Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 4, episode 7 of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
The newest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks," called "A Few Badgeys More," sees the return of three of the show's more notorious villains, all of them sentient computers or artificial life forms. The first villain is Peanut Hamper (Kether Donohue), a small, floating robotic exocomp who was once a Starfleet officer but who betrayed her rank and discovered deceit and villainy were a better way to get the power she wanted. The second is Agimus (Jeffrey Combs), a malevolent computer whose programming broke and led him toward the path of world domination. Both Peanut Hamper and Agimus are currently incarcerated in a Starfleet rehabilitation prison designed specially for evil machines that go rogue. Evidently, villainous computers are common enough to warrant such a facility.
The third villain is, as the title notes, Badgey (Jack McBrayer), an...
The newest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks," called "A Few Badgeys More," sees the return of three of the show's more notorious villains, all of them sentient computers or artificial life forms. The first villain is Peanut Hamper (Kether Donohue), a small, floating robotic exocomp who was once a Starfleet officer but who betrayed her rank and discovered deceit and villainy were a better way to get the power she wanted. The second is Agimus (Jeffrey Combs), a malevolent computer whose programming broke and led him toward the path of world domination. Both Peanut Hamper and Agimus are currently incarcerated in a Starfleet rehabilitation prison designed specially for evil machines that go rogue. Evidently, villainous computers are common enough to warrant such a facility.
The third villain is, as the title notes, Badgey (Jack McBrayer), an...
- 10/12/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds article contains spoilers.
Time travel is a joke. Well, in Strange New Worlds season 2, time travel is either a huge deal, like it was in episode 3, when Captain Kirk had a rough time in Toronto with La’an, or in episode 7, in which time travel is mostly silly. In the long-anticipated crossover episode between Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds, crew members from 2381 find themselves in the year 2259. A strange, new time portal accidentally brings under-achieving ensigns Boimler and Marnier to Pike’s Enterprise and the results are undeniably hilarious.
With “Those Old Scientists,” Strange New Worlds enjoys a visit from The Next Generation–era of Lower Decks, and thus, gets a little bit of a retcon by default. Because, in between all the jokes, “Those Old Scientists” manages to stitch up a few aspects of Snw that feel incongruous with the actual canon...
Time travel is a joke. Well, in Strange New Worlds season 2, time travel is either a huge deal, like it was in episode 3, when Captain Kirk had a rough time in Toronto with La’an, or in episode 7, in which time travel is mostly silly. In the long-anticipated crossover episode between Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds, crew members from 2381 find themselves in the year 2259. A strange, new time portal accidentally brings under-achieving ensigns Boimler and Marnier to Pike’s Enterprise and the results are undeniably hilarious.
With “Those Old Scientists,” Strange New Worlds enjoys a visit from The Next Generation–era of Lower Decks, and thus, gets a little bit of a retcon by default. Because, in between all the jokes, “Those Old Scientists” manages to stitch up a few aspects of Snw that feel incongruous with the actual canon...
- 7/23/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."
In the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" episode "No Small Parts", the characters make a cute reference that served as a wink to the Trekkies watching.
"Lower Decks" is, of course, replete with references, and often goes well out of its way to incorporate ultra-obscure "Star Trek" nods that only deep-cut nerds would spot. It helps that the characters on "Lower Decks" are intimately familiar with Starfleet history, and are armed with the same kind of Trek-nerd knowledge possessed by the audience. As such, when the ensigns on the U.S.S. Cerritos look back to the "Star Trek" events from 120 years prior -- Kirk's time -- they refer to it as "the Tos era." What does "Tos" stand for? "Those old scientists," one of them explains.
Of course, Trekkies gave a hearty chuckle, as "Star Trek: Tos...
In the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" episode "No Small Parts", the characters make a cute reference that served as a wink to the Trekkies watching.
"Lower Decks" is, of course, replete with references, and often goes well out of its way to incorporate ultra-obscure "Star Trek" nods that only deep-cut nerds would spot. It helps that the characters on "Lower Decks" are intimately familiar with Starfleet history, and are armed with the same kind of Trek-nerd knowledge possessed by the audience. As such, when the ensigns on the U.S.S. Cerritos look back to the "Star Trek" events from 120 years prior -- Kirk's time -- they refer to it as "the Tos era." What does "Tos" stand for? "Those old scientists," one of them explains.
