No./ 18 The blockbuster ’toon boom

YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE franchises are boldly going where film franchises have rarely gone before. “It’s fascinating to explore parts of worlds we see in movies in ways we couldn’t do in live action,” says Mike McMahan, writer/ producer for and now creator of — an animated new comedy series with its phasers setis often quite serious and introspective. There’s never been a straight-up funny version of before. The idea of putting it into a modern, adult animation format such as , that was a love letter to and not a disposable parody, was my dream.”