Lol. Yes, 'Enterprise' not 'Star Trek Incident’.

Figured I'd see you on the list.

I'm in, Trekker, Trekker, or whatever you prefer.

Ever read Piers Anthony's Incarnations Series, beginning with "On a Pale Horse"? He sets up a future world where difficult things can be done both by science and magic (e.g. a flying spell or a flying machine). The main character's ride is either a pale horse, or a cool car. The concept of the series is that Death, Fate, War, Time, etc are all real Incarnations, and actually humans who have one way or another assumed the role. It is a very cool series.
I got into Piers because my first judo instructor (sensei) also taught Piers judo, and he is mentioned in some of Piers' books. So...I had to read everything he wrote after that.

yes I did. is that considered sci-fi? I mean vampires and werewolves and witches are real :)

Other B5 wisdom:
"The objective journalist is one of those great myths you read about like a griffin or a phoenix ... or an honest politician."
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"The past tempts us, the present confuses us, the future frightens us,and our lives slip away moment by moment, lost in a vast, terrible in between. But there is still time to seize that one last fragile moment, to choose something better, to make a difference."
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"Without a hope that things will get better, that our inheritors will know a world that is fuller and richer than our own, life is pointless, and evolution is vastly overrated."
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G'Kar again:
"I have seen what power does, and I have seen what power costs; the one is never equal to the other."

The "Enterprise Incident"? Yes, that was a great episode. Definitely a twist from other, more virtuous episodes.

In some ways the prime directive is admirable. Use of force (or threat of force) is not justified to induce any sentient life to change its culture (or to exchange its resources value for unperceived value.) How do humans react to invasion from other cultures? How do we react to attempts to change American culture into socialism (or Sharia) by an invading force however 'peaceful' it may be?'
How wise would it be to give Galt's motor to Hitler's Germany or Stalin's Russia or Goldman Sachs or a regime that would call Edward Snowden a traitor?
(But Jean Luc is a politically correct ensign, not a star ship captain ;^)

Think bigger, kh.
We have the universe to discover and O'Neill habitats to build.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Neill...
http://www.ozmirage.org/anic/?p=224
"the order of the day is to work hard, play hard, enjoy the fruits of our labor, and live the good life, building prosperity, one space ship at a time." (at least until manufacturing ramps up, that is ;^)

Sam Adams-esque G'Kar:
"You sit in silence today but tomorrow that will change.
Are you willing to sacrifice all that you are, to keep all that you have?"

Never a worry about staying warm with all that fur either.

I'm in.

I am a big fan of the NG too. Actually, I enjoyed all the series. Though, I preferred the earlier conception of Romulans. “The Star Trek Incident” in season 3 of OST is one of my favorites.

Oh, you are the real thing!

Loved it when they made Klingons into something interesting and potentially viable as an institution of Darwinism in the New Generation, rather than a caricature of the USSR, as fun as it was to hate them.

I love all of them! They release you from Earth's gravity, the stresses and frustrations and with the freedom of infinite space you are detached from earthly things, even if only for awhile.

No, there’s a Klingon Institute. Lol.
http://kli.org/

How about Dark Shadows? Did you race home from school to catch that?

I meant ‘hear' not ‘here’ in the last sentence, and in the second sentence, the third ‘I’ should be ‘a’. I’m sorry for not editing sooner.

yea, um, no. completely ignorant. I mean I knew about the Original Star Trek. and then I think the guy who did the kids' books was star trek character...seriously, sci fi and me are oil and water. Yet, I love you sci-fi buffs! we all conquer our own territories....we have the world to win :)

Alright you guy win. Time to binge-re-watch Babylon 5!

What? khalling is not a Trekie? Shocked!

What about Python?

Love it!

From freedomforall's favorite Babylon 5 character, G'kar: "No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, tyrants and dictators cannot stand."

Kapla, khalling. That means something like "Live long and prosper" in Klingon. ;)

Count me in.
I don’t know if anybody remembers but I did say I few months ago I have a stand-up cardboard Mr. Spock that often spooks my guest. I also mention at Christmas he gets to wear the fluffy halo.
I also have the album he made with Shatner and use it as a sleep aid. You got to here him sing "Sunny”.
OST forever.