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"Trekkie", originally intended only to describe enthusiasts of Star Trek, has sometimes been used to refer to any obsessed fan.^[2] The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series. ...

Origins

In the late 1960s, science fiction editor Art Saha applied the term "trekkies" when he saw a few fans of the first season of Star Trek wearing pointy ears at a science convention. He used the term in an interview with Pete Hamill that Hamill was conducting for TV Guide concerning the phenomenon of science fiction. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Pete Hamill Pete Hamill (born 1935) is a prominent American journalist, novelist, and short story writer. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ...

When the media picked up on the word "Trekkies", some fans thought the term sounded too much like "Crazies".^{[citation needed]} Self-identification as a "Trekkie" became even less popular in the late 1980s after a famous national television parody (see Parodies below); several self-described "Trekkers" were quoted as saying they "had a life" (contrasting themselves from "Trekkies"). It has been adopted by many ski groups around the world, in particular the Cardiff Medic Snowriders. The 'finger formation' is now their 'ski trip leagues' favourite hand gesture. The 1980s refers to the period where corey sucks peters and has a not little to look at his little penis of and between 1980 and 1989. ... Trekkie (or Trekker) is a term that in recent decades has been used to describe a fan of the Star Trek science fiction franchise. ...

Trekkie vs. Trekker

Some Star Trek enthusiasts prefer the term "Trekkie", while some others self-identify as "Trekker". The Trekkie vs. Trekker debate may mirror the Sci-Fi vs SF debate. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

In the 1991 TV show "Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special", Leonard Nimoy attempts to settle the issue by stating that the term 'Trekker' is the correct one.

Connotations

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Some Trekkies hold that a "Trekker" is a "Trekkie" who is embarrassed of being a "Trekkie". A Trekkie is considered to be someone stupid and embarrassing to intelligent and serious Trekkers. The classic stereotype is a clueless Trekkie walking around wearing rubber Spock ears and being held up to public ridicule for his obsession. "Trekker" is usually used as a term for the dedicated Star Trek fan with considerable knowledge of the show. Image File history File links Circle-question-red. ...

The term "Trekkie" is sometimes considered derogatory, perhaps because of a perceived parallel to the terms "groupie" or "Hippie". A groupie is a person who, while he/she may be a fan at some level, seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with, a famous person. ... Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia A hippie (sometimes spelled hippy) is a member of a specific subculture (often described as a counterculture), that began in the United States in the 1960s, spread to other countries, and declined in the mid-1970s. ...

Some avoid the disagreement by referring to themselves as just "Star Trek fans", or among themselves, as just "fans".

Activities

The Original Series Trekkies at BayCon 2003

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Many Trekkies are perceived to believe, that Star Trek is infallible and may be able to conjure up explanations for any plot holes which occur in the series. Trekkies also often own memorabilia such as replica props or blueprints and (pseudo-)technical manuals from the shows.

There are many Star Trek fan clubs, among the largest currently being STARFLEET International and the International Federation of Trekkers. STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. ...

There is a persistent stereotype that amongst Trekkies there are many speakers of the constructed Klingon language. The reality is less clear-cut, as some of its most fluent speakers are more language aficionados than people obsessed with Star Trek. Most Trekkies have no more than a basic vocabulary of Klingon, perhaps consisting of a few common words heard innumerable times over the series, while not having much knowledge of Klingon's syntax or precise phonetics. The Klingon language (tlhIngan Hol in Klingon) is the constructed language spoken by Klingons in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... For other uses, see Syntax (disambiguation). ... Phonetics (from the Greek word φωνή, phone meaning sound, voice) is the study of the sounds of human speech. ...

Trekkie in the news

During the 1996 Whitewater controversy, a bookbindery employee named Barbara Adams served as an alternate juror. During the trial Adams wore a Star Trek-inspired black and red Starfleet Command division uniform, including a badge, a phaser, and a tricorder.^[3] 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Whitewater Controversy (also called the Whitewater scandal or simply Whitewater) was an American political controversy concerning the real estate dealings of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates in the Whitewater Development Agency during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Starfleet Command symbol In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, a phaser is a beam (or directed-energy) weapon most commonly used by the Federation Starfleet. ... Tricorders (TNG era) In the Star Trek universe, the tricorder is a handheld device used for scanning an area, interpreting and displaying data from scans to the user, and recording information to isolinear chips. ...

Adams was dismissed from the trial for conducting a sidewalk interview with the television program American Journal.^[3] The major news media reported that she was dropped for wearing her Star Trek uniform to the trial. Adams noted she was dropped because she talked to a reporter of "America Journal" about her Trek uniform and not anything about the trial.^[4] Although, nothing was deemed as a trial enclosure violation, still the rules were any juror was not to talk to the press in any form.

