What Makes A Good Trek Fan ?

[CorporalClegg]

A good Trek fan enjoys Star Trek. That's about all there is to it in my book.

This reminds me of when Jesse Ventura ran for Governor of Minnesota. He was asked by a reporter what made him qualified to be Governor. He responded that he was over 25 years of age and had lived in the state for more than a year, and according to the state constitution, that was all he needed.

And look how well that turned out...

 

[Trekwatcher]

I was living in Minnesota at the time. In all fairness, he was OK! He said what he meant and he meant what he said.

 

[RandyS]

Re: What Makes A Good Trek Fan?

I will add that the Cons I'm familiar with were fan organized rather than the more "professionally" commercial type Cons. I met several people from the States who remarked they enjoyed coming to Toronto Trek because it felt more old school and fan friendly than some of the larger commercial like Cons they had attended before.

Events were put on that were mostly oriented towards fan interests rather than just being an oversized dealers' room where everything has a price tag. And on a number of occasions fans could interact and speak directly with some of the featured Con guests.

Are those Cons standard in Canada? We all know the history of the first Con in New York in 1972, before Paramount came in and commericailzed all that (one of the reasons I have attended exactly one con in 1994 and that's all), but does the Creation folks have a say in what the Cons do in your neck of the woods, or is it just an American thing?

 

[Warped9]

There are two big Cons during the summer in the Toronto area. The first one of the summer is usually around this time and it's the fan created one (the name has changed and I don't immediately recall it). The second one is staged downtown and it's called SFX or something to that effect and it's really just a big dealers' room and quite commercialized. I attended SFX once and disliked it and swore I'd never return, which I haven't.

 

[indolover]

Indolover Wrote:-

I've never liked TOS; to me it's a load of poo.

Sacrilege !

If it hadn't been for that load of **** (your words, not mine) there wouldn't have been any Star Trek at all. Roddenberry had to start somewhere. Many of us Trekkies watched TOS before there was anything else and were blown away. It might have become somewhat dated, (for heaven's sake it was made nearly fifty years ago!) but it evolved into something a whole lot bigger than anybody could have imagined.

lol. i'm entitled to my opinion, and I have never liked it. It's not a matter of being dated, i never struck a chord with it.

 

[CorporalClegg]

I was living in Minnesota at the time. In all fairness, he was OK! He said what he meant and he meant what he said.

Except he didn't Say anything (unless it was on Leno or Letterman), nor did he do anything for that matter. Is whole term was spent promoting himself and not governing the state.

But I digress...

 

[indolover]

I have trouble with fans I meet IRL who state their opinions as facts. "Of course Voyager wasn't Star Trek and only appeals to teen boys" "TOS is so old it doesn't count" "Not counting that last movie of course which wasn't Trek at all because it changed the timeline".. I don't care if people dislike these things but it is hard to have a conversation with fans who state these "facts" as though they just exist for everyone to know.

We do accuse each other of being "bad fans" all the time in my house but it is in jest, LOL, usually when someone screws up a timeline factlet.

Indolover Wrote:-

Sacrilege !

If it hadn't been for that load of **** (your words, not mine) there wouldn't have been any Star Trek at all. Roddenberry had to start somewhere. Many of us Trekkies watched TOS before there was anything else and were blown away. It might have become somewhat dated, (for heaven's sake it was made nearly fifty years ago!) but it evolved into something a whole lot bigger than anybody could have imagined.

I often wonder if the "load of poo" brigade has that opinion of every tv show and movie from that era.

I like the Bond films of that era, as well as Captain Scarlet. I don't see why my opinion is so offensive.

 

[Willieck]

Who's offended?

It's all good fun isn't it?

Still, coming onto a ST forum and calling what for some is almost an icon "a load of poo" is coming on a bit strong.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Who's offended?

It's all good fun isn't it?

Still, coming onto a ST forum and calling what for some is almost an icon "a load of poo" is coming on a bit strong.

It's like calling Orville and Wright a load of old poo! Or, (for you Omega Glory fans) calling the signing of the constitution a load of old poo! It's Trek history. Gotta respect your roots.

 

[Willieck]

Absolutely.