It's not really a secret that I'm a "trekkie" or "trekker" or simply put, a Star Trek fan of varying degrees of obsessiveness from way back. Today I look at Star Trek as an old, reliable friend. When I want something familiar, but adventurous, comfortable but exciting, I might toss an old Star Trek episode in to the DVD player, or pick up one of the MANY (too many) novels.
Today I learned that one of the actors who had mde Star Trek so comforting to me, has died.
James Doohan, who played the irascible "Scotty" in the original series and movies, died yesterday at age 85.
Let's face it, Star Trek is one of those pop culture phenomenons that has managed to imbed itself in every day life. People who have never watched Star Trek are familiar with it. T-shirts, comedians, columnists still might proclaim "Beam me up, Scotty" nearly 40 years after it was first heard on television.
Another actor from that popular show is now gone. Even Scotty couldn't change the laws of physics.
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Not surprisingly, you and I wrote on this subject today. I liked your "familiar, but adventurous" line. That nicely describes how the show feels to us.
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