They’ve been threatening the audience with Starfleet Academy for decades. When UPN first came out as a network and saw success with Voyager there were rumors of them doing something that would appeal to younger audiences. Setting a show in starfleet academy was a natural choice for that. Mercifully it didn’t happen, but I’ve seen the rumors crop up every time a new series was discussed. It was always assumed actually doing it would signal the death of Star Trek. And here we are.
He was seen as a self insert of Gene Roddenberry and a Gary Sue, and he was outside of being universally loved. Even his mom seemed annoyed with him half the time.
He was (the character) a whiney, sniveling idiot. His manner of speaking was annoying. The "plots" where he's one of the main characters are idiotic at best.
A planet/culture with the death penalty for waling on the grass?
An "illegal maneuver" that he thinks they can get away with that kills a classmate?
Just the first 2 that pop up :/
rumors of them doing something that would appeal to younger audiences
Stargaze Stargate SG-1 made a joke in their 200th episode, cunningly named '200', about the Wormhole X-Treme parody show was playing with the idea of a soft reboot but with younger actors and upping the drama ala the CW network. It was laughed at at the time.
Then Stargate Universe came out and was exactly that. First episode literally has 2 of the solders fucking in a cupboard while on duty.
Stargate 90210 was a term used to refer to it.
And still shows try and do the same thing despite it having multiple examples over the last 2 decades of failing.
Some school drama bullshit is fun for a one off episode here and there (eg Picard getting shown his past via Q in TNG) as a way to expand the lore and show us a side of a main character we haven't seen before. But that's about it.
They’ve been threatening the audience with Starfleet Academy for decades. When UPN first came out as a network and saw success with Voyager there were rumors of them doing something that would appeal to younger audiences. Setting a show in starfleet academy was a natural choice for that. Mercifully it didn’t happen, but I’ve seen the rumors crop up every time a new series was discussed. It was always assumed actually doing it would signal the death of Star Trek. And here we are.
I remember people thinking Wesley going to Starfleet Academy would become a series.
There were few characters I despised as much as Wesley
How come? I know the actor himself was a bit of a tool, but what did the character do?
He was seen as a self insert of Gene Roddenberry and a Gary Sue, and he was outside of being universally loved. Even his mom seemed annoyed with him half the time.
He was (the character) a whiney, sniveling idiot. His manner of speaking was annoying. The "plots" where he's one of the main characters are idiotic at best.
A planet/culture with the death penalty for waling on the grass? An "illegal maneuver" that he thinks they can get away with that kills a classmate?
Just the first 2 that pop up :/
StargazeStargate SG-1 made a joke in their 200th episode, cunningly named '200', about the Wormhole X-Treme parody show was playing with the idea of a soft reboot but with younger actors and upping the drama ala the CW network. It was laughed at at the time.Then Stargate Universe came out and was exactly that. First episode literally has 2 of the solders fucking in a cupboard while on duty.
Stargate 90210 was a term used to refer to it.
And still shows try and do the same thing despite it having multiple examples over the last 2 decades of failing.
I think it could work as a series of novels written by someone who knows Star Trek
It could work as a TV series written by someone who knows Star Trek.
Very true
Some school drama bullshit is fun for a one off episode here and there (eg Picard getting shown his past via Q in TNG) as a way to expand the lore and show us a side of a main character we haven't seen before. But that's about it.