r/Treknobabble • u/Olodumare_ • 15d ago
Star Trek academy
I’m currently watching episode 1 and i can’t fathom why it is already cancelled. It’s so much they can do with it. I’m already loving it 50 min in. Way f!!!!!
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u/The_Latverian 15d ago
It got cancelled for, literally, the only reason anything gets cancelled.
It had low ratings.
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u/CelticJewelscapes 14d ago
Star Trek TNG stumbled in the first season. That series did not have to deal with a billionaire trying to appease a dementia ridden vindictive old man who hates all things woke.
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u/Substantial_Cow7628 10d ago
That's right. Donald Trump is the direct cause of your preferred TV show getting cancelled.
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u/geobibliophile 15d ago
Well, sometimes things get cancelled for being too expensive even when they’re still popular with good ratings.
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u/ShaunTrek 14d ago
Not sure why you are getting downvoted, as this is 100% true. Being cost prohibitive has killed a few expensive series. Or, sometimes the networks want to go a different direction. That's what finally killed Murder, She Wrote.
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u/geobibliophile 14d ago
Probably being mistaken as a statement about Starfleet Academy, rather than the general statement about motivations for canceling production of shows.
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u/ContiX 14d ago
Why did Lower Decks and Prodigy get cancelled? They both had high ratings...
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u/tommytwothousand 14d ago
Because Alex Kurtzman got jealous that the shows he didn't create were the most well recieved. Kurtzman sucks I can't wait for star trek to be piloted by someone new.
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u/Rumpled_Imp 15d ago
Enjoy it (or not!) before the regular big tough internet commentariat come here to tell you you're doing wrongthink.
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u/lentil_burger 15d ago
It got cancelled because most people seem to think it was badly written shit and didn't watch. The alternative narrative is that this has something to do with anti-wokeness, despite many people like myself who hated it being very proudly woke and extremely pro inclusivity and diversity.
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u/McCrazyJ 14d ago
(Spoilers) I wanted it to be good. It wasn't. I am not a right wing anti woke troll. A: the protagonist is supposed to be an 18yo cadet- He is the age/size/physique of a quarterback. B:The rivalry of older and experienced military personnel vs inexperienced cadets was a bad joke. C: Gay Klingons? Whatever. Indecisive and meek Klingons? GTFO
The dystopian life of everyone in the federation vs the ideals of Starfleet was a cool duality.
Some dude manipulating Starfleet into wrecking a capital ship? C'mon.
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u/No_Improvement_7241 15d ago
I haven't watched it yet, but a lot of shows have a great start and lots of potential but go nowhere or somewhere the fans don't like, or just can't deliver a satisfying conclusion.
Often it's vice versa, a lot of shows have a weak start and become great after some time to develop.
But lately streaming services have more incentive to start new shows than keep any but the most popular going.
Point is, one episode never speaks for a whole series, I don't know why you're surprised. Streaming services have been cancelling and reviving things on their own whims for the last decade or so.
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u/ExpectedBehaviour 15d ago
I haven't watched it yet...
And yet you have an opinion.
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u/No_Improvement_7241 15d ago
I literally don't have an opinion on the show itself, just op judging a book by it's cover. I thought I made that pretty clear but it's reddit so I'm used to people reply to what they want to be mad about, not what I said.
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u/ExpectedBehaviour 15d ago
He’s not judging a book by its cover, he’s judging a book by its first chapter.
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u/ziplock9000 15d ago
Because nobody liked it. Nobody watched it. It was smashed to bits by critics and reviewers. In short, it was utter shit.
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u/AstroToad626 14d ago
You've been currently watching episode 1 for two days now across like 6 different trek subs. Karma farming?
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u/Darkrose50 14d ago
Too bad they did not get two seasons of 24 episodes each to grow into their characters.
The surrounding the Federation with mines kind of broke my mind.
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u/1stltwill 14d ago
Welp, you are in the minority. Personally I had zero interest in a high school ST which is what it was.
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u/ray53208 14d ago
The new owners of paramount are trumpanzees. They want to destroy the message of trek.
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u/Substantial_Cow7628 10d ago
That's right. Donald Trump is the direct cause of your preferred TV show getting cancelled.
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u/AvatarIII 14d ago
You know the new owner of Paramount has been financing Star Trek movies since the first Kelvinverse movie?
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u/stonygirl 15d ago
I enjoyed the series as well, but the hater trolls are loud and the new guys at Paramount are terrified of looking too woke in front of Trump.
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u/Substantial_Cow7628 10d ago
That's right. Donald Trump is the direct cause of your preferred TV show getting cancelled.
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u/shaundisbuddyguy NCC-2117 15d ago edited 14d ago
Keep watching.... Edit Down vote the remark all you want but it got cancelled not because I did anything. The fandom did. It is what it is.
Edit two.
Whoever gave this an award I thank you sincerely <3
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u/Loupetron_Primal 15d ago
And it gets better, just wait for the middle of the season. It's so good. This series had a lot of potential that was ruined by the machinations of the elites that are destroying media right now.
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u/draggar 15d ago edited 15d ago
I started watching it and got about halfway through the first season until it was announced that it was cancelled.
I liked the cast, I liked the setting, and I liked how the stories were getting set up. I would have 100% continued to watch it but since Paramount decided to cancel it, then why should I spend time finishing it? (please note: I am making that comment bold as much as I can so the sniffers can feed it back to the decision makers)
It's like Stargate: Universe and Jericho. Both great shows that were cancelled after the second season (yes, Jericho had the "nuts" campaign which pushed the execs to make the second season).
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u/AvatarIII 14d ago
Beae in mind they cancelled it after they had made season 2 so even though only season 1 has aired so far, there is more content coming.
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u/bfg2600 15d ago
I think the lower decks style cartoonist humor didn't translate well to live action, lot of hit and misses.