Star Trek: Discovery Gets Hilarious Sitcom Opening Credits

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Summary Star Trek: Discovery season 5 finale is a tribute to the crew's found family, emphasizing connections made in space.

A 1990s sitcom-style opening credits introduces the USS Discovery's bridge crew to the theme from Family Matters.

Director Jonathan Frakes makes a cameo in the hilarious video, showcasing the fun side of the USS Discovery crew.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 gets 1990s sitcom-style opening credits, and they're hilarious. Discovery is about to end with its season 5 and series finale, "Life, Itself", which premieres on Thursday, May 30, on Paramount+. Star Trek: Discovery season 5 has been a thrilling intergalactic treasure hunt, but the true theme of the final season is the importance of the connections made by the found family of the crew of the USS Discovery.

On X, Patrick Kwok-Choon (@KWOK_ROCK), who plays Lt. Commander Gen Rhys, shared a video of Star Trek: Discovery's season 5 cast performing a comedic new opening credits sequence set to "As Days Go By," the theme song to the 1990s sitcom Family Matters. Kwok-Choon credits the "genius" video to Orville Cummings, who plays Lt. Christopher on Star Trek: Discovery, and it celebrates the actors who portray season 5's USS DIscovery bridge crew. Check it out below:

Given director Jonathan Frakes is the last person credited in the video, it was filmed during production of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point," which Frakes directed.

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Star Trek: Discovery season 5 is streaming on Paramount+