Summary
Actors fromStar Trekshows past and present unite in a video to saveStar Trek: Lower Decks.An announcement from April 2024 revealed theend ofStar Trek: Lower Decks,meaning thatLower Decksseason 5 would be the series' last after streaming later this year. Series creator Mike McMahan andStar Trekshowrunner Alex Kurtzman also expressed regret thatStar Trek: Lower Deckswould not continue. McMahan and Kurtzman’s message to fans ofStar Trek: Lower Decks, posted on the officialStar TrekInstagram account, thanked fans for their continued support,“for filling convention halls and chanting ‘Lower Decks!'”
The repeated chant of"Lower Decks!“is fromStar Trek: Lower Decksitself, invented by Ensign Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 1, episode 1, “Second Contact” to celebrate Mariner and the otherjunior officers on the USS Cerritos: Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid), D’Vana Tendi (Noel Wells), Samanthan Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), and as ofLower Decksseason 4, Provisional Lieutenant T’Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz).Echoing the chant in real life has been a way for fans ofStar Trek: Lower Decksto signal their love of the show, and a call of support for the scrappyStar Trekthat could.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 - Everything You Need To Know
Star Trek: Lower Decks to the franchise where it had never been before with five seasons of comic antics, but sadly the show went off the air as well.
Star Trek Actors Cheer For Star Trek: Lower Decks In Fan-Sponsored Video
“Lower Decks! Lower Decks! Lower Decks!”
In an effort to saveStar Trek: Lower Decks, fans pooled funds to request personalized video messages fromStar Trekactors on Cameo. Each individual video was stitched together to create a compilation of actors from variousStar Trekseries performing the"Lower Decks!“chant. Even though the messages were purchased through Cameo, it’s clear thatmany of theStar Trekactors involved in the project genuinely supportStar Trek: Lower Decks.Watch the video below:
The SaveStar Trek: Lower Decksvideo featuresStar Trekactors like Michelle Hurd fromStar Trek: Picard, Robert Picardo fromStar Trek: VoyagerandStar Trek: Prodigy, Nana Visitor fromStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, and John de Lancie fromStar Trek: The Next Generation.Jonathan Frakes, who also appeared onStar Trek: Lower Decksand voicedCaptain William T. Riker, spoke in support of continuingStar Trek: Lower Decks.It’s certainly fun to seeStar Trekactors from across the generations chant"Lower Decks! Lower Decks!”
How Fans Plan To Save Star Trek: Lower Decks
Fans Rally To Save Star Trek: Lower Decks With An Online Campaign
The compilation video ofStar Trekactors rallying to saveStar Trek: Lower Decksis only one small part of a larger fan-run campaign. OnSaveLowerDecks.com, the website acts as a central hub that details all the ways thatpeople can get involved in expressing their support for extending the run ofStar Trek: Lower Decksbeyond 5 seasons. Besides signing a petition to show support for moreStar Trek: Lower Decks, fans can participate in the Save Lower Decks campaign by streamingStar Trek: Lower Decksto show there’s a dedicated audience, requestingStar Trek: Lower Deckson Netflix, and joining social media groups designed to organize further action.
Fan-run campaigns are nothing new in theStar Trekfandom, but the television landscape has changed since the days when paper letters that called for the renewal ofStar Trek: The Original Seriesflooded studio offices. Demand for aStar Trek: Discoveryspinoff starring Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) resulted inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds,andStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2will be on Netflix, but similar campaigns championingStar Trek: Legacyas a potentialStar Trek: Picardspinoff haven’t yet been effective. GettingStar Trekactors on board might just tip the scales in favor of a renewal forStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 6.
