I sometimes wonder if I'm the only person alive never to have seen Star Wars but I know it's hugely popular so if it's your cup of tea then enjoy.

I think you probably are! 

I can vividly remember being told "sit down and watch this, you'll love it " by my dad when TNG premiered on bbc2 back in September 1990.

I've not missed an episode since, and have been to see all the movies since "the undiscovered country" on release day..

TNG & DS9 are what I grew up with, I love the original series but do have to skip some episodes which have dated the worst. (Spocks brain!)

I'd agree that "in the pale moonlight" is quite possibly the best 45 minutes of Star Trek ever produced.
To me it perfectly addresses all the critics who argue that  "ds9" isn't true to Roddenberry's vision - how does a utopian society deal with an enemy that's only drive is to convert you to their religion or kill you?

I liked voyager but parts of it were stale.

Enterprise  should have been fantastic, birth of the federation & the Romulan war, storylines fans have been crying out for since they were first hinted at! instead we got the Zindi and the temporal Cold War

The 2009 movie was great,  we don't talk about "into dumbness" in my house, and I was terrified what Justin lin would do to the franchise but when I saw Beyond I was blown away! It felt like "proper" Star Trek again!

I'm now eagerly anticipating "Discovery" next year, and hoping for another 50 years of Trek!

I love DS9 - definitely my favourite ST series. Seems to be a favourite amongst a lot of other members too. I wonder if there's some kind of link between being a modeller & preferring DS9...

I'm a very lightweight trekkie...

Grew up with original re-runs of star trek series then always watched the next generation.  I ABSOLUTELY LOVE all the original movies.  I could watch a next generation TV episode more easily than an original one.  Next generation films are watchable but never quite as good, but way better than the series.  Couldn't really get into deep space nine or anything else but did watch it occasionally.

First star treck "prequel" film I thought was superb, second one lost it and not interested in it much since.  Too much CGI over story for me -goes off too much on tangents.

...."Scotty" is from my home town -or will be in a few centuries!

I wish I could get beamed up at some point because I'm convinced we're all in the matrix at the moment and I don't fancy it much.

Rich

I vaguely recall running scared from the room for the Gorn episode of the original series when it aired first (I just had to check Wikipedia: 1967 in the US/Canada). Not much later in life I became a fan. TNG took a while to grow on me, but I came to like it as well. Never took to Voyager ("Mrs. Columbo in space"), and I'm afraid I was taken by Babylon 5 before DS9, so never really got into the latter. Looks like I might have to revisit it. Maybe the Home Secretary will buy me a box set for Christmas?

Quote from: JayM481 on November 18, 2016, 03:23:12 AM
Never took to Voyager ("Mrs. Columbo in space"), and I'm afraid I was taken by Babylon 5 before DS9, so never really got into the latter. Looks like I might have to revisit it.

I watched and thoroughly enjoyed Babylon 5 from start to finish, and it's a great show. Hasn't aged especially well in terms of special effects (though it was the first TV show to use CGI extensively) but the arc-driven storyline was well thought out, and some of the acting is absolutely first rate.

If you haven't seen B5, there are a bunch of Star Trek crossovers. The chap who played Chekov on Star Trek, Walter Koenig, had a recurring role playing a (sort of) villain called Bester, and he's excellent. Majel Roddenberry had a memorable cameo too. Several of the lead characters had guest starred on different Star Trek shows including Andreas Katsulas and Tracy Scoggins.

While I watched the first season of DS9 on video tape as it came out, my post-graduate studies (and economics!) eventually got in the way of that, and I lost touch with the show. I eventually watched the whole thing again within the last year or so, and considered it to be excellent. It's aged better than B5 in terms of visuals, but I'm not sure the story is quite as memorable. It's often dark for dark's sake, and doesn't quite have the philosophical soul that B5 has.

Does anyone collect the Eaglemoss Star Trek starship models? I've picked up a handful of them over the years. They're not cheap (£10 each issue) but the models are usually excellent, and Eaglemoss periodically does special offers, like the 3 for 2 they did last month. Worth looking out for.

Cheers, NeMo

Nemo, your very educational post (and I'm not being sarcastic) suggests we have a serious Trekkie here 

Yup, much as I enjoy Trek, I really loved Babylon 5. I only watched the first season intermittently and I didn't pick up on the fact it was one continuous story until season 2. I still remember "In the Shadow of Z'Ha Dum", it sent chills down my spine and I was totally hooked after that (including catching up on the earlier episodes I had missed).

I still rate the White Star as one of the most beautiful spaceships ever designed.

Quote from: Karhedron on November 18, 2016, 09:13:15 AM
Yup, much as I enjoy Trek, I really loved Babylon 5. I only watched the first season intermittently and I didn't pick up on the fact it was one continuous story until season 2. I still remember "In the Shadow of Z'Ha Dum", it sent chills down my spine and I was totally hooked after that (including catching up on the earlier episodes I had missed).

Definitely agree with you there! A stellar episode. You might enjoy some in-depth pieces I wrote for Warped Factor about the series, picking an episode from each season, aiming to introduce non-fans to the show (as well as remind fans of some good bits!). Haven't got round to Season 4 yet though!

http://www.warpedfactor.com/2015/06/signs-and-portents-introduction-to.html
http://www.warpedfactor.com/2015/07/revisiting-babylon-5-soul-mates.html
http://www.warpedfactor.com/2015/08/revisiting-babylon-5-severed-dreams.html
http://www.warpedfactor.com/2015/11/revisiting-babylon-5-face-of-enemy.html

"Severed Dreams" is my go-to, punch-the-air episode!

Quote from: Karhedron on November 18, 2016, 09:13:15 AM
I still rate the White Star as one of the most beautiful spaceships ever designed.[/img]

Less kind critics suggested it looked like a plucked chicken!

But at certain angles, I agree: beautiful.

Cheers, NeMo

Quote from: port perran on November 17, 2016, 08:51:07 PM
I sometimes wonder if I'm the only person alive never to have seen Star Wars but I know it's hugely popular so if it's your cup of tea then enjoy.

You're not alone. I've no interest in science fiction.

Andromeda from the series of the same name is my favourite ship, how ever I also liked   Blakes 7's Liberator

That last one looks like a whole lot of bits from Aifix kits all glued together to me! 

I'm sure they fitted me with an Andromeda Ascendant when I had my triple by pass

 

Does look like a bit of medical 3D printing, doesn't it