Of course, Trekkies gave a hearty chuckle, as "Star Trek: Tos...
- 7/23/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In its first two seasons, "Star Trek: Lower Decks" has already become one of the most mythology-rich entries in the "Star Trek" canon, as the crew of Starfleet geeks on the U.S.S. Cerritos often pull from the lore of all the beloved crews that came before then. But the animated Paramount+ series has also built up some impressive lore of its own by this point, fleshing out the world of "Star Trek" circa 2380 by introducing some hilariously on-brand new cultures and traditions.
Though "Star Trek: Lower Decks" is a situational comedy first and foremost, it's also given fans some great character development, turning pathological pot-stirrer Ensign Mariner (Tawny Newsome) into a still-rebellious hero and even letting rule-following pal Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) loosen up a little. With the new season around the corner and the fourth already greenlit, the show will have plenty of chances to further expand its "Trek" mythology,...
Though "Star Trek: Lower Decks" is a situational comedy first and foremost, it's also given fans some great character development, turning pathological pot-stirrer Ensign Mariner (Tawny Newsome) into a still-rebellious hero and even letting rule-following pal Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) loosen up a little. With the new season around the corner and the fourth already greenlit, the show will have plenty of chances to further expand its "Trek" mythology,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
This Star Trek article contains minor spoilers for Lower Decks Season 2, Episode 6.
Tasha Yar deserved better. When the oil slick creature known as Armus killed off Tasha in The Next Generation episode “Skin of Evil,” the fandom let out a collective groan. As its first season wrapped up, Tng was already down one fantastic character and the franchise wouldn’t get another female head-of-security on a regular basis until Nhan appeared in Star Trek: Discovery, 31 years later. But, like some kind of self-aware rogue A.I., the canon of Star Trek itself seems to want justice for Tasha Yar. The latest example comes from the coda of the Lower Decks episode, “The Spy Humongous,” further proving that, decades later, Trek canon is still looking to avenge Tasha Yar. Here’s how the hilarious Lower Decks Easter egg went down…
At the very end of “The Spy Humongous,” after wrapping their...
Tasha Yar deserved better. When the oil slick creature known as Armus killed off Tasha in The Next Generation episode “Skin of Evil,” the fandom let out a collective groan. As its first season wrapped up, Tng was already down one fantastic character and the franchise wouldn’t get another female head-of-security on a regular basis until Nhan appeared in Star Trek: Discovery, 31 years later. But, like some kind of self-aware rogue A.I., the canon of Star Trek itself seems to want justice for Tasha Yar. The latest example comes from the coda of the Lower Decks episode, “The Spy Humongous,” further proving that, decades later, Trek canon is still looking to avenge Tasha Yar. Here’s how the hilarious Lower Decks Easter egg went down…
At the very end of “The Spy Humongous,” after wrapping their...
- 9/16/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
The season finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks dropped today and it featured a couple of cameos from two franchise favorites. Despite its irreverent sense of humor, the animated series has always displayed a deep love for the Trek universe, featuring endless easter eggs, references and connections to make fans happy. And in the debut run’s final outing, titled “No Small Parts,” we discovered that the show saved perhaps its best treat for last.
The episode saw the U.S.S. Cerritos coming under threat from the Pakleds, as first introduced in The Next Generation‘s “Samaritan’s Snare.” Thankfully, two veterans of the Enterprise’s encounter with the alien race were on hand to save the day. None other than Captain William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes) responds to the Cerritos’ distress call aboard the U.S.S. Titan, with his wife Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) by his side.
The episode saw the U.S.S. Cerritos coming under threat from the Pakleds, as first introduced in The Next Generation‘s “Samaritan’s Snare.” Thankfully, two veterans of the Enterprise’s encounter with the alien race were on hand to save the day. None other than Captain William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes) responds to the Cerritos’ distress call aboard the U.S.S. Titan, with his wife Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) by his side.
- 10/8/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains Major spoilers for the Season 1 finale.
