We could call them "snotty little newbie shit heads" and just save any confusion..
Will movie herald creation of new generation of 'Neo-Trekkers'?
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You might be onto something there. My knowledge of what Trek truly is and what it should be is vast and unquestionable. I do have much to teach them. But I would decide when they can call themselves a fan, and it will be well after they've seen more than this movie.
Besides, thanks to a gross oversight by Abrams and Cohorts, anyone introduced to Trek via this movie won't know who Dr. M'Benga is. I don't see how anyone can call themselves a Trek fan without knowing who Dr. M'Benga is.
Your modesty is your most endearing trait... besides your vast and unquestionable knowledge, of course.
That's what the many squillion of girls I score with say.
Also, did I mention I have quite the imagination?
I honestly wouldn't have noticed...
One has to ask, why the need to label and differentiate fans: old, new, purist, non-purest, canon, non-canon, etc...?
What purpose/need does it fulfill for those who think they need to label others?
W.W.G.R.D.? (What Would Gene Roddenberry Do?)
What purpose/need does it fulfill for those who think they need to label others?
W.W.G.R.D.? (What Would Gene Roddenberry Do?)
I think nuBSG has been influencing us more lately than XI.
That said, irregardless of which of the many Star Trek productions brings them into the series, they are all fans, all equal. Most new fans will follow the same in the same cycle as the old ones, loving the Trek that got them addicted and closely scrutinizing all that follows.
This has all happened before.......
That said, irregardless of which of the many Star Trek productions brings them into the series, they are all fans, all equal. Most new fans will follow the same in the same cycle as the old ones, loving the Trek that got them addicted and closely scrutinizing all that follows.
This has all happened before.......
Trek fans? A divided group? Never.
In all seriousness, I agree. 'Trek' is all about acceptance, tolerance, and the IDIC. Not the IamaDICK.
I dont know, I seem to remember things such as TNGers, Niners, Voyagers, etc
as far as i am concerned about 95 percent of you all are neo trekkers..
even though i suspect most of you all dont fly through the air of some alt reality simulation while dressed in black.
Agreed Academic. Our ultimate goal should be drawing them deeper into the fold, not pushing them out.
How we treat them will reflect on the franchise as a whole. We owe it to Trek to put our best face's on for the Newbies. How we treat them could lead to more Trek dollars for Paramount as they begin buying into all the classic Trek productions. That could equal more new Trek projects for us all.
[sips kool-aid]
You can't really fault anyone for loving their 01st Trek movie.
But then again, all of them are Star Trek fans. All of these names just express a particular affectation for one of the series. Neo-Trekkers implies that they aren't legit Trek fans at all. At least the term sounds that way to me.I dont know, I seem to remember things such as TNGers, Niners, Voyagers, etc
Oh, and you forgot about the NX-01ers.
Oh, and you forgot about the NX-01ers.
NX-01ers, are those nix-ONs?
It strikes me that TNGers, Niners, Voyagers and the like are all labels by which people tend to self-identify, perhaps because [that show] was the one which was in original run when they first started getting into Trek. By contrast, the proposed "Neo-Trekkers" would be a label applied to one group by members of another, as a way of establishing that "those people are different from us" and emphasizing separation rather than inclusion. Seems a little unfriendly and unwelcoming, doesn't it?But then again, all of them are Star Trek fans. All of these names just express a particular affectation for one of the series. Neo-Trekkers implies that they aren't legit Trek fans at all. At least the term sounds that way to me.I dont know, I seem to remember things such as TNGers, Niners, Voyagers, etc
Pfft, we don't have to count them, do we?Oh, and you forgot about the NX-01ers.
I would really like to know what we TOS fans are called...
TOSsers?
TOSsers?
I would really like to know what we TOS fans are called...
TOSsers?
tossers and nix-ons (stress on second syllable). Tangiers (pronounced like the city). D-quads. D-sixers. Tasies (rhymes with daisies)
Apply directly to the bulkhead!
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