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So this just happened on my dash…

Sometimes, I think Tumblr has a secret staffer troll who arranges for stuff like this to happen.

This is perhaps *THE* scene that cemented me as a Trekkie.  I was only ankle-deep into Trek when I saw “First Contact” on opening weekend in the theater.  I had not even seen much of TNG or even “The Best of Both Worlds” yet. 

I can still remember though returning from the restroom and standing in the back of the theater, watching this confrontation between Worf and Picard, and being in awe of it and the scene that followed.  Much later I realized how much of an insult calling Worf a coward was, especially coming from Picard.  At the time though, it was just the performance of the actors and the way you really believe Worf is barely holding himself back from truly ripping Picard apart that ended any choice I had in the matter of whether or not I was a Trekkie.

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One of my favorite behind the scenes photos.  Picard and Riker (Stewart & Frakes) behind the scenes during season 1 on the Paramount lot.

Captain James T. Kirk & Captain Jean-Luc Picard on horseback buddy shot autograph, signed by Bill Shatner and Patrick Stewart.

I had to do this one first.  The big deal highly-coveted 5 captain’s of Star Trek buddy shot.  Courtesy of the first ever five captain’s convention right here in Philly (screw you, London!  You’re second, haha!).

Actually had Patrick Stewart sign it a month earlier at another convention he came to here in Philly, because he didn’t decide to attend (and thus make it the first 5 captain’s show ever) until just 2 weeks before hand.  LOL.

The Cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” - Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Wil Wheaton, Denise Crosby.

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Mmm… yummy!

Official Franklin Mint Limited Edition Ship’s Dedication Plaque for the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D signed by Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Levar Burton this past Saturday, May 5th.

Apparently, Frakes has somehow never seen this before (outside of the real ones on set) as he was quite curious about it’s origins.

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Behind the scenes of “Star Trek: First Contact”

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The single greatest cliffhanger of all time.

Try to imagine it.  It’s the spring of 1990, and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” has been on the air for three seasons - and is about to break the Original Series’ record by having a fourth season.

Denise Crosby (Lt. Tasha Yar) left the show before the first season was over.  Gates McFadden was summarily fired and replaced for season two, only to return in season three at the insistence of Patrick Stewart.  So change had always been a possibility.

There was no internet.  Which meant no spoilers like we now know them.  No set reports.  No speculation amongst the fans outside of conventions or groups of friends.  Which meant no way to cope with the anxiety, no bulletin boards to post “AHHH!  WTF?” on while you waited.

We may know now how it all turned out, but back then?  I’ve got friends who where trekkies in the day, and the summer of 1990 was full of anxiety!

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