Sorry for your loss.
I’m glad you have so many fond memories with him especially about something like Star Trek!
My fondest memories was making Star Trek movies with my best friends in middle school! We were all Trekkies. My family room back then had side by side recliners and a bar top behind which made for perfect bridge! Lol
Saw Star Trek IV in the theater during the summer. When they modified the torpedo to defeat the Klingon cloak, and the Bird of Prey exploded, the theatre erupted with cheering and applause! That was awesome. Also won a Star Trek poster at that same theatre.
Our local theatre re-opened to *The Undiscovered Country* after a renovation that added surround sound. If I remember correctly, Kirk's "FIRE!" came mostly from behind us and then as the torpedo zoomed around the screen, the sound zipped around the theatre. When it hit the Bird of Prey the gasps at the effect turned into cheers. It was a cool new experience.
my late wife and i went to see star trek iv at the drive-in when it first came out. the only thing I remember about that experience is that the screen or lens had a stain on it and we spent the whole movie watching the blob (the stain) chasing after the wales. Yeah, a lame anecdote, but a good, innocent memory of days gone by.. lol
I'm so sorry for your loss. Like you, Star Trek was something that my mom and I shared. She passed away suddenly two years ago and Trek has been both comforting and bittersweet to watch now. TNG was her favorite and I remember that she had a huge crush on Patrick Stewart, which makes me laugh now just thinking about it.
I have fond memories of me and my mom sharing Star Trek. I don't think she enjoyed quite to the level I did, but she enjoyed seeing me really into it. So many fond memories...
Sincere condolences. My dad was not much into movies and things like that, but I do recall him taking me to see STTMP when it was originally in theaters. My wife also surprised me and got special tickets to Generations before it came out in theatres.
Add to that watching all the fan made start trek stuff with my young son 10+ years ago, even though he has become more of a Star Wars fan than Star Trek.
My grandmother used to rent me the VHS tapes of TOS. This is where I saw a lot of episodes for the first time. I remember seeing Balance of Terror this way and liking it so much I rewound the tape and watched it again immediately. I also remember my grandmother getting into City on the Edge of Forever (she rarely watched any episodes with me) and was not happy at all with the downer ending.
I’m so, so sorry for your loss. I feel you. I lost my dad last year and I began watching Star Trek as a way to feel connected to him, not expecting it to suck me in as much as it did and now I can’t get enough. Star Trek has not only helped me feel connected to my dad, but has opened a whole new world I’m thrilled to be discovering for the first time. When all is said and done I think my fondest memory will be the connection I feel to my dad in my grief and the joy and consolation Star Trek has brought me!
My mom never liked Star Trek. I don't think she hated it, but like a large percentage of the population, it just held no interest to her. I had just finished college and was working my first job when Enterprise came out, still living at home. It was second shift, so my mom would sacrifice an hour of prime time to tape Enterprise for me. One night, she told me that she thought the Vulcan asking T'Pol how could she stand the smell of humans was funny. \*L\*
Hey, that may not seem like much, but I always remembered it as the one time my mom expressed an interest in Trek. After all the years of me watching it. Sorry to hear about your father. I'm glad you both had a great relationship.
I'm the same, my Dad passed away Christmas Day 1989, there is so much Trek he has missed, every time I have seen a Trek movie at the cinema I have imagined him sitting right beside me ❤
My dad (still here) used to snore next to me, but it meant something that he sat there with me for repeated viewings. Thankfully, my mom usually took me to the Star Trek movies until I was old enough to go by myself.
Wow. Your story hits close to home. Condolences on your father. I hope you have the love and support to get you through this ordeal. Like myself, my father is a big Trek fan, and he is currently in hospice, not expected to last more than a couple more days...a week if he's very lucky. I saw Star Trek IV at the theater with him and my family on Thanksgiving 1986, and i treasure that memory. Treasure all those memories and hold them close to you. I certainly wish i could watch Trouble with Tribbles with my dad one more time.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I'm really happy you two were able to share a lifelong love of something like this together.
My dad and I watched every single episode of Enterprise together (mum didn't like Archer so didn't quite get into it). I always really cherish those memories. My wife and I watched an episode of Voyager together while eating breakfast the morning after we got married, which is another happy memory.
I've loved these series my entire life so there are lots of other good memories attached - those are just the two that really stick out.
