tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post115781662879342543..comments2024-03-28T18:54:13.800-04:00Comments on alien romances: To boldly goRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-1158267803384174712006-09-14T17:03:00.000-04:002006-09-14T17:03:00.000-04:00I just got around to reading some of the back blog...I just got around to reading some of the back blogs and immediately knew I had to read this one. I am a Trekker from the word go. I remember watching the very first aired episode, and I remember thinking how great it was going to be to have TV shows that catered to people who wanted more than the mundane world of contemporary human experience. Alas, the mundane world triumphanted a short three years later, and mediocrity settled over the airwaves. Yet, quietly, like that thief in the night, Gene Roddenberry's creation refused to be smothered. Today, 40 years later, we have had movies, books and not a few more TV series that explore the future envisioned by the Star Trek creator. Yet, even more important than that future he envisioned for a TV show, we have some of his great lessons. IDIC (infinite diversity in infinte combination) remains a mainstay of ideal politics. Kirk's "I choose not to kill today," from that episode you mentioned upholds personal responsilbity and choice. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER, a blessing in any language. Yes, we have a great deal to thank Gene Roddenbery for. How about that first interracial kiss? How about women in space? <BR/>Thank you Gene. May you rest in peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com