ITT, we talk about anyone we've ever met from Star Trek

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

I met James Doohan at a Star Trek convention in Rochester, NY when I was 17. He was a great dude, got to say hello and shake his hand and tell him he was an inspiration. He was an inspiration for all the times I tried to imitate a Scottish accent, not really the engineering as such.

As I think nobody else on this BBS has met someone in Star Trek, and certainly not recently, this thread will probably die a quick, sad, lonely death. :(

Boy, I... I wish things were different. :( :(

[RealNC]

I'd love to meet Brent Spiner. My favorite Star Trek actor.

[gsdgsd]

As I think nobody else on this BBS has met someone in Star Trek, and certainly not recently, this thread will probably die a quick, sad, lonely death. :(

Well my gosh, it's funny that you should mention this! I recently met George Takei, when he dropped by my workplace. We were introduced, we shook hands, he was very genial. He didn't say it, but I got the sense that he was thinking "this fellow would have fit right in on the Enterprise."

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My wife has met virtually all of them.

I have met none.

So between us, we got the whole franchise covered.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

As I think nobody else on this BBS has met someone in Star Trek, and certainly not recently, this thread will probably die a quick, sad, lonely death. :(

Well my gosh, it's funny that you should mention this! I recently met George Takei, when he dropped by my workplace. We were introduced, we shook hands, he was very genial. He didn't say it, but I got the sense that he was thinking "this fellow would have fit right in on the Enterprise."

Awesome. I saw this on Facebook, and I wanted to talk to you about it, but I didn't know if that would be acceptable or not.

Did he have the hands of a helmsman, Greg? I feel he would have helmsman's hands. Together, we know what a good handshake feels like from Scotty and Sulu, who teamed up in the one episode where they got kidnapped and Kirk almost had to punch a cat in the face.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

My wife has met virtually all of them.

I have met none.

So between us, we got the whole franchise covered.

Come on. Not a SINGLE one, Ben? If you had to meet one for cocktails and forced conversation, who would you pick?

[gsdgsd]

Did he have the hands of a helmsman, Greg? I feel he would have helmsman's hands. Together, we know what a good handshake feels like from Scotty and Sulu, who teamed up in the one episode where they got kidnapped and Kirk almost had to punch a cat in the face.

Small hands -- he was much smaller than me -- but a firm handshake. I've never shaken the hands of a helmsman, but I think it would be similar.

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My wife has met virtually all of them.

I have met none.

So between us, we got the whole franchise covered.

Come on. Not a SINGLE one, Ben? If you had to meet one for cocktails and forced conversation, who would you pick?

I don't want to bother them, they get enough of that.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

I'm gonna mark you down for Picard, with the understanding that you'd only talk about his new show.

[Flack]

I've met five people who were in Star Wars and none who were in Star Trek. Also, all the people I met who were in Star Wars wore masks, so it's entirely possible I have simply met five scam artists.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Wait, Flack, who have ya met who were in Star Wars?

My guesses are gonna be:

Kenny Baker
The Guy Who Played Greedo
David Prowse
The Guy Who Played Hammerhead
Natalie Portman

[Flack]

Kenny Baker (R2-D2)
Anthony Daniels (C-3P0)
Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett)
David Prowse (Darth Vader)
Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)

Baker, Prowse, and Mayhew are now dead.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

I got 2 out of the 5 right! THe curse now shifts to me! Don't die, me!!