The Star Trek Meme.
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tree_and_leafI thought I would have a bash at this, even though some of the questions are a bit daft, because it gives me a chance to talk about Trek!
1 - Which Star Trek is your favorite?
Deep Space Nine, without a doubt. Long plotty arcs, a brilliant ensemble cast of characters - and some wonderful recurring guests, such as Garak, Dukat, Cassidy, and above all the superlative Kai Winn, politics, people who don't necessarily love Star Fleet but aren't 'bad guys', and did I mention the characters? One of the wonderful things about Nine is the web of relationships and interactions between the main (and minor) characters, the way the backstory keeps affecting them - and I also love the fact that they took Worf and O'Brian and made them into truly memorable characters. I love the sense of friendship (especially because sometimes it gets complicated and strained) - Jadzia and Ben, Kira and Jadzia, the developing friendship between Julian and Miles, Julian's fascinated, slashy relationship with Garak.
The fact that it treats faith much more richly and intelligently than any of the other Treks, of course, makes me even more fond of it. Ben's journey, over the series, is pretty brilliantly done - the reluctant acceptance of a vocation that turns out to be something even more fundamental. Kira, whose faith and her struggles with it (and her struggles with working for the Emissary) are fundamental to what makes her Kira. And the handling of the dark side of faith is just as good - Winn is a tragic and all too believable figure, and I suspect every priest has the potential to turn into her. And then there's Dukat, who wants to instrumentalise the Pah Wraiths as he has consistently tried to instrumentalise everything to do with Bajor, and gets turned into a tool himself. But I find Winn's fall scarier, because that's the sort of corruption of the good that happens all the time, without any special effects, and sometimes without anyone noticing.
The runner up is classic Trek (and the movies), because that's where it all started, and because of the wonderful trio of characters at the centre of it: Kirk, Spock, and Bones. Or to be honest, Spock, Kirk, and Bones, because Spock was always my favourite. Also, I love the way TOS can veer wildly between the serious and the moving to the honest-to-God crack. I mean, you'd hardly believe "City on the Edge of Forever" and "Shore Leave" were the same series. And sometimes you get the same weird tension in the same story. "The Naked Time" has some exceedingly funny scenes (Sulu swashbuckling and addressing Uhura as "Fair maiden!" and Uhura's dead-pan, "Sorry, neither"!), and some heartbreak as well.
It follows that "Trials and Tribblations" is one of the best things ever and guaranteed to make me smile. (But is it my favourite episode EVAR? Watch this space).
2 - Who is your favorite character?
3 - Who is your least favorite character?
4 - What was the first Star Trek series you watched?
5 - What was the first episode/movie you watched?
6 - Your favorite canon pairing? (Canon being the series and the movies, including the reboot.)
7 - Your favorite non-canon pairing?
8 - Your favorite actor/actress? (Not the same as character.)
9 - What's your favorite episode?
10 - What's your favorite species? (Humans are a species as well.)
11 - What's your least favorite species? (See question 9 about species.)
12 - What's your favorite funny moment?
13 - What's your favorite dramatic moment?
14 - What's your favorite Star Trek quote?
15 - How did you get into Star Trek?
16 - Are you involved with Star Trek fandom?
17 - Have you read any of the books? If so, which ones?
18 - If you could be any species in the Star Trek universe, what would you be?
19 - How did the Star Trek reboot affect you?
20 - Of the minor characters (one shots, not the recurring ones) who's your favorite?
21 - Which Star Trek food would you want to try at least once?
22 - Which Star Trek world would you want to visit at least once?
23 - Is there anything you'd want to change about Star Trek? Why?
24 - Is there anything about Star Trek that has disappointed you?
25 - How has Star Trek changed you?
26 - Lots of Star Trek Parodies out there. Which do you dig?
27 - What would you cross over with Star Trek?
28 - If you could change one thing about Star Trek, what would it be?
