How has Star Trek impacted your life?
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It led me to being a science fiction fan.
It led me to sites and conventions where I met lifelong friends.
I wouldn't be the person I am today without it.
It led me to sites and conventions where I met lifelong friends.
I wouldn't be the person I am today without it.
I'm genuinely curious why you think that a fictional future has any relevance on what our future will be like. If it's just optimism then so be it and I applaud your optimism. My feelings differ.
Getting back to the thread premise, I would say that Star Trek has helped shape my interest in the science fiction genre (and by extension, the fantasy genre). In terms of impacting my life in some highly meaningful way though? Not so sure. It's given me a lot of enjoyment but I'm not sure my life would be significantly different had it not been around.
Many movies and tv shows present dark visions of the future. Star Trek is a positive view. Many people, like me, have been inspired to try and make a positive impact thanks to that show.
Star Trek gave me a model of fatherhood. I guess it impacted two lives.
If it wasn't for Star Trek, I would be on a different website right now.
When I was in high school, there was this one girl I liked. I heard from a friend that she also enjoyed Trek so I loaned here the series of James Blish adaptations.
As of next month, we will have been married 41 years.
Ron
You win.
My marriage is also a product of Trek! Hubby and I met in a Star Trek fan club back in the 90s, and we'll be married 24 years in October. We attend the Shore Leave convention, near Baltimore, every summer, and we write and perform filksongs together. (Filksongs are science fiction folk music.)
I will always remember my husband sitting our then-four-year-old son down in front of the TV when SyFy was airing a TOS marathon, and explaining solemnly, "Son, this is the most important TV show in your whole life." When I made a questioning noise, Hubby said, "Hey, if it wasn't for this show, he wouldn't exist!"
I will always remember my husband sitting our then-four-year-old son down in front of the TV when SyFy was airing a TOS marathon, and explaining solemnly, "Son, this is the most important TV show in your whole life." When I made a questioning noise, Hubby said, "Hey, if it wasn't for this show, he wouldn't exist!"
Growing up, my brother & I had vastly different interests, and ST was one of the only things we shared together. He's still as zealous for it as ever, and for a recent birthday I got him an Enterprise-D pizza slicer that uses the saucer section to cut pizza (of course).
I've seen those pizza cutters!
I've always thought to fully utilize it, have the nacelles actually pick up the slice.
"Would you like some warp plasma as an additional topping, for only 2 strips of latinum?"
I've always thought to fully utilize it, have the nacelles actually pick up the slice.
"Would you like some warp plasma as an additional topping, for only 2 strips of latinum?"
C
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i used the Star Trek Enterpise serie as a tool to brainwash my kids into sci-fi fans when they where young.
it didnt really work, but they still think that the theme song is one of the best ever...
it didnt really work, but they still think that the theme song is one of the best ever...
Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and McCoy were my heroes when I needed heroes back then. I don't necessarily think we'll have a future like the one depicted, but it's nice to think that in the future there will be men of action who do the right things for the right reasons.
We have one of those.
Believe it or not, John Billingsley and his wife gave it to us for Christmas!
So there's another benefit.
He uses it every chance he gets, whether it's pizza or something even remotely cutable.
Enterprises cut pizzas and are also fun to ride on:
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