In terms of references, if “No Small Parts” was the only episode of Star Trek you’d ever seen, you would have been given a crash course on the entire franchise. Seriously, if you wanted to explain to someone, very quickly, what Star Trek was about, it would probably be easier to just have them watch the 26-minutes of the Star Trek: Lower Decks finale, “No Small Parts.” The Easter eggs and references start with The Original Series and end up with a big shout-out to the Tng movies, the infamous Enterprise finale, and one officially licensed Star Trek toy that is somehow now canon.
Beta III and Landru
The episode opens with the USS Cerritos in orbit of Beta III, the planet from the Tos episode “The Return of the Archons.” In that episode, people all...
In terms of references, if “No Small Parts” was the only episode of Star Trek you’d ever seen, you would have been given a crash course on the entire franchise. Seriously, if you wanted to explain to someone, very quickly, what Star Trek was about, it would probably be easier to just have them watch the 26-minutes of the Star Trek: Lower Decks finale, “No Small Parts.” The Easter eggs and references start with The Original Series and end up with a big shout-out to the Tng movies, the infamous Enterprise finale, and one officially licensed Star Trek toy that is somehow now canon.
Beta III and Landru
The episode opens with the USS Cerritos in orbit of Beta III, the planet from the Tos episode “The Return of the Archons.” In that episode, people all...
- 10/8/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
This Star Trek: Lower Decks review contains spoilers.
Since it debuted, Star Trek: Lower Decks has made no bones about being a quirky sequel to The Next Generation. Yes, there are Easter eggs from Deep Space Nine to Enterprise, but the tone and spirit of the show is firmly Tng. And, in the finale episode of its first season, Lower Decks brings back a tradition that Tng arguably perfected: The season finale that makes you love the show ten times more than you already did.
The season finale of Lower Decks — “No Small Parts” — is not the best episode of the season. But then again, because this episode is the entire season in one hilarious jolt, it could easily serve as a quick way to get someone into the show who was holding out. Basically, “No Small Parts” feels like a real Trek season finale — not the season finale to comedy series.
Since it debuted, Star Trek: Lower Decks has made no bones about being a quirky sequel to The Next Generation. Yes, there are Easter eggs from Deep Space Nine to Enterprise, but the tone and spirit of the show is firmly Tng. And, in the finale episode of its first season, Lower Decks brings back a tradition that Tng arguably perfected: The season finale that makes you love the show ten times more than you already did.
The season finale of Lower Decks — “No Small Parts” — is not the best episode of the season. But then again, because this episode is the entire season in one hilarious jolt, it could easily serve as a quick way to get someone into the show who was holding out. Basically, “No Small Parts” feels like a real Trek season finale — not the season finale to comedy series.
- 10/8/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Easter Eggs of the Day: Ready Player One is all about Easter eggs and pop culture references, and ScreenCrush tried to showcase every single one: Theme Song of the Day: Check out this perfect but unofficial "rejected" theme song for Ready Player One focused on the movie's nostalgia hook (via Matt Dentler): Actor in the Spotlight: Also in honor of the release of Ready Player One, IMDb and No Small Parts look at the career of its young star, Tye Sheridan: Vintage Image of the Day: Warren Beatty, who turns 81 today, receives direction from Eliza Kazan on the set of Splendor in the Grass in...
- 3/31/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Easter Eggs of the Day: Ready Player One is all about Easter eggs and pop culture references, and ScreenCrush tried to showcase every single one: Theme Song of the Day: Check out this perfect but unofficial "rejected" theme song for Ready Player One focused on the movie's nostalgia hook (via Matt Dentler): Actor in the Spotlight: Also in honor of the release of Ready Player One, IMDb and No Small Parts look at the career of its young star, Tye Sheridan: Vintage Image of the Day: Warren Beatty, who turns 81 today, receives direction from Eliza Kazan on the set of Splendor in the Grass in...
- 3/31/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Director's Commentary of the Day: For the New York Times, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler discusses a scene from the movie: Cosplay of the Day: There's a lot of great Black Panther cosplay circulating from last night's preview screenings, but these guys doing Coming to America cosplay at their show is just hilarious: I came across this photo pic.twitter.com/rzdHZaJ3g2 — Kay (@Cooperfam2018) February 16, 2018 Actor in the Spotlight: In honor of her breakout role in Black Panther, No Small Parts and IMDb highlights Letitia Wright's career so far: Fan Film of the Day: In...
