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A last bit of Trek flailing, and then I promise it's back to my regularly scheduled enthusiasm for TBBT and Doctor Who.

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'

Found courtesy of Wil Wheaton, who was himself quite enthusiastic about the reboot.




Also, I spewed this out last night at popkin16, and I thought I'd repost it here in case the links are of use to anyone.

This might be a bit lengthy, but here's a basic run-down that might help you.

In the beginning, there was Star Trek, a three-season television show. There have been so many spin-offs that this is now called Classic Star Trek or The Original Series (TOS). Some two decades after the end of TOS, a new show called Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) aired for seven seasons. Three more television series followed (Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise, technically a prequel). Although all the shows are set in the same continuity, they feature entirely different casts and are set at different times.

There were ten Star Trek movies made prior to the most recent one - six based on TOS and four based on TNG. Now we have a magic reboot that is absolutely amazing, and I love it to bits. The great thing about the latest movie is that it is so accessible; most of what you need to know about the classic characters is condensed into two and a half hours.

Assuming you don't want to get involved with the spin-offs at this point, there are really only a handful of things besides the 2009 movie you need to watch to really understand the fandom. A good viewing list would be something like:

- Star Trek (2009 film)
- "The Menagerie, Part I"
- "The Menagerie, Part II"
- "Space Seed"
- "The City on the Edge of Forever"
- "Amok Time"
- "Mirror, Mirror"
- "Journey to Babel"
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

That should be just about everything you really need, although, again, the 2009 film stands pretty well on its own. A couple of the links below have suggestions for an expanded viewing list. If you want a fantastic book that gives great background for the new movie, I'd recommend picking up "Spock's World" by Diane Duane. She is a FANTASTIC author and the book is a great read on its own.

Some other stuff that might be useful:
- crack_van's TOS fandom overview
- penknife's introduction to TOS
- newbieguide's list of TOS resources
- 10 Things You Should Probably Know About Star Trek

st_reboot is definitely a good community to keep an eye on; trek_news is invaluable for de-clogging your friends list, as is the soon-to-come st_newsletter. I also keep an eye on kirkspock_recs, spockmccoy, and now spock_uhura. Kirk/Spock is obviously the fandom's main ship - in fact, it's in large part the reason slash exists - although I'm pretty fond of Spock/McCoy myself. Spock/Uhura I'm willing to read, although really the only good TOS-era S/U fic I've found is Wildcat's lengthy S/U series.

- Classic Kirk/Spock recs for new fans
- More Kirk/Spock recs for new fans
- ship_manifesto's entries on Kirk/Spock and Spock/McCoy
- The Spock/McCoyote's Den (old school S/M archive)

Phew! So there you go. I have massive, massive love for Star Trek, if you can't tell, although if you do nothing but see the latest movie I think you'll be well-positioned to dive into the fandom. The Original Series is so camp and fun and sometimes even touching, though, that it's worth a try. :)

Finally and as always, I'm here with a reminder of the REALLY IMPORTANT topics in fandom: Jim Parsons has sexy hands; everyone wants to tap David Tennant when he's holding a kitten; there is no universe where RuPaul is not the fiercest creature on the planet; etc.

In keeping with today's Star Trek theme, I'd like to take some time to talk about Spock. I think we can all agree that Zachary Quinto is attractive...





...but I also feel it's important to remember that Leonard Nimoy was the original foxy Vulcan. Dax said it best.

DAX: I had no idea.
SISKO: What?
DAX: He's so much more handsome in person. Those eyes...
SISKO: Kirk had quite the reputation as a ladies' man.
DAX: Not him. Spock.

In honor of that, I bring you pictures.



Random face groping ftw! I'd shoot spores at him if I thought it would get me face groping privileges.


In dress uniform. (DON'T HE AND BONES LOOK MARRIED?)


Also of note: THIS is what Sarek looks like. What they did to him was pretty much my biggest complaint about the new movie. Sarek does not run around telling people that he loves his wife. He isn't comforting. He's the sort of man who's more likely to not speak to his son for two decades when his son decides to join Starfleet than he is to pat his son on the head after said son beats the crap out of his classmate. Not to say that he doesn't care about Spock and Amanda; he clearly does. But guys, he's a VULCAN.


Who wouldn't tap that eyebrow?


It's so nice to know that the more things change, the more they stay the same.


Spock and Bones with tribbles! I love it when men come complete with small, furry animals.


Scotty is also all kinds of adorable.


There's this thing that I have where I like people's hands, which some of you may have noticed with relation to a certain Jim Parsons.
The reason I have that hand thing? SPOCK.


I mean, seriously, when Spock Prime mind-melded with alt!Kirk, I still felt a frisson of excitement when he spread his fingers. LEONARD NIMOY'S HANDS. THEY ARE GOLD.


This has little bearing on Spock's hotness, but I couldn't resist. BECAUSE! THEY KILLED A REDSHIRT! I LAUGHED. I SHOULDN'T HAVE, BUT I DID.

AND FOR LAST, THE GOOD STUFF:


YOU GUYS. COME ON. WHY WOULD YOU NOT HIT THAT?


CHEST OF SPOCK.


BONDAGE OF SPOCK.


NECK OF SPOCK.


BACK OF SPOCK.


I DON'T THINK THIS NEEDS ANY CONTEXT.

Comments

[sinstralpride.livejournal.com]

... This is an excellent resource for n00bs. GO YOU! ♥

I shall be shamelessly linking this to my friends who I'm trying to get into this fandom. XD Thanks for making it easier.

[damalur]

You're welcome! I'm glad that you found it useful. :)