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He's the main villain of Starfleet Academy lol thus the out of context.
I was genuinely fucking worried about Starfleet Academy. All the posters made it look really teenager-y and a lot of the branding felt that way too. Then it opens with the Federation seperating a mother from her child in a dark as fuck trial. Me and a buddy I met here on Lemmy watched every episode of the season together on Plex and we were surprised everytime but no more than that. We both had the same kinda thoughts, although me more worried than him I think, but were shocked at how well it took it around.
Only real issue that we both had and completely agreed on (minor disagreements are always to be expected but especially with us... a venn diagram that barely overlaps. Love you bro <3) was they used some pop music during the first and final episode we could have done without. But otherwise?
Added brand new worlds and civilizations. Added new cultures. Expanded on Star Trek lore and what happened with Sisko. Gave a satisfying narrative conclusion to some of The Doctor's story/suffering from some stuff in Voyager/Prodigy. Did the typical reflection of the world through Star Trek (seperating kids from families is just the start of it), screamed hope/optimism/empathy/love/compassion from every rooftop, eye candy to fuck with them seeming to have designed the outfits almost exclusively for showing off one of the guys enormous-ass muscles (and enormous ass-muscles). And most importantly?
Paul Giamatti as the campiest and Star Trek-iest villain since Q and Harry Mudd. Kind of a mix of both to an extent. Dude was acting the fucking paint off of the walls. It was absolutely fucking incredible. Also Holly Hunter as Captain was a fantastic choice. I stan Captain No Shoes.
People gonna love/hate it. But it's doing shockingly well critically. Most of the complaints have been based around it being not like the older Treks but Trek doesn't stay stagnant. It boldly goes. Explores strange new opportunities and expands on the world. No part of it stamps down on what came before, it just builds off of giants. If people don't like it, meh. Don't gotta watch it. But I'd give it at least a chance if I were you. After all, what Starfleet vessel goes to Red Alert immediately without doing some exploration first?
Giamatti has the talent to take what would sound cheesy and make it work. It is a fine line to walk.
Also, I must be the sole person who neither hates nor loves it, I thought it was a fine addition to the canon with some episodes being above average to great. It was better than I expected going in.
thank you for that writeup, i literally had and still have no idea how he relates to star trek
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Released in 2026) takes place in 32nd Century (Discovery-Era) and follows a group of 1st-year Cadets going to the Academy, the Academy itself also for the first time going back to Earth after 100 years under the chancelorship of Captain Nahla Ake (played by Holly Hunter). It also has returning faces like Robert Picardo as The Doctor/EMH from Star Trek: Voyager as the lead Medical Officer for Starfleet Academy and Tig Notaro as Jett Reno, an instructor at the Academy, and features a new hero ship, the USS Athena, a ship that 'docks' with San Francisco to act as both campus and training vessel for the Academy.
The primary plot of the first season revolves around one of these students, Caleb Mir, attempting to find his mother after being seperated from her as a child. He does this with the help of Captain Nahla Ake, the woman who seperated him from his mother. The only person they know who is connected to the disappearance of his mother is Nus Braka (played by Paul Giamatti), a criminal guilty of murder and so much more.
Generally, the show explores the difficulties of finding your place in the world and trying to find your personal path. While this is a 'teenagery' and 'CW' style narrative, it never actually feels like it's aimed at teenagers. Nor does it feel light, glib or trite. Just like the best Star Treks, there are moments where your heart sinks and moments where it soars.
Give it a shot <3
Ok that's awesome. I don't care what people say about it, we get see Giamatti in trek!? Fuck. Yeah!
Honestly that was my reaction too. Deeply worried about the show and hesitant but willing to watch it just for him. I fell in love with basically everything in the show. As much as I love Discovery... this I think is better. Still love the USS Discovery more than the USS Athena though.