Just a quick one to acknowledge Star Trek's 40th aniversary.
I'm not a Trekker (or Trekkie), but I have watched most of the shows (having only missed the middle years of Deep Space Nine and Voyager), and it's quite an accomplishment that a show that struggled on the network for three years before finally being cancelled is even remembered 40 years later.
It was definitely ahead of its time-- and yet a product of its time.
I admit I had a hard time watching the original series when it got the big push a few years ago on the SciFi Channel because some of the effects and acting were so retro, but the crux of it is very solid.
Now that the show has been "remastered" with updated effects, this may the time to check it out again.
Even if you don't like science fiction, there are things for you in all incarnations of the franchise (I highly recommend Star Trek: The Next Generation as I've found it to be one of the best written and plotted shows on television-- ever).
That's it. Live long and prosper, Trek.
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