What got you into Star Trek?

[TrekNut87]

I was 6 when I saw my first episode of TNG during it's original run, so around '93-'94. My dad is the one who introduced me to the world of Trek. He had been a fan of TOS when he was a kid and we caught an ep of TNG on T.V. one night and I was hooked. I didn't really understand what was going on, but I liked all the cool aliens and I thought Captain Picard was the most awesome person ever. From that point on, my dad and I made it a ritual to watch Trek together before bed.

 

[Marten]

I watched VOY when I was about ten, or so, when it was aired on national television here in Sweden. When it disappeared(Star Trek isn't that big here), I simply forgot about most of it. A few years later, another channel started broadcasting TNG in the morning, and I watched it when i didn't have to be at school that early. Then, of course, it went off air, and I came to the conclusion that it was too good to just stop watching, and I bougth it on DVD. Hooked since, even it it isn't that long.

 

[Marten]

I'm surrounded by babies!

I was twenty years old when you were born.

Hahaha - well so was my Dad, so now you see how I became a Trekkie.

He's the reason my whole family has seen all of Trek, and he's the one who got me into Treklit too! Though nowadays I'm the one who keeps track of what's coming out, so I can add it to our massive collection.

Good for your dad. It's been my experience that Trekkies of my generation--with few exceptions--are few and far between. I've got a friend who is 14 years younger than me, and no matter how hard I try, I can't get him into Star Trek. I have managed to get him to watch selected episodes, but the baby whined all the way through them. A curious complaint was he hated them because there is no rap music.

Thank God for that.

For Swedish teenagers, Star Trek is probably at the top of the nerd-ladder. Fans are hard to come by, I don't even know a handful.

 

[Dragonfare]

I was in my early teens, living in Germany with no TV (my dad was stationed there). It was 1967, I believe. I am a voracious reader and loved science fiction, and I'd heard there was a new sci-fi show starting in the States. My experience with sci-fi on TV didn't lead me to hope for much, however. Then, in the bookstore (my favorite place), I found a slim novel by James Blish, with a white cover and several faces, one of which had pointed ears. "Star Trek", the novelization of the series. "OK," I thought, "I'll try it."

I read that book until it fell apart, then bought another copy. From that moment on, I lived quivering for the day when we would be rotated Stateside and I could see the show. When we finally did come back to the US, I glued myself to the TV set half an hour before the show was ready to start, and prepared myself for thrills and chills. I was not disappointed. The following week, I did the same.

They were the last two episodes of the last season.

I was crushed. Devastated. Heartbroken.

But everyone knows the happy ending!

 

[Dusty Ayres]

Hahaha - well so was my Dad, so now you see how I became a Trekkie.

He's the reason my whole family has seen all of Trek, and he's the one who got me into Treklit too! Though nowadays I'm the one who keeps track of what's coming out, so I can add it to our massive collection.

Good for your dad. It's been my experience that Trekkies of my generation--with few exceptions--are few and far between. I've got a friend who is 14 years younger than me, and no matter how hard I try, I can't get him into Star Trek. I have managed to get him to watch selected episodes, but the baby whined all the way through them. A curious complaint was he hated them because there is no rap music.

Thank God for that.

For Swedish teenagers, Star Trek is probably at the top of the nerd-ladder. Fans are hard to come by, I don't even know a handful.

Most likely, Swedish teens are into anime & manga, and most likely also only BSG.

 

[Kirkman1987]

The first Trek I ever saw was Star Trek IV. I liked it well enough, so I began watching TOS on the Sci-Fi channel after school. This was a casual interest....

Then one day a few years later, I bought Wrath of Khan on a whim and watched it. It renewed my passion and made it much stronger. Since then I've been hooked, seen the other series, and bought the dvds.

 

[shauncroucher]

Hello all, this is my first post on this forum.

I don't know why I didn't search for trekkie forums before now really, but anyhow, really glad I found a place where there are people that are as obsessed with the creation as I am!!

