Cast and Creator Talk Characters and Favorite Moments from Season 1
Creator Mike McMahan and the cast of Star Trek: Lower Decks give insight into their characters and roles on the series' ship, the U.S.S. Cerritos, and dish about some of their favorite moments from the upcoming debut season.
25 mins · Thu, 23 Jul 2020
Ep. 1, “Second Contact” - Easter Eggs
Series Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer Mike McMahan highlights some of the callouts to Star Trek lore from the premiere episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
25 mins · Sun, 9 Aug 2020
Watch Star Trek: Lower Decks Go from Storyboard to Final Animation
Creating an animated series is a multi-stage process. Get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the earliest forms of Star Trek: Lower Decks' premiere episode, "Second Contact," compared to the completed animated product.
25 mins · Mon, 10 Aug 2020
Star Trek Day 2020: Lower Decks Panel
Mica Burton speaks with Star Trek: Lower Decks Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer Mike McMahan and voice cast members Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, and Eugene Cordero. The group discusses favorite moments from the debut season, what it's been like joining the Star Trek family, and more.
25 mins · Tue, 8 Sep 2020
Lower Decktionaries- Joining Starfleet
A nice introduction to the origins of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks,’ and to how Mike McMahan pitched the series to Alex Kurtzman and Secret Hideout. The short gives you quick glimpses of some of the content in McMahan’s original pitch, as well as some concept art of the look and feel of the series… including the USS Cerritos’ original name: the USS San Diego.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - Art Design
A look at the art design for the characters and locales of ‘Lower Decks.’ The most interesting thing I learned, which you won’t be able to un-see once you realize it, is that the aesthetics of the furniture aboard the Cerritos is shaped to emulate the look of Starfleet’s LCARS design, with all rounded corners and angular designs.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - The Main Titles
Mike McMahan and composer Chris Westlake break down the development of the visuals and the music for the ‘Lower Decks’ main theme, and explain what the titles are trying to tell us about the show as a whole. McMahan and Westlake also talk about how the music of the show influences the storytelling.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - Aliens Among Us
Many of the production personnel involved in the show’s animation go into detail about how they include previous ‘Star Trek’ aliens, focused on the series’ second episode “Envoys” and the multitude of canon aliens that appeared there.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - The Animation Proscess
This short explains how an episode of ‘Lower Decks’ gets made, from the script all the way through the finished episode.
You learn a lot about animatics and the different stages of the animation process — there are different people who animate the backgrounds than the people, which I didn’t know! — that will give you a new appreciation for the amount of work that goes into each episode.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - Division 14
A look at the character designs for the Division 14 ship from “Much Ado About Boimler,” including the appearance of the Triexian doctor that harkens back to Lt. Arex from The Animated Series.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - The Holodeck
Mike McMahan talks about the use of the holodeck on ‘Lower Decks,’ including the origins of the infamous Badgey, a 90s era joke (based on Clippy, the infamous Microsoft Office virtual assistant) that McMahan argued would work well on ‘Lower Decks,’ since the show itself is an homage to 90’s-era Star Trek.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - The Music of Lower Decks
A more in-depth look at the use of music across the whole series by composer Chris Westlake, focusing on the episode “Crisis Point” and the movie music homages contained within. Mike McMahan also expands on his comments about the role of music on the show as a whole and how important it is to the humor.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - Deck Dynamics
The cast and producers of the show explain in more detail the dynamics between the series main characters and the supporting bridge crew, including the role that the relationship between the main characters and the bridge crew plays as the series progresses.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Faces of the Fleet
Extended look at the eight primary cast members of Lower Decks.
Including interviews with Tawny Newsome (Mariner), Jack Quaid (Boimler), Eugene Cordero (Rutherford), Noel Wells (Tendi), Dawnn Lewis (Freeman), Jerry O’Connell (Ransom), Gillian Vigman (T’Ana) and Fred Tatasciore (Shaxs) — along with series creator Mike McMahan — the feature dives into what each actor thinks of their character and stories about each of their casting experiences.
In addition, the feature also includes some fun audition tape recordings from several of the cast, with some funny outtakes that show off their spontaneity and vocal talents.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Lower Decktionaries - All in the Family
This feature charts the evolution of the relationship between the main characters over the course of Season 1, and goes into detail about the inclusion of legacy characters like Riker, Troi, and Q.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Hiding in Plain Site
Discussion of the show’s many Star Trek references and deep cut Easter Eggs.
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
Season 1 Blu-ray Promo
25 mins · Tue, 18 May 2021
