When it comes to certain things I can be an uber-dork. I know the stories behind almost every song by The Beatles. I own all the Simpsons DVD's that have come out. I have in my possession somewhere along the lines of 30 or 40 pounds of comics. I have had an argument about who would win in a race The Flash or Superman (FYI it would be The Flash). This is not bragging in anyway, I am simply trying to offer these examples as a sort of dork gauge if you will. You see while I do have some nerd like qualities there are some things that fall beyond the realm of sheer and utter dorkery even for me...the guy who has an extensive Incredible Hulk collection (including Incredible Hulk bubble bath).In this realm lies things like Magic Cards, D&D, and WoW. I have tried all of these things at least once and I'm sorry, but it's just too geeky for me (though now that I think about it perhaps I have some sort of unconscious aversion to fantasy role playing type games). The thing that surprises most people however is my indifference to Star Trek. Most people simply assume that since I worked at a comic store for a few years and that I like some nerdy things that I am a Star Trek fan...but I'm not. I don't like it really at all.
Which is weird because since the movie has come out EVERYONE has gone to see it...and I mean EVERYONE (my girlfriend even saw it and liked it). And I have been bombarded with the inevitable question of, "Did you see the new Star Trek movie"? To which my response has been, "No, I don't really like Star Trek". Which then leads to a confused blank stare, which leads me to have to justify my disinterest.
Don't get me wrong I have tried to get into Star Trek. I've watched a few episodes from almost every series and seen almost all of the movies (even the one with the whales), but for some reason or another I just can't get into it at all. The cheesy acting of the original, the boring-is-anything-going-to-happen-at-all of Next Generation, the movies that were OK but nothing phenomenal. Even when I saw the trailer for the new one with CG monsters, JJ Abrams and explosions (and I love me some 'splosions!) I was just sort of...meh!
So there you go for some reason me and Star Trek don't click. Maybe, just maybe, I'm not as big of a nerd as I originally thought I was...
-Astroboy
