TO ALL TREKIES AND/OR TREKERS (must read)

[Threadkiller]

i was being mocked the other day because i accept and i am proud of the fact that im a trekie but i stood up to the challenge and defended the Federation and her allies they thought that i would be like all of the others, i would hide it and run away

most (almost all) of my friends hide the fact that they are trekies, is like a secret society so i waas wondering.......

if u hide or dont accept the fact in public, please explain your reasons, we are here to overcome your fears

[phil509]

May you live long and prosper! I have encountered this phenomena frequently.I call my oldest son"#1",my minivan is"the shuttle craft"that at present only has 3/4 impulse power.When I agree with someone, I form my hands in a triangle and say"I reach,we are one!",And I named my youngest son,Wesley,after the child prodigy at the helm of the Enterprise.Next time someone hassles you,understand,they have not achived "kolinahr". Dont worry,Zephram Cochran is only a few years off now.I think our detractors need a good long look at a Medusan! Peace and tranquility be unto you.                      Take us out of orbit,Mr.Spaceace-ENGAGE!!!

[Threadkiller]

Take us out of orbit,Mr.Spaceace-ENGAGE!!!

ay ay sir!!

V live peace and long life

lol i like ur explanation, and yes, when ppl bug me i just let them be there are only two orces that are hard to fight and we have not been able to find a dicisive weapon to use against them, those are

1) The Borg
2) Ignorance

maybe the borg wll assimilate all the buggers and that way our probs will be solved

Kaplah!

[Rifleman]

Sorry guys, I go back to TOS and for me, anything that came after Tiberius and the NCC-1701A seems like a cheap "carry-on-the-tradition" copy......
" Jim, ...he's dead ! "
" Fascinating ! "

[Craig.]

of coarse i dont hide it:)
i can recite story lines from most of the next generation, i try to find ways to create some of these things they use.
only one i didnt like was DS9
although i dont go as far as dressing up as spock(those ears keep getting lost, not worth the hassel):)

[Professor Brensec]

Hmmmm.......an interesting, yet intriguing enigma, Space.

In my age bracket (44), I don't get this problem. But I can see how the younger, pre-warp generations might find entertainment in belittling something as harmless and as innocent as a preference (or obsession) with a TV series.

If I was to come across such an attitude, I would just chuck a Worf and growl. That's if I couldn't fell them with my "Q" like wit and sarcasm.

Here in the Continuum (Aust) most have grown out of such behaviour.
Remember, there are only 3 things which cause a person to make fun of or belittle anothers' interests. Jealousy, lack of understanding (stupidity) and childishness. Me thinks the latter be the case here.

Oh, and Craig, I took a little while to cotton onto DS9 also (I think mainly because it wasn't taking place on a ship, and concerned mainly politics and semantics to begin with), but I kept getting the tapes from blockbuster and after the first season or two, things really hot up and you get to know the characters. The Station gets it's own "war ship" (the Defiant) and many a space adventure is had battling and outwitting all kinds of aliens and phenomena. There's even an "arch enemy" - the Dominion. So give it a go for a while. It's especially easy to do now that you can get about 10 or 12 episodes at a time and watch them in a short period. Beats waiting for weekly installments, that you may or may not be able to see.
All this goes for you too, Rifle, you................infidel

The Next generation is the very best ever series and my life would not be complete if i hadn't seen each episode at least 4 times over the years. Just give yourself time to get attached to the characters.  ;D

Live long and prosper........

[Craig.]

oh i have seen all of ds9 i just could never get used to it, voyager took a while to get into but eventually i did, i will admit the new enterprise series has grown on me to, although i tend to pick out all the historical errors (new writing team) (prob straight out of college never seen an episode of star trek in their lives) but i do admit DS9 did have some good episodes to it.
and i have to agree with you on the next generation it was simply the best. the first series has to be the worst of the lot though the charachters were so tense and uptight all the way through.

