Jan]

They removed seasons 3 two days before season 4 came out from Amazon Prime in The Netherlands (we don't have Paramount+) and then they didn't even release season 4

[@Sootielove]

I had prime video just for lower decks and suddenly they were all locked behind a paywall for no reason :(

[@Tijd4Jan]

@@Sootielove oh that really sucks too! I would really like to buy the physical media for Lower Decks, but I just don't have the budget for that. At least, not if one season is around 40€

[@fighting.words.ma.library]

❤ to your Caitian! It's really disheartening to see these sudden cancellations. It's good to see the Trek community rally around them, though.

[@tenchudjmusic]

Cerritos Strong! best recent star trek series.

[@damientonkin]

I briefly joined a lower decks fan page where they made a lot of statements like "this is what caused the third world war" which I think lacks a little perspective especially with all the other things going on in the world right now. But it did give me an idea if anyone has the art skills or wants to commission it, a lower decks version of the painting liberty leading the people. I'm thinking tendi holding the UFP flag, (maybe not tits out but we could have her uniform flap open or something). I feel like as a leftist fandom we could probably get more than one use out of that.

[@alanpennie]

I love this. It's great to see someone much affection for Tendi, who's always been my favourite character on the show.

[@brandijoy1]

I love watching your analysis of Star Trek. You’re basically saying everything I feel about what is happening with Star Trek now especially the Star Trek shows with black (women) leads being cancelled. There was so many people cheering and clapping for when Discovery was cancelled, I was just disgusted. Even if I didn’t like a show and there have been a couple of Star Trek shows I didn’t like but I would never celebrate its cancellation. Then when Lower Decks cancellation was announced not long after I see a KZbin video about LD saying “Go Woke Go Broke”. Star Trek is suppose to celebrate diversity but you have these gatekeepers saying DISCO and LD, mostly DISCO not being Trek and go in the comments saying words like woke, diversity, and political like they are bad words and Star Trek isn’t about this. Star Trek has always been about diversity and has been political. Even SNW was taking some heat in when the cast has more female than male cast members. I love all of the new Trek Shows. While they have ties to the past they’re also doing there own thing and I love that. If people wanted to watch the same old ST formula go watch old ST Shows. I use to really like the Star Trek community where you could discuss shows and ideas civilly. Now it just seems so nasty, hateful and dare I say even racist. What happened?

[@happychap8457]

Six seasons and a movie!

[@ArnLPs]

Disapointed to hear this show was canceled. I binged it recentl, jumping ahead on my Star Trek watch through because I needed something to like this show particularly at the moment. and immediatly fell in love with it. I hope this isn't the last we hear of it.

[@gabrielrangel956]

I love Lower Decks so much, it's the Star Trek show I really enjoy. Almost anything else Star Trek I watch or watched because it's my dad's thing, but Lower Decks is MY thing

[@MRDLT00]

Lower Decks is such a great show to get someone new into the franchise as a whole. I got my roommates to watch the show alongside me and we're all having such a blast with it. My roommates are constantly looking up the references and characters and becoming more and more interested in Star Trek overall as we go. :D

[@BrianDavidson-q1j]

Even if we don't get a 6th season.A one of special might be possible to tie up any loose ends.

[@hayhay6634]

Lower Decks has felt like a party from the start. I knew it was going to become one of my favorites after seeing the season 1 finale. I remember being completely blown away. So sad to see it go. I hope somehow we get more. It's been the most consistent in quality and storytelling of all the new trek, and you can just feel the love the writers have for Star Trek. Let's try our best, let's cry out "LOWER DECKS LOWER DECKS LOWER DECKS" maybe they'll hear us... #7SeasonsAnd4Movies

[@lakegroce685]

Aww our cats look alike. Also Lower Decks helped me through losing my partner. Hearing it’s cancellation is absolutely devastating to me.

[@zedoniverse]

Lower Decks definitely needs more seasons, 50 episodes isn't enough, I'm going to miss Tendi and the rest when the show ends. hopefully the fans online who are wanting more seasons will get what they wish for. I don't want the show to end.