I started off with TNG when I was 15-16yo, I can remember only being able to watch it in my parents bedroom (where there was a spare TV) because the rest of the family wanted to watch other stuff in the living room.

Same as some others here, I used to watch it without fail every Wednesday on BBC2, 45mins without commercials. Then a few years later I bought the entire box set season 1-7 and I must have watched every episode at least 4-5 times.

The thing is with TNG is that it is a great way to escape for a while, the stories are often thought provoking and philisophical, prompting you to consider the aspects and angles of the situations the crew are placed in. In with this is a good mix of action and adventure episodes and character development and relationship building I feel is pretty good throughout (although DS9 looks promising on this front too...)

One of my favorite episodes is without a doubt "The Measure of a Man" where Data's sentience is judged. The writing for that episode was superb and Picard and Riker really did a great job. Another is "Chain of Command", and there are plenty of others, I love the way Picard has such a graceful skill for diplomacy and wisdom, and how Data's character develops over the course of the whole season.

I did watch a few Voyagers after TNG, but didn't stick with it as much as TNG. I tried DS9, but couldn't get into it.

I gave DS9 another shot last month and I've watched the first 2 series, and loving it, really getting into the characters and it seems to be getting better as it goes on...just got to make sure it doesn't interfere with my real life!!! I can easily sit and watch a few episodes, and that starts eating into your day pretty quick!!

I've bought series 1 of Voyager as I know I got into that back when TNG stopped airing on the BBC.

So, I'm pleased I've got a whole load of DS9 and VOY to keep me going for a few months. I really struggled with ENT, but I'll give that another shot, TOS I have watched a few episodes and enjoyed too, not seen any TAS.

So wish there were conventions in the UK, I can't seem to find any that are scheduled for here at all, if anyone knows of any I'd love to hear from you,

Cheers

Shaun

 

[Rush Limborg]

Welcome aboard, shauncroucher!

 

[Flavius]

When TOS started airing in Germany in the early seventies my dad had a hunch that I might like the show as well and invited me in. I have been a fan ever since.

While TNG is my favorite show these days, I eventually have enjoyed (more or less) all the shows (except the last one).

Recently my nine year old came to me asking if I could start recording Enterprise for him.

 

[Jax]

It was on BBC 2 alot when I was growing up in the 90's...weekdays at 6pm and from there I watched more and more

 

[jaspertjie]

Good for your dad. It's been my experience that Trekkies of my generation--with few exceptions--are few and far between. I've got a friend who is 14 years younger than me, and no matter how hard I try, I can't get him into Star Trek. I have managed to get him to watch selected episodes, but the baby whined all the way through them. A curious complaint was he hated them because there is no rap music.

Thank God for that.

For Swedish teenagers, Star Trek is probably at the top of the nerd-ladder. Fans are hard to come by, I don't even know a handful.

Most likely, Swedish teens are into anime & manga, and most likely also only BSG.

Oh man, you should live here in Holland! If you even say Star Trek the entire town knows your name the next day... and looks at you.

 

[RandyS]

For Swedish teenagers, Star Trek is probably at the top of the nerd-ladder. Fans are hard to come by, I don't even know a handful.

Most likely, Swedish teens are into anime & manga, and most likely also only BSG.

Oh man, you should live here in Holland! If you even say Star Trek the entire town knows your name the next day... and looks at you.

Dirty looks?

 

[Amaris]

Hello all, this is my first post on this forum. ...

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Cheers

Shaun

Welcome aboard, Shaun!
Don't feel bad about just now finding a board. Back in mid 2001, I found TrekBBS. At the time, I was 21, and still a total Trek nerd. So much has changed. Now I'm 29 and a total Trek nerd.

I remember when I found the board. I played a while looking around at other Star Trek boards, but they were all specks of light compared to the raging ball of hydrogen that was TrekBBS.

