Review of Trekkies (1997) by John K — 18 Mar 2012

I think this film did its best to be fair towards the fans, and the word "educated" came up a lot. However, it was still uncomfortable viewing, i.e. it made me cringe. Also, I'd already heard most of the trivia points elsewhere.

Lots of people would consider me to be an obsessive fan, since I've bought several Star Trek books/DVDs, but I don't go around in uniform. I understand the point about sports fans wearing replica shirts, but I think the equivalent would be a Star Trek T-shirt.

If Starfleet really existed then I don't think they'd want random people walking around and calling themselves "Captain Fred of the Starship Bloggs". Maybe there's a fine line between tribute and delusion? Still, they're not hurting anyone.

I think that Kate Mulgrew made the most interesting point, talking about the "Trekkies/Trekkers" terminology: I'd always thought that "Trekkers" was a poor name because we're not actually astronauts, but she said that some viewers are actively involved in the story rather than sitting back passively.