Wily_One
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| Happy 40th Anniversary, Star Trek!
I know this has been mentioned in some of the other threads, but I think this deserves a thread of its own.
Happy 40th Anniversary, Star Trek!
For me, Star Trek definitely influenced my life as I grew up with it in syndication. I remember drawing the Enterprise when I was 5 years old. In elementary school we would act out Star Trek during recess. We used the large circles painted on the blacktop as the bridge. We would all lean to one side to simulate a weapon strike or veering off at warp speed - just like the actors did. In retrospect it would have been hilarious to watch us.
My school was mostly white, but we had one Asian boy that played Sulu and a black girl that played Uhura. It was all completely natural to all of us and without disparity - they were happy they reflected those characters. I'll bet to this day that all those old schoolyard kids are still Trekkies like I am.
In a time when we had "duck and cover" drills as often as fire drills in school, it was refreshing to see a vision of the future where mankind did not blow itself with nuclear war. Racial harmony, lack of poverty and hunger, and other issues could be appreciated as I got older.
While I must say Spock was my favorite character, the trio of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy were a great team. Scotty was a great character too. The counterplay between Spock and McCoy was sometimes humorous and sometimes very poignant.
Of course what made the show cool was the ships, the weapons, the aliens, and technology like the transporter. Having computers you could talk to, issue commands, and get answers from led to my interest in computers and the career I have today. Ever since Star Trek I have liked science fiction. Now that I'm older I still consider it good science fiction. While as a child I was drawn by the action, later I could appreciate the drama as the most powerful scenes. |
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seaquake
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My first viewing of any Star Trek was the first Motion Picture. ABC played it on Network TV for the first time in 1982 or 1983. After that, I saw the original series on TV and was confused as to why everyone looked so different...even the ship. My mother had to explain to me that the show predated the movie...at the time, a lot of shows came out after the movie...hence my confusion....and I was 9 or 10 at the time.
Since then I've been hooked on the Star Trek universe. When TNG ran in 1987 (I think it was) I was psyched. I think I watched the pilot 2 hour episode 5 or 6 times before the second episode ever aired.
It's too bad Gene passed away when he did. I think Voyager and Enterprise could have greatly benefited from his guidance. |
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It's too bad Gene passed away when he did. I think Voyager and Enterprise could have greatly benefited from his guidance.
Or his discretion....maybe those 2 shows might not have seen the light of day (or had berman & braga in charge) had Gene been alive and saw the shape those shows were in. |
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Endgame
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He's still turning in his grave which is still in orbit around Earth and maybe the Moon too! 
I think that the 50th anniversary is going to be big one because the rest of TOS crew isn't getting any younger (neither is Patrick Stewart) and they just can't wait any longer then that for another big celebration event! 
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htmlartist
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Hey now, some of us happen to like Voyager and Enterprise (not that they couldn't have been better)  |
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PTS
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I'll second the sentiments of the OP. My interest in computers was definitely sparked by Star Trek
Happy 40th! |
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Omega
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DS9 was the best series. |
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Endgame
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| said by Omega  :DS9 was the best series. Yup! I don't like to watch it on Spike TV anymore because I've seen it like a thousand times by now. The same goes for TNG. I hope STV picks up Voyager soon cause I've only seen that like 100 times and I'm not sick of that one yet thanks to 7 of 11!
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sholling
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The originals were by far the best. The sense of wonder and optimism are now long gone from any TV show. Testosterone has been banned (it's a rule - a 97lb girl will ALWAYS kick a 220lb football player type guy's butt) and the original concept of a universe full of wonder replaced with a chest beating man or capitalism is the entire problem with the universe or a man is too weak/stupid to hold own themed shows. That's a sad thing that we can't have a few upbeat, adventurous and still believable Si-Fi shows.
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a_boy1275
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In honor of the 40th Anniv, Paramount has re-released TOS to syndication, and digitally remastered the soundtrack, cleaned up the images etc.
Viewed the 'Balance of Terror' ep last week and you could hear the phaser explosions in Dolby Stereo Surround! Amazing how the soundtrack sounds now. The episode was cleaned up, and the Enterprise looked very sharp.
Catch your local station and view these eps if you get a chance... |
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