"Lower Decks" effectively pokes fun at "Star Trek ... a mention of Bradward Boimler's transporter clone, William Boimler, soon shifts the story to a completely different crew.

"Lower Decks" has had a rocky road to its moment ... Boimler and Rutherford spilled micheladas on the transporter interface two seconds after the group beamed down. "Trek" has done time dilation ...