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DeltaGuy
11-21-2003, 09:54 PM
It was bound to happen sometime, so, who's a trekkie?
Personally, I'm guilty as charged. I just have my little Voyager obsession on top of that. Notice my Seven of Nine Anime Avatar...
brian
11-21-2003, 10:31 PM
For me, taking all aspects into consideration, The Next Generation has the edge over the other series. Jean-Luc Picard is by far the most rich and subtle manifestation of the part of a starship Captain, and the series has two unbeatably fascinating non-human characters: Data and Worf. By the way, I don't much care for the term `trekkie' - it makes it sound as though all devotees of the programme are mindless followers, which certainly isn't the case.
Young Twig
11-21-2003, 10:32 PM
I've never been into it. :(
Matt
11-21-2003, 10:36 PM
never watched it... but i do think Captain Kirk is a suave mofo.
ace2701
11-22-2003, 05:41 AM
Been through them all. Right now soaking up the Enterprise series.
fatal error
11-22-2003, 05:57 AM
Live long and prosper.....
MrZebra
11-22-2003, 07:09 AM
You should have added an option in Kligon for the real extreme Star Trek fans who are fluant in Klingon!

I currently follow Enterprise each week, go see the movies when they come out but that's it. I'm not the practical joke Trekkie Geek...
DeltaGuy
11-22-2003, 05:58 PM
Anyone here a member of any Star Trek Forums?
I'm a member over at the Subspace Comms Network...
Hanzo
11-22-2003, 11:04 PM
Star Trek is fun program to watch, I prefer some other shows but I'm not a "trekkie" or similar...

Hey yo, DeltaGuy... your avatar is a dude or a girl?
Young Twig
11-23-2003, 12:03 AM
Hey yo, DeltaGuy... your avatar is a dude or a girl?
I say it's a girl. ;)
Hanzo
11-23-2003, 02:04 PM
I say it's a girl. ;)
I was thinking the same, but if it's a girl, should he call himself "DeltaGirl" ??? :confused:
DeltaGuy
11-23-2003, 06:46 PM
I was thinking the same, but if it's a girl, should he call himself "DeltaGirl" ??? :confused:
It's a girl, Seven of Nine, from Voyager...

Here's another pic:

http://www.icemaid.demon.co.uk/images/7of913.jpg
chicubs
11-23-2003, 07:21 PM
no way, thats unbelievably geeky...star trek is dead...well, not as big as it used to be.
Hanzo
11-24-2003, 02:46 PM
It's a girl, Seven of Nine, from Voyager...

Here's another pic:

What a hottie !!
DeltaGuy
11-24-2003, 08:59 PM
What a hottie !!
So I've earned the right to be called DeltaGuy...
Hanzo
11-24-2003, 10:41 PM
So I've earned the right to be called DeltaGuy...

Ok... If you feel like you're a hottie girl... fine by me...
I was just asking about why you use a girl avatar when your're a dude... :D
DeltaGuy
11-25-2003, 01:47 AM
Ok... If you feel like you're a hottie girl... fine by me...
I was just asking about why you use a girl avatar when your're a dude... :D
As long as you're cool with it...
Do a Google Image Search for "Seven of Nine" and you'll find quite a few other pictures of her and her actress, Jeri Ryan (which you probably know from recently joining Boston Public after Voyager was over)...
Lets just say some of the pictures I wouldn't be able to post here...
Roj
11-26-2003, 06:55 PM
It was bound to happen sometime, so, who's a trekkie?
Personally, I'm guilty as charged. I just have my little Voyager obsession on top of that. Notice my Seven of Nine Anime Avatar...
I *was* a serious Trekkie (Kirk remains my hero - so shoot me) and then a new star arrived in the firmament:

Babylon 5.

I haven't really looked back although I must confess I do like Enterprise (I hated DS9 and wasn't very fond of Voyager either).
Rex_Mundi_Incarnit
12-11-2003, 07:32 PM
I've seen all the star trek movies. All were very interesting but the most recent ones like Star Trek Nemesis i found a bit on the dull side. I like it when new astrophysical theories are put forward and dont mind some imagination. As for the series i like Star Trek Voyager the most followed closely by Deep Space Nine. Star Trek: the next generation is last.
Rex_Mundi_Incarnit
02-09-2005, 03:10 PM
Woo Hoo! The 4th season of star trek enterprise is finally here on the telly. I'm all geared up for it. The Earth is so much in trouble. :grimreape There are for crying out loud Nazis in America! The whole idea of temporal (=time) wars is totally freaking me out. Monday was the 1st episode, i cant wait till the next. :p
madjo
02-09-2005, 03:16 PM
too bad it will be the last season... but it is IMO one of the best seasons, at least it has some great episodes. ;) (I watch the latest eps on BitTorrent and of course on tv)
Rex_Mundi_Incarnit
02-09-2005, 03:39 PM
too bad it will be the last season... but it is IMO one of the best seasons, at least it has some great episodes. ;) (I watch the latest eps on BitTorrent and of course on tv)

Well it might not be the last season. There's stories on slashdot about fans willing to pay for the production costs. I wonder how far they'll get. I think it will be in vain though. A real pity that there just arent enough viewers anymore. I hope this is not the end of StarTrek as we know it. :cry:
rorythedog
02-09-2005, 04:02 PM
I like the old ones, with William Shatner. The newer ones are STUPID. IMHO.
jkrzok
02-09-2005, 04:17 PM
I was there was an answer along the lines of 'used to be.' Once upon a time I watched every show and movie, read every book, etc. etc.

