tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post6234922827812969923..comments2024-03-28T03:19:12.867-04:00Comments on space1970: STAR TREK (1966)Christopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-40149083404256880712017-05-15T12:33:33.952-04:002017-05-15T12:33:33.952-04:00Nice post. I, too, am one year older than Star Tr...Nice post. I, too, am one year older than Star Trek and still watch it regularly on Netflix (both TOS and the Filmation animated one). Umbratikushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996022906574234330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-14977523385686486222017-01-03T07:55:23.479-05:002017-01-03T07:55:23.479-05:00I guess I'm the old man in the crowd. I was bo...I guess I'm the old man in the crowd. I was born in 1955, so I had just turned eleven when Star Trek debuted. I can still vividly recall watching "The Man Trap" on that September night in 1966 and being absolutely wowed. And that fascination hasn't diminished within me since...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263957025573611416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-510592851183548842016-09-21T10:03:02.437-04:002016-09-21T10:03:02.437-04:00I hadn't noticed that until you had pointed it...I hadn't noticed that until you had pointed it out.<br /><br />VERY strange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-51583541229496360842016-09-16T04:26:58.877-04:002016-09-16T04:26:58.877-04:00That transporter room cast photo has the odd disti...That transporter room cast photo has the odd distinction of separating the still-living on one side from the deceased on the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-29661999623659281622016-09-10T21:49:33.605-04:002016-09-10T21:49:33.605-04:00Very nicely put, Christopher. I was born in 1970, ...Very nicely put, Christopher. I was born in 1970, so I pretty much grew up during the heyday of TOS mania, in a world filled with Meco toys and Bantam paperbacks. Needless to say I can't remember my first exposure to the show -- it was just always there, on TV and everywhere else you looked. But honestly, I thought Star Trek was just a show about old men talking and didn't get it. Even the first film failed to make much of an impression on me. Star Wars I loved and could never get enough of. But Star Trek: The Motion Picture...well, it was like two hours of old men talking. Then, when the movie came to cable TV in 1981, I watched it again. And again. And again. And then I started watching TOS reruns. And then The Wrath of Khan came out. And ever since, that show about old men talking has remained my all-time favorite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005418963427932894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-40675512559759743522016-09-09T19:18:39.719-04:002016-09-09T19:18:39.719-04:00Great post. I suspect the station that aired STAR ...Great post. I suspect the station that aired STAR TREK nightly was WPIX in NYC, which is where this former Longuylanduh grew up watching those midnight broadcasts in the late 1970s into the '80s. For me and other tri-staters, TREK will always be associated with THE HONEYMOONERS that preceded it for years at 11:30. <br /><br />I watched "The Man Trap" last night/September 8 and today wondered if school kids fifty years ago were talking about the episode at recess like me and friends would do a decade later with SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN. <br /><br />Thank you for stirring up good memories with such a nice and nostalgic tribute to the world's greatest television series. <br />Gary R. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811008380554433446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-86402999156157551702016-09-09T16:30:48.564-04:002016-09-09T16:30:48.564-04:00I am almost 2 weeks older than Star Trek (13 days,...I am almost 2 weeks older than Star Trek (13 days, to be exact). My first memory is likened to 'cultural/zeitgeist osmosis'. I was simply always aware of it, even if it wasn't airing in syndication on any of our channels in Atlanta. I remember the cartoon well, but remember that when it debuted I already knew of the show, and even recognized that the actors from the show were doing the VOs. Maybe it was on one of our stations when I was really young and I just don't remember. I finally had my chance to really watch TOS when one of our local stations started running it in the afternoons right after Star Wars came out and the pop culture space race was on. But even before that I already had the action figures (for some reason, Scottie was my first one), and the Enterprise play set, and was already well-familiar with the 'rules' and tenets of the show.<br /><br />Anyway, this is a beautifully written tribute. Your observance has added to my overall experience with this 50th Anniversary. Thanks.Ned Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708152808754720993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-2877560887393795762016-09-09T10:51:38.646-04:002016-09-09T10:51:38.646-04:00An excellent tribute Chris.
Born in 1969, I debut...An excellent tribute Chris.<br /><br />Born in 1969, I debuted as The Original Series ended.<br /><br />I became aware of Star Trek when my father, a Police Officer, would watch it with me on the only evening he didn't have to work, Saturday night. He never got to see it when it aired, having been in the Army at the time.<br /><br />My dad wasn't particularly a fan of Science Fiction, or other such things, but we both loved Star Trek. For that I am eternally grateful to Gene Roddenberry, and those who made the magic happen.<br /><br />Happy 50th Anniversary Star Trek!<br /><br />Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-17431696708281209712016-09-08T20:07:49.063-04:002016-09-08T20:07:49.063-04:00I was born in 1961, but had an older brother who w...I was born in 1961, but had an older brother who was a James Bond & sci-fi fan in the 1960s--he got me hooked on shows like Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants & the final season of Star Trek (when it was still on the air). By the 1970s, he'd moved on but I was hooked--Planet of the Apes, Space 1999, but above everything else, Star Trek. Love your site, and Happy 50th!ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-10414639971930021262016-09-08T19:22:53.379-04:002016-09-08T19:22:53.379-04:00Wow, I'm 2 years younger than TOS (1 year olde...Wow, I'm 2 years younger than TOS (1 year older than Mr. Mills, apparently). I have a nearly identical history of TOS discovery: Animated, books, and then originals when rarely available. However, it was Stephen Whitfield's "Making of Star Trek" book that cemented the series in my mind early on. I still have that tattered paperback.Solomoncanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-49152583111304554622016-09-08T16:55:14.013-04:002016-09-08T16:55:14.013-04:00I was 8 years old during it's first run and I ...I was 8 years old during it's first run and I remember how unique it was. But it's real impact on me was when<br />it went into syndication in the early 70s on our local <br />New York channel (WPYX) and played daily. Followed by the first film in 78 and the rest as we know is 50 years of glorious history....) Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-3387283402994295692016-09-08T16:41:59.623-04:002016-09-08T16:41:59.623-04:00Happy 50th Star TrekHappy 50th Star TrekMichelangelo Naveahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965327913298374961noreply@blogger.com