Are We Having Fun?
- Thread starter T'Bonz
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Same.
Why can't I say things as nicely as thatI thought my love of Trek had all but died. Then I go and see this film and suddenly it's 20 years ago and I can feel myself turning into a Trek fan again. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to cheer. I'm amazed at how this damn film has made me feel. Utterly amazed. I've found something amazing again, and it's... amazing!!!I love Star Trek.
Oh my... it was fun.
Yes, it definitely was.
Yes, it definitely was.
This forum is a madhouse. Today's active threads alone go to page 7.
Indeed it is, I have seen the same topic on things posted about 5 times each day in new threads, hard to keep repeating myself on my responses to them. I guess it shows that a LOT of people are watching and care enough to post about it! Very exciting!
I'm having fun. Just got home from seeing the movie and loved it! It feels so good to be this excited about a movie.
It is very fun to read the Boards now. I love the energy, commentary and debate. All of the fora seem reinvigorated!!
I am pleased that the movie has done well with many (most?) fans and former non-fans alike. For the first time in awhile, I feel optimistic that there will be more new Trek onscreen.
I am pleased that the movie has done well with many (most?) fans and former non-fans alike. For the first time in awhile, I feel optimistic that there will be more new Trek onscreen.
Some parts of this board are fun. Others are just annoying.
Was there much newbie overflow with prior new Trek incarnations? I joined this board looking for stuff on Enterprise, so I really wasn't paying attention to all the other "cadets."
Did Nemesis bring about many new users? How long as this board been around anyway?
Was there much newbie overflow with prior new Trek incarnations? I joined this board looking for stuff on Enterprise, so I really wasn't paying attention to all the other "cadets."
Did Nemesis bring about many new users? How long as this board been around anyway?
Oh yes, definitely having fun! This is the best.party.ever
Well what I think part of the problem in the past was, simply burnout. We had a continuous feed of Star Trek from 1986 all the way what? 2005? Nearly 20 years of non stop Star Trek, 4 Series, 5 movies and bazillions of novels, comic books, toys, merchandise, conventions. It was pretty easy to get really into it, eat, breathe, sleep Star Trek. I know when I got really into Trek, around 1998-99 or so. Watching Star Trek every single night - our market used to have "Triple Trek" on the UPN affiliate, so it would start out with TNG, DS9, finish up with Voyager then of course while DS9 and Voyager were on, you had two nights with new Trek... plus the Saturday repeats! So you literally had 6 nights of repeats of 3 shows, plus 2 nights of fresh episodes (sorta) plus one night of repeats of the new stuff.
I remember in 2000 and up until Enterprise ended, I used to be in a few Star Trek fan clubs, Federation Intelligence, was an ally of KAG and Starfleet International chapters, then I started my own group, Alpha Quadrant Alliance, and fandom at that time (circa early 2000s, until about 2005 ish) you had a lot of active and semi-active fan clubs BUT the problem was, most of the people in and running the clubs, were older. I know the KAG group here in Milwaukee, were all fans from when TOS was BRAND NEW and were literally some of the people that originally wrote letters. One even had Leonard Nimoy come to her birthday party when she was younger back in the early 70s when he came in town for a convention or something. So these were people that have been with it since the very start. And even they eventually petered out and folded chapters. Plus there wasn't tons of new membership coming in, and of course, as with ANY group there are backstabbers and people that take things waaay too seriously for something that's supposed to be fun.
I think NOW, finally in 2009, we've gotten back to what made Trek fun... FUN. We could go to the theater, see a very well done movie, see a whole new universe open up for us and know that y'know there's hope yet for this franchise. I think what we're witnessing now is the rebirth of Trek fandom. New people, people that may never have considered getting involved, are coming to the boards, posting, sharing their joy and excitement, people that may have felt embarassed about being into Star Trek are sort of given a bit of a legitimzing feeling. That we're just as geeky, nerdy and goofy as the Star Wars guys, who somehow are considered "cooler".
I know when Fed Intel folded and the guy that used to run it, said to me when he joined the 501st - (the guys who dress up as Stormtroopers) "Hey when I wear my armor, I'm cool. People respect you. When I dress up in my Starfleet uniform, people call you a geek and diss ya. Tell ya Nick, Stormtroopers get the chicks."
Now... who knows. Maybe we'll get the long sought after respect we've been craving.
