WNMHGB Question

[Extrocomp]

You obviously didn't bother reading the link I posted, so I'll quote a couple of the relevant passages:

For crying out loud, the fact that there's an entire section on his Wikipedia page entitled "Sexual harassment allegations" should be a bit of a hint.

Actually I did read the Wikipedia link you posted before making my own post. It didn't go into much detail about the allegations, so it didn't change my impression. I had forgotten that he was accused of putting his tongue in someone's mouth without consent. If true, that definitely can be considered assault. However, the friend she says saved her has no memory of the incident, so I'm not sure what to think about that. I do believe that it's wrong for a person's life to be ruined over unproven allegations.

 

[BK613]

I believe there are four TV characters on the cover, Kirk, Spock, Lucy, and whatever character Bill Cosby is tied to in the issue.

I meant three additional characters (Cliff Huxtable, Lucy, and Homer Simpson) other and Kirk and Spock.

Just for information's sake, the images top to bottom are:
Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games franchise)
James Bond (Sean Connery version)
Spock & Kirk (TMP version)
Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy, et al)
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone version)

There is also a lot of names in the background. Some of those are Hannibal Lector, Scarlett O'Hara, Indiana Jones, Captain Ahab, Atticus Finch, and Kunte Kinte.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Star Trek has more of a cultural impact than that. Just for a couple of examples, two of the biggest news magazines have spotlighted ST--rather, TOS and its movies--in ways most movies and TV series rarely enjoy--

The December 1986 issue of Newsweek (on the occasion of TOS' 20th anniversary and shortly after the release of Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home) ran this piece:

While a 2013 TIME special titled The 100 Most Influential People Who Never Lived featured Kirk and Spock (seen on the cover). That is a significant statement to make about two of endless numbers of TV characters created in the medium's history--

I cannot recall the other TV characters who appeared in the issue (other than the three on the cover), but the statement made about Kirk and Spock speaks to just how much of a cultural impact TOS had.

I was challenging an assertion that Star Trek was "the most popular TV series in American history". Trek being represented on a "100 Most Whatever" list I have no problem with.

 

[Commishsleer]

We may not hear as much about it in Trek-centric circles, but I'm sure that Ben Casey and Marcus Welby inspired people to become doctors; Perry Mason inspired people to study law; Adam-12 and other cop shows inspired people to become police officers; and Emergency! inspired people to become firefighters and paramedics...to name a few.

While thats undoubtedly true Star Trek has inspired us here on this forum.
Maybe people on the MarcusWelby MD forum or Adam 12 forum can say those programs inspired them.

Speaking of inspirational characters outside of Trek I reckon Dan Scully would be pretty inspirational.to women

 

[The Old Mixer]

While thats undoubtedly true Star Trek has inspired us here on this forum.
Maybe people on the MarcusWelby MD forum or Adam 12 forum can say those programs inspired them.

Once again, what I posted needs to be kept in context with what I was responding to.

 

[Poltargyst]

I believe I was strongly influenced to become an engineer because of Scotty in Star Trek and Tony Stark in Iron Man Comics. (I was also influenced by James Bond, but that is another story.)

I was influenced to go into science due to Star Trek and Marvel comics as well. These are two franchises that I loved as a kid in which problems are often solved by smart guys using science.

Unfortunately, science turned out not to be the right field and I changed careers later. But Star Trek was certainly influential in getting me to try it.

 

[fireproof78]

Star Trek did not inspire me to any particular field. I just find it fun and the characters interesting and enjoyable.