Introduction: Go!Shawn!

Star Trek Background:

I consider myself a pretty big Star Trek fan. When i was a child in the '80s I watched reruns of The Original Series (TOS) with my aunt. I don't remember most of those episodes except Trouble with Tribbles. I was on board with Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) from pretty much the beginning and it is my favorite series in the franchise. I was super excited when Star Trek: Deep Space 9 (DS9) was announced and even had theories on the new warp speeds they would achieve, but then I discovered that it took place on a space station, and as you may know, those can't warp. I did watch a bunch of DS9, but it wasn't really my thing. I think watching it as an adult will probably be more enjoyable. I was in high school when Star Trek: Voyager (Voyager) came out. I watched a bunch of those too, but was pretty busy and kind of lost track of it. I've only seen a handfull of Star Trek: Enterprise (Enterprise) episodes, but I am a huge Scott Bakula fan and think he would portray a great captain. I've seen all the the movies more than once. I really liked the 2009 movie reboot, though I have been saying for years that the Star Trek franchise could use an non-Enterprise ship in their feature films. I've been to two Star Trek conventions, I have seen Nichelle Nichols and have met and obtained Michael Dorn's autograph. Picard will probably always be my favorite Captain. I used to read Star Trek novels.

Other Geek Qualifications:

I've met and had a brief conversation with Mark Hamil. I am a huge Star Wars fan, maybe more than I am a Star Trek fan, but I believe that these fandoms can co-exist. I like musicals, video games, comics, and super hero movies. I manage to waste too much time reading the Comicvine.com Vs. forum. I've been to every PAX East, donate regularly to Child's Play, and am a firm believer in the ESRB. When I was younger I wrote Jonny Quest Fanfiction. 

Expectations:

A lot of what we watch is going to be familiar to me. I've done extra reading on on the franchise, but will attempt to limit that while we are watching. I think I'll probably see a lot of humor in it, especially The Original Series and it's movies.