Although guys... gals... let's try to put our best faces forward hmm? Shave... maybe wear some nicer glasses or go contacts, maybe suck in the guts just a bit? Walk with a bit of confidence. Yes, we may be geeks, we may be nerds, but by God, we'll have some dignity.
Now excuse me while I polish my metal comm badge ...
I remember in 2000 and up until Enterprise ended, I used to be in a few Star Trek fan clubs, Federation Intelligence, was an ally of KAG and Starfleet International chapters, then I started my own group, Alpha Quadrant Alliance, and fandom at that time (circa early 2000s, until about 2005 ish) you had a lot of active and semi-active fan clubs BUT the problem was, most of the people in and running the clubs, were older. I know the KAG group here in Milwaukee, were all fans from when TOS was BRAND NEW and were literally some of the people that originally wrote letters. One even had Leonard Nimoy come to her birthday party when she was younger back in the early 70s when he came in town for a convention or something. So these were people that have been with it since the very start. And even they eventually petered out and folded chapters. Plus there wasn't tons of new membership coming in, and of course, as with ANY group there are backstabbers and people that take things waaay too seriously for something that's supposed to be fun.
I think NOW, finally in 2009, we've gotten back to what made Trek fun... FUN. We could go to the theater, see a very well done movie, see a whole new universe open up for us and know that y'know there's hope yet for this franchise. I think what we're witnessing now is the rebirth of Trek fandom. New people, people that may never have considered getting involved, are coming to the boards, posting, sharing their joy and excitement, people that may have felt embarassed about being into Star Trek are sort of given a bit of a legitimzing feeling. That we're just as geeky, nerdy and goofy as the Star Wars guys, who somehow are considered "cooler".
I know when Fed Intel folded and the guy that used to run it, said to me when he joined the 501st - (the guys who dress up as Stormtroopers) "Hey when I wear my armor, I'm cool. People respect you. When I dress up in my Starfleet uniform, people call you a geek and diss ya. Tell ya Nick, Stormtroopers get the chicks."
Now... who knows. Maybe we'll get the long sought after respect we've been craving.
Although guys... gals... let's try to put our best faces forward hmm? Shave... maybe wear some nicer glasses or go contacts, maybe suck in the guts just a bit? Walk with a bit of confidence. Yes, we may be geeks, we may be nerds, but by God, we'll have some dignity.
Now excuse me while I polish my metal comm badge ...
Jesus... not gonna pull a Godwin here... but it's just too obvious.
It's been so much fun to come in here and gush about the movie and poke fun at people. I still post semi-frequently, but I'm actually being quoted hourly, which is nice for a change. 
A Godwin?
Well when my friend said that line to me, I joked "Uh huh... oooookay..." course then he countered with "Yeah but there are more ATTRACTIVE women that wear gold bikinis than color themselves green among the Star Wars fandom. Have you ever seen an overweight woman all in green prance around?" 'Good point' I says but then I tell him "But then I've seen enough women that I'd be very worried about wardrobe malfunctions in those bikinis that really aren't built to wear them." Then he shut up.
Nothin' wrong with women with some meat
Fat bottom girls make the rockin' world go 'round. Although... I really wouldn't want them to paint themselves green OR wear gold metal bikinis...
Well when my friend said that line to me, I joked "Uh huh... oooookay..." course then he countered with "Yeah but there are more ATTRACTIVE women that wear gold bikinis than color themselves green among the Star Wars fandom. Have you ever seen an overweight woman all in green prance around?" 'Good point' I says but then I tell him "But then I've seen enough women that I'd be very worried about wardrobe malfunctions in those bikinis that really aren't built to wear them." Then he shut up.
Nothin' wrong with women with some meat
Fat bottom girls make the rockin' world go 'round. Although... I really wouldn't want them to paint themselves green OR wear gold metal bikinis...
Me? I'm having a blast. 
I mean, in between the Notify Mods, anyway.
(Damn - another one just came in
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I mean, in between the Notify Mods, anyway.
(Damn - another one just came in
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I joined this forum at around the tail end of Voyager's run, and posted my "Epilogue" fan story soon thereafter. I remained a regular here through Nemesis and the first couple seasons of Enterprise, but after that I would go for weeks, even months on end without posting here. But with the new movie coming I started coming here more often again, and now that it's finally here (and I've seen it twice) I've been posting like crazy. I'm even composing my own full-length review of the movie which I hope to have up here in the next couple of days.
Am I having fun? I'm bouncing off the walls! I'm so happy to have a new movie and new discussions.
I'm so happy to have a new movie and new discussions.Similar threads
