You know you're a TOS fan if...

[ZapBrannigan]

And The Making of Star Trek, Star Trek Lives! and a rolled tube containing the D-7 blueprints purchased at a convention in 1976.

From about 1970 through 1982, I prided myself on owning "everything there was," starting with TMOST and James Blish (every numbered volume plus Spock Must Die!), the manuals and blueprints (FJ and Michael McMaster), non-fiction books about the show, every issue of Star Trek Giant Poster Book, and whatever else, all the way to the TWOK-era Pocketbook novels. Then I was forced to start discriminating because there were too many novels and I wasn't liking all of them.

During the Internet era, it would turn out that I'd missed something: Mission to Horatius. I just never knew it existed.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

...You have definite opinions about whether Uhura was more of a linguistics expert or a technician.

...You have theories about where Sulu was during "I, Mudd" and "The Trouble with Tribbles" and where Uhura was during "The Doomsday Machine."

...You can tell when a Trek novel is following the Spaceflight Chronology timeline.

...You can instantly identify which season an episode is from just by watching the opening credits.

 

[gottacook]

...You can instantly identify which season an episode is from just by watching the opening credits.

I respectfully disagree on this one. Any amateur who's paying attention can distinguish these from one another: season 1, no "created by" or Kelley credit; season 3, blue instead of yellow type.

Without looking, you can tell which TOS episode is on the television just by listening to the first few notes of the intro music.

But how do you tell apart the last four episodes, which all begin with identical music?

 

[BillJ]

During the Internet era, it would turn out that I'd missed something: Mission to Horatius. I just never knew it existed.

I just found out about it, and ordered it yesterday.

 

[Delta Vega]

If you're willing to queue for hours to give the Shat $100 for his autograph

 

[BK613]

I just found out about it, and ordered it yesterday.

I wonder how long it will sit in Cincinnati?

 

[Spock's Barber]

If you're willing to queue for hours to give the Shat $100 for his autograph

$100!!!! He should pay us $100 just for being patient enough to stand in those long lines to see him.

 

[Neopeius]

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This is hindered by the lack of the right music backing it.

 

[Neopeius]

...a physical copy of Franz Joseph's Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual is on your bookshelf.

And the Concordance. And Star Trek Lives. And The World of Star Trek (original edition). And The Making of Star Trek. And the original Star Fleet Battles.

 

[Neopeius]

From about 1970 through 1982, I prided myself on owning "everything there was," starting with TMOST and James Blish (every numbered volume plus Spock Must Die!), the manuals and blueprints (FJ and Michael McMaster), non-fiction books about the show, every issue of Star Trek Giant Poster Book, and whatever else, all the way to the TWOK-era Pocketbook novels. Then I was forced to start discriminating because there were too many novels and I wasn't liking all of them.

During the Internet era, it would turn out that I'd missed something: Mission to Horatius. I just never knew it existed.

Reynolds, right? I picked that up at a con, recently. And yes, owning everything. A great feeling. The Chronology, the blueprints. Of course now I'm getting into Fanzines... down the rabbit hole I go!

 

[MAGolding]

Most of my Star Trek stuff, and a lot of other stuff, is packed away in boxes since I moved. And my goal is to someday unpack everything. Sigh.

 

[Spectre Of The Fun]

...You have theories about where Sulu was during "I, Mudd" and "The Trouble with Tribbles" and where Uhura was during "The Doomsday Machine."

Absolutely. People take and get leave. They may take additional training.

I always like to think Uhura's knowledge and skill is in demand and she may share it sometimes with junior officers on Starbases or even smaller ships. I find it fun to believe Lt. Palmer is Uhura's department second in command.

With Sulu maybe he got married and started a family around that time and took some family leave. Generations established that he had a daughter.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

I respectfully disagree on this one. Any amateur who's paying attention can distinguish these from one another: season 1, no "created by" or Kelley credit; season 3, blue instead of yellow type.

That was my point. You don't bother learning--or caring--trivia like that unless you're really into TOS. If you told that stuff to most people who are only moderately into Star Trek, they'd go "Huh, interesting," and change the subject, or they wouldn't care.

There's also the addition of the vocalist in the opening theme in S2.

$100!!!! He should pay us $100 just for being patient enough to stand in those long lines to see him.

You don't think that signing autographs and answering questions that you've heard a million times before for hours on end requires patience?

 

[JonnyQuest037]

...You have theories about exactly who the first officer was in "Where No Man Has Gone Before."

...You have theories about if "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was part of the 5YM or not.

...You have any sort of theories about "Where No Man Has Gone Before."

 

[Sgt_G]

"The Old Star Trek."

Who are you calling "old"?? Just because I remember watching first-run episodes doesn't mean I'm old. Or does it?

 

[Henoch]

You don't give a second thought that women in miniskirt uniforms are both functional and fashionable.

 

[Stibbons]

And the Concordance. And Star Trek Lives. And The World of Star Trek (original edition). And The Making of Star Trek. And the original Star Fleet Battles.

And the Annuals. And the Dinky Enterprise and D-7 toys. And the walls of your old bedroom still bear the Blu Tack/Sellotape scars from all the posters you put up from the 8 issue "TV Sci-Fi Monthly" magazine.

Still got all these mind you...

 

[johnnybear]

...You have definite opinions about whether Uhura was more of a linguistics expert or a technician.

...You have theories about where Sulu was during "I, Mudd" and "The Trouble with Tribbles" and where Uhura was during "The Doomsday Machine."

...You can tell when a Trek novel is following the Spaceflight Chronology timeline.

...You can instantly identify which season an episode is from just by watching the opening credits.

I've always assumed that Uhura and Sulu were below decks relaxing in their free time like when Scotty was not seen on the Bridge or in engineering as well! But they could have been dropped off at the last stop at a Starbase or wherever and picked back up before the start of the next episode! Question is, where has Lt.Palmer been before The Doomsday Machine and then later in The Way From Eden?
JB

 

[uniderth]

You don't give a second thought that women in miniskirt uniforms are both functional and fashionable.

And a sign of women's empowerment.

 

[Henoch]

And a sign of women's empowerment.

As I read previously somewhere on this site (so accuracy is not guaranteed), GR was planning to go with pants again on the series, but both Grace Lee Whitney and Nichelle Nichols practically demanded to wear miniskirts. It was the 60's baby!