As a sci-fi series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has plenty of unrealistic aspects. But there's one that's so egregious, we simply had to call it out.

A forgotten Star Trek episode was secretly inspired by a classic sci-fi film, shaping the reveal of one of the franchise’s most iconic aliens.

One of the less acknowledged but significant areas of Star Trek fandom gets a direct shout-out in Starfleet Academy's sixth episode.