But then it seems the quality slipped or perhaps I changed. Now I'll watch if there's nothing else on; I no longer make a special effort to seek it out.
Roj
02-09-2005, 04:47 PM
Woo Hoo! The 4th season of star trek enterprise is finally here on the telly. I'm all geared up for it. The Earth is so much in trouble. :grimreape There are for crying out loud Nazis in America! The whole idea of temporal (=time) wars is totally freaking me out. Monday was the 1st episode, i cant wait till the next. :p

You do know the series has been cancelled, right?
Todd The Kiwi
02-09-2005, 05:37 PM
You do know the series has been cancelled, right?
really? oh well where were we... :cheeky:
crikey, this is an old thread, 2003 ha ha ha
i had no other choice so i voted for the last one :cross-eye
jkrzok
02-09-2005, 07:26 PM
Enterprise's next year is cancelled, they will finish producing/airing this years shows so perhaps they'll be able to finish off any loose threads.
Roj
02-09-2005, 08:02 PM
Enterprise's next year is cancelled, they will finish producing/airing this years shows so perhaps they'll be able to finish off any loose threads.

The final episode films next month. Personally I really liked it - it was the only one that (despite its foibles and the weirdness with T'Pol) I really enjoyed since the original. I'll miss Trip and Shran. DS9 was a waste of time except for Gul Dukat and Garak and Voyager was another time waster except for the Doctor. NextGen never could develope the character interaction that the original had - Riker stomping around pompously just didn't do it for me.

So, it's Battlestar Galactica (the new series) and my Babylon 5 DVDs for me now. I can stand to wait for whatever those scam artists at Paramount come up with next. I mean, when a studio says the next 50 years of Trek are a financial priority, you KNOW it's not gonna be good...
Rex_Mundi_Incarnit
02-09-2005, 09:55 PM
You do know the series has been cancelled, right?

Yeah that was what i commented upon, but that there are fans out there that actually want to pay for the production costs.

The fourth season just starts here. It took a long time before Veronica (a commercial tv channel here) bought the license (or what is it?) to broadcast it. There've been many Stargate SG1 episodes instead, which i really love to watch as well and of which more episodes are in production too. Battlestar galactica i've never seen on the dutch telly insofar. Maybe later it will appear over here.
Mootang
02-09-2005, 10:05 PM
HAHA they should have a Star Trek Survivor reality show to see if Trekkies can handle life without Star Trek on t.v.
Aaron
02-10-2005, 12:39 AM
You can keep your trek...

Although the sub-plot of Cpt. Kirk's trying to bed all the alien women was perhaps ahead of its time.

The Honor Harrington series of books (specifically the early stuff) are my favourites.

Aaron
Roj
02-10-2005, 02:34 AM
You can keep your trek...

Although the sub-plot of Cpt. Kirk's trying to bed all the alien women was perhaps ahead of its time.

The Honor Harrington series of books (specifically the early stuff) are my favourites.

Aaron

Never heard of them but will now check 'em out.
Aaron
02-10-2005, 02:43 AM
Never heard of them but will now check 'em out.
It's a series of books by David Weber quite loosely based on Horatio Hornblower naval novels but in a space setting.

The first one is 'On Basilisk Station'. You can download it for free from the Baen Free science fiction library

http://www.baen.com/library/dweber.htm

The second one 'The Honor of the Queen' is also available :)

I really enjoyed reading them - very entertaining.

There are lots of other sci fi books on that site too...

Aaron
Roj
02-10-2005, 03:40 AM
It's a series of books by David Weber quite loosely based on Horatio Hornblower naval novels but in a space setting.

Um, you are aware that the original Star Trek was based on the same Horatio Hornblower series, right?
Aaron
02-10-2005, 06:59 AM
Um, you are aware that the original Star Trek was based on the same Horatio Hornblower series, right?

Yeah its a formula like action movies. Same action and drama formula just a different setting.

Differences with Star Trek:

- Horatio had a most unfortunate surname
- Capt. Kirk got busy with alien women every second episode.

:)

The Honor Harrington series are even more obvious with the initials of the lead character. Anyhow if you like Star Trek you'll probably like Honor Harrington...
Rex_Mundi_Incarnit
02-10-2005, 12:11 PM
The Honor Harrington series are even more obvious with the initials of the lead character. Anyhow if you like Star Trek you'll probably like Honor Harrington...

That's cool man. I just started reading the book "On Basilisk station". :robot:
Rex_Mundi_Incarnit
02-16-2005, 03:08 PM
Has anyone checked out this (http://trekunited.com/) site yet? It's about saving the Star Trek: Enterprise series. I wonder how effective this campaign will be. It's not like im going to donate money for this. The Star Trek series will just have to be better to attract more audience. I kinda feel that the series been ruined because of the time travelling and temporal cold war thing. It's not very much a novel concept and there are too many paradoxes involved. Having said that, season 4 just started here so i dont know what's going to come next. A new series a la next generation and voyager would be more interesting with less fighting and more science. Lets hope for the best outcome :beer:
Rex_Mundi_Incarnit
02-28-2005, 07:42 AM
Lol :biggrin: The next season for Startrek:Enterprise may actually be saved! Here (http://trekunited.com/news.php?id=7) you can read all about it. It seems that that there has been over $50,000 collected at Trek rallies. And from slashdot "Surprises include a group of donors pledging a resounding $3mil and the appearances of cast and crew members." Maybe the directors will think twice now before cancelling "Star Trek", ha! More rallies are to follow.