DEAN SIMONS: I used to be not born a Trekkie. My household has completely no real interest in sci-fi. I solely actually gave Star Trek a shot in more moderen years. It is unusual contemplating I like sci-fi and pursue it in my literature and comics. I simply tended to take a look at the rest however Trek. There was additionally a weird schoolyard stigma about it, I believe. My first consciousness of Star Trek was TNG within the 90s and I solely recall the ends of episodes as a result of it was proper earlier than Buffy would air on BBC right here within the UK (or Enterprise earlier than Stargate SG-1 on Sky One, as my dad and mom had cable). I should have been round 10 years previous. I had no real interest in the present on the time. It appeared too bizarre or too impenetrable.
The Star Trek reboot films had been enjoyable sufficient to get me to rethink, however Discovery satisfied me to begin giving the TV exhibits a shot. I nonetheless haven’t seen a lot of The Original Series (but), however within the years earlier than the pandemic I had watched all of TNG (with the steering of a pal to persuade me to persevere by seasons one and two). I’ve seen a season or two of DS9 and some episodes of Voyager. More just lately I’ve been commonly watching Enterprise. About one episode each evening. Enterprise I recall being serious about testing due to an important a part of the crew – Captain Archer’s canine Porthos.
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