"Not that many people like Star Trek..." :o
 

So I was on IMDB the other day and saw a link to the entire run of ST:TNG on DVD that ran for $400, which seemed a bit pricey. I mentioned it to my wife and she said, "Not that many people like Star Trek..." I just looked at her, my jaw dropped. Really? They don't have conventions for nothing. Am I wrong here?

Hmmm, Star Trek has alot of hardcore fans. But it's not as "universal" as say Star Wars or even TMNT.

Star Trek is WAY bigger than TMNT is, has been, or ever will be.

I have never met a Trekkie in my life. Ever. :|

Star Trek sucks. :)

Why do so many people think TMNT is bigger than it is?

Hi. Nice to meet ya.

This is entirely true.

I dig Star Trek movies. The show, for some reason, i find really boring. The movies tend to be funny and endearing, but I can't bring myself to ever fathom spending money on the tv show.

I meant in RL, ya dunce.

Nice to meet you, too, though. :P

Well when I wear TMNT shirts to parties, the mall, amusement parks, etc. people always take notice and say something. I don't own any Star Trek garb, but I can't imagine it being a conversation starter.

The way I see it...
Star Trek: Way more hardcore fans, very few casual fans
TMNT: Way more casual fans, very few hardcore fans

I bet it's HELL at a Trek Forum, though.

Not true, I've gone places with either my Brother or a friend of mine wearing Star Trek shirts and they ALWAYS get comments from other fans.

Well, the shirts are cool. :)

And ya'lls are wearing red ones.

Oh shi-

That doesn't really prove anything, homie. Face it, no matter how you spin it, it's not hard to see that Star Trek is bigger.

Beam me the F*CK up, Ninji.

ah Star Trek. i keep hearing that there might not be another movie (cause Rodenberry's widow died or something), than i hear there is going to be another movie.

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BAM!

Good thing for your wallet that I got yo back, Endentured Clown. 8)

No it's not. It's fun. Sure it's died down a bit over the years but with the new movie series things are picking up. Some new fans are coming in and all sorts of fun stuff.

I once went to Vegas just to meet folks from a Star Trek chat room (a chat room that I've been going to for almost 13 years now) at the ST Experience. That was a totally awesome and fun weekend. :D

My Dad is/was a big Star Trek fan. He got out of it until the new movie came out then he decided to rent the first series on bluray. He watched it as a kid so it has a certain charm to it for him. He admits most of the episodes are crap but he showed me a few he thought held up somewhat save for some legendarily bad special effects. Some of the social commentary was interesting if not a bit forced.

When I was a kid I used to watch Next Generation and Voyager with him. I never really got into it. I imagine if I showed him a bunch of OT episodes I liked he would probably have the same response to them that I do to Star Trek.

Best thing about Star Trek, for me anyways.
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I sense a divorce afoot.

"Look into my eyes and I shall infect you with disco fever. @_@"

My friend can speak Klingon, it is pretty cool I seriously know more Trekkers then turtle fans... How come TMNT fans don't have a cool nickname like Star Trek fans? Trekkers, trekkies.

Yup. Even at its "peak," TMNT is just a pimple on the face of a juggernaut franchise like Star Trek.

I didn't say I was gonna buy it, Gobes. :D

But, you did suggest you were thinking about it. I just don't wanna let you spend away your nest egg unnecessarily, yo.

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Then again, you could always get a factory sealed copy from me for $350. Wha'd ya say? ^_^

I think I'll pass. Still out of my price range.

*facepalm* I was joking. The link I gave ya shows it's $252.50 + free shipping at DeepDiscount. I'd never overcharge ya that much, buddy.

Hey, this is the internet....:D

I have a couple Klingon - English dictionaries. Haven't gotten the Shakespear books but I have read the Bible in Klingon. The Klingon Language Institute has done alot over the years. Klingon's considered to be an actual language.
http://www.kli.org/

As for what TMNT fans are called.... How about TMNTphiles?

I love modern Star Trek. TNG, Voyager, etc...
I'm not a collector of anything Star Trek mind you, aside from episodes & movies.
I know a lot about the story, technology, ship classes, et al. :)

The only misinterpretation that I get from 'TMNTphiles', is the association with the other word that ends in 'phile', as in pedo. Folk would probably think we get off on touching turtles, or something.

Uh.... Dromies?

How about 'da Crooked Ninja Turtle Gang'?

Star Trek is huge. Seriously, is this a joke? What sci-fi series other than Star Wars was ever a threat to its popularity?

Why do you think it spawned 5 successful series, almost 1000 total episodes with all 5 series combined, and around/over 10 movies?

Star Trek has gone on for 40 years. There's no way it can be downplayed.

:blanksta: Someone needs to sharpen his reading comprehension skills.

Star Trek is huge, how many tv shows get a documentary made on the (somewhat crazy) fans? This may be biased, but ST:TNG has to be the best incarnation, not only for Patrick Stewart, but also for Brent Spiner and Wil Wheaton.