[Shotimes] OT for the Star Trek geeks

[Ron Porter]

Don't stretch it, Don. 

Cars.....even Porsches and SHOs, have a useful purpose in life. No relevance
to a TV show.

Nor does enjoying entertainment have any connection with anything Star Trek.
Ballet, mud-wrestling, monster trucks, auto racing, the symphony, etc are
all entertainment. Because I like a few of them does not mean that there
aren't others that make me want to hurl.

Too many Trekkies have taken the Star Trek thing way beyond entertainment.
To me, it was just lame TV series, like hundreds of others, that should have
quietly died. I guess that anytime that people are absorbed into a behavior,
they thing that it at looks OK and can't understand the reactions of others
when everyone else thinks that you're crazy. Could almost name it the
"Michael Jackson" syndrome........."I think it's fine, the rest of you just
don't understand".

The Star Trek thing has gone well beyond just "entertainment". And yes, I
have never had the tiniest bit of interest in science fiction.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net] 
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:46 AM
To: Ron Porter
Cc: 'SHOtimes mailing list (E-mail)'
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT for the Star Trek geeks


Ron, I would expect nothing less than a strong opinion from 
you!  :)

Yes I agree, it is just a TV show and in the grand scheme of 
things it isn't important. Neither is the SHO, or the 
Porsche or anything else really, it is all temporary.

The topic is marked OT, so as has been sugggested many 
times, don't let it get you down because SHO folk discuss 
something you don't understand, just hit delete!

What Star Treck IS, is entertainment.  You go in for that, I 
have seen you smile from time to time, you must then be 
entertained from time to time?   ;)

But do you like ANY TV show or movie?  If you do, then some 
people like Star Trek.  Some people may think you are wierd 
for whatever you like.  But to just put YOUR likes down 
would be rude....

Try to keep an open mind, or as Mrs. Troi would say: "Unlike 
some people....I am in growth!"  :)

Don Mallinson
P.S.  You know where I could get a Star Trek jock strap? 
I've GOT to have one of those!  :)