[@zedoniverse]

Also I'd settle for a Lower Decks movie or a D'vana Tendi Spinoff :)

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

YES! We need two more seasons with Lower Decks, and several movies.

[@SolidPeaks]

I had no idea season 4 was on blu ray now. just ordered mine!

[@MsSissiePooh]

I don’t have a Blu-ray player (the one I have isn’t working properly), but I have a DVD player, and I’m looking forward to getting Lower Decks: The Complete Series, one season at a time.

[@chefdougy]

Sony is reportedly in talks to join a joint bid with investment firm Apollo Global Management to acquire Paramount, according to an article from the New York Times today.

[@guillaumet1327]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO ! I refreshed your page 5 times everyday just to see it released !

[@Samantha_yyz]

Hey Jessie, thank you for this video! What is the address for mailing in letters, it's not in the description?

[@anonymes2884]

I dunno, stories end and 5 seasons is a very respectable run (especially in 2024) - if it goes out on a high i'm happy enough to leave it there (and since the cast can't really age out of their roles in animation, it can always come back somewhere down the line for a series or specials etc.). Good luck with it though, if you're successful and "Lower Decks" continues i'll certainly watch :).

[@anthonyhiggins7409]

At the time I scoffed at the idea of a new animated Star Trek. Laughed at the very idea of it. Tuned in out of curiosity and, frankly, to hate watch Lower Decks… and fell in love with it. I was so wrong and so closed minded. I am devastated that Lower Decks has been cancelled. 😭 I hope it can be saved and this decision can be reversed. Star Trek: Lower Decks definitely deserves at least 7 seasons. (If not many more)

[@evelynstarshine8561]

Lower Decks cancellation is a blow but Quantum Leap is a harder hit, especially for queer and trans storytelling and representation.

[@Tuaron]

Honestly, much as I love the show, I don't hate the idea of it ending...so long as they were given enough time to prep an ending. After all, all good things...Given Mike McMahan has a new Golden Axe show (yes, based on the video game) coming (just announced this week), I do wonder if that's a factor or if he saw this news coming.

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

0:22 He isn’t just a doctor, he’s The Doctor! ☺️😉

[@Canuovea]

Careful. If they realize they can boost numbers and sales by cancelling shows in order to galvanize a fan feeding frenzy, they'll start making a habit of it. But best of luck.

[@wendyheatherwood]

Lower Decks doesn't deserve 7 seasons. It deserves 14 because the seasons are so short these days.

[@DawnDavidson]

THIS

[@anvalisok]

I just ordered two more Lower Decks shirts and the comm badge last night. Let's do this!

[@voidprince2257]

Where do I buy physical copies?

[@dazerla]

I'm not seeing Paramount's contact information. I'm not a Lower Decks fan but I am a Discovery and Prodigy one and and I am very concerned with what has been happening to a number of Star Trek shows recently. Paticularly those with Black, POC or Queer characters in them. So I'm willing to help and write letters.

[@donnicholas7552]

Aww! Cute kitty cat! 😍 I hope Lower Decks can be saved!

[@hamobu]

Lower decks is my favorite as well. This last season of discovery is pretty good too.

[@nivoset]

I will always need more Tendi episodes. she is awesome and I love her.

[@alanpennie]

Definitely.

[@noahstackhouse9818]

Unfortunately, I think this is were the question of how profitable streaming services really are comes into play. Lower Decks deserves as many seasons as Bob's Burgers will have and a live action movie. I want to see Boimler make Captain! I hope Cartoon Network will pick it up. If streaming isn't profitable enough to give shows the runs they deserve, then let's all just go back to cable.

[@hannahlarge5738]

part of me worries about lower decks going flat. it's by far the best official trek put out this century, but could it keep it up? I really wish they'd just open up the IP to fanfics again. New Voyages was as good as SNW, at a tiny fraction of the budget; how many great shows could we have had if you could just make independent star trek without fear of prosecution?

[@endlesswick]

Lower Decks is my 4th favorite Star Trek series too. I have been hearing that a lot lately.

[@rebeccatompkins]

It equally saddening and frustrating that Star Trek is not allowed to speak on the modern narrative for the "comfort" of nostalgia. (Predominately WASP-y conservative types.) I agree that we need to think more physical media amid all the other ways we can make Star Trek viable to the studio and their shareholders. (An uncomfortable reality the at the SAG-AFTRA strike highlighted: the fiscal bottom line and avarice of the affluent.)

