>Atheism is (in BobCatholic's terminology) the Ultimate 'Mirror' Worship!
I believe that satanism is the ultimate mirror worship.
Satan is the ultimate mirror worshipper. They're worshipping the one worshipping the mirror!

Star Trek stinks.
Go Firefly!

Some quotes from the original (and to my mind, the only) Star Trek series:
"Mankind has no need for gods. We find The One quite adequate."
"The idea of male and female are universal constants."
"Love sometimes expresses itself in sacrifice."
And, oh yes, my favorite profundity of all:
"No more blah, blah, blah!"

Esau,
Check the link I just posted. These are all-new digital effects, which include new exterior shots of the Enterprise and other starships.

Remastered Star Trek Episodes information
Trying one more time.

Be advised that the "remastered" episodes include some new digital effects.
But didn't they do that a long time ago?
I remember the episodes I saw were the ones that were advertised as "Polaroid-remastered" or something like that.
Anyway, I remember "Polaroid" in the commercial. "Brought to you in Polaroid blah blah blah".

Ack, the link didn't post properly.
Information on remastered TOS episodes
Hopefully putting this text below the link will make it work.

Just in case there are some TOS purists lurking about...
Be advised that the "remastered" episodes include some new digital effects. But, be assured that they didn't mess with the look of the interior of the Enterprise.

Edward:
THANKS FOR THE INFO!
I guess this provides, yet, another reason why the ORIGINAL is better than the subsequent IMITATIONS (as bill912 puts it)!

And by the way, Jimmy did a previous post on the subject of religion in Star Trek.

That episode is "Bread and Circuses" - and it's one of the episodes on the schedule for the "remastered" Original Series that is now airing in syndication. It will air the weekend of June 2nd; check your local listings.
Here's the full schedule. ;-)

Thanks bill912!
Holy Cow! You actually remember the entire line?
Great memory!

Uhura: "It's not the sun up in the sky. It's the Son of God!"

Of course Star Trek itself (at least Next Generation on) is athiest, modernist, progressive, socialist, etc. and filled with ugly modern aesthetics. Not qualities I like.
J.R. Stoodley:
I believe there were actually CHRISTIAN themes evident in the ORIGINAL Star Trek series.
If someone more knowledgeable than I (preferably, an avid TOS fan) can help me out (haven't seen TOS in ages), I seem to recall an episode where at the end of it, Uhura mentioned to Kirk and Spock that it wasn't the SUN that the people were referring to, but THE SON (which, I take it, to mean JESUS).
I believe that's what struck Spock as being so weird at the beginning of the episode since he couldn't recall a people of that particular period (time, place, whatever) ever having been Sun-Worshippers; yet, all this time, it wasn't the SUN these people were worshipping, but THE SON.

StubbleSpark: re: Judd Nelson: waaay ahead of you there, buddy.

Not only did I dislike Crusher the younger, but I also despised Crusher the elder. But for the sake of my soul, I will not go into the reasons why.
Oh man, Stubblespark! You can't just drop a bomb like that and then walk away without explanation. I mean, well, I guess you can, but ....
But now I REALLY frikkin' wanna know!

Not only did I dislike Crusher the younger, but I also despised Crusher the elder. But for the sake of my soul, I will not go into the reasons why.
But I see that many of you have let your hate rule your mind ((Vader breath)). Good. Good. Now I want you to unleash the full force of your hate on Judd Nelson.
Because it is HIS fault Optimus Prime is dead!

Not even the great Ronald D Moore (who has more in common with Mozart than Wesley Crusher) could write a good Crusher episode -- he wrote the send-off with the Traveller one. Unfortunately, for some inexplicable reason, Wes makes a cameo in Nemesis. Way to kill a franchise, guys. If God smiles on us, Star Trek XI will kick-start it up again.

Maureen,
My mistake there. A couple years ago someone told me he had died. I must have misunderstood them to mean this had just happened, instead of a decade earlier.

I don't understand why so many Next Generation Trekkies found/find the Wesley Crusher character so annoying. I watched STNG faithfully during its run, and I was pretty indifferent about Wesley. There was nothing annoying or offensive about him at any rate.
1) He was a kid 2) he saved the day a few too many times 3) overpowered 4) he was a kid.
I never had a problem-- I quickly identified him as a future-geek, a bit like me, but without much knowledge of how much he was annoying some folks. He did get a bit annoying later, I think they were trying to make him appeal to kids.
(I was born in 1983, so keep in mind my youth for these views!)
I notice the same folks who hate Crusher also tend to hate the technobable solutions. (when they're pulled off well, I like them) They also tend to like Q. I despise that creature. (outstanding acting!)

Gene Roddenberry died in 1991. His son Eugene Roddenberry is still out and about.

