How important is Trek to you?

[Matt1701]

I know it is just a TV show but.......

Whenever I hit a tough emotional time in my life I always turn to Trek. It is a constant in my life anyway but I do seem to lean on it more during my dark days.

I am going through some $h!t right now and I find myself looking more to Trek than ever.

Does anyone lean on Trek like that? I seem to get a sense of friendship from the crews friendship. Almost like a sense of belonging which makes up for my diminishing enjoyment of real life ha

Does anyone else feel like this?

 

[Lord Garth]

I had some stuff going on in 2017 that I'm not going to talk about, but it was pretty traumatizing at the time, so I was grateful for DSC, a series that I was already looking forward to anyway before the thing that went down that I'm referring to happened.

 

[Oddish]

I actually subscribed to a streaming service for it.

 

[Unnamed Caitian]

I love Star Trek 3000

 

[Victoria]

My life can be quite difficult and I find Star Trek a safe and comfortable place to be when RL gets hard.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Less so. It was once locked in a dead tie with HILL STREET for best TV show ever until sanity prevailed and I demoted it to fifth place behind I LOVE LUCY, Andre Braugher's HOMICIDE and Australia's PRISONER. Still, TOS gets points for not wallowing in anomalies, or inabilties to rescue transportees because they're moving too fast.

 

[Joanna McCoy-Kirk]

Trek helped me through a dark period in my life when my mother had to go to a nursing home and I was left on my own for the first time in my life. I joined this very forum only a few weeks after she had to leave.

 

[James Cole]

PICARD season 3 was a massive and welcome distraction while I was recovering from an ear injury that left me otherwise incapacitated for several months.

 

[AresB]

I've always liked Trek, but when I joined an online RPG / writing club, it became a major part of my life for years, through many dark and happy times. All those adventures enjoyed together with like-minded friends around the globe, our ships, characters, situations, interplay, everything. I carry the memories always in my heart. Also, one of my co-players and his spouse are now the godparents of our youngest.

 

[tomalak301]

I subscribe to Paramount+ because of the new Trek, but it's not life or death or anything like that. I'm a fan of it like I'm a fan of sports. It's a hobby but my life isn't defined around it.

 

[fireproof78]

While I came to Star Trek TOS early in life it did not define me. However, it definitely is something I can point to for people as a point of reference to help them understand how I feel, especially with the character of Spock and Captain Pike. ST 09 will emotionally move me in a way that few films will.

 

[1001001]

Not at all.

I don’t even like Star Trek.

What the hell am I doing here?

 

[Wingcommanderdarkwolf01]

Not at all.

I don’t even like Star Trek.

What the hell am I doing here?

you were kidnapped.

 

[JesterFace]

Star Trek - The Next Generation feels more than just a TV series, it's an annual event every summer I wait for with a lot of good memories. Also, it happens to be the best series, ever. =)

Not at all.

I don’t even like Star Trek.

What the hell am I doing here?

That's what were trying to find out too.

 

[Unnamed Caitian]

Not at all.

I don’t even like Star Trek.

What the hell am I doing here?

You work here. It's supposed to suck

 

[1001001]

You work here. It's supposed to suck

Luckily the Treasure and Glory are worth it.

 

[Timofnine]

When I was growing up, Star Trek always played a big part in my imagination. The Star Trek universe became a bit like a box I could go in to when I needed to take my mind off things.

 

[C.E. Evans]

Trek--in particular, TOS and the TOS movies--was a constant element of my childhood, but it really wasn't until the '90s that I dang near was addicted to it. I pretty much lived and breathed Trek that entire decade. But I started to come off that high in the 2000s, and while I don't want to say I've been steadily losing interest in Trek (because I actually haven't), it isn't something I geek out about anymore. I look at it as one of my favorite entertainment franchises, but if Trek was to suddenly enter tomorrow a new dry spell of no new shows or movies for the next several years, I wouldn't be devastated...

 

[BillJ]

TOS and early-TNG are very important to me, the rest I can take or leave.

 

[StarMan]

There was a time it was very important. It was a companion during my turbulent teenager years. I discovered TOS and sampled several episodes, then saw First Contact at the movies. That big-screen experience triggered a deep dive into all things Trek. I raided every video store in the city over the next couple of years. I was eventually caught up to broadcast TV by DS9 S5 / VOY S3. I started buying the latest episodes of DS9 / VOY on VHS as they were released. That period was my golden era, I suppose.

Now, there is very little I hold dear - TOS, TNG's better episodes, DS9 once it got its act together and SNW. Overall, my interest has diminished a lot over the past decade as I found less and less to connect with. If this new era came to an abrupt end, I'd be disappointed for SNW. But for Trek as a franchise, I wouldn't be that fussed.