ian_the_scribe said:
Star Trek, in my opinion, is a remarkable franchise that consists of 700+ hours. The many writers have stitched the fictional timeline together very well, considering the several centuries that the series covers. Good quality stuff overall.
From one Ian to another: Total agreement.
I saw most of TAS in b/w, random episodes of TOS in the 70s, and then ST:TMP, which made me a diehard ST fan and started 27+ years of fun. TMP spoke to me, and changed my life for the better.
I closely followed the making of the ST movie sequels and TNG, was underwhelmed by ST V and DS9 (until "Blood Oath"), was critical about VOY's many lost opportunities but thrilled to ENT's premiere, that series' development of Andorians, and its powerful third and fourth seasons.
I've played a Klingon captain at Universal Studios' "Star Trek" Adventure. I've met and performed on stage with numerous ST actors. I was invited to be in the fan film "Starship Exeter: The Savage Empire", even though I live in Australia, and had a park named after my character in the "Worlds of DS9" novel, "Andor: Paradigm". An Andorian character was named for me in the novel "Ex Machina". As I said, 27+ years of fun - fun that would never have happened if I hadn't picked up that TMP novelization in the supermarket in December 1979.
I eagerly await JJ Abram's Christmas gift in 2008, which will hopefully arrive in Oz on Boxing Day.
