No— I was not there at 7:30 p.m. Central Time on Sept. 8, 1966, breathlessly awaiting the premiere of the most adult attempt at episodic, non-anthology science fiction ever on American TV.I was just a kid, you know, and one who didn't control the TV —which was by a rotary knob...that got you to three networks and "NET". But I had heard vaguely about a show with a guy with pointed ears, and it sounded scary. Far scarier than the Lost in Space robot that I loved to imitate on the playground at recess.
No, it took my ninth grade science teacher to "shame" me into watching Trek reruns, finally.
But it IS official Star Trek "Birth" Day today (even though, as I always point out, you can make a case for marking it from some date in 1964 related to "The Cage" as first pilot—a subject coming up in a big feature I just did for the next official Star Trek magazine from Titan, Issue 51.)
So, amid all the cool documents coming out for the 9-8-66 anniversary—I loved seeing this one, thanks to theinvisibleagent.wordpress.com—and I'll just celebrate with it.
Look below that for a little personal add-on: the re-run of my first-ever Star Trek T-shirt, made with a Lincoln Enterprises iron-on scene!
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Had to double-post, can't edit typos. So:
I always thought the real birthday of Star Trek should be considered some date in 1964, too, for the very same reason!
In any case, this is the official birthday, so Happy Birthday to our favorite show(s) of all time, our beloved Star Trek!
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