[Shotimes] OT for the Star Trek geeks

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:10:42 -0800 (PST)

I'm getting a real kick out of all this ST discussion. I'm a Trekkie and always will be but let's give Ron a break. We could maybe talk about cars or something. Live long and prosper.     Dave

Shylo McKinsey <mrfluffy02@yahoo.com> wrote:Whoops, nevermind. He already responded. Next time
I'll just keep my thoughts to myself.

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- Ron Porter wrote:
> Being the career systems analyst/logical guy who
> aced the Logic courses in
> college, and doesn't like illogical stuff like
> sci-fi (and novels, for that
> matter), these responses to my ST comments just
> confirm what I have felt
> about ST "fans" all along.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:05 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT for the Star Trek geeks
> 
> 
> Ron,
> 
> Your portrayal of ST fans is insulting and
> irrational.
> 
> You will put up with Matrix fans or "Ring" fans, but
> Star 
> Trek fans are to be insulted and worse?
> 
> Just like your hatred of Valentine 1, you seem to
> get on a 
> bandwagon about certain things. Frankly it just
> doesn't 
> make sense and you need to take a chill pill.
> 
> Let's see, Star Trek mostly does NOT use sex, drugs,
> hate of 
> authority, hate of parents, and DOES promote mostly
> decent 
> living and treating your fellow human in the way you
> would 
> hope people would treat you back.
> 
> Yep, Star Trek fans are WAY over the top! :)
> 
> Lots of things have fan clubs, there is one for
> virtually 
> EVERY series, or thing of any import. That you
> hate, with a 
> vengence, Star Trek is just plain sad.
> 
> The insulting insunuation you used is WAY below what
> I 
> thought was your own moral or ethics code. (no damn
> smiley 
> face there!)
> 
> The topic is clearly marked OT and if you hate it
> that much, 
> then don't open the message!
> 
> I and many others like the ST shows. There is some
> damn 
> good writing and acting. It is a TV Show! If it
> bothers 
> you that much, then just don't participate in any
> discussion 
> about it. OR else you should rant and rave about
> EVERY OT 
> discussion and finish insulting the rest of the
> on-line 
> community with your comparisons and remarks.
> 
> Don Mallinson
> 
> Ron Porter wrote:
> 
> > In dealing with movies, TV, etc, there are people
> who love the Matrix
> > series, that Rings thing, etc, and that's
> fine....they are entitled to
> like
> > what they like. The ST thing has just gone above
> and beyond from the view
> of
> > those of us who, if we were being subjected to
> torture, would select
> > episodes of "Saved By The Bell" over ANY ST show
> or movie!!
> > 
> > When Shatner (sp?) himself thinks that it's
> out-of-hand.....and not just
> on
> > SNL, but he's also done other talk shows......and
> this is even when he
> still
> > rakes in dough from these rubes, it is a very
> bizarre activity.
> > 
> > Ron Porter
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Adam Parrott
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:05 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT for the Star Trek geeks
> > 
> > 
> > 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.
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