Man, I hate Star Trek and that commie Roddenberry.
Yeah, it sucks having a show that might inspire kids to yearn for space. Why, it might lead them to careers in science or engineering. We all know that our international leadership in football and baseball will keep America great.
Regards,
Harrison Bergeron
> that commie Roddenberry
That commie invented a sci-fi future with RAMPANT capitalism. Why does Cochrane invent warp drive? "Money. Dollar signs." There are private freighters all over hither and yon. Bars and taverns everywhere. Profit to be had, riches to be made. Ok, so the people in Star Fleet don't (generally) seem to ahve so much interest in money. So what? They are the tiny minority. Everyone else is out to make a buck.
Now if UPN would just replace it with the new episodes of Doctor Who.
Star Trek, Star Wars, all kids stuff. For real Sci-fi, I'd take a Tardis and a Dalek any day.
Started watching reruns of Star Trek in the 70's and got my BS in Electrical Engineering in 1987.
I owe it all to Mr. Scott!!
"The best diplomat that I know is a fully-loaded phaser bank." -- Lt. Cdr. Montgomery Scott ("A Taste of Armageddon")
Not only did I admire is his engineering prowess, but his ability to imbibe large quantities of alcohol helped me through college as well!