News Starfleet Academy Coming to P+

[drt]

The cadets are probably going to be from different years at the academy, so most will be twenty-somethings, not teens, plus a few older instructor characters to round out the cast. The setting presumably the 32nd century Federation HQ/Starfleet Academy starbase and the characters will undoubtedly have a training ship of some kind, which they'll take out most episodes to have the usual Trek hijinks.

So overall it will probably have a similar feel to early DS9, where there were some young officers and a couple grizzled veterans residing on a space station with little ships they take out to have the usual Trek hijinks.

 

[UssGlenn]

The cadets are probably going to be from different years at the academy, so most will be twenty-somethings, not teens

If this is the first Academy class back, then they should all be Freshmen.

 

[Farscape One]

I actually would like to see cadets at different stages of their lives... late teens, 20s, 30s, etc. Believable because plenty of people start college in their 30s or older. This might help mitigate the show from degenerating to a teen drama in space.

Also, if there is any time where it's MOST believable that there would be new cadets from later in life, it's this one set in the 32nd century after the Academy has been basically nonexistent for a century.

 

[drt]

If this is the first Academy class back, then they should all be Freshmen.

We all ready saw older Starfleet Academy cadets in the Disco season 4 episode "All Is Possible”.

 

[Brainsucker]

I still can't get the image of 90210 theme music playing over scenes in the 32nd century out of my head whenever I see this thread.

(I somehow am also thinking of the SAVED BY THE BELL theme with the same scenes.)

Ironically, this series has the potential to outlive even DISCO, if the rising cost of the same actors in a longer running show is a big enough factor. If you have 4 or less years with one group of actors, bring in a new cast for every time that bunch graduates, the rising cost of actors in a show for longer periods of time is mitigated.

I'll give this show a shot, if it really does actually end up geting produced. But truthfully, I'm not expecting it to last. It will depend heavily on how much or how little teen drama is brought in.

Well, if you like Japanese video games and animes, there are a lot of shows and games with the setting of school. Even with their RPG and war theme story, there's still school scene in it. This show can has the feel of some Japanese RPG, like Trail of Cold Steel. Or maybe even one of their space cadet theme anime. Like Infinite Ryvius.

That's why I looking forward it.

 

[Lord Garth]

I actually would like to see cadets at different stages of their lives... late teens, 20s, 30s, etc. Believable because plenty of people start college in their 30s or older. This might help mitigate the show from degenerating to a teen drama in space.

Also, if there is any time where it's MOST believable that there would be new cadets from later in life, it's this one set in the 32nd century after the Academy has been basically nonexistent for a century.

Not just college, but also the Army. The cut-off acceptance age over there is 41 (which is higher than any other cut-off age in the military). I had a friend who didn't enlist until his mid-30s. This was about 10 years ago. Around the same time him and another friend I have in the Army tried to get me to join! Then I politely told them, "I'll think about it," and didn't.

When I was in college, in every class I ever had, there was at least one or two older students. Then I worked at a community college afterwards, in the TV/Radio department, I saw the statistics of the student body once, and this was the breakdown over there: It was 49% under 21, 23% 21-29, and 28% over 30.

 

[The Wormhole]

I had a friend who didn't enlist until his mid-30s.

A guy I knew who enlisted in his early 20s said there was another guy in Basic Training with him who was 29. Everyone else called him Grandpa.

 

[Commander Richard]

4 years, then end it. Who says they have to keep going?

 

[F. King Daniel]

Or just keep introducing new cadets and bring back the graduates for special occasions.

 

[Sketcher]

Clearly after year 4 one of the cadets with become an instructor, and what was once a study group will be rebranded as the Save Starfleet Academy committee.

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

The Starfleet Academy series is a case of "I need at least a trailer" before I can form a opinion about it.

 

[MikHutch]

The Starfleet Academy series is a case of "I need at least a trailer" before I can form a opinion about it.

Yeah we need to be patient, and even trailers can be misleading

 

[somebuddyX]

I hope we see some classes in Exobiology.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I hope we see classes in interspecies anatomy

 

[Turtletrekker]

I want to see engineering courses taught by Pelia.

 

[MikHutch]

I want to see engineering courses taught by Pelia.

Will she be alive by then?

 

[HotRod]

Will she be alive by then?

She's been alive this long. What's another 930+ years?

 

[MikHutch]

She's been alive this long. What's another 930+ years?

Perhaps

 

[F. King Daniel]

I want to see engineering courses taught by Pelia.

They can also do the hologram thing and bring back anyone from any era as a guest tutor/stunt casting. We already know Janeway becomes a training holo.

 

[ELCHawk]

I don't watch The Boyz or its spinoff. But the spinoff's reviews have gotten le more excited for Star Trek Academy.