[Professor Brensec]

oh i have seen all of ds9 i just could never get used to it, voyager took a while to get into but eventually i did, i will admit the new enterprise series has grown on me to, although i tend to pick out all the historical errors (new writing team) (prob straight out of college never seen an episode of star trek in their lives) but i do admit DS9 did have some good episodes to it.
and i have to agree with you on the next generation it was simply the best. the first series has to be the worst of the lot though the charachters were so tense and uptight all the way through.

I'm glad to hear that you've seen the DS9 series through. I actually cried at the end of the last episode, especially when O'Brien and Julian said goodbye to each other.

I like TOS. The uptightness and the almost....satirical way in which the characters acted was part of the charm. I think it had to do with the fact that then, the possibility of all this actually happening in the future was laughable (no so now), so in order to have the series taken seriously it had to almost be treated as a.................well satire.

"For God's sake, Jim, I'm a Doctor not a gardener".......................lol

To tell you the truth, I'm not practicing what I preach. I rented the first 6 or 8 tapes (2 episodes each) of Enterprise as soon as they became available (TV here is about 18 months behind you blokes) and I was disappointed, and I must admit, I haven't perservered. But I will go down to Blockbuster and get the next 5 or 6 tapes that must now be available because I know there is a good chance I will get to like it.
I can't very well be a Trekkie if I'm not interested in the newest series, can I Rifle?....................lol

[HawkerTempest5]

I love it when we have Trek discussions here, it's the one suject that I can honestly say I know exactly what I'm talking about!
I've never hid the fact that I'm a mad Trekkie. In fact I've perfected the art of winding people up by dropping Treck talk into real life discussions.
Most of the people I work with are Trek fans to some degree, but none are quite as mad as I am. My partner Pamela thinks I'm barmy.
I have a huge collection of Trek memorabilia stashed away including autographs, models, video's, DVD's, Christmas Tree decorations, books etc. I've been to a few convetions over the years and met quite a few of the cast at one time or another.
I don't tend to get so involved with it all these days, but I still never miss a new episode of Enterprise on a Monday night and I still have wild fantasy's about Jeri Ryan (Assimilate me, Please!!)

[Craig.]

so do you have a full size phaser then??
something i have always wanted to get hold of:)

[Fozzer]

The original series I liked, with Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, ("It's life Jim. But not as we know it.."), etc.... ...!
The various follow-up series, to me, were

[Craig.]

as for the gravity they have artificial gravity i believe the klingons use gravity plating
and as for up down there isnt really an up or down in space inertial dampners are given as an excuse not to notice it

[Fozzer]

as for the gravity they have artificial gravity i believe the klingons use gravity plating
and as for up down there isnt really an up or down in space inertial dampners are given as an excuse not to notice it

Hi Craig... ...!
As you didn't put any "LOL's" after your posting I assume that you REALLY believe all this space cods-wollop...LOL...!
...(the Klingons are slowly modifying your brain, Craig)
Either that or you have been listening to too many Buzz, "I have seen the light", Aldrin's preachings...oooopppssss.... ...!
Take care...

LOL...LOL...LOL...!

Cheers mate... ...!
Paul.
(England. A nice place with gravity, breathable atmosphere, where up is always up, and all the doors have handles, etc...).
LOL...!

[Craig.]

hahah:)
vulcan's  mr fozzer:) not klingon:)lol
believe no, going about how they describe it yes:)
cheers mate:)

[Threadkiller]

i dont go as far as dressing up as spock

lol i go there...... sometimes i go to skool wearing the ears ;D ppl call me ELF BOY stupid humans unworthy of assimilation! i bet they are way dumber than the Kazon....lol

and yes, brensec is right, for us, the pre warp civilizations, is hard to get it over with at skool. (stupid people!!!  >:( ) anyway......

fozzer, cpt.Picard's real name is PATRICK STUART or something like that, my friend danny is his biggest fan, i thinkk he's going crazy, he bought this thing from the ST magazine that u plug into a lamp or something and then say "computer lower lights to 25% luminocity"and then the thing answers back, u have to give the comands in quarters only, if u dont the thing will say "unable to comply" lol is hilarous! the first day i saw it i was LMAO! its like 90 bux tho expensive for a fancy thing but im saving to get one