My earliest memories of watching Star Trek: The Original Series are of midweek primetime reruns on BBC One in the late seventies and early eighties!
Before we had our first VCR, I would tune in hoping to see The Corbomite Maneuver or Arena, where Captain Kirk (William Shatner) battled the Gorn!
Christmas 1977, I was gifted Dinky Toys’ Starship Enterprise, Klingon D7 Battlecruiser and Mego action figures (Kirk, Spock, Klingon, and a Gorn). These toys were a staple of watching Star Trek reruns for full immersion in an era long before augmented reality (AR) apps.
When Star Trek was revived, and its voyages moved to the big screen in the wake of Star Wars, I couldn’t wait to board the USS Enterprise for further adventures…
Whilst Star Trek: The Motion Picture was more star bore than star war to this hyperactive kid, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was a tale of revenge at too high a price.
Spin-off series soon followed, from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Star Trek: The Next Generation was a seminal series foreshadowing technology many of us use daily. From touchscreens to voice assistants... “Alexa, play Star Trek!”, words my younger self never imagined saying for real as I avidly read Marvel UK’s official magazine.
Soon I had a teenage crush on Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) and Ro Laren (Michelle Forbes), who vied for poster space with actresses Jennifer Connelly (Labyrinth) and Winona Ryder (Heathers).
Gene Roddenberry’s Wagon Train in space is sci-fi born of optimism and hope for the future. And the human race could do with more of that. Live long and prosper.
What are your memories of watching Star Trek? Let me know in the comments below.
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