- 2/17/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Keith David is one of our most inimitable character actors, a performer who can steal a scene whether he’s got one line, a two-page monologue, or a fight scene that goes on about five minutes longer than it should. His career began in earnest as one of The Thing’s unfortunate research scientists, but you may also know him from his work in Platoon, There’s Something About Mary, Requiem For A Dream, or the Saints Row series of games, where he plays both himself and the vice president of the United States. We even snagged him for our Random Roles feature back in 2014.
To know Keith David is to know his laugh, a deep, mellifluous rumble that can oscillate between looney and menacing with a simple shift in pitch or cadence. That’s why it was wise for No Small Parts, a YouTube documentary series centering around ...
To know Keith David is to know his laugh, a deep, mellifluous rumble that can oscillate between looney and menacing with a simple shift in pitch or cadence. That’s why it was wise for No Small Parts, a YouTube documentary series centering around ...
- 8/8/2017
- by Randall Colburn
- avclub.com
When he’s not fighting for democratic principles on Twitter, you can find Jeffrey Wright inquisitively peering over his glasses in a whole host of recent scientist roles. From Source Code to The Hunger Games franchise to Westworld, Wright has basically inherited the Jeff Goldblum mantle of playing likable but vaguely bumbling scientists in seemingly everything. Yet when Brandon Hardesty of the YouTube channel No Small Parts decided to dig into Wright’s filmography for an IMDb video, he discovered that “severely unrated character actor Jeffrey Wright” has actually had a far more diverse career than we’ve been giving him credit for recently.
Hardesty explains that while most character actors start their careers getting cast as a specific type before expanding into a wider range of roles, Wright has taken the opposite approach. Though he’s well known for his scientist persona now, his early career featured all kinds...
Hardesty explains that while most character actors start their careers getting cast as a specific type before expanding into a wider range of roles, Wright has taken the opposite approach. Though he’s well known for his scientist persona now, his early career featured all kinds...
- 3/2/2017
- by Caroline Siede
- avclub.com
Whether or not you know his name, odds are you’ve seen James Hong on screen. The 88-year-old character actor has more than 400 credits to his name. And this new hour-long episode of the YouTube series No Small Parts dives into Hong’s lengthy career. Born in 1929 in Minneapolis to parents who emigrated from Hong Kong, Hong spent his childhood in both the U.S. and China. After showing an early aptitude for impressions (his Jimmy Stewart is uncanny), Hong eventually found his way into a showbiz career that has now spanned six decades.
The episode delves into the specifics of Hong’s career and also also zooms out to look at larger issues of Asian representation. Host and creator Brandon Hardesty discusses representation in a nuanced but comprehensible way, acknowledging the complexities and contradictions of the issue. For instance, Hardesty explains he was surprised that many of ...
The episode delves into the specifics of Hong’s career and also also zooms out to look at larger issues of Asian representation. Host and creator Brandon Hardesty discusses representation in a nuanced but comprehensible way, acknowledging the complexities and contradictions of the issue. For instance, Hardesty explains he was surprised that many of ...
- 2/24/2017
- by Caroline Siede
- avclub.com
Plenty of actors find themselves typecast in Hollywood (as cops, gangsters, etc.), but few are as highly specialized as Canadian performer Christopher Hart. A still-active stage magician by trade, Hart played a number of disembodied and/or possessed hands in films and television in the 1990s. Whenever a movie script called for a hand to crawl around on its own, Hart was the man for the job. His signature role, one he played three times, was that of Thing in The Addams Family, and this successful franchise led Hart to assignments like Idle Hands, the TV movie Quicksilver Highway, and even an episode of Angel. Hart’s singularly weird screen career is discussed and analyzed in an episode of No Small Parts, a YouTube series about character actors hosted by Brandon Hardesty. This mini-documentary should give viewers a whole new appreciation for what Hart was able to accomplish onscreen without...
- 10/25/2016
- by Joe Blevins
- avclub.com
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