Around 10 minutes into Star Trek: Lower Decks ep 1. Not sure yet if it “feels like Star Trek”, but I’m enjoying it for sure. It’s a lot less… loud? Relentless? Than I feared? I know it’ll pick up the pace in a minute or five but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. My theory that all animated series trailers make their shows, regardless of quality, look like a horrible caffeinated clusterfuck, holds strong.



The animation is really surprisingly good, though it makes me wish even more that they’d have gone with a more appealing art style. I’ve definitely seen this kinda hybrid bob’s burgers/rick and morty-style done much worse; this iteration on it at least isn’t actively offensive to my eyes, but it feels like a missed opportunity. But still! Baby steps! Adult animation can’t get there overnight.

