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Intractable

(2,103 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 12:01 AM 20 hrs ago

Starfleet Academy is canceled. Does anyone care?

I just watched the two-part finale, not knowing it was canceled.

I thought to myself, maybe they could cancel this one and come up with something else.

Then, I found out it was actually canceled! (There is no replacement.)

As far as sci-fi goes, this show was insubstantial from the start. It's just a space opera with lots of emotion and teen angst in one scene, juxtaposed with action in the next.

https://screenrant.com/star-trek-starflet-academy-robert-picardo-cancellation-william-shatner-praise/

They also cancelled Strange New Worlds. That show is great (except for all the dancing, and that one ep where they were singing).

It seems Paramount is more interested in being the Taylor Sheridan channel than anything else.

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Starfleet Academy is canceled. Does anyone care? (Original Post) Intractable 20 hrs ago OP
I was disappointed, too. Bread and Circuses 20 hrs ago #1
I liked Strange New Worlds....dance/singing ..all of it chouchou 19 hrs ago #2
The Enterprise enters an "improbability field" and then they all start singing. Intractable 18 hrs ago #3
I rather enjoyed the silliness/dancing/singing. Some of them stayed in pitch. chouchou 3 hrs ago #4

Bread and Circuses

(2,046 posts)
1. I was disappointed, too.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 12:04 AM
20 hrs ago

Watched 2 episodes and it felt off. Some people liked it, but apparently not enough.

chouchou

(3,144 posts)
2. I liked Strange New Worlds....dance/singing ..all of it
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 12:15 AM
19 hrs ago

Seems like modern prime reminds me of Fox News..All show and no Go.

Intractable

(2,103 posts)
3. The Enterprise enters an "improbability field" and then they all start singing.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 01:11 AM
18 hrs ago

That's what Spock called it.

Worst Trek ever. The concept of the improbability field comes from Hitchhiker's Guide, which is purely comedic.

>> Seems like modern prime reminds me of Fox News..All show and no Go.

I have no idea what this means.

chouchou

(3,144 posts)
4. I rather enjoyed the silliness/dancing/singing. Some of them stayed in pitch.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:33 PM
3 hrs ago

Having the Klingon sing was a riot..to me...short of course.

Prime..Prime time..theTime of day at which a television or radio audience is expected to be at its highest.

Tonight at 9pm will be a special treat (Prime)
There's a special cockroach performing...

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