Comments on: Star Trek Turns 43 This Week http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/ TV and Movie News, Reviews & Trailers Sat, 26 May 2012 12:14:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: the old man http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129486 the old man Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:07:48 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129486 @790 Yep that's what happened. Awesome huh! In "Beyond Thunderdome" where the feral children had taken in Mel. Much of that idiosyncratic behavior was what native pacific islanders did after WW2. Keep runways cleaned and lit, maned the control towers and kept look out thinking these actions in and of themselves would bring back 20Th century western goods and services. It was called "Cargo Cults" behavior. @790 Yep that’s what happened. Awesome huh!

In “Beyond Thunderdome” where the feral children had taken in Mel. Much of that idiosyncratic behavior was what native pacific islanders did after WW2. Keep runways cleaned and lit, maned the control towers and kept look out thinking these actions in and of themselves would bring back 20Th century western goods and services. It was called “Cargo Cults” behavior.

]]> By: 790 http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129364 790 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:27:35 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129364 Don't sugar coat it Andy S,,, :-) Old Man, curious, so the VC heard a distress call to the Enterprise and they ran like girls into the fields??? I remember Shatner told a story about some POW's that got through the time remembering the plots of all the Star Trek episodes. Don’t sugar coat it Andy S,,, :-)

Old Man, curious, so the VC heard a distress call to the Enterprise and they ran like girls into the fields???

I remember Shatner told a story about some POW’s that got through the time remembering the plots of all the Star Trek episodes.

]]> By: the old man http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129343 the old man Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:52:21 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129343 I think one of the most interesting stories came out of the Vietnam war, when a creative soldier kept his troop from getting slaughtered by faking a call in to the starship Enterprise for support. Just think if they had the footage from "Watchman" back then, or you could have handed Justman 20 of the best scripts written during the NG, DS9, Voyager era? I think one of the most interesting stories came out of the Vietnam war, when a creative soldier kept his troop from getting slaughtered by faking a call in to the starship Enterprise for support. Just think if they had the footage from “Watchman” back then, or you could have handed Justman 20 of the best scripts written during the NG, DS9, Voyager era?

]]> By: piratedan http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129283 piratedan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:56:34 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129283 well don't get me wrong, a good story is still a good story, of course ymmv, but the overall tone of things is simply different. It's just as cutting my teeth on Trek, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, The Time Tunnel, and The Invaders while there was some dark stuff there, but the message was that people or man will overcome. The 80's still held on to that feeling with shows like Quark, Buck Rogers, the original BSG and Quantum Leap. Times change is all, just continue to hope that we get good stuff, fresh ideas and crisp storytelling. well don’t get me wrong, a good story is still a good story, of course ymmv, but the overall tone of things is simply different. It’s just as cutting my teeth on Trek, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, The Time Tunnel, and The Invaders while there was some dark stuff there, but the message was that people or man will overcome. The 80′s still held on to that feeling with shows like Quark, Buck Rogers, the original BSG and Quantum Leap. Times change is all, just continue to hope that we get good stuff, fresh ideas and crisp storytelling.

]]> By: John "Kahless" Taylor http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129210 John "Kahless" Taylor Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:05 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129210 Thank goodness Berman and Braga didn't succeed in killing a great franchise. I got into Trek when I started college in 1981. I was hooked from the start. Roddenberry had a habit of putting real science into his science fiction and that was one of the things that drew me in; and, of course, the character interactions. When some think of science fiction, they think of Jules Verne but not me, I think of Gene Roddenberry. He will always be the grandfather of sci-fi to me. RIP Mr. Roddenberry. <b>qaPlaq!!</b> Thank goodness Berman and Braga didn’t succeed in killing a great franchise. I got into Trek when I started college in 1981. I was hooked from the start. Roddenberry had a habit of putting real science into his science fiction and that was one of the things that drew me in; and, of course, the character interactions. When some think of science fiction, they think of Jules Verne but not me, I think of Gene Roddenberry. He will always be the grandfather of sci-fi to me. RIP Mr. Roddenberry. qaPlaq!!

]]> By: Andy S http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129203 Andy S Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:30:41 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129203 @790...42? Really? Sometimes your posts make you seem, um, more mature than that. :P I agree with piratedan. Alot of the newer SciFi is way too dark for me. I couldn't get into BSG. Star Trek, in any incarnation, was always one of my favorite shows. Probably why I really like shows like Eureka and Warehouse 13. Good sci-fi doesn't have to be dark. @790…42? Really? Sometimes your posts make you seem, um, more mature than that. :P

I agree with piratedan. Alot of the newer SciFi is way too dark for me. I couldn’t get into BSG. Star Trek, in any incarnation, was always one of my favorite shows. Probably why I really like shows like Eureka and Warehouse 13. Good sci-fi doesn’t have to be dark.

]]> By: Bruce Simmons http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129132 Bruce Simmons Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:03:03 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129132 Yep... Star Trek means memories of a fond TV past and many seasons of the franchise carried on. PIRATEDAN: Don't worry... Once everyone gets off the Ronald D. Moore kick (Or the formula that made BSG a great hit), we'll get back to something not so dark... it's the trend right now. Yep… Star Trek means memories of a fond TV past and many seasons of the franchise carried on.

PIRATEDAN: Don’t worry… Once everyone gets off the Ronald D. Moore kick (Or the formula that made BSG a great hit), we’ll get back to something not so dark… it’s the trend right now.

]]> By: 790 http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129083 790 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:43:27 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129083 Trek turns 43 and I turn 42 sheeessttttkabob! ^ Good POV Piratedan and very true. Funny how back then, the show was highly controversial and challenged by the NBC suits almost every week... I think if some of those NBC suits could see the Tv shows of today they would vapour lock into a coma. Lol,,, ;-) I was there when Star Trek reran back in the 70'z. I would hear the theme song every weekend around 5 pm and know that Star Trek was on and it was time for dinner,,, (cause Mom hated Star Trek). Dinner was the Star Trek distraction,,, lol. Dad still let the tv run so we could hear it,,, Great photo of Gene btw,,, Star Trek is one of those great shows, that defines our nation and grounds are foundation into space, and the future,,, I only hope we can keep it going,,, Thanks Gene!!!!!!!! Trek turns 43 and I turn 42 sheeessttttkabob!
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Good POV Piratedan and very true. Funny how back then, the show was highly controversial and challenged by the NBC suits almost every week…
I think if some of those NBC suits could see the Tv shows of today they would vapour lock into a coma. Lol,,, ;-)

I was there when Star Trek reran back in the 70′z. I would hear the theme song every weekend around 5 pm and know that Star Trek was on and it was time for dinner,,, (cause Mom hated Star Trek). Dinner was the Star Trek distraction,,, lol. Dad still let the tv run so we could hear it,,,

Great photo of Gene btw,,,

Star Trek is one of those great shows, that defines our nation and grounds are foundation into space, and the future,,,
I only hope we can keep it going,,,

Thanks Gene!!!!!!!!

]]> By: piratedan http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129078 piratedan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:12:28 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129078 All I can say is the POV back then for science fiction was decidedly more optimistic in outlook than it appears to be today. All I can say is the POV back then for science fiction was decidedly more optimistic in outlook than it appears to be today.

]]> By: Ken J http://screenrant.com/star-trek-43-birthday-brusimm-24836/comment-page-1/#comment-129066 Ken J Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:52:23 +0000 http://screenrant.com/?p=24836#comment-129066 Good god man! 43?? ;-) Good god man! 43?? ;-)

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