Animated science fiction has come a long way since “Star Trek: The Animated Series” in the ‘70s, with shows like “Futurama” and “Rick & Morty” using the budgetary freedom allowed by the form to truly go where no man has gone before. With the branding of CBS All Access as the place to go for all things “Star Trek” with acclaimed shows “Star Trek: Picard,” it makes sense that they would bring animation back to this franchise, this one under the producer’s gaze of Alex Kurtzman, showrunner of the hit “Star Trek: Discovery.” Why not expand on Gene Roddenberry’s world with an adult-driven action comedy with the boundless creativity allowed by the form of animation? This brings Trekkies to “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” an original new animated comedy that promises to take fans below the power players on a starship, revealing the workers on floors lower than the bridge who really hold things together when the space shit hits the fan. Sadly, “Lower Decks” is a relatively predictable, flat workplace comedy that’s likely to end up little more than another footnote in the legacy of one of the most beloved sci-fi franchises of all time.