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estudiant9 · 07-27-2009, 03:16 AM

Hi everyone!

I know that there's a huge cult following for the Star Trek franchise, but I've never been a consumer - never seen a movie, TV show, or read a book. I know that the fans are called "Trekkies" and the great thespian Patrick Stewart was involved in several of the films, but other than that, I'm completely oblivious to this whole frenzy. I've been to Wikipedia and looked up Star Trek, and it gave me a listing of works dating back to the late 60's, and I'm just really overwhelmed by the scope of it all. Could anyone suggest a starting point to exploring this world? That Mr. Pavlina frequently makes references to Star Trek in his articles is another impetus to make at least a vague acquaintance of it.

Thanks.

Daffy Duck · 07-27-2009, 03:28 AM

For an easy introduction, I'd watch the first season and start from there: Amazon.com: Star Trek The Next Generation

This is the first season with Patrick Stewart in The Next Generation. If you want to watch the originals, then go with them instead. Personally, I don't like the originals, but I loved The Next Generation.

Lil Chris · 07-27-2009, 03:35 AM

The next generation was the best...

There's also:
deep space 9
Voyager
Oh, and that one with scott bacula (I didn't like this one, the newest one)

Wax Frog · 07-27-2009, 04:01 AM

[gets popcorn ready, kicks back for the real show - the debate as to which series was best]

I know 'geek'

marinik · 07-27-2009, 06:55 AM

Then we can debate who was the best captain...first officer...and so on.... but Spock rules!!!

Live long and prosper!!!

Lil Chris · 07-27-2009, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil Chris

The next generation was the best...

There's also:
deep space 9
Voyager
Oh, and that one with scott bacula (I didn't like this one, the newest one)

I guess I should have said IMHO... No debate needed

Wax Frog · 07-27-2009, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil Chris

I guess I should have said IMHO... No debate needed

"Dear Diary: Today I learned a valuable lesson about the importance of modifiers"

As hinted in another thread, and for the 'Waxiest' of reasons, "The Way to Eden" is my #1 favorite episode overall (deciding on a non-humorous fave would take a good bit of reflection)...

Dreamline · 07-27-2009, 09:37 PM

My only complaint about Star Trek is it's too "clean" for reality. (Weird, as soon as I started typing, hubby put on an original Star Trek episode upstairs.)

The new Battlestar Galactica is nice and realistic.

But I have been a Trekkie since the 1960s. Even when it was extremely nerdy to leave your friends playing outside and run in to watch the 6:00 episodes on WPIX in NY. Or play Star Trek at recess with your other Trekkie friends.

Even when it was extremely nerdy to go to Star Trek conventions and dress up as characters. (Now Gwenyth Paltrow goes to them....

)

Next Gen was ok, but too clean. I think they are even with the classic Trek, IMHO.

Jennifer

Plays With Life · 07-28-2009, 12:42 AM

You can watch the entire Star Trek original series (from the 60s) for free online, at YouTube Shows and some other places. (legally, I mean)

Star Trek ranks up there on the awesome-o-meter.

Dreamline · 07-28-2009, 03:12 AM

I love the original. I had a crush on Mr Chekov, wig and all.

But I just watched the episode "Spock's Brain" recently and I must say, if comedy is what you are looking for, that is the episode for you. It's so badly acted, badly written and campy...I almost died laughing.

Jennifer

Plays With Life · 07-28-2009, 05:34 PM

Some of that bad writing adds to the fun

That one makes me laugh too. Also the episode with 3 witches.

Wax Frog · 07-28-2009, 08:06 PM

Please, show "Eden" a little love! I mean, come on, Charles Napier SINGING? Cauliflower ears (sans boxing)? SPOCK IN A JAM SESSION???

"Tell me, why do you wear all those clothes, how do you breathe?"

Plays With Life · 07-28-2009, 08:27 PM

Hehe. Eden is a great one.

Dreamline · 07-29-2009, 12:00 AM

That is a great one. One of my faves.