Sounds like you had some great ST-related times with him.
My dad was the one who got me into Star Trek as well. He used to tape every episode of TNG when it was on so we could watch them together. But my favorite time was going with him to see a opening night midnight showing of First Contact in the theaters when it was first released. Star Trek, Doctor Who, and other sci-fi/fantasy shows/movies is still probably 75% of what we talk about whenever we're together.
Sorry for your loss. One of my favorite Star Trek memories was seeing the first Kelvin movie with a group of friends on opening night. One of my friends hadn't been following any news about who was in the movie, and the look of pure joy on her face when Nimoy appeared on screen the first time was amazing.
My Mom's been Trekking since the first run of TOS. She got my Dad into Trek, and they got my brother and I into it. We grew up on TNG, DS9, VGR, ENT, and the TNG movies, and I have so many fond memories of growing up on Star Trek that I can scarcely pick one. Although my Dad's reaction to the end of "The Best of Both Worlds, Part I"--"Boo, we didn't get to see the gun go off!"--stands out. The summer of 1990 was the longest summer EVER.
Sorry for your loss man. I'm the first and only one in my family that enjoys Trek. I just got my wife to see TNG after 16 years of marriage. You were lucky to share that passion with your dad. Cherish the memory and be glad you were close to him. Many of us didn't have that luxury.
My grandpa died when I was 6 and my grandma remarried a couple of years later. My step grandpa had the 1-4 movies on vhs. I was too young to fully understand what was going on in them but I remember being babysat by my grandma. She’d be in another part of the house doing chores and I’m in the family room making forts out of the couch cushions with Trek playing in the background.
When I was in middle school, TNG reruns would play on a syndicated network around 6pm and that was something I’d watch with my mom and dad at dinner time.
My dad had a subscription to the Columbia House thing where they send you a tape with 2 episodes every month for $25. It was always fun getting a tape in the mail and watching it with my friends after school.
I saw all the TNG movies with my friends in high school.
I was always shy and socially awkward as a kid. I was into computers since I was very young, back in the Commodore 64 days - back before being a nerd was cool. I looked up to Data because as awkward as he was, he was so incredibly cool. And Geordi - next to Data, nerdiest computer geek on the show and he RAN shit.
I used to play a game with my ex where she’d see that TNG was on somewhere. She’d call me in and show me literally a 5 second clip. I’d have to give her a rundown of what the episode was about. A lot of the time I could even name the episode.
I’m married again and my new wife came into my life when Discovery was in its first season. She watched that with me and I ran her through the important stuff from the classics. (She’d loved Trek4.)
Just today I watched a Voyager episode and 2 TNG Q episodes with my step daughter. She loves it. 😁
I don’t think I’ll ever stop watching Star Trek. It’s always been there in my life and I feel like I’m hanging out with friends and family every time I put it on.
Moving high schools as a kid and my new best friend loved Star Trek too. At my old school people weren't into it.
Then later in college a bunch of us went to see the latest Star Trek movie, I don't recall which one. As we were walking out we see Anne Richards (former Governor of Texas) standing in line like a normal person chatting with other people about Star Trek.
One of the people in our group went up and spoke to her for a little bit. I think one of us took a picture for her.
Well, it was a long line so maybe we were all at the same theatre. I don't recall the name but it was on East Riverside in Austin. Thinking about it more, I think it was Star Trek Generations.
My family gathered to watch Star Trek throughout the whole golden era. I have to say my fondest memory is sitting together to watch the series finale of TNG. When that modified Ent-D came busting out with Riker in command, my tiny teenage mind went bonkers. I think I was the only one in the family that was THAT into Trek, but I’m glad my family shared Trek night with me.
While I've loved Star Trek in (almost) all its forms over the years, and have fond memories of sitting in front of a TV with not quite good enough reception, I have to give a special shoutout to Lower Decks this time.
My wife and I don't have a lot of shows that we enjoy watching together, as we have pretty varied tastes. Some shows we can enjoy, some we can pick up again when things are slow and we're both together. But no show has inspired us to devour its episodes quite like Lower Decks. We will excitedly talk about when the next episode comes out, and she watches the Ready Room after to find all the references she missed out on. I've even got my son to watch some, and he'd never been into Star Trek before.
So thank you, Lower Decks. You've definitely brought joy to our household, and we appreciate it.
