Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteM to Star Trek Social Club@startrek.websiteEnglish · 2 days ago25 Years Ago, A One-of-a-Kind Movie Captured the Hearts of Star Trek Fans Everywherewww.startrek.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-square7uWqKj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoIt made fun of Trek fandom but the fans failed to notice.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoIt’s been on Trek fandom lists of best movies because the fans noticed. Trek fans prior to 2010-ish tended to not take themselves too seriously. They took the show seriously, sure (maybe too seriously) but not themselves.
minus-squareusernamefactory@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoYup. We also laughed at Shatner’s get a life sketch, and dozens of gags from Futurama and Family Guy. The ways humans engage with their personal fascinations are often inherently ridiculous, and everybody ought to be able to laugh at that.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago but the fans failed to notice Why do you think this?
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago It made fun of Trek fandom but the fans agreed and laughed along.
It made fun of Trek fandom but the fans failed to notice.
It’s been on Trek fandom lists of best movies because the fans noticed.
Trek fans prior to 2010-ish tended to not take themselves too seriously. They took the show seriously, sure (maybe too seriously) but not themselves.
Yup. We also laughed at Shatner’s get a life sketch, and dozens of gags from Futurama and Family Guy.
The ways humans engage with their personal fascinations are often inherently ridiculous, and everybody ought to be able to laugh at that.
Why do you think this?