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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Was it that poorly received? I thought it was great for a kid show.

[–] shirro@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Had a kid that loved it and he generally refuses to watch any trek show. Cutting off that audience is going to cost them in the long run but I don't think the owners of the IP have a long term vision

[–] marlowe@meow.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@chronicledmonocle

@Coliver

It was a great kid's show AND great star trek.
It was well received.

there is no good reason for doing this.

[–] kethinov@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Exactly, Prodigy was a surprise gem and is at the bottom of the list of current Star Trek shows that should've been canceled.

  • Discovery is an awful, manic, canon-wrecking mess and needs to go.
  • Strange New Worlds inherits most of that awfulness, is incredibly overrated, and also needs to go.
  • Picard was shaky but the final season finally delivered, thank the gods.
  • Lower Decks is well-written, nuanced, a good citizen of canon, and just wonderful.
  • Prodigy is well-written, nuanced, a good citizen of canon, and just wonderful.

But the popular narrative is all over the place. People hate Discovery but love Strange New Worlds despite them being almost identical. People love Lower Decks and are tepid about Prodigy despite them having a very similar tone.

At least most people seem to agree on Picard now.

Nickelodeon didn’t get as much linear audience as they’d hoped, but Nickelodeon is doing poorly overall since 2020.

On Paramount+, it was popular but didn’t have as high a completion stat as it should.

Too many fans watched and episode or two and then bailed because it starts out looking more like other franchises that kids and families unfamiliar with Star Trek would find initially appealing. Within a very few episodes it really brings you into a very Star Trek experience, but too large a proportion of viewers didn’t give it the chance it deserves.

Also, Paramount’s promotion and timing of merchandise releases was incredibly weak. The algorithm didn’t promote the show to kids. The toys came out a year after the show premiered. The full year break between short seasons lost audience etc.