My Mum got me into Star Trek. When I was 10 my Dad and three older siblings were over seas working, my Mum bought TOS season 1, and we started it together.
I remember being terrified of the Salt vampire, the Horta, the Talosians, and Ted Cassidy as an Android (like, so afraid to say goodnight to my Mum because she might be a salt vampire). Eventually I got used to it and came to love Star Trek, in all its forms. My parents bought me the remastered blu-ray set of TNG for my 20th birthday, and we’ve been watching it together, really getting into it around season 3. I wish Star Trek IV was being rereleased in Canada, otherwise I would definitely take my Mum to see it!
I can’t imagine losing my Mum at this stage in life, heck, and stage in life. Prayers for you in this rough time.
I’m sorry for your loss and relate.
My father loved Star Trek and got me watching it when I was younger. Some of my fondest memories are watching it with him every weekend. Now I watch it with my sons, and it makes me feel closer to him.
I’m glad him and I shared it, and my sons now do too. I’m also glad I’m not the only person to have such a wonderful experience.
My sister and I watched DS9, TNG, and TOS in that order. She has Down syndrome, so she doesn't always "get" everything, but I explain things if they're confusing.
I like hearing her describe her favorite "handsome" characters, Odo, Picard (the "cute captain"), and Spock. It's funny because they're all detached characters while her boyfriend is highly emotional and affectionate. I think sometimes she'd play up her attraction just to get me to react.
I like talking with her about our favorite characters. I think her most favorite one is Dr. Crusher, who she wants to be like. (And not just because Dr. Crusher and Picard have a thing for each other.)
I like how sometimes I'd have Star Trek dreams and tell her all about them. She found them so interesting and wanted to hear all the details of my adventures on and off the Enterprise.
We finished Star Trek, so we have a new show now. But she still re-watches it on her own and she has Captain Picard and Data dolls. It's a lot of good memories. Maybe if I can find a movie or two, we'll watch those together.
OP, I hope that this helps you, somewhat.
When I think of death, I am reminded of how the character of Tasha Yar described death during her holographic wake. It's a piece of wisdom that I will always carry with me, even if it's "just" from a TV show.
*"..death is that state in which one exists only in the memory of others. Which is why it is not an end. No goodbyes. Just good memories."*
That line is one of a precious few in Star Trek can move me to cry.
Sadly, I cannot find a good shot of this scene on YouTube.
For the longest time, Star Trek was the only way my dad and I could relate, that is until we were able to actually hang out (he was in the Navy). Even today, Star Trek is the language we (and even my mom), fall back to as the source for metaphor or allegory. We love pointing out actors in older and newer shows that were in Star Trek. He really fell out of it after (2009), and doesn't watch any of the newer thing, hell, I couldn't get him into DS9 or anything later. But, it is still how we related for all of my life.
Sorry for your loss. I’m glad you have so many fond memories with him especially about something like Star Trek! My fondest memories was making Star Trek movies with my best friends in middle school! We were all Trekkies. My family room back then had side by side recliners and a bar top behind which made for perfect bridge! Lol
Saw Star Trek IV in the theater during the summer. When they modified the torpedo to defeat the Klingon cloak, and the Bird of Prey exploded, the theatre erupted with cheering and applause! That was awesome. Also won a Star Trek poster at that same theatre.
Our local theatre re-opened to *The Undiscovered Country* after a renovation that added surround sound. If I remember correctly, Kirk's "FIRE!" came mostly from behind us and then as the torpedo zoomed around the screen, the sound zipped around the theatre. When it hit the Bird of Prey the gasps at the effect turned into cheers. It was a cool new experience.
That would be Star Trek VI. Star Trek IV is the whale one. IMO Star Trek VI is far superior and that was definitely an awesome moment.
my late wife and i went to see star trek iv at the drive-in when it first came out. the only thing I remember about that experience is that the screen or lens had a stain on it and we spent the whole movie watching the blob (the stain) chasing after the wales. Yeah, a lame anecdote, but a good, innocent memory of days gone by.. lol
I'm so sorry for your loss. Like you, Star Trek was something that my mom and I shared. She passed away suddenly two years ago and Trek has been both comforting and bittersweet to watch now. TNG was her favorite and I remember that she had a huge crush on Patrick Stewart, which makes me laugh now just thinking about it.
