So when i met my girlfriend (now fiance!) 4 years ago i knew that we shared a lot of common interests, (IE:star wars, video games, comics, horror and sci-fi movies, ect,ect) but i also found out that she hated star trek. Being a trek fan i asked why, and she responded that when she was younger she tried to watch a couple of episodes and even watched TWOK, but found it to be boring. Taking this as a challenge i decided to do a experiment to she if i could turn her into a fan. she likes alot of sci-fi movies so i presumed that she would atleast like one of the series or movies. So this is my Girlfriend/trek experiment.
ROUND 1...TNG. I decided to start her out on TNG, thinking that if she didnt enjoy it that there probably would be no hope for the other series. after a shaky start with season 1, (she thought that some of the episodes were terrible) she enjoyed seasons 2 through 7. she came to like most of the crew(Picard, Data, and Worf being her fav's) although she didnt like Dr Cursher and prefered Dr Pulaski from season 2. All and all she enjoyed the show,even commenting that the scripts and acting got better as the seasons progressed.
ROUND 2...TNG MOVIES. After we wraped up the series i started with TNG MOVIES. While she enjoyed most of them, she felt that Generations and Insurrection were a bit of a let down, but she loved First Contact and Nemesis, she even cried at the end of Nemesis when Data died.
Round 3...Enterprise. After taking a break from Trek for about 2 weeks, i continued the experiment with ENT. i figure if she liked the most appluded Trek series what would she think of the most hated. (even though i dont agree, for me ENT was one of the best Trek shows!!) To my surprise she loved it, even likeing it better than TNG! She loved the characters and loved the throwback setting compared to TNG. We just finished seasons 1,2, and 3. She was pissed to find out that it is only 4 seasons compared to the other series except for TOS that have 7 seasons. we are now starting season 4, i cant wait to hear what she thinks of TATV at the end of the season.
so there you have it, my girlfriend, who hated star trek, now is a fan of atleast 2 of the series, now my decision is what series should we start after ENT, should we go on to TOS, or DS9? Im saving VOY for last considering it's my least fav series. i will continue to update as the experiment progresses.
ROUND 1...TNG. I decided to start her out on TNG, thinking that if she didnt enjoy it that there probably would be no hope for the other series. after a shaky start with season 1, (she thought that some of the episodes were terrible) she enjoyed seasons 2 through 7. she came to like most of the crew(Picard, Data, and Worf being her fav's) although she didnt like Dr Cursher and prefered Dr Pulaski from season 2. All and all she enjoyed the show,even commenting that the scripts and acting got better as the seasons progressed.
ROUND 2...TNG MOVIES. After we wraped up the series i started with TNG MOVIES. While she enjoyed most of them, she felt that Generations and Insurrection were a bit of a let down, but she loved First Contact and Nemesis, she even cried at the end of Nemesis when Data died.
Round 3...Enterprise. After taking a break from Trek for about 2 weeks, i continued the experiment with ENT. i figure if she liked the most appluded Trek series what would she think of the most hated. (even though i dont agree, for me ENT was one of the best Trek shows!!) To my surprise she loved it, even likeing it better than TNG! She loved the characters and loved the throwback setting compared to TNG. We just finished seasons 1,2, and 3. She was pissed to find out that it is only 4 seasons compared to the other series except for TOS that have 7 seasons. we are now starting season 4, i cant wait to hear what she thinks of TATV at the end of the season.
so there you have it, my girlfriend, who hated star trek, now is a fan of atleast 2 of the series, now my decision is what series should we start after ENT, should we go on to TOS, or DS9? Im saving VOY for last considering it's my least fav series. i will continue to update as the experiment progresses.
Don't hold back the good stuff! Pop in those TOS DVDs. Don't be surprised though if she starts drooling over William Shatner without his shirt on. Youza!
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