By Chris Snellgrove | Published
Love it or hate it, there are few shows on television more influential than Rick and Morty. Not only did it shape the course of Western animated films for years to come, but the writers of this series also shaped other franchises such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now it looks like Cartoon Network’s incredibly raunchy cartoon has changed the most influential science fiction franchise in history for the better. Not only Lower decks Created by former Rick and Morty writer Mike McMahan, however, he confirmed in a recent interview that his old cartoon was the inspiration for what he hopes is a bold new direction for Star Trek.
The Star Trek Multiverse
If you are more of a fan of Rick and Morty as Star Trek (or vice versa), you need a quick refresher on the ending of Lower decks to understand this connection. With the warning that you will encounter some spoilers, here we go: Lower decks A series finale recently aired in which Starfleet gained a stable wormhole to the multiverse. Instead of occasionally entering other dimensions through random cosmic events or other bizarre space phenomena, the Federation can now peacefully explore the multiverse when and how it wants.
In a recent interview with CinemaBlend, McMahan spoke about his experiences writing for Rick and Morty shaped what he sees as the future of Star Trek. “I worked for four seasons Rick and Morty I’m talking about the multiverse,” he said. “I’ve been thinking a lot about what can make the multiverse as interesting as warp pricing.”
Ultimately, he came to an insight that we wish more franchise makers had: “Star Trek isn’t about meeting and talking… I mean, it is, but it’s also about learning about the For this reason, he believes that “learning about the possibilities of humanity and having a map of the Multiverse Quadrant is really exciting to me.”
In other words, McMahan seems to think so Rick and MortyStar Trek’s past should be Star Trek’s future and future spin-offs should focus more on exploring the multiverse than just traveling from point A to point B. It is unknown what impact the ending will have Lower decks will be included in this franchise. discoverywhich took place centuries later, certainly never mentioned Starfleet roaming the multiverse easily. However, one or more future Star Trek series will continue there Lower decks The omission could give this aging franchise a much-needed boost.
That’s easy to say, because most of what’s on the Trek horizon looks pretty disappointing. We are looking forward to the next season of Strange New Worldsbut it’s hard to be equally enthusiastic about it Starfleet Academy (a spin-off of the prematurely canceled series discovery) or the Star Trek origin film (which appears to do little other than tread familiar territory). The live action Office-like show starring Tawny Newsome sounds intriguing, but there is currently too little information about it to get much hyped.
Considering how much time and energy Paramount is putting into the Star Trek origin film, it’s safe to say that the studio is currently more interested in playing it safe than changing things up. That’s a shame, however, as both were canceled prematurely discovery And Lower decks point to a franchise in need of a creative makeover (the more dramatic, the better). Take out one side Rick and MortyThe Star Trek book might be the best, if only because it allows Star Trek to do what it should have done all along: boldly go where the franchise has never gone before.
There is of course a certain irony in this Rick and Morty potentially helping to shape the future of Star Trek. When Lower decks When it was first announced, there was a lot of controversy about whether it would be anything more than a Star Trek skin Rick and MortyStorytelling in style. Fortunately, Lower decks It soon developed its own atmosphere of comedic nostalgia, but now we can’t help but hope that Star Trek explores the infinite possibilities of the multiverse with all the enthusiasm of Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith.
And if that doesn’t happen soon, fans may have to ask Cartoon Network to loan Paramount a few copies of Mr. Meeseeks. Surely it’s easier to get Star Trek writers to actually write good Star Trek than it is to help Jerry play golf two shots less… right? If that doesn’t happen, fans will have to channel those demons that think pain is pleasure to enjoy a NuTrek era that’s somehow more painful than anything we’ve experienced before.
Source: CinemaBlend