Star Trek... Inspirational Posters?

Noryungi writes "Hot on the heels of Despair dot com, here comes... the Star Trek Inspirational Posters!. Imagine a mind-meld of Mr Spock, Despair's demotivational attitude and the Linux Distro Parodies, and you have one heck of a funny site. If you are a true Trekkie, don't click on the link, as this is certainly going to offend you..."

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You must be too young

[DaFork]

I grew up watching Star Trek, so I retain an affinity for it to this day. Although I am not a hardcore Trekkie, I still watch the show when it is on TV. To understand why the original series is the way it is, you have to understand what was going on culturally in the US during the time it was being aired.

Even though it is 40 years old, over the top, campy, and hilariously non politically correct, I find it better than most of the crap on TV nowadays (or perhaps I am just too old).

Re:You must be too young

[tverbeek]

"Was Star Trek one of the first shows aired in color?"

No, color was gradually introduced over the course of the early 1960s, and most primetime shows had switched to color by the time Star Trek debuted. It was still a novelty in those days, and Trek's primary-colors palette was designed to take advantage of it, but it had plenty of "in living color" competition for the attention of viewers (well, as much competition as two other networks could offer). On the other hand, keep in mind that the majority of homes still had black and white TVs (meaning the only way many viewers could identify expendable security officers was by the darkness of their shirts). So I wouldn't pin much of its appeal on color.

Trek's novelty came mostly from new-to-TV special effects, its relatively serious approach to sci-fi (contrast with "Lost in Space"), and its flirtation with ideas in an era of "Gilligan's Island", "I Dream of Jeannie", and "Gunsmoke".