Star Trek: Prodigy is a very good show. It's Star Trek but truly for all ages. It's an animated story about the growth of these characters first and foremost. It focuses on a group of young Starfleet cadets, as they try to find their way in the universe as well as with one another. The story is as old as time and as relevant as ever.
A story about finding out who you are, no matter your age, is very poignant and always relatable. Sadly, we continue to find ourselves in a situation where the best of Star Trek is constantly being over-analyzed, while the worst of it gets renewed season after season.
If any show deserves a five-season run, it's Prodigy and its latest nominees almost prove that fact on its own. It's a spectacular series, that further proves itself against the industry's giants. While the category and award show it's nominated for may not be the Emmy, its further proof that this is a quality show.
Nominated for the Golden Reel Awards, the crew behind the sound and mixing of Prodigy are up for the category of "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation." Prodigy's supervising Sound Editor Otis Van Osten, as well as the foley editor Aran Tanchum, the sound designer Matt Klimek, the dialogue editor Michael Wessner, and the foley artist Vincent Gguisetti were all named for the award.
Sound editing isn't a glamorous award, but it's important. Bad editing will take you out of the episode and make you turn it off. So it's imperative that all facets of the show run well. Prodigy runs well and while this award on its own isn't the sole reason why the series it's yet another reason why this show deserves a third season (if not more.)
It's a quality series. It's well made. In a world ever threatened by cheap shortcuts with AI or companies willing to do the bare minimum to turn a profit, anytime you get quality content like Prodigy, it should be given every opportunity to thrive.
Prodigy is a dynamic show, one that goes above and beyond constantly. Its fate is in the balance at Netflix, a platform that isn't as reliable as it once was. Any good press that Prodigy can get should only help it get renewed. Hopefully, more nominations will come out for Netflix to see.