Subj : Re: Trek
To   : DaveW
From : Aaron Grasswell
Date : Thu Jul 15 2021 13:23:00

Peterborough Ontario, Canada here eh! :)
 
Born in '77, I don't have a nostolgic connection with 1st run TOS, although I do enjoy it and I did work for Captain Kirk at C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures years ago in Toronto before switching and becomming a professional Firefighter. :)
 
I do have fond memories of 1st run TNG growing up, including the famous "To be continued..." Best of Both Worlds cliffhanger. lol
 
I was a big Reading Rainbow fan prior to TNG, so seeing LeVar Burton was amazing at the time.
 
Growing up with with TNG (and later X-Files) we would have 'parties' where we would wath the latest episodes and hang out (yes, girls were in our group of friends ). lol
It's a great memory, wouldn't change a thing about those early 90s days.
 
P.S. I'm a nostalgia nerd in case there was any doubt... :D
 
DS9 is another series I loved, but for different reasons than TNG.
TNG was optomistic, fun, sometimes serious topics but generally just good ol' fun space exploration drama.
DS9 was the oposite.
Dark (not just the plots, but also the cinematography), moody, grey areas, mixed morals, and... real, for lack of a better term.
 
It explored the realistic side of humantiy, despiration, depression, PTSD, etc..
Brilliant writing (ok, 'move along home' may be an exception... lol).
 
From a professional Firefighters perspective, Nog's struggles with PTSD were so amazingly personal and realistic.
 
As fo fav. DS9 episodes... hard to choose.
Anything with Garak is a given.
'In the Pale Moonlight' is probably #1.
 
Does anyone fellow Canuk remember the SkyDome showing of the last episode of TNG in 1994? All Good Things 1/2?
We were desperate to attend, but we were all just starting to reach the age to get a 365 drivers license, not really downtown Toronto driving experience. lol
 
 
Take care
Aaron/DW
Dark Systems BBS
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  > Hello,
> Everyone brought up some great points. First, I do hate cliff hangers
> at the end of a season. That goes for any show, not just Star Trek. I
> hate waiting months or even up to a year to know what happened. It just
> happened tonight with the Loki show on Disney+. It annoys me.
> Someone brought up Wesley and hinting that he was annoying. He was an
> OK character at best. One thing that i thought was just dumb was kids and
> families living on the Enterprise in TNG. I know what was a popular thing
> in the first 2 seasons (i think) but it is a dumb decision. How often are
> Starfleet ships going into danger. To me, it is like families living on
> battleships during World War 2!!! hahahahaha
> It is great to know that there are others with the love of Trek like
> me. I saw that someone was from Germany. Where is everyone from? I live
> in Southwest Florida near Sarasota but originally from Philadelphia.
> I heard rumors that Star Trek Discovery may be cancelled after this
> season. I do hope not. I think they are in a position to move Star Trek
> to new areas!!. I also heard about another JJ movie. Not sure how i feel
> about that though. I like them but i share the same opinion as everyone
> that it just does not feel like Trek to me.
> I have been on vacation over the last week so that is why i have not
> posted in a while. :)
 
> LATER TREKKIES!!!!
 
> DaveW
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