- "The good of the many outweigh the good of the few - or the one." - Spock
- "Don't try to be a great man, just be a man. Let history make it's own judgements." -Riker
- "As I experience certain sensory input patterns, my mental pathways become accustomed to them. The inputs eventually are anticipated and even 'missed' when absent." -Data (description of friendship)
- "I have been, and ever shall be, your friend. Live long, and prosper." - Spock
- "Live long, and prosper, Spock." - T'pau "I will do neither. I have killed my captain - and my friend." -Spock
- "Ston, she is yours. You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting. This is not logical, but it is often true." - Spock
- "There are FOUR LIGHTS!" -- Picard
- "We do exactly what we would do if this Q never existed. If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for who we really are" -- Captain Picard
- "Seize the time, Meribor. Live now; make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again" -- Picard
- "It is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." --Capt. Picard
For a show that was originally canceled at season three - almost at season two -, that was not well like, and received horrible reviews, its still one that's survived for decades after; something many have never done.
The reason Star Trek was so well loved and continues to be so today is because when Gene Roddenberry created it, he didn't just make it for entertainment. He made it as a way to give hope for the future. After all, it came out during the sixties - during Vietnam. That wasn't exactly a happy time. Star Trek was the first show of that time to portray the future where not only did we survive, but we were doing well. It was the first show in a while to say, "Yeah, we're not the greatest of people, our world's a mess, many humans hostile and cruel, but we will not always be this way."
I can't remember what season it was or even what the letter really said, but once Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) got a letter from a fan who was a police officer. He said that sometimes he would come home from work and wonder what would happen to the human race. With all the violence and murders and terrors and all around horribleness that he saw every day, he saw no way that we could ever be better then it. He said that after one day of work, coming home particularly depressed, he happened to turn Star Trek on and he was hit by it. Portraying a good and better human race who had gone beyond what we are now - who had in essence, improved.
This probably sounds ridiculous and silly seeing as you all know that I'm a full out Treckie. You probably just figure I'm saying this and I see this because I love it so much. That may be true. I know if I was reading someone go on about a show like this, I'd just roll my eyes and move on. If your doing this, I really don't mind. :)
Although sci-fi may not be the best loved genre and many probably despise the mere mention of it. I know that we can't hardly watch Star Trek at all in my house unless my sisters are gone. :) But still, although when it comes down to it, Star Trek is just a show, there is still something special about it. The Star Trek legacy is something that will hopefully live on forever, whether it be in Star Trek or not. This world may be pretty crummy right now, but there is always hope for the future.