Of course Star Trek itself (at least Next Generation on) is athiest, modernist, progressive, socialist, etc. and filled with ugly modern aesthetics. Not qualities I like.
In general science fiction has these qualities, and it often presents such a glorious picture of what human technology will become in the next centuries, which could be a dangerous assumption. In particular I think of those who put off trying to solve environmental or sustainability problems because they are confident future generations will just invent something or other to fix everything. For example when oil runs out we'll just invent something to replace it. As soil erodes we'll just keep inventing ways to produce more food from less soil or to switch entirely to hydroponics. In fact it is not at all certain we will be able to do any of this.

"Old sci-fi television producer portrays himself as a genius kid so far ahead of the rest of his species. Nice."
I'm gonna get a t-shirt with that on it (if it's not copyrighted.)

I thought Roddenberry only recently died, long after STNG went of the air.
The annoying thing about Wesley is that he is this genius kid who in the end becomes more or less superhuman (I forget exactly what it was) but was supposed to represent Roddenberry himself. Old sci-fi television producer portrays himself as a genius kid so far ahead of the rest of his species. Nice.

"When 'Star Trek: The Next Imitation" came on the air, I wanted desperately to like it, but found myself laughing at things that were supposed to be serious (Q, Riker, the Denise Crosby character, the 'messages'."
The series got better as time went on, but yeah, it started out pretty badly. The problem is that Gene Roddenberry conceived of STNG as the Star Trek he really always wanted to make but was never allowed to. Well, we found out in that first series or so just how much of a blessing it was that Roddenberry didn't get a chance to do Star Trek the way he really wanted it to be.
Then he died, God rest his soul, and the series started getting a lot better . . . .

I don't understand why so many Next Generation Trekkies found/find the Wesley Crusher character so annoying. I watched STNG faithfully during its run, and I was pretty indifferent about Wesley. There was nothing annoying or offensive about him at any rate.

Ku-ku-kachoo

We are not! Preciousssss!!
No -- I'm the Walrus!
(ooopsss... wrong movie)

John's JA Personality Cult MEMBERSHIP REVOKED!

John,
We are not! Preciousssss!!

This proves that Esau and David B. are one and the same!

Correction! John (the VII/pope hater) is the alias of Esau! It's all a ruse!
John jtnova@optline.net is NONE OTHER THAN...
... Karl Keating!

"Yeah, right! ;^)"
Yawole!

Deanna Troi is a cylon
Hey, I was going to say that!!!
(OR MAYBE I just did!)
...cue in creepy Twilight Zone Music...

Correction! John (the VII/pope hater) is the alias of Esau! It's all a ruse! Unless John can prove to me that he's not Esau (or at least Esau's lemming), I will not believe otherwise!

Yeah, right! ;^)

Deanna Troi is a cylon!

Come off it, Esau! Everybody knows that you worship yourself under the alias of David B.! (wait a minute...)

I'm sensing feelings of hostility and disgust from him captain, but it's not entirely clear. I can't be sure, it could just be gas.
Thanks, BillyHW.

Atheism is (in BobCatholic's terminology) the Ultimate 'Mirror' Worship!
If they're actually running for Best Religious Blog, I'm surprised Satanist blogs aren't as well (that is, if there are such in existence).

I get this from BillyHW -- The actress playing Troi overacted in the earlier episodes I watched of STNG to such a degree, it went pass annoying to intolerable on many occasions.
I'm sensing feelings of hostility and disgust from him captain, but it's not entirely clear. I can't be sure, it could just be gas.

RTD is the initials of the current producer, script editor, and lead writer of Doctor Who: Russell T Davies, hence RTD for short. We Doctor Who fans are used to such abbreviations after the John-Nathan Turner years, calling him JNT for short.
Appreciate the Info!
Actually, I used to watch Doctor Who when it used to be shown on PBS, in all its stage-like setting.

Yes, vote for Jimmy!
http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/categories/14
OR
Click HERE to see the category of “Best Religion Blog”
However, vote for all the Catholic blogs on that first page!
I want to see that atheist blown out of the running.

>The odd thing is that an anti-religion blog of an atheist organization is near the top of that category (and actually started out in first place).
Well, atheism IS a religion, no matter how much they want to deny it.

The 11th Star Trek feature film is in development, with J.J. Abrams (of Lost and Alias fame) set to direct and co-produce. Shooting is supposed to take place later this year, and as of this moment the theatrical release is scheduled for Christmas Day 2008.
A good site for updates on the film is TrekMovie.com.

Anyone know whether the next installment of the star trek genre is in the planning stages, or is star trek officially dead? The next, next generation?

American Sci-Fi is too much about the effects
AMEN to that, Anon!
By the way, what's RTD?

Lucky Jim,
Ya know, You need to save us from our own hero-worship of Jimmy Akin. 'cause everybudy knows that we hang on his every word, bow before his every thought, eat as he does, watch what he watchs, sleep with his picture under our pillows (I've got the eye-exam photo), and stamp his opinions and advice on our foreheads. Save us, O sage blogger!

Lucky Jim,
Next time you go to the doctor, I'll invite myself in to prescribe what I, self-annointed doctor of the world, think you should be taking.
Puuuleeeeze!

But wasn't "Q" supposed to be funny?