Some say that even today, TrekBBS is still a ball of gas. Others, think it's more of a bag. Still others, have no idea why I'm rambling on like I am, and neither do I.

When TOS started airing in Germany in the early seventies my dad had a hunch that I might like the show as well and invited me in. I have been a fan ever since.

While TNG is my favorite show these days, I eventually have enjoyed (more or less) all the shows (except the last one).

Recently my nine year old came to me asking if I could start recording Enterprise for him.

Well, at least your nine year old is watching. Who knows? I remember starting out on TOS, but my greatest love is DS9 (with TOS a very close second, almost tied with TNG as third). VOY and ENT are tied last, and while I can watch any episode of the first three series, VOY and ENT I'm very particular about. A handful of episodes from each that I can say are very good.

Dirty looks?

Sexy back?

 

[jaspertjie]

Most likely, Swedish teens are into anime & manga, and most likely also only BSG.

Oh man, you should live here in Holland! If you even say Star Trek the entire town knows your name the next day... and looks at you.

Dirty looks?

Included...

 

[RandyS]

Oh man, you should live here in Holland! If you even say Star Trek the entire town knows your name the next day... and looks at you.

Dirty looks?

Included...

How about name calling? That used to happen alot.

 

[Dusty Ayres]

For Swedish teenagers, Star Trek is probably at the top of the nerd-ladder. Fans are hard to come by, I don't even know a handful.

Most likely, Swedish teens are into anime & manga, and most likely also only BSG.

Oh man, you should live here in Holland! If you even say Star Trek the entire town knows your name the next day... and looks at you.

The movie might have changed things...we can only hope.

 

[NickInABox]

I was born during the airing of 'The Ensigns of Command'

 

[AxelFoley]

My friend who I'd known for about 3 years had been yapping about Star Trek during all that time. I was always open to watching it, I've always been a fan of Shatner. We watched TMP & TWOK in one sitting, then watched TSFS and when we reached TVH I was hooked and ordered the first two movies. Saw Mind Meld with the same friend which I had bought for his birthday, got even more hooked and ordered it before I had even seen any of TOS. 5 days later I got the first season of TOS and never looked back.

These days, he's my little bitch when it comes to Star Trek fandom.

 

[thew40]

My "Star Trek" origin really came about in 1993. I was already pretty nerdy because I loved X-Men and read comics and all that. I had seen Star Trek toys at my local department store and kept wondering which one was Spock.

That summer, I got really sick and was laid-up on the couch for a few days. My Dad was watching HBO one day when I was out there and I ended up watching the middle of Star Trek 6. I didn't understand it, but I thought it was interesting.

I spent the rest of the summer trying to figure out Star Trek. It took a while, but by the time school started up, I finally understood that Kirk's Enterprise was not Picard's Enteprise.

I think that's why I fell in love with Star Trek.

Star Wars, I knew that since I was born.

With Star Trek, I needed to learn more and understand that universe to truly apprecite it. Been Trekkie ever since.

 

[Flavius]

When TOS started airing in Germany in the early seventies my dad had a hunch that I might like the show as well and invited me in. I have been a fan ever since.

While TNG is my favorite show these days, I eventually have enjoyed (more or less) all the shows (except the last one).

Recently my nine year old came to me asking if I could start recording Enterprise for him.

Well, at least your nine year old is watching. Who knows? I remember starting out on TOS, but my greatest love is DS9 (with TOS a very close second, almost tied with TNG as third). VOY and ENT are tied last, and while I can watch any episode of the first three series, VOY and ENT I'm very particular about. A handful of episodes from each that I can say are very good.

I wonder when DS9 is coming back on. I have been running a computer based TV recording system for a long time, but only a couple years ago I started putting in some serious storage system going beyond the immediate needs. I'd love to capture everything, you know, and see what I'd like to keep around. Louis (nine years old) still has still to meet the Jem'Hadar.