Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Star Trek fans are divided… and after Season 1 of Starfleet Academy, the debate has only gotten louder.
Did Star Trek abandon the very things that made it special?
For many longtime fans, Starfleet Academy felt like a break from classic Trek: messy lore, questionable writing, modern YA drama, and a tone that felt miles away from Gene Roddenberry’s original vision of thoughtful, optimistic science fiction.
Meanwhile, Apple TV+’s For All Mankind and its spin-off Star City seem to be delivering something many fans say modern Trek has forgotten:
🚀 Hope
🖖 Exploration
🌍 Humanity striving toward something better
🧠 Smart sci-fi built on ideas, consequences, and character
On your WEDNESDAY Daily Dose of Dork, Dani is joined by special guest Robert Meyer Burnett of @THEBURNETTWORK to ask the question Trek fandom can’t stop arguing about:
Has For All Mankind become the Star Trek OG fans have been missing?
We’re discussing:
🔥 Why Starfleet Academy divided the fandom
🔥 The biggest lore and writing complaints from longtime Trek fans
🔥 Whether modern Trek has drifted too far from Roddenberry’s vision
🔥 Why For All Mankind and Star City feel spiritually closer to classic Trek
🔥 Can Star Trek recover… or has sci-fi moved on?
Drop your hot takes in chat:
Did Starfleet Academy lose you? Or are OG fans being too harsh?
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💬 Come hang out in the live chat—it’s the best part of the show.
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Star Trek fans are divided… and after Season 1 of Starfleet Academy, the debate has only gotten louder.
Did Star Trek abandon the very things that made it special?
For many longtime fans, Starfleet Academy felt like a break from classic Trek: messy lore, questionable writing, modern YA drama, and a tone that felt miles away from Gene Roddenberry’s original vision of thoughtful, optimistic science fiction.
Meanwhile, Apple TV+’s For All Mankind and its spin-off Star City seem to be delivering something many fans say modern Trek has forgotten:
🚀 Hope
🖖 Exploration
🌍 Humanity striving toward something better
🧠 Smart sci-fi built on ideas, consequences, and character
On your WEDNESDAY Daily Dose of Dork, Dani is joined by special guest Robert Meyer Burnett of @THEBURNETTWORK to ask the question Trek fandom can’t stop arguing about:
Has For All Mankind become the Star Trek OG fans have been missing?
We’re discussing:
🔥 Why Starfleet Academy divided the fandom
🔥 The biggest lore and writing complaints from longtime Trek fans
🔥 Whether modern Trek has drifted too far from Roddenberry’s vision
🔥 Why For All Mankind and Star City feel spiritually closer to classic Trek
🔥 Can Star Trek recover… or has sci-fi moved on?
Drop your hot takes in chat:
Did Starfleet Academy lose you? Or are OG fans being too harsh?
📰 Join me LIVE Wednesday–Friday at 11:30 AM EST for Nerdy News, where we break down:
- Comic book news
- Superhero updates (Marvel + DC)
- Movie & TV trailers + casting rumors
- Fantasy and sci-fi fandom updates
- Nerd culture trends and hot takes
…and sometimes I do my makeup while I’m at it.
💬 Come hang out in the live chat—it’s the best part of the show.
👍 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the bell so you don’t miss a stream!
Subscribe to Robert Meyer Burnett on YouTube:
@THEBURNETTWORK
Follow him on the socials:
X: @RMBee
Instagram: /rmburnett
SUPPORT VEILED LEGACY!
fundmycomic.com/campaign/952/veiledlegacy
📲 Follow Me Everywhere
Website: comics-and.com
Spotify Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/comicsand
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comics-and-cosmetics/id1699985575
YouTube: youtube.com/c/comicsandeverything
Facebook: facebook.com/comicsandeverything
Instagram: instagram.com/comicsand__
TikTok: tiktok.com/comicsand__
Discord: discord.gg/vUA8hbZsRj
IMDb Pro: pro.imdb.com/name/nm14646995
Official Comics And... Mug: bit.ly/47xR3q7
#StarTrek #ForAllMankind #ComicsAnd