29 - If you could tell Gene Roddenberry one thing, Star Trek related or not, what would it be?
30 - What's your favourite film?
1 - Which Star Trek is your favorite?
Deep Space Nine, without a doubt. Long plotty arcs, a brilliant ensemble cast of characters - and some wonderful recurring guests, such as Garak, Dukat, Cassidy, and above all the superlative Kai Winn, politics, people who don't necessarily love Star Fleet but aren't 'bad guys', and did I mention the characters? One of the wonderful things about Nine is the web of relationships and interactions between the main (and minor) characters, the way the backstory keeps affecting them - and I also love the fact that they took Worf and O'Brian and made them into truly memorable characters. I love the sense of friendship (especially because sometimes it gets complicated and strained) - Jadzia and Ben, Kira and Jadzia, the developing friendship between Julian and Miles, Julian's fascinated, slashy relationship with Garak.
The fact that it treats faith much more richly and intelligently than any of the other Treks, of course, makes me even more fond of it. Ben's journey, over the series, is pretty brilliantly done - the reluctant acceptance of a vocation that turns out to be something even more fundamental. Kira, whose faith and her struggles with it (and her struggles with working for the Emissary) are fundamental to what makes her Kira. And the handling of the dark side of faith is just as good - Winn is a tragic and all too believable figure, and I suspect every priest has the potential to turn into her. And then there's Dukat, who wants to instrumentalise the Pah Wraiths as he has consistently tried to instrumentalise everything to do with Bajor, and gets turned into a tool himself. But I find Winn's fall scarier, because that's the sort of corruption of the good that happens all the time, without any special effects, and sometimes without anyone noticing.
The runner up is classic Trek (and the movies), because that's where it all started, and because of the wonderful trio of characters at the centre of it: Kirk, Spock, and Bones. Or to be honest, Spock, Kirk, and Bones, because Spock was always my favourite. Also, I love the way TOS can veer wildly between the serious and the moving to the honest-to-God crack. I mean, you'd hardly believe "City on the Edge of Forever" and "Shore Leave" were the same series. And sometimes you get the same weird tension in the same story. "The Naked Time" has some exceedingly funny scenes (Sulu swashbuckling and addressing Uhura as "Fair maiden!" and Uhura's dead-pan, "Sorry, neither"!), and some heartbreak as well.
It follows that "Trials and Tribblations" is one of the best things ever and guaranteed to make me smile. (But is it my favourite episode EVAR? Watch this space).
2 - Who is your favorite character?
3 - Who is your least favorite character?
4 - What was the first Star Trek series you watched?
5 - What was the first episode/movie you watched?
6 - Your favorite canon pairing? (Canon being the series and the movies, including the reboot.)
7 - Your favorite non-canon pairing?
8 - Your favorite actor/actress? (Not the same as character.)
9 - What's your favorite episode?
10 - What's your favorite species? (Humans are a species as well.)
11 - What's your least favorite species? (See question 9 about species.)
12 - What's your favorite funny moment?
13 - What's your favorite dramatic moment?
14 - What's your favorite Star Trek quote?
15 - How did you get into Star Trek?
16 - Are you involved with Star Trek fandom?
17 - Have you read any of the books? If so, which ones?
18 - If you could be any species in the Star Trek universe, what would you be?
19 - How did the Star Trek reboot affect you?
20 - Of the minor characters (one shots, not the recurring ones) who's your favorite?
21 - Which Star Trek food would you want to try at least once?
22 - Which Star Trek world would you want to visit at least once?
23 - Is there anything you'd want to change about Star Trek? Why?
24 - Is there anything about Star Trek that has disappointed you?
25 - How has Star Trek changed you?
26 - Lots of Star Trek Parodies out there. Which do you dig?
27 - What would you cross over with Star Trek?
28 - If you could change one thing about Star Trek, what would it be?
29 - If you could tell Gene Roddenberry one thing, Star Trek related or not, what would it be?
30 - What's your favourite film?