Recently I was talking with people about how I watch TNG, DS9, Voyager, Picard, Lower Decks and people point if I’m a trekkie, and to be honest I don’t feel like a fan of Star Trek despite is mostly the only series I care to watch apart of Avatar Aang/Korra.
I tried to get into The Original Series, but I just can’t, today I saw Mirror mirror, I don’t know if I’m a trekkie really, but people still seeing me like that.
After that, I have two choises, watch Enterprise or Strange New World and I think I will go for SNW.
Trekkie is a big tent situation. We’re about letting people in, not keeping them out.
relax-- you’re a trekkie.
enjoy
We’re like the hell’s angels. We don’t recruit, we just recognize.
Been watching trek since I was 7 for the first run of tng… I’ve tried to watch tos. But I can’t. I love the movies. Undiscovered country is like top 10 favorite movies ever for me… but tos… man. Just can’t.
Someone explained ages ago that tv was still new and the actors were stage actors. And that was also reflected in how it was shot / lit.
Since then I’ve felt better about not watching it…
I consider myself a trekker. There have been shows recently that I didn’t enjoy as much… where the best part of the episode was the rainbow logo at the beginning…
Trek is one of those things where it is there for you in what ever stage of life you find yourself… It’s there for everyone who wants to be accepted for who they choose to be… It’s there to be enjoyed and to make you think about what if…
Just enjoy… and don’t let the online hate mould you into feeling one way or another about something that’s important to you.
Additionally… Snw is phenomenal.
I think almost all Trekkies would agree that there are a lot of TOS episodes that are just plain bad. It is also very much a product of its time both in terms of production and its treatment of gender and race (although in many ways it was very much ahead of its time in both those areas). If you can’t get into it, don’t feel bad about it, and don’t feel like you have to to be a Trekkie. IMO there are definitely some gems in there and in the animated series, but I think anyone who likes any of the many ST series has the right to call themselves a Trekkie.
Lifelong Trekker here. FWIW, there terms are interchangeable. It was once explained to me that Trekkers are more casual fans while Trekkies get into the nitty gritty technical details about how stuff works. I’ve also heard it’s the reverse. I’m more of a casual fan but I also like a good debate on transporters and replicators, so I really fit in both camps and can choose my label.
LLAP
I’d assume that most people are familiar with the term Trekkie, but would have to use context to figure out Trekker (“you like long walks?”)
Whatever the intention, coining/identifying as a separate term suggests someone taking it quite seriously. I just consider them synonyms.
For a time “Trekkie” was seen as derogatory, so “Trekker” was invented by people who didn’t want to be seen as “one of those fans”
The distinction seems to have slowly fallen away, and now I rarely see “Trekker” used at ask.
@usernamefactory @Deebster The more Star Trek series that someone has seen all of, the more likely they are to call themselves a Trekkie. https://researchscape.com/consumer-research-2/paramount-subscribers-and-star-trek-fans #StarTrek #Trekkie
