Welcome! I’m Andy, and I’m an unabashed geek. As a child, I was immersed in Star Trek (the original series and movies), lived and breathed Star Wars, and re-read The Lord of the Rings so many times that I could hold a passable conversation in Quenya. Yet despite a childhood surrounded by so much science fiction and fantasy, I managed to miss out on all of the Next Generation-era Star Trek TV series when they were originally aired.
Even if the show does nothing else right, it did come up with a pretty cool-looking starship.
I’m rectifying that now, and I’m blogging my progress. I’ve picked Star Trek: Voyager to watch through over the coming months/years. It’s not considered the strongest of the Trek shows, and I’m sure the going will get pretty tough at points. But the idea behind Voyager has appealed to me from the time I first heard of it, and by Kahless, I’m going to give it a shot.
I hope you’ll join me, and perhaps even watch some of the show alongside me. I’ll write my thoughts and impressions of each episode as I watch; I don’t promise insightful analysis, but I’ll do my best to point out the bad while enjoying the good. I’m no expert on the Next Generation universe, and I’ll no doubt need plenty of correction as I plot along. Wish me luck.
Today is a good day to die.
Jon has been forcing me to watch Voyager over the past couple years (we’re into season 3 now) and I just want to caution you that you may live to regret the decisions like this that you make while in the midst of a prolonged period of sleep deprivation. 🙂 Anyway, I’m looking forward to reading your commentary!
I’m glad to hear you’re watching this too, Kim! I appreciate your caution, and I’ll be honest… I’m a few episodes in, and I’m already getting a pit in my stomach at the prospect that this show might not get any better. However, I am told by some Trekkies I know that Voyager does have some solid moments, and honestly, when I’m bottling our son at 2 in the morning, I’m not very picky about my entertainment viewing. Thanks for reading, and I hope you’ll chime in regularly with your thoughts!