Star Trek: Happy 43rd Anniversary
The human adventure begins
43 years ago today, NBC aired the first episode of Star Trek, The Man Trap.
Also of interest:
 |
Advanced Random Posts
- Happy Memorial Day 2009
- Lawrence Welk Show: One Toke Over The Line
- WFHS Teacher Suspended for Cheerleading
- John Edwards's Mistress, Rielle Hunter
- NFL Picks: Week Three
- Joe Biden and those three letter words...
- Great WWF Intro: Paul Christy
- Bigfoot Near Las Vegas?
- Greatest Comic Covers # 19
- You know, NY Deserves Caroline Kennedy
Categories
- 2007 NFL Season
- 2008 NFL Season
- Audio
- Cinema
- Comic Books
- Fridays for Friday
- Great TV Concepts
- Greatest Comic Back Covers
- Greatest Comic Covers
- Liberals say the darndest things
- Milestones
- MLB
- Music
- News
- NFL
- Old Time Radio
- Opinion
- Paranormal
- People & Personalities
- Politics
- Pro Wrestling
- Recipes
- Sports
- Television
- The Electric Company
- Video
Blogroll
- 2007 NFL Picks: 175-78 (69.2%)
- 2008 NFL Picks: 148-100 (59.7%)
- Favorite Blogs
- I am an INTJ
- Interests
- Lawrence Welk Week 2009
- Lena Zavaroni Week 2009
- News
- Opinion
- Penny Postcards
- Real Rock Report
- Super Hero & Super Villain
- The Comic Book Collectors Club
- The Don “No Soul” Simmons Collection
- The Oldschool Marvel Fans
- The Sarah Palin Photobook
- The Sci Fi Sounds Quiz
- The SSC’s 1,000th Comment
- The SSC’s 10,000+ Hit Day!
- Vinnie Vegas on the Political Map
- Vinnie Vegas’s Life Path Number: 4
- Vinnie Vegas’s Taste In Music
- What ‘Vinnie Vegas’ Means
- What breed of conservative is Vinnie Vegas?
Resources
- Archives
- Contact
- Favorite Blogs
- Hall of Heroes
- Home
- Interests
- My Life Path Number – 4
- News
- Opinion
- Recommended Reading
- Super Hero & Super Villain
- The Sci Fi Sounds Quiz
- The SSC Video on Demand – Carrie Prejean
- The SSC’s 1,000th Comment!
- The SSC’s 10,000 Hit Day!
- Vinnie Vegas on The Political Spectrum
- Vinnie Vegas will likely expire at age…
- Vinnie Vegas’s Dating Persona Test
- What ‘Vinnie Vegas’ Means
- What breed of conservative are you?
- What I’m Watching
- What My Taste in Music Says About Me
Archives
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- April 2011
- January 2011
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
Not a bad show – but it had nobody as cool as Kara Thrace or Helo! Now THAT’S great science fiction!
The original Star Trek would fail by today’s science fiction standards: its plots and characters are comprehensible and unpretentious, and unapologetically masculine. Biggest sin of all, though – it was full of hope and optimism. I mean, nobody on the original Trek even once gratuitously blew their brains out. Gimme a break!
Jaytee,
You’re 100% right. Well, not about SyFy women like Kara Thrace or Helo (or Leigh Adama, for that matter – I understand there are clips on the cutting room floor of scenes where Apollo shaves….his legs!), but about Star Trek likely failing if it debuted on tv today. We can only hope the pendulum swings back and good old fashioned fun – but thoughtful – SF becomes popular again.