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after Star Trek: The Original Series Concluding in 1969, fans are left pining for more exciting space adventures involving Captain James T. Doohan), Chief Communications Officer Nyota Uhura (Nchelle Nichols), and Helmsman Hikaru Solu (George Takei). Thus, many Trekkies considered it Terms of Serviceunofficial fourth season, animated series It was born, to further the beloved Starfleet crew’s exploration of the Milky Way. Plots included being drawn into the Death Star, being poisoned by a walking plant, encountering hostile Klingons, and hunting down an outlaw who traded in fake love crystals.
The show only lasted two seasons, and the cast was not seen as a group again until the motion picture premiere. Meanwhile, four other live-action shows have expanded the franchise and introduced a slew of memorable characters. Dozens of movies and series later, new and current Star Trek The era, which started in 2017 before Star Trek: Discovery And it’s still going strong, and has produced two animated TV series: lower floors And miracle.
Here’s how the three animated shows stack up against each other.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1974)
Directed by Hal Sutherland and Bill Reed and featuring most of the original cast, 22 episodes of animated series It aired on NBC on Saturday mornings from September 8, 1973 to October 12, 1974. Due to budget constraints, the character of Pavel Chekhov (Walter Koenig) was no longer featured, but was replaced by Lt. Arix Aladoussi, also voiced by Doohan.
With the exception of the first three episodes, which were recorded as a group, TAS It was criticized for its chunky sound editing. Additionally, since most of the original cast returned, not much budget was left for detailed and realistic animation. for every av clubAlmost all of the characters look like their real-life counterparts, but shots are often composed at odd Bergman-like angles, with faces looming halfway in frame. Backgrounds are reused, as are some basic animation: there are a few shots of Spock using equipment. on the bridge which you’ll probably watch a thousand times if you go through all 22 episodes. Even worse, the characters’ faces aren’t terribly expressive, which becomes a problem whenever the camera cuts to a non-speaking person for an interactive shot.”
However, the show’s second season won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment – Children’s Series in 1975, and the characters came back together in the franchise’s first live-action movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picturein 1979.
Star Trek: Below Decks (2020 – Present)
Created by Mike McMahan, Adult Animation lower floors It premiered in 2020 and features 25-minute episodes. The main cast includes Jack Quaid as the talented petty officer Brad Buimler. Tawny Newsome as the arrogant and ferocious Beckett Mariner; Noël Wells as Orion’s optimistic and enthusiastic science officer D’Vana Tendi; Eugene Cordero as Sam Rutherford, a young engineer with a Vulcan bionic implant; Dawn Lewis as the ever-frustrated Captain Carroll Freeman; Jerry O’Connell as cocky First Officer Jack Ransom; Fred Tatasciore as Bajoran’s brash, gritty chief of security, Shakes; and Gillian Wegman as Chief Medical Officer, the cat-like Dr. T’Ana.
The series follows a small ship, the USS Cerritos, in the late 24th century, mainly from the point of view of a support crew that crashes into bunk beds below decks. The small joint employee is finally given a prominent voice for the first time in the franchise, and the characters have close-knit and often conflicted personalities. Both the action and the dialogue are fast-paced, and the Trekkies have enjoyed discovering a slew of easter eggs that nod to the past. Star Trek shows and movies, plus entertaining cameos by beloved veterans, namely Jonathan Frakes as Captain William T. Riker; Marina Sirtis as Commander Deanna Troy; George Takei as Captain Hikaru Sulu; Jeffrey Combs as Agemus; John de Lancie as Q; and Nana the Visitor as Colonel Kira Nerys.
The show pokes fun at canon characters and incidents, but it’s basically a hipster homage wrapped in lively, contemporary packaging. like inverse on the principle , “Star Trek: Below Decks It doesn’t boldly go where no franchise series has gone before, and that’s what makes it so great. What started as the most dangerous new Star Trek Show isn’t an underdog anymore, it’s now Top Dog.”
Star Trek: Miracle (2021 – Present)
In January 2019, Executive Producer Alex Kurzman announced an upcoming 3D animated show focused entirely on children. a trip show, the first of its kind in the franchise. Because lovers Star Trek: Voyagerwhich concluded in 2001, missed Captain Catherine Janeway, portrayed by Kate Mulgrew (Red in Orange is the new black), brought back by Executive Producers/Co-Creators Kevin and Dan Hagman Star Trek: Miraclewhose 24-minute episodes air on Paramount+ and broadcast on Nickelodeon.
The story begins in 2383. Five years after the return of the USS Voyager from the Delta Quadrant, a group of young aliens stumble upon an abandoned Starfleet ship, the USS Protostar. During their journey to the Alpha Quadrant, they must learn to work together as an effective crew. Principal voices include Brett Gray as augmented human Dal R’El; Ella Purnell as the talented linguist Gwendala; Jason Mantzoukas as Tellaret Yancum-Bog; and Angus Imrie as the Energy-Based Life Model.
In an interview with Trick MovieWhen asked what is the hardest thing to adapt to Star Trek For the kids’ show, Dan Hagman replied, “We always try to blur the line. We never look at it as a little show. We see it as a show for people who don’t know.” Star Trek, young or old. And so, we’ve always had that perspective from the outside, and that’s liberated us. We wanted to keep the stakes real for an older audience. We never want to overlook things for children.”
As for the longtime Trekkies, they sure are split. References in Rotten tomatoes He writes, “At first, I didn’t try it because I thought it was going to be too big of a deal. A great way to open up the franchise to younger viewers and a well-curated mix of standalone stories and the main story.” Another says, “Aside from the really annoying Dal R’ El, I absolutely love this one! lower floorsIt’s a refreshing scent Star Trek Franchising!”
And a third user concluded, “Put the show in another world, and it would be an ordinary story.”
miracle It proved popular with young people and was generally well received by critics; It even won a Kids & Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Series in 2022.
