Good day and hello my readers and
welcome to the week. Now I know I just did more than the proverbial
nod to science fiction so what I am proposing (Jake, so soon??) is a
reflection on one of the most successful sci-fi TV series created from
the godfather of television sci-fi, Gene Roddenberry. Hah, you
thought I was going to say Rod Sterling didn't you?! Case in
point, without Rod Sterling we might all sleep more soundly but I am
referring to Star Trek. What started as nothing short of Wagontrain
in space spawned 5 TV shows, 10 motion pictures and two rebooted
films to resurrect this ongoing franchise that has existed since
1966.
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| Come now, sir. The fanciful dress party is in full swing. |
From its humble beginnings of force
perspective, dissolving film footage and poor sweltering men in
rubber suits, this concession to print money has brought about a
cartoon, merchandise, novels, audiobooks and a cult following that it
and SCA originated cosplay. Yes people without Trekkies, running
around in costumes before or after Halloween would be construed as
crazy behavior and those people would be locked away... not sure if
that is a blessing or curse but this simplistic view of morality,
honor and tension brought both the US Marshall of frontier justices
and the height of the Cold War to your living room in a dynamic that
allowed messages to be heard and opinions of government to be
questioned. Captain Kirk knew in his heart that he was not the end
all role model but that he did his job, got to have more than his
fair share of women for his misogynistic pleasures and in general,
was a decent guy... who could not commit to anything aside from
Starfleet and his ship.
Breaking ethnic barriers,
misconceptions of culture and overall decent story telling, Star Trek
brought plenty to the United States as well as around the planet.
You will be hard-pressed to not find Trekkies in foreign lands. We
just have to gloss over certain French captains that happen to speak
in classic English dialect. With that in mind, this week we look
back at the original series and find a few fan favorites. Make it
so.
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| Muscling in our racket, will ya?? |
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