I like the Triskelion episode and the one where that midget keeps saying "have some tranya!"

Jennifer

marinik · 07-29-2009, 07:21 AM

Here is one of my fave characters Jadzia Dax!

Plays With Life · 07-29-2009, 07:24 AM

Isn't she half-man, or something?

marinik · 07-29-2009, 07:28 AM

No! She has this "thingy" a simbian or something like that "in her" as a part of her, and as far as I can remember it was a he, but she is a very she in the part!!! Did you get this or am I still stuck in the Balkanoid thread with my sanity?

Wikipedia:
"Jadzia Dax is a joined Trill. Though she appears to be a young woman, Jadzia lives in symbiosis with a wise and long-lived creature, known as a symbiont, named Dax. The two share a single, conscious mind, and her personality is a blending of the characteristics of both the host and the symbiont. As such, Dax has access to all the skills and memories of the symbiont's seven previous hosts."

Plays With Life · 07-29-2009, 09:45 AM

Right! Cool character.

Wax Frog · 07-29-2009, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plays With Life

Isn't she half-man, or something?

Trezker · 07-30-2009, 05:31 AM

I think I've seen everything. Except most of the animated series, I thought it sucked too much after seeing the first few episodes. Also I haven't seen the newest movie because I currently boycott the MAFIAA

YouTube - Star Trek - TNG "Engage"

JRhodes · 07-31-2009, 01:24 PM

Start at the beginning, the original series with Shatner and Nimoy. It's probably the most fun of the Star Trek series. Also Star Trek goes vastly downhill after The Next Generation.

ar81 · 12-17-2009, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JRhodes

Start at the beginning, the original series with Shatner and Nimoy. It's probably the most fun of the Star Trek series. Also Star Trek goes vastly downhill after The Next Generation.

I do agree with it. After Star Trek VI movie, the rest were crap, except for the most recent movie. The first episodes of The Next Generation were crappy, and this series is a photocopy of the old one.

Data is a robotic version of Spock. The old series has some sense of mysticism in the Vulcan religion and it explores human nature. The new series is just about adventures in space with somehow flat characters and plenty of useless rants.

The Next Generation is useful only for foreigners who may want to learn english. But they also may use Transformers the old TV series to do that.

Captain Drywall · 12-18-2009, 01:29 AM

Ten years ago i meet Nemoy, i was suprised at how star struck i was

07-27-2009, 03:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
estudiant9 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 49	I want to get into Star Trek! Hi everyone! I know that there's a huge cult following for the Star Trek franchise, but I've never been a consumer - never seen a movie, TV show, or read a book. I know that the fans are called "Trekkies" and the great thespian Patrick Stewart was involved in several of the films, but other than that, I'm completely oblivious to this whole frenzy. I've been to Wikipedia and looked up Star Trek, and it gave me a listing of works dating back to the late 60's, and I'm just really overwhelmed by the scope of it all. Could anyone suggest a starting point to exploring this world? That Mr. Pavlina frequently makes references to Star Trek in his articles is another impetus to make at least a vague acquaintance of it. Thanks.

07-28-2009, 08:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	Please, show "Eden" a little love! I mean, come on, Charles Napier SINGING? Cauliflower ears (sans boxing)? SPOCK IN A JAM SESSION??? "Tell me, why do you wear all those clothes, how do you breathe?" Last edited by Wax Frog; 07-28-2009 at 08:11 PM.

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07-27-2009, 03:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Daffy Duck Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,001	For an easy introduction, I'd watch the first season and start from there: Amazon.com: Star Trek The Next Generation This is the first season with Patrick Stewart in The Next Generation. If you want to watch the originals, then go with them instead. Personally, I don't like the originals, but I loved The Next Generation.

