How Has Star Trek Impacted You?

Quote by Andrea Maria

Of course I didn´t realize at this time - as a child - that there was a hidden message behind (Lt Uhura: a 1. afroamerican AND 2. woman doing a very important job! OMG!) and that this message was important.

As I advanced in age (still watching Star Trek) the messages came through which are: "We all are equal! Don´t be afraid to face the unknown, rather be interested and have an open mind!" And I recognized the importance.

Yes, I think that Star Trek has impacted me... but this wouldn´t have been possible if my open minded family wouldn´t have allowed me to watch it^^

My family (i was raised by my grandparents) never gave me the feeling that a girl is less valuable than a boy or told me that girls HAVE to play with dolls - hey, i got a model railway for christmas as I was 5 or 6! - but this sight of things was rare in the late 70th respectively early 80th, so I´m very grateful.

I still watch Star Trek over i-net, preferably Voyager (and I´m sure most of you have figured out by now that I´m a Voyager and Janeway fan, lol) and I´m still impressed. And that´s why I play Star Trek Online. I love it!^^

Quote by Parker

Basically Star Trek started me into the technology world. I never really got the true hidden messages that we all know and see clearly today. I was more interested in the geeky side of Trek. Not so much TOS but more so TNG and then VOY. These shows were all on during a time of my life crisis and what was I and who was I so I didn't put much thought into the messages the shows portrayed. My mind was so cluttered with what was right and what was wrong that by the time I figured out myself I was starting to see it more clearly in reruns of the series. I am still finding little nuggets inside the shows as I rewatch them over and over.

Star Trek is still an influence on me as time goes on.