For Trekkies out there

[PhilTheFragger]

Freeview channel 56, CBS Action
24 hours of Star Trek to commemorate 50 years of Mr Roddenberry's creation

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Live long and prosper

 

[Trojan615]

Sick day !

 

[MashieNiblick]

Was a big fan as a kid.

Good documentary on R4 last night about the cultural significance of Star Trek offering a vision of a better future, and making some metaphorical points about the present, at a time when despite the national and world turmoil TV in the USA was rather boring and safe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07rh18q

Great story about how Martin Luther King (no less) told Nichelle Nichols (Lt Uhura) not to leave the series as she was a unique role model on US TV at the time.

Also George Takei explaining how Mr Sulu broke down the stereotype current at the time that Asians were bad drivers! Sulu was the best driver in the Universe!

 

[ScienceBoy]

Struggled with ToS, TNG was the pinnacle, VOY and DS9 are my favs though.

Never a big fan of ENT but it was OK IMO.

The modern films? Non canon IMO

 

[Deleted member 18645]

VOY had the worst ending of any TV series EVER. If the Borg have inter-spacial conduits, how come they haven't just turned up on Earth's doorstep and wiped out humanity? And as for the actual ending ... "It'll all be in my report" - utter garbage. Clear off back to the Delta Quadrant. TNG was at its best for Series 3-5 with Darmok, Yesterday's Enterprise and The Inner Light being the best three episodes in my book.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

When I grow up I want to be Jean luc Picard

 

[HomerJSimpson]

When I grow up I want to be Jean luc Picard

Bit late to start wishing to grow up now. Think that has happened and come past again a lapped you

 

[Deleted member 18645]

When I grow up I want to be Jean luc Picard

Well you're on the way to getting the hair style right

 

[bobmac]

Growing old is compulsory, growing up is optional