07-27-2009, 03:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lil Chris Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Somewhere in time... Posts: 2,213	The next generation was the best... There's also: deep space 9 Voyager Oh, and that one with scott bacula (I didn't like this one, the newest one)

07-27-2009, 04:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	[gets popcorn ready, kicks back for the real show - the debate as to which series was best] I know 'geek'

07-27-2009, 06:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
marinik Legendary Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Where Living and Loving and Laughing are written into the Constitution Posts: 14,240	Then we can debate who was the best captain...first officer...and so on.... but Spock rules!!! Live long and prosper!!!

07-27-2009, 09:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dreamline Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 989	My only complaint about Star Trek is it's too "clean" for reality. (Weird, as soon as I started typing, hubby put on an original Star Trek episode upstairs.) The new Battlestar Galactica is nice and realistic. But I have been a Trekkie since the 1960s. Even when it was extremely nerdy to leave your friends playing outside and run in to watch the 6:00 episodes on WPIX in NY. Or play Star Trek at recess with your other Trekkie friends. Even when it was extremely nerdy to go to Star Trek conventions and dress up as characters. (Now Gwenyth Paltrow goes to them.... ) Next Gen was ok, but too clean. I think they are even with the classic Trek, IMHO. Jennifer

07-28-2009, 12:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
Plays With Life Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sitting by the fire at the Inn of the Last Home Posts: 5,799	You can watch the entire Star Trek original series (from the 60s) for free online, at YouTube Shows and some other places. (legally, I mean) Star Trek ranks up there on the awesome-o-meter.

07-28-2009, 03:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dreamline Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 989	I love the original. I had a crush on Mr Chekov, wig and all. But I just watched the episode "Spock's Brain" recently and I must say, if comedy is what you are looking for, that is the episode for you. It's so badly acted, badly written and campy...I almost died laughing. Jennifer

07-28-2009, 05:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
Plays With Life Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sitting by the fire at the Inn of the Last Home Posts: 5,799	Some of that bad writing adds to the fun That one makes me laugh too. Also the episode with 3 witches.

07-28-2009, 08:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
Plays With Life Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sitting by the fire at the Inn of the Last Home Posts: 5,799	Hehe. Eden is a great one.

07-29-2009, 12:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
Dreamline Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 989	That is a great one. One of my faves. I like the Triskelion episode and the one where that midget keeps saying "have some tranya!" Jennifer

07-29-2009, 07:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
marinik Legendary Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Where Living and Loving and Laughing are written into the Constitution Posts: 14,240	Here is one of my fave characters Jadzia Dax!

07-29-2009, 07:24 AM	#16 (permalink)
Plays With Life Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sitting by the fire at the Inn of the Last Home Posts: 5,799	Isn't she half-man, or something?

07-29-2009, 07:28 AM	#17 (permalink)
marinik Legendary Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Where Living and Loving and Laughing are written into the Constitution Posts: 14,240	No! She has this "thingy" a simbian or something like that "in her" as a part of her, and as far as I can remember it was a he, but she is a very she in the part!!! Did you get this or am I still stuck in the Balkanoid thread with my sanity? Wikipedia: "Jadzia Dax is a joined Trill. Though she appears to be a young woman, Jadzia lives in symbiosis with a wise and long-lived creature, known as a symbiont, named Dax. The two share a single, conscious mind, and her personality is a blending of the characteristics of both the host and the symbiont. As such, Dax has access to all the skills and memories of the symbiont's seven previous hosts."

07-29-2009, 09:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
Plays With Life Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sitting by the fire at the Inn of the Last Home Posts: 5,799	Right! Cool character.

07-30-2009, 05:31 AM	#20 (permalink)
Trezker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 962	I think I've seen everything. Except most of the animated series, I thought it sucked too much after seeing the first few episodes. Also I haven't seen the newest movie because I currently boycott the MAFIAA YouTube - Star Trek - TNG "Engage"

07-31-2009, 01:24 PM	#21 (permalink)
JRhodes Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England. Posts: 47	Start at the beginning, the original series with Shatner and Nimoy. It's probably the most fun of the Star Trek series. Also Star Trek goes vastly downhill after The Next Generation.

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