Adams stated the judge at the trial was supportive of her. She said she believed in the principles expressed in Star Trek and found it an alternative to "mindless television" because it promotes tolerance, peace, and faith in mankind.^[3]

She subsequently appeared in the documentaries Trekkies and Trekkies 2. Trekkies is a 1997 documentary film directed by Roger Nygard about the devoted fans of Gene Roddenberrys series Star Trek. ... In 2003, a sequel to Trekkies was launched, titled Trekkies 2. ...

Parodies

Trekkies have been parodied in several films, notably Galaxy Quest. Galaxy Quest is a 1999 film written by Robert Gordon and David Howard and directed by Dean Parisot, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell, and Tony Shalhoub. ...

In 1986 William Shatner performed in a famous sketch on Saturday Night Live. He played himself at a Star Trek convention at which he told the Trekkies to "get a life". "For God's sake," Shatner elaborated, "it's just a TV show!". At one point, he asked Jon Lovitz' Trekkie character, whom he assumed to be almost 30 years old, if he had ever kissed a girl, to which the character sadly hung his head.^[5] 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Shatner (born on March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor who gained fame for his starring role as Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957 in Tarzana, California) is an American actor and comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and for his show The Critic. ...

There was once a pitch for a reality TV show featuring a group of "die-hard" Trekkies and one "normal" person, though it remains to be seen if such a series will be aired. Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ...

One episode of Futurama called "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" was dedicated to parodying Trekkies by envisioning a scenario whereby a "space energy being" named "Melllvar" forces the original cast to endure a Star Trek convention for all eternity, much to the disgust of the cast. Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox network, and will resume airing in 2008 on Comedy Central. ... Where No Fan Has Gone Before is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the animated series Futurama. ...

Free Enterprise chronicles the lives of two men who grew up worshipping Star Trek and emulating Captain Kirk. Most of the movie centers on William Shatner, playing a parody of himself, and how the characters wrestle with their relationships to Star Trek. Free Enterprise is a 1998 comedy/romance movie featuring William Shatner, directed by Robert Meyer Burnett and written by Mark A. Altman and Robert Meyer Burnett. ...

Robot Chicken featured a skit involving a science fiction convention and an encounter between Trekkies and Warsies, which resulted in an all-out riot when a Warsie suggested that William Shatner would not play James Kirk in an upcoming Enterprise episode. Robot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created by Stoop!d Monkey and Sony Pictures Digital and produced by ShadowMachine Films, currently airing in the US as a part of Cartoon Networks Adult Swim line-up, in Britain as part of the Bravos Adult Swim... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...

The Broadway musical Avenue Q partially parodies Trekkies through the inclusion of a character named, appropriately enough, Trekkie Monster. Avenue Q is a great showBroadway musical, which was originally conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. ... Trekkie Monster Trekkie Monster is a character in the Broadway musical Avenue Q. He lives in a second floor apartment in a building on Avenue Q, which is a run-down street situated somewhere way out in Brooklyn or Queens in New York City. ...

A Trekkie features in one episode of the television show The West Wing, during which Josh Lyman confronts the temporary employee over her display of a Star Trek pin in the White House. The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast from 1999 to 2006. ... Joshua Josh Lyman is a fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing. ...

Well-known Trekkies/Trekkers

• Lewis "Scooter" Libby Yale classmade Donald Hindle said Libby had the "decidedly nonpolitical talent" of remembering all 79 Star Trek episodes and "knew all the titles, too."^[6]

• Oregon Congressional Representative David Wu delivered a heavily Trek-infused speech to the House of Representatives on January 10, 2007.^[7]

• Abdullah II of Jordan is a Star Trek fan, and appeared in an episode of Star Trek Voyager.[1]

• Matt Stone and Trey Parker are Star Trek fans and have put many references to the franchise in South Park

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References and footnotes

1. ^ The word "trekkie" is found in the Concise Oxford Dictionary.
2. ^ There is a character in the hit Broadway musical Avenue Q named Trekkie Monster who is obsessed, not with Star Trek, but with internet porn.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Judge Beams Trekkie Juror from Whitewater case", a CNN story from March 14, 1996
4. ^ Interview with Mike Jerrick on Sci-Fi Channel's information fandom news series Sci-Fi Buzz
5. ^ You could see the sketch on YouTube
6. ^ http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/17/america/web.0117libby.php
7. ^ http://temp.tehsuck.net/index.php?p=-6561071632411148077