You Know You're Not A Star Trek Fan When...

[Michael]

...you get laid.

Sad to be told, after so many years, that I'm not a Star Trek fan at all.

 

[Good Will Riker]

Everytime someone comes up to you and asks you if you enjoyed Insurrection, Nemesis, Voyager, Enterprise, and never realized that there was a time when Commander Riker did not have a beard, you know that they are not a fan.

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

is star track even a good show? is that the one with klingots?

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

... you think Babylon 5 was a good series


... you don't get half the jokes in Futurama

 

[OmahaStar]

... you think Babylon 5 was a good series

Excuse you?

 

[Finnegan]

You'll watch almost anything else...

 

[The Lady Eve]

...you see the word "Enterprise" and you immediately think of the car rental franchise.

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

...you see the word "Enterprise" and you immediately think of the car rental franchise.

Both Enterprises will likely pick you up. Which is easier to take control of? I'd say lax security protocol on the E-D gets my vote. i mean, vital bridge functions are accessible from the holodeck and even the kindergarten room (Rascals) iirc

 

[Michael]

... you think Babylon 5 was a good series

What? I love Babylon 5! One of the best show ever on TV.

 

[new_mercury]

you say Mr. Zulu insted of Mr. Sulu like they do on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of ere

You mention Dr. Spock on Star Track.

My grandmother has for years called Picard- Doctor Picard. I have no idea why but no matter how many times I tell her it stays the same

 

[Michael]

The truth is an excuse for lack of imagination!- Garak

new_mercury, that's a wonderful Garak quote there in your sig! Which episode is it from?

 

[voyagerfan]

When after mentioning star trek to other people, they say "Geek" to you

 

[Balthier the Great]

You have no idea what the hell a stardate is.

You think Julius Caeser is Emperor of Romulus

You think Rura Penthe is the technical name for Bird Flu

You think Mr. Spock gave baby rearing advice in 1955

Even after you hear the joke, you still don't understand why the Enterprise is like toilet paper.

Willaim Shatner is only Denny Crane to you.

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

... you don't like Star Trek.

 

[new_mercury]

The truth is an excuse for lack of imagination!- Garak

new_mercury, that's a wonderful Garak quote there in your sig! Which episode is it from?

Thanks. It's from improbable cause but is actually a light misquote i've been meaning to change for years it actually is "The truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of imagination."

i've always liked that quote and also his response to Bashir's telling of the boy who cried wolf.:

Garak: Are you sure that's the point, Doctor?
Bashir: Of course. What else would it be?
Garak: That you should never tell the same lie twice

 

[Jim Steele]

... you think Babylon 5 was a good series

That just means you have taste.

 

[Australis]

Re: Run from the theater screaming!

...snip...

Fixed that for you:

It has been quite apparent that the franchise (under Rick Berman) has tried to make the movies for general audiences in order to increase sales and bring in a new fan base. This however is the very reason why the movies fail. It is important to maintain continuity in any work of series fiction and to ignore this ideal causes the diehard fans to run from the theater screaming. I understand that a movie has to be profitable but before going into production would it hurt to get some fans together and proofread the script or give insights into the characters. Maybe a fan could have told them that Cocrain wasn’t human and first contact wasn’t with the Vulcans…. you see my point.
I have seen the new preview and I can already point out some apparent flaws:
Kirk in several of the TOS episodes was referred to as a bookworm.
The enterprise wasn’t constructed on earth…. It’s not gravity friendly.
Humans didn’t even see a Romulan until the TOS episode Balance of Terror.
Chekov wasn’t at the helm until later in the series.
Kirk handed that Corvette well…He couldn’t drive in A Piece of the Action.
I know it’s nitpicking but when you rewrite or ignore the previous episodes to support a new plot just to attract a new audience you cheapen the entire franchise. I understand that the actors and special effects have to be changed but keep the series continuity or better yet stop going backwards and create a new series with new stories starting after Voyager.
I will go see this work and I will probably leave screaming.

P.S. Didn’t Startrek Nemesis just have a Romulan enemy plot?

Ummm, you seem to have missed the point of this thread.

You know you're not a real Star Trek fan when... you really don't care about canon.

 

[Triskelion]

Re: Run from the theater screaming!

When you think young and edgy is all the franchise needed.