Television So Star Trek Prodigy was good, I'm shocked too

[elbobo]

And I don't mean grading on its a kid's show curve good either. One this is not a little kids show, it is geared towards older Nickelodeon age group I would guess. It also acts as an excellent primer for how things work in the Trek universe so if this is someone's first exposure to Trek they don't have to worry about not knowing what a warpcore or transporter is.

 

The first couple of episodes feel more Star Wars than Star Trek but it gets increasingly Trek as it progresses including a very high concept for a kid's show time dilation episode late in the season.

 

The characters are enjoyable and actually get some legitimate depth and development. 

 

Animation overall is solid but can be occasionally stilted. The designs are good and colorful with some actual alien looking aliens taking advantage of being an animated series and not having to put people in makeup.

 

There is not a bad episode in the entire season, they aren't all homeruns but this is probably the best first season of a Trek show since TOS.

 

Still waiting for hologram Janeway to explain the ethics of Tuvix to the young crew though.

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

I’m disappointed my theory that Hologram Janeway didn’t already know they weren’t a Starfleet crew and was just pretending in the hopes to get home. 
 

still, yeah, surprisingly not an awful show. Though some of the characters took a bit to grow on me. I never liked Janeway on Voyager, and for many episodes she was my favorite character in this show. So, eh, I definitely gave the show a time. And by the end I’m left wanting a season 2. So not bad. 

[elbobo]

Yeah hologram Janeway was dumb in whatever way was convenient for the plot.

[TwinIon]

Sounds good, maybe I'll check it out. I've been revisiting Lower Decks and loving it, and I'm always up for more Trek.