🖖 STAR TREK IS 60 YEARS OLD.
On September 8, 1966, audiences first heard the words that would become one of the most famous introductions in television history: a mission to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one had gone before.
Sixty years later, Star Trek is still here.
And so am I.
In this video, I wanted to do something a little different. Rather than rank the shows, argue about canon, complain about the latest episode, or explain why somebody on the internet is wrong about Star Trek — although don't worry, I'll get back to that soon enough — I wanted to talk about what Star Trek has meant to me personally.
My journey began in the mid-1980s when I stumbled across Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on Showtime. At first, I was a kid who came for the spaceships, explosions, and pew-pews.
But somewhere along the way, Star Trek became something much bigger.
It became a universe I kept returning to through childhood, adulthood, good times, terrible times, and every weird stage of life in between.
Star Trek taught generations of fans to imagine a future where humanity could actually become better — not perfect, but better. A future where curiosity mattered more than fear, cooperation mattered more than tribalism, and our differences weren't weaknesses that needed to be erased.
So for Star Trek's 60th anniversary, this isn't really a review.
It's a thank-you.
Happy 60th anniversary, Star Trek.
Here's to the next 60 years. 🖖
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