Star Trek XI's Influence [ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS BEYOND TRAILERS]

[God Magnus]

As regular posters on these boards know, I'm an avid "Transformers" fan and that's what my "scifi claim to fame" is. However, I have barely given "Revenge of the Fallen" thought the past month, instead I'm focused on Trek so much it's nuts.

"Star Trek" as a franchise was my first real scifi passion. My mother was a huge TOS fan, and thanks to her and daily reruns of TOS and regular convention visits (before they became bloated and overpriced) my dedication to Trek only grew throughout the years. In fact, while I'm seeing the movie with friends on the 8th, I'm taking her out to see it on the 7th just so she and I can share Trek again together on the big screen like we did in the "old days".

My enthusiasm has hit my wallet too. I hunted down the "Countdown" comic in trade (it was sold out at 2 stores I went to the day it came out, insane!). I also scoured three stores the week I heard the nu-Enterprise toy was out and bought it when I saw it at Target. The whole time I felt giddy. It's sitting on my desk at work now and I love it when coworkers want to press the button to make noise/lights.

On top of that I've watched the trailers a bazillion times and read up on it. I just snagged the "Wired" issue with the 6 page comic as well. I'm totally stoked and can't wait to get the dust cleared off of the ol' franchise and get her moving again at erm...Warp 9.

 

[indranee]

John and everyone, you've brought tears to my eyes and a lump to my throat. John, I hope you don't mind that I sent your original post to my dad, with whom I'll be going to watch the movie next week with these words:

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Dear Dad,

When you get a chance, read the letter below from a dear friend from the TrekBBS. It's very touching, and to some extent explains the sheer emotional impact I feel Trek has had in my life, as well. I have often felt becalmed by its presence. Whenever I felt sick, alone, or repudiated in some way by my life or people or circumstances, I've turned on Trek and felt as if I was cradled by love and acceptance and ... hope -- hope that some day, some time in the future, things will be different, better, easier for us all. I know, I know... it's a naive, childish belief. But that's the feeling I have always gotten from Trek, and it has sustained me through some rough years.

I've seen scores of people who feel the same way. The letter below is one such person. His words about his mother remind me of you, dad. You have always encouraged my interest in science and science fiction and never talked my crazy love for a "stupid science fiction show" down...

So, dad, just like this "once upon a time" kid is taking his mother to see the movie, I will be taking you. And I know many, MANY people who will be taking their parents and also their children to see it. Star Trek was always, after all, a family show! And that may be the reason why the show and its ideals have survived for so long, and also why this movie is all of a sudden touching us all at so many levels. It reminds us of the people we love and care about.. about what is really important to us -- hope and love and togetherness.

Star Trek has come a long way, and I think thanks to this movie -- it will survive.
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Thanks, John, for this wonderful reminder. I'm glad you're going with your mom. I'll be going with my dad.

 

[Amaris]

As regular posters on these boards know, I'm an avid "Transformers" fan and that's what my "scifi claim to fame" is. However, I have barely given "Revenge of the Fallen" thought the past month, instead I'm focused on Trek so much it's nuts.

"Star Trek" as a franchise was my first real scifi passion. My mother was a huge TOS fan, and thanks to her and daily reruns of TOS and regular convention visits (before they became bloated and overpriced) my dedication to Trek only grew throughout the years. In fact, while I'm seeing the movie with friends on the 8th, I'm taking her out to see it on the 7th just so she and I can share Trek again together on the big screen like we did in the "old days".

My enthusiasm has hit my wallet too. I hunted down the "Countdown" comic in trade (it was sold out at 2 stores I went to the day it came out, insane!). I also scoured three stores the week I heard the nu-Enterprise toy was out and bought it when I saw it at Target. The whole time I felt giddy. It's sitting on my desk at work now and I love it when coworkers want to press the button to make noise/lights.

On top of that I've watched the trailers a bazillion times and read up on it. I just snagged the "Wired" issue with the 6 page comic as well. I'm totally stoked and can't wait to get the dust cleared off of the ol' franchise and get her moving again at erm...Warp 9.

Just to jazz me up, I watched all three trailers again, and now I'm ready for the movie. Where is it!? Come on!

John and everyone, you've brought tears to my eyes and a lump to my throat. John, I hope you don't mind that I sent your original post to my dad, with whom I'll be going to watch the movie next week with these words:

---
Dear Dad,

When you get a chance, read the letter below from a dear friend from the TrekBBS. It's very touching, and to some extent explains the sheer emotional impact I feel Trek has had in my life, as well. I have often felt becalmed by its presence. Whenever I felt sick, alone, or repudiated in some way by my life or people or circumstances, I've turned on Trek and felt as if I was cradled by love and acceptance and ... hope -- hope that some day, some time in the future, things will be different, better, easier for us all. I know, I know... it's a naive, childish belief. But that's the feeling I have always gotten from Trek, and it has sustained me through some rough years.

I've seen scores of people who feel the same way. The letter below is one such person. His words about his mother remind me of you, dad. You have always encouraged my interest in science and science fiction and never talked my crazy love for a "stupid science fiction show" down...

So, dad, just like this "once upon a time" kid is taking his mother to see the movie, I will be taking you. And I know many, MANY people who will be taking their parents and also their children to see it. Star Trek was always, after all, a family show! And that may be the reason why the show and its ideals have survived for so long, and also why this movie is all of a sudden touching us all at so many levels. It reminds us of the people we love and care about.. about what is really important to us -- hope and love and togetherness.

Star Trek has come a long way, and I think thanks to this movie -- it will survive.
---

Thanks, John, for this wonderful reminder. I'm glad you're going with your mom. I'll be going with my dad.

Oh, bless your heart. That put a lump in my throat. Of course I don't mind. I'm glad you felt so strongly about it. I hope you and your dad have fun next week.

J.

 

[NCC74894A]

The theater where I just saw Wolverine (which wasn't as bad as all that, really) is also having an early screening of Star Trek Thursday evening at 7pm. I haven't bought a ticket for that show yet but I am tentatively planning to. Otherwise, I won't be seeing it until Saturday afternoon with my aunt, who's been a Trek fiend herself since well before I was born.

In any case, I've not been this excited and proud to be a Trekker in a long time. My fandom, like the franchise itself, has finally come out of hibernation, and in a big way.