[@eatit8262]

I was honestly surprised you didn't make this video sooner.

[@jessiegenderafterdark5287]

I wanted to but I’ve been so busy with my movie

[@mxrichardsonsneighbourhood5402]

What you say about animated shows is why I think Doctor Who needs an animated series, I feel a Time Lord Academy or a Dalek show would be great with animation. I think Doctor Who needs an episode where they go to an animated dimension. Also a land of fiction, like Big Finish did with the War Master.

[@rorythenerd]

If I ran it I'd have cancelled SNW, renewed Lower Decks for 7 seasons, Discovery I think could naturally end in season 5, then I'd make the new Academy show be in the 24th century not the 30th! I'd then set Star Trek Legacy and Star Trek Janeway (Live Action) in motion!!!

[@johnsieverssr8288]

I'm with you, Jessie ❤

[@bevishhh]

7 seasons AND A MOVIE

[@mateoconk]

Disco deserves 7 seasons. Lower Decks deserves infinite seasons. It’s time for Trek to stay. Be bold. Not break under the ubiquitous franchise fatigue.

[@MRFlackAttack1]

For myself, Lower Decks is the best Star Trek series since Enterprise, really hope the team finds a new home for it.

[@jeffreyolin626]

By the power of Trimble, we have the power!

[@DenderFriend]

I'd be interested to see if the creators of Lower Decks are able to make season five feel like a satisfying conclusion for the characters, but I also definitely don't wanna truly say goodbye to them.

[@MalzraAirwynn]

Always sucks having a series you like cancelled before it can get a good ending. I'm just glad Final Space is getting an ending even if it's in a graphic novel and not a season 4. Though admittedly, having a series stretch on and on and on long after it SHOULD have ended can also be painful. Part of why I don't tend to get into comic books is that they don't end. They just go on and on and then get rebooted and go on and on and as years stretch on the more likely they're going to pull some stunt and ruin a character I like or something. So even though I love super heroes I don't really read comics much unless it's a self contained story like Watchmen or something and not something like keeps going potentially forever. And I mostly stick to movies and cartoons.

[@alanpennie]

Good news about the second born twin of Lower Decks called Final Space. That show definitely had it's problems but I liked its unabashed weirdness.

[@GothAtheist]

Ngl, they announced the cancelation, and I gained an inner Zøg honk. We gotta save this show.

[@Martyn2021]

I love lower decks but I also feel that there is a symmetry of each of the new shows lasting only 5 years each. As the Enterprises original mission was 5 years. So my hope would be that each series lasts a full 5 years and then we get 5 stand-alone films.

[@consantlycheesy]

What is the mailing address we’re supposed to write to? I can’t find it

[@MarqusW1]

Glad to hear that Discovery got an ending reshoot...a lot of production companies wouldn't do that...

[@samfisher6606]

Bring Boimler and Mariner onto SNW permanently!

[@MrBogThing]

give me more Lower Decks and Chief Science Officer The Dog

[@JzyShzy]

First: Yes, save Lower Decks! More and more of my favourite current Star Trek! But... Would love an examination of the new economic model for tv shows in the streaming era. Seven seasons was financially important for syndication, right? Would be interested to see a consideration of what the new situation is going to encourage. Maybe 5 seasons is to be expected? Much love to your fandom of Lower Decks. Your channel is the place I go get that hit of post-episode glee.

[@juls_krsslr7908]

This is concerning. I feel like our entire society is being intimidated into "playing it safe" recently, and "playing it safe" leads to stagnancy and death. I know a television show getting canceled isn't the end of the world as we know it, but it reflects a larger pattern that I find distressing, which is the crack down on spaces that used to fly under the radar of powerful people. Something like Star Trek was dismissed as "just for nerds" and animated shows were "just for kids," which allowed people involved in those things a certain kind of freedom to deviate from the status quo. But it seems like, more and more, these outlets for creativity, exploration, and even conflict are being shut down or coopted by people with power. I don't like it.