J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Made Starfleet Academy More Important Than Ever

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movies made Starfleet Academy truly important in a way that the franchise had previously failed to do. The prestigious educational establishment will take center stage in the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series, but the institution had largely been side-lined until J.J. Abrams’ 2009 movie. With one or two notable exceptions, Star Trek‘s regular or recurring characters have long since graduated from Starfleet Academy before their story truly begins.