1. Who are you? What are you looking for in this community? I'm LJC, and I've been a geeky Trek fangirl since my teens, tho the new film has reawakened my love for TOS. Before I went to go see the movie, I re-read some of my fave tie-ins (Vulcan's Glory, Strangers From The Sky) and now I've been combing through second-hand bookstores, re-purchasing books I'd given away over the last 5 years, desperate to re-read! As for what I'm looking for, just enjoying talking about my fave novels and characters with other fans.
2. How long have you been a Star Trek fan? How did you first become one? How would you describe your previous involvement with the fandom? I was 14 when TNG premiered, and it led to me mainlining all fo TOS on pro VHS. A school friend loaned me his copies of Diane Duane and Jean Lorrah's TOS novels, and addicted me straight off. I never write fanfic before VOY, tho. AOS has totally obsessed me for the last 3 weeks, adn I can't remember the last time I've written so much in such a short time. Probably Doctor Who, which is anotehr reboot fandom that had me returning to a childhood fave with new eyes.
3. What do you consider part of your personal canon? What's your personal fanon? Vulcan's Glory is a huge influence on the Pike and Number One and Scotty who live in my head.
4. For you, what is the most essential thing about Star Trek that makes it Star Trek to you? Probably the spirit of hope that infuses it. That as fucked up as humans are, we'll survive into the future and always strive to be better, and to keep learning new things.
5. If you could rec us only one book/episode/comic/movie, which would it be? Vulcan's Glory by Dotothy Fontana is one of my all-time faves, for characters you rarely ever see in TOS novels.
6. Link us to a fic, website, discussion post, or community - yours, or someone else's - that we should all check out. The Pike/Number One Masterlist is where I've been keeping track of all the TOS and AOS Pike & Number One fan fiction and licensed tie-ins I have been able to find. if anyone loevs them as much as I do, then there's laods mroe to read on there! Plus I'm trying to keep it updated as I find new things.
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I'm LJC, and I've been a geeky Trek fangirl since my teens, tho the new film has reawakened my love for TOS. Before I went to go see the movie, I re-read some of my fave tie-ins (Vulcan's Glory, Strangers From The Sky) and now I've been combing through second-hand bookstores, re-purchasing books I'd given away over the last 5 years, desperate to re-read! As for what I'm looking for, just enjoying talking about my fave novels and characters with other fans.
2. How long have you been a Star Trek fan? How did you first become one? How would you describe your previous involvement with the fandom?
I was 14 when TNG premiered, and it led to me mainlining all fo TOS on pro VHS. A school friend loaned me his copies of Diane Duane and Jean Lorrah's TOS novels, and addicted me straight off. I never write fanfic before VOY, tho. AOS has totally obsessed me for the last 3 weeks, adn I can't remember the last time I've written so much in such a short time. Probably Doctor Who, which is anotehr reboot fandom that had me returning to a childhood fave with new eyes.
3. What do you consider part of your personal canon? What's your personal fanon?
Vulcan's Glory is a huge influence on the Pike and Number One and Scotty who live in my head.
4. For you, what is the most essential thing about Star Trek that makes it Star Trek to you?
Probably the spirit of hope that infuses it. That as fucked up as humans are, we'll survive into the future and always strive to be better, and to keep learning new things.
5. If you could rec us only one book/episode/comic/movie, which would it be?
Vulcan's Glory by Dotothy Fontana is one of my all-time faves, for characters you rarely ever see in TOS novels.
6. Link us to a fic, website, discussion post, or community - yours, or someone else's - that we should all check out.
The Pike/Number One Masterlist is where I've been keeping track of all the TOS and AOS Pike & Number One fan fiction and licensed tie-ins I have been able to find. if anyone loevs them as much as I do, then there's laods mroe to read on there! Plus I'm trying to keep it updated as I find new things.