OK, guys — here’s your trivia question for the day: Who is this Star Trek character?
Continuing with yesterday’s question: Are there any events — world, local or personal that changed your life? I’d have to throw in the airing of the original Star Trek.
In a sense, Star Trek did not take me anyplace I had not been before. I had been aggressively reading science fiction, watching what little science fiction I could find, and making the neighbor children play games where I commanded rockets. Looking back, I realize the Lovato girls next door might have wanted to play something else, but I was a bit older, so I was in charge. My crew and I had a pretty good time on the porch rocket before exploring the planet in my backyard.
Still, Star Trek somehow validated my natural desire to command a rocketship. I had been a pretty weird kid. My imaginary playmate from early elementary school was a golden, jowled, lizard man from another planet, unimaginatively named Simon. (What can you expect from a six-year old whose fantasy alter-ego is the Queen of the Universe?)
Star Trek came in only a few years after the U.S. space program took off. Fantasy novels suddenly seemed possible. I was set to join the Martian Colony that many of us thought would be up and running by now.
Sigh.
Star Trek.
If you are writing a journal, what was your favorite childhood TV series? Why? Do you think the series influenced your life?
Whoever thought of colorizing Fireball XL5 anyway?
I think Star Trek was the touchstone fandom for many, many aspiring geeks. Most of the local fannish group started in Star Trek fandom. It was much superior to the previous sci fi offerings on 60s TV. Lost in Space started out as a very promising show but quickly devolved into a joke.
Three seasons unlike anything that had come before!