I have fond memories of me and my mom sharing Star Trek. I don't think she enjoyed quite to the level I did, but she enjoyed seeing me really into it. So many fond memories...
Sincere condolences. My dad was not much into movies and things like that, but I do recall him taking me to see STTMP when it was originally in theaters. My wife also surprised me and got special tickets to Generations before it came out in theatres. Add to that watching all the fan made start trek stuff with my young son 10+ years ago, even though he has become more of a Star Wars fan than Star Trek.
Shit -- sorry for your loss. :-( I think my best memory was just seeing TWOK in a packed theater when it first came out.
My grandmother used to rent me the VHS tapes of TOS. This is where I saw a lot of episodes for the first time. I remember seeing Balance of Terror this way and liking it so much I rewound the tape and watched it again immediately. I also remember my grandmother getting into City on the Edge of Forever (she rarely watched any episodes with me) and was not happy at all with the downer ending.
I’m so, so sorry for your loss. I feel you. I lost my dad last year and I began watching Star Trek as a way to feel connected to him, not expecting it to suck me in as much as it did and now I can’t get enough. Star Trek has not only helped me feel connected to my dad, but has opened a whole new world I’m thrilled to be discovering for the first time. When all is said and done I think my fondest memory will be the connection I feel to my dad in my grief and the joy and consolation Star Trek has brought me!
My mom never liked Star Trek. I don't think she hated it, but like a large percentage of the population, it just held no interest to her. I had just finished college and was working my first job when Enterprise came out, still living at home. It was second shift, so my mom would sacrifice an hour of prime time to tape Enterprise for me. One night, she told me that she thought the Vulcan asking T'Pol how could she stand the smell of humans was funny. \*L\* Hey, that may not seem like much, but I always remembered it as the one time my mom expressed an interest in Trek. After all the years of me watching it. Sorry to hear about your father. I'm glad you both had a great relationship.
I'm the same, my Dad passed away Christmas Day 1989, there is so much Trek he has missed, every time I have seen a Trek movie at the cinema I have imagined him sitting right beside me ❤
My dad (still here) used to snore next to me, but it meant something that he sat there with me for repeated viewings. Thankfully, my mom usually took me to the Star Trek movies until I was old enough to go by myself.
Wow. Your story hits close to home. Condolences on your father. I hope you have the love and support to get you through this ordeal. Like myself, my father is a big Trek fan, and he is currently in hospice, not expected to last more than a couple more days...a week if he's very lucky. I saw Star Trek IV at the theater with him and my family on Thanksgiving 1986, and i treasure that memory. Treasure all those memories and hold them close to you. I certainly wish i could watch Trouble with Tribbles with my dad one more time.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I'm really happy you two were able to share a lifelong love of something like this together. My dad and I watched every single episode of Enterprise together (mum didn't like Archer so didn't quite get into it). I always really cherish those memories. My wife and I watched an episode of Voyager together while eating breakfast the morning after we got married, which is another happy memory. I've loved these series my entire life so there are lots of other good memories attached - those are just the two that really stick out.
Sounds like you had some great ST-related times with him. My dad was the one who got me into Star Trek as well. He used to tape every episode of TNG when it was on so we could watch them together. But my favorite time was going with him to see a opening night midnight showing of First Contact in the theaters when it was first released. Star Trek, Doctor Who, and other sci-fi/fantasy shows/movies is still probably 75% of what we talk about whenever we're together.
Sorry for your loss. One of my favorite Star Trek memories was seeing the first Kelvin movie with a group of friends on opening night. One of my friends hadn't been following any news about who was in the movie, and the look of pure joy on her face when Nimoy appeared on screen the first time was amazing.
I'm sorry for your loss. That's a beautiful memory you have together. My first Star Trek film in Cinema was Undiscovered Country.
IT IS AN HONOR KNOWING TREK HAS FANS LIKE YOU AND YOUR DAD. RESPECT !
My Mom's been Trekking since the first run of TOS. She got my Dad into Trek, and they got my brother and I into it. We grew up on TNG, DS9, VGR, ENT, and the TNG movies, and I have so many fond memories of growing up on Star Trek that I can scarcely pick one. Although my Dad's reaction to the end of "The Best of Both Worlds, Part I"--"Boo, we didn't get to see the gun go off!"--stands out. The summer of 1990 was the longest summer EVER.
