Recently, my inner trekkie has been set free from the cage it was in. I've always been a trekkie on a minor level, having enjoyed some of the original series (TOS), next Generation (TNG, which I have watched in its entirety at least once) and Deep Space 9 DS9) which I also watched all the way through one whole time. So, when Star Trek: Picard came out, I decided to check it out. Somewhere in all that I also encountered the #TrekCulture channel on #YouTube. Watching videos in which hosts such as #SeanFerrick made references to the two seeries I hadn't watched, Voyager and Enterprise, I began to get curious.
Thankfully, thanks to Paramount Plus, I started streaming not only Voyager (Voy) and TOS, but I watched the animated series as well. At the same time I grew curious about the newer series, Discovery. When I found out it was into its fourth season, I binge-watched the first three seasons in order to catch up. I'll keep my gushing brief, but I love Discovery. Maybe the first season was a tad weak, and getting through the first three seasons with the audio description for the blind made it a bit of a challenge, but I kept at it.
Then I found out about the humorous Lower Decks! It is a nutty, irreverant but loving homage to all things Trek. I even enjoyed the new show specifically for kids, Star Trek: Prodigy.
Now there's even one more new series on the horizon; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! It will feature capt. Christopher Pike played by Anson Mount again. I can't wait to see this show! This is going to be freaking awesome!
In watching #TheReadyRoom, hosted by #WilWheaton on #YouTube, I found out that Mr. Wheaton had published a memoir that, it turns out, is an update to his original memoir. The updated,, and heavily annotated version is called "Still Just a Geek" and it is incredible!!! He is very openly candid about his life, his mental health issues and, of course, his career. If you loved him in "Stand By Me", Next Gen and/or The Big Bang Theory, you'll love this book and the insight you get into whom Wil Wheaton is.
Before I close this out, I have to go back to the topic of the new "Trek" shows, specifically Picard and Discovery. These shows, I am sure, have their fans like me. But I'm also reading comments from a lot of haters. Admittedly, I can understand some haterish behavior towards the J. J. Abrhams reboots, they're all right but feel like watered down Trek, honestly. That said, I don't get the hating on Picard and Discovery. If Star Trek is about boldly going to new places, these shows should be allowed to do so, and applauded for doing it, even if they don't always get it right. At their warp core, hehehehehehe, they are Star Trek. So, I know haters gonna hate, but you haters of Picard and Discovery, please put on your noise cancelling headphones, go find an online game to play and let the rest of us enjoy these new Trek projects for what they are. Or, if Wil Wheaton will forgive me for line stealing, if you don't like these shows, live long and suck it. Of course, I say that all in fun, no real malice intended.
Anyway, I've kept you trapped in the singularity that is my brain long enough! You'll likely find yourself in a similar one in future posts as I finish streaming voyager and the original series, catch the season finale of Picard and start checking out Strange New Worlds. So, be prepared for that. Now I'm going to take off. In the words of Captain Pike, "Hit it!"
