Star Trek Meme: Day 5
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selenakDay 5 - What was the first Star Trek series you watched?
I was born in 1969 and vividly interested in sci fi and fantasy from childhood onwards, so naturally it was TOS. Which was broadcast and repeated several times on German tv during the 70s when I was a child, so no problem there, and in the 80s I caught the movies in the cinema. I was a fan, but I didn't interact with other fans yet - both fannish debates and fanfiction were unknown to me. (Speaking of early 80s sci fi, just occurs to me that my generation is the first and last one able to watch both Wrath of Khan and The Empire Strikes Back unspoiled for the big twists which subsequently entered public consciousness even for non fans.) When I first heard about TNG, I was sceptical but not going "heresy! There will never be a Star Trek without the original crew!", and possibly that was due to having affection for TOS but not feeling really possessive about it.
Which was fortunate, since the first season of TNG was very shaky indeed. (That show so would have been cancelled if Star Trek hadn't still been the only game in town in terms of sci fi on tv.) But there was just enough curiosity to keep me watching, and lo and behold, around Measure of a Man-ish in season 2, I realised that I cared about these people and their story. And then I got hooked and had to watch every week. And then I started to look for other people to talk with about the show, and hm, how much train fare and expense for visiting the convention in Bonn anyway? And so forth. So while TOS was the first Star Trek series for me, the first one which made me discover fandom and both the joys and torments of open canon was TNG.
Day 1 - Which Star Trek series is your favorite?
Day 2 - Who is your favorite character?
Day 3 - Who is your least favorite character?
Day 4 - What was the first episode/movie you watched?
Day 6 - Your favorite canon pairing? (Canon being the series and the movies, including the reboot.)
Day 7 - Your favorite non-canon pairing?
Day 8 - Your favorite actor/actress? (Not the same as character.)
Day 9 - What's your favorite episode?
Day 10 - What's your favorite species? (Humans are a species as well.)
Day 11 - What's your least favorite species? (See question 9 about species.)
Day 12 - What's your favorite funny moment?
Day 13 - What's your favorite dramatic moment?
Day 14 - What's your favorite Star Trek quote?
Day 15 - How did you get into Star Trek?
Day 16 - Are you involved with Star Trek fandom?
Day 17 - Have you read any of the books? If so, which ones?
Day 18 - If you could be any species in the Star Trek universe, what would you be?
Day 19 - How did the Star Trek reboot affect you?
Day 20 - Of the minor characters (one shots, not the recurring ones) who’s your favorite?
Day 21 - Which Star Trek food would you want to try at least once?
Day 22 - Which Star Trek world would you want to visit at least once?
Day 23 - Is there anything you'd want to change about Star Trek? Why?
Day 24 - Is there anything about Star Trek that has disappointed you?
Day 25 - How has Star Trek changed you?
Day 26 - Lots of Star Trek Parodies out there. Which do you dig?
Day 27 - What would you cross over with Star Trek?
Day 28 - Your favourite friendship in Star Trek?
Day 29 - If you could tell Gene Roddenberry one thing, Star Trek related or not, what would it be?
I was born in 1969 and vividly interested in sci fi and fantasy from childhood onwards, so naturally it was TOS. Which was broadcast and repeated several times on German tv during the 70s when I was a child, so no problem there, and in the 80s I caught the movies in the cinema. I was a fan, but I didn't interact with other fans yet - both fannish debates and fanfiction were unknown to me. (Speaking of early 80s sci fi, just occurs to me that my generation is the first and last one able to watch both Wrath of Khan and The Empire Strikes Back unspoiled for the big twists which subsequently entered public consciousness even for non fans.) When I first heard about TNG, I was sceptical but not going "heresy! There will never be a Star Trek without the original crew!", and possibly that was due to having affection for TOS but not feeling really possessive about it.
Which was fortunate, since the first season of TNG was very shaky indeed. (That show so would have been cancelled if Star Trek hadn't still been the only game in town in terms of sci fi on tv.) But there was just enough curiosity to keep me watching, and lo and behold, around Measure of a Man-ish in season 2, I realised that I cared about these people and their story. And then I got hooked and had to watch every week. And then I started to look for other people to talk with about the show, and hm, how much train fare and expense for visiting the convention in Bonn anyway? And so forth. So while TOS was the first Star Trek series for me, the first one which made me discover fandom and both the joys and torments of open canon was TNG.
Day 1 - Which Star Trek series is your favorite?
Day 2 - Who is your favorite character?
Day 3 - Who is your least favorite character?
Day 4 - What was the first episode/movie you watched?
Day 6 - Your favorite canon pairing? (Canon being the series and the movies, including the reboot.)
Day 7 - Your favorite non-canon pairing?
Day 8 - Your favorite actor/actress? (Not the same as character.)
Day 9 - What's your favorite episode?
Day 10 - What's your favorite species? (Humans are a species as well.)
Day 11 - What's your least favorite species? (See question 9 about species.)
Day 12 - What's your favorite funny moment?
Day 13 - What's your favorite dramatic moment?
Day 14 - What's your favorite Star Trek quote?
Day 15 - How did you get into Star Trek?
Day 16 - Are you involved with Star Trek fandom?
Day 17 - Have you read any of the books? If so, which ones?
Day 18 - If you could be any species in the Star Trek universe, what would you be?
Day 19 - How did the Star Trek reboot affect you?
Day 20 - Of the minor characters (one shots, not the recurring ones) who’s your favorite?
Day 21 - Which Star Trek food would you want to try at least once?
Day 22 - Which Star Trek world would you want to visit at least once?
Day 23 - Is there anything you'd want to change about Star Trek? Why?
Day 24 - Is there anything about Star Trek that has disappointed you?
Day 25 - How has Star Trek changed you?
Day 26 - Lots of Star Trek Parodies out there. Which do you dig?
Day 27 - What would you cross over with Star Trek?
Day 28 - Your favourite friendship in Star Trek?
Day 29 - If you could tell Gene Roddenberry one thing, Star Trek related or not, what would it be?
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Date: 2015-06-09 07:02 pm (UTC)A friend managed to get hold of the pilot before it was broadcast here, and proudly showed it to me, to which my reaction was "Um..." It was years before I got back to it.