My Trek History in brief summation:
1. TOS: Saw it from the very beginning with my parents. Sci-fi was really big on TV back in those days, and we watched all of it. Nobody knew at the time that out of all the great shows (The Time Machine, Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, etc), that Star Trek, which only lasted 3 years, would still be around all these years later!
2. TNG: Saw it from inception as well, loved it from the 1st episode. It had some weaknesses at first, but they were not enough to tank the show, and, were all soon worked out. Great ensemble, great writers.
3. Voyager: I loved Voyager! But, as I recall, I was working nights at the time, and they kept moving the show, eventually to a night I couldn't see it. I lost track of Voyager for many, many years, until I started catching it in re-runs round about 2004 or so. (Stumbled on it about 3:00AM one night.) To me, its probably one of the most dynamic Star Trek shows, with lots and lots of good characterizations. I especially liked The Doctor (HATED him, at first, lol!), Captain Janeway, and, of course, B'Elanna Torres. Wasn't too crazy about Tom, but he grew on me.
3. Deep Space Nine: It was a hard relationship, from the very beginning, but, I came around about 2006, and really grew to love that show. It took some time, tho!
4. I hated Enterprise, HAVING NEVER SEEN IT (much to my eternal shame!). But, once I actually watched it, I found that I really, really liked it. But, of course, it was too late, the show was already gone! I think the Rod Stewart song (which I actually like), is what put me off. Where was the soaring orchestral score?? If you've never watched Enterprise FOR REAL, please, consider giving it a 2nd chance.
I'll whine about the moves in another post!
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