I completely geek out for a moment

Ok, I guess this isn't a secret to anyone who knows me, but I am a Trekkie. Well I was a Trekkie up until about 1999. That is when Deep Space Nine ended and the franchise went down the toilet. By the time Star Trek: Nemesis came out I barely cared and that movie sent me over the edge. It was a film that managed to insult and bore me. Plus they screwed over Wil Wheaton, which is never a good idea. Good job assholes!

So I didn't know how to feel at all when I heard that JJ Abrams, he of Lost and MI:III fame (and, uh, Felicity), will be writing and directing an all new Star Trek movie. I mean I am excited that Star Trek lives. At the same time i am holding back my enthusiasm. Let me explain so you understand:

I once loved Star Trek with a passion now only reserved for my fiancée, Otter Pops and the T-Fork. I watched every episode, I owned every figure, I even attended a convention or two. I would yell at total strangers if they said that Ricardo Montalbon wore a fake chest in Star Trek 2 (He didn't! He's just buff!!!). I saw Star Trek First Contact 9 times in the theater, and wasn't ashamed of that fact. I can still recall every line from the film ('Jean-Luc blow up the damn ship!'). But I got older and Star Trek became lamer. I don't mean by this that as you get older Star Trek seems silly.

Cause it doesn't.

I Literally mean that the franchise was in a serious decline. It started with Voyager, a cool enough concept that was never entertaining, and often dreadfully acted and directed. Then they added the token sex kitten to the series. This was a major 'uh oh moment'. When DS9 went off the air in '99 it was the end. That was the least watched Star Trek show, but certainly the best. And yes this is a debatable point, although even thinking about debating it makes you a nerd. What followed was two bad movies, the end of a bad series in Voyager and the quick start and death of another bad series in Enterprise. The He-Beast that was Producer Rick Berman turned a geek pleasure into a souless monster. I was sad when i saw the last movie. I don't even remember it as i only saw it once. It spit in the face of the fans, something that had been happening for a few years, but on the big screen. It was too much.

I have honestly believed that Star Trek had to die to be reborn. Well i guess i got my wish. And fresh blood is what is needed. I am tired of shoddy productions and bad sets. That is what Nemesis was. Give Star Trek some love. I love special effects as much as the next guy. But Star Trek was best when it was about ideas and characters. I cry every time Spock dies because he was such a perfectly realized character*.

So it is with guarded hope that I follow this and hope that my inner geek will be able to emerge once again. Don't rush this and dont skimp on the production. I swear fans will love you for it.

*If you don't cry when Spock dies you have no soul. Sorry its true.