
It was reported earlier this week that Star Trek: Starfleet Academy had been canceled after only two seasons. With that, fans took to social media to share thoughts, and different corners of the fandom have varying thoughts. Amidst all the chatter, franchise veteran William Shatner added his thoughts to the mix and offered some surprising commentary on the end of the latest Trek series.
Though he hasn't watched the franchise over the past few decades, Shatner is usually unafraid to share his opinions on the overall creative direction and decisions of Star Trek as a whole. Most notably, he made comments a few years back about how creator Gene Roddenberry would "turn in his grave" if he saw some of the elements used by the modern shows. After previous attempts to be goaded into talking about the show, Shatner took to X say in the wake of Starfleet Academy ending: