[Shotimes] OT for the Star Trek geeks

[Adam Parrott]

Apparently someone was never a kid...  ;)

Of course, if you're not into sci-fi to being with, you're probably not
gonna be able to appreciate it anyways.

Ron has a good point, but so does David.  Entertainment aside, there were a
/lot/ of good ideals and great scientific "inventions", if you will, that
came from the Star Trek franchise.  If not for the creative thinking of
Gene, Okuda, Sternbach and the rest of the team, we wouldn't have many of
the advancements and gadgets that we do today, plain and simple.  The same
comparison applies to the military technology of yore which has now been
adapted and applied for us at the consumer level.  If not for some of those
military projects, we wouldn't have a lot of the things we do today.

Whatever turns your crank, I guess.  I'm a Trekkie for life, can't help it.
I love all the ST series and have made TNG my personal favorite.  Some of
my only gripes are how they've written the movies.  What's with making the
(possibly) last TNG movie in the series a film about chasing Picard's evil
clone around the quadrant and then killing Data, only to have him live on
in his "underdeveloped" brother B-4?  Puh-leeze!  If they had made a movie
with Q as the bad guy, it would've been 100x better.  Of course, they
should've made a series with George Takei about Sulu commanding the
Excelsior, but that's a rant for another day...

(Disclaimer:  The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those
of the SHOtimes list, persons reading or of Ron Porter).  :)

Adam P.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'SHOtimes mailing list (E-mail)'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:22 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT for the Star Trek geeks


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!  :)
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