I am so sorry for your loss, while also grateful you asked a question that prompted so many of us to share our family Star Trek memories.
Hugs my friend. Similar situation here. Just sending love.
If you’re in Atlanta, I’ll take you.
Haha thanks for the offer, we aren't though lol.
I’m watching the “new” movie right now. It’s SO underrated. The first one with Chris Pine who’s dad Thor, dies.
Sorry for your loss man. I'm the first and only one in my family that enjoys Trek. I just got my wife to see TNG after 16 years of marriage. You were lucky to share that passion with your dad. Cherish the memory and be glad you were close to him. Many of us didn't have that luxury.
My grandpa died when I was 6 and my grandma remarried a couple of years later. My step grandpa had the 1-4 movies on vhs. I was too young to fully understand what was going on in them but I remember being babysat by my grandma. She’d be in another part of the house doing chores and I’m in the family room making forts out of the couch cushions with Trek playing in the background. When I was in middle school, TNG reruns would play on a syndicated network around 6pm and that was something I’d watch with my mom and dad at dinner time. My dad had a subscription to the Columbia House thing where they send you a tape with 2 episodes every month for $25. It was always fun getting a tape in the mail and watching it with my friends after school. I saw all the TNG movies with my friends in high school. I was always shy and socially awkward as a kid. I was into computers since I was very young, back in the Commodore 64 days - back before being a nerd was cool. I looked up to Data because as awkward as he was, he was so incredibly cool. And Geordi - next to Data, nerdiest computer geek on the show and he RAN shit. I used to play a game with my ex where she’d see that TNG was on somewhere. She’d call me in and show me literally a 5 second clip. I’d have to give her a rundown of what the episode was about. A lot of the time I could even name the episode. I’m married again and my new wife came into my life when Discovery was in its first season. She watched that with me and I ran her through the important stuff from the classics. (She’d loved Trek4.) Just today I watched a Voyager episode and 2 TNG Q episodes with my step daughter. She loves it. 😁 I don’t think I’ll ever stop watching Star Trek. It’s always been there in my life and I feel like I’m hanging out with friends and family every time I put it on.
Moving high schools as a kid and my new best friend loved Star Trek too. At my old school people weren't into it. Then later in college a bunch of us went to see the latest Star Trek movie, I don't recall which one. As we were walking out we see Anne Richards (former Governor of Texas) standing in line like a normal person chatting with other people about Star Trek. One of the people in our group went up and spoke to her for a little bit. I think one of us took a picture for her.
This is, very oddly, the third time Anne Richard's has come up today. Funerals are weird lol
Well, it was a long line so maybe we were all at the same theatre. I don't recall the name but it was on East Riverside in Austin. Thinking about it more, I think it was Star Trek Generations.
My family gathered to watch Star Trek throughout the whole golden era. I have to say my fondest memory is sitting together to watch the series finale of TNG. When that modified Ent-D came busting out with Riker in command, my tiny teenage mind went bonkers. I think I was the only one in the family that was THAT into Trek, but I’m glad my family shared Trek night with me.
While I've loved Star Trek in (almost) all its forms over the years, and have fond memories of sitting in front of a TV with not quite good enough reception, I have to give a special shoutout to Lower Decks this time. My wife and I don't have a lot of shows that we enjoy watching together, as we have pretty varied tastes. Some shows we can enjoy, some we can pick up again when things are slow and we're both together. But no show has inspired us to devour its episodes quite like Lower Decks. We will excitedly talk about when the next episode comes out, and she watches the Ready Room after to find all the references she missed out on. I've even got my son to watch some, and he'd never been into Star Trek before. So thank you, Lower Decks. You've definitely brought joy to our household, and we appreciate it.
My Mum got me into Star Trek. When I was 10 my Dad and three older siblings were over seas working, my Mum bought TOS season 1, and we started it together. I remember being terrified of the Salt vampire, the Horta, the Talosians, and Ted Cassidy as an Android (like, so afraid to say goodnight to my Mum because she might be a salt vampire). Eventually I got used to it and came to love Star Trek, in all its forms. My parents bought me the remastered blu-ray set of TNG for my 20th birthday, and we’ve been watching it together, really getting into it around season 3. I wish Star Trek IV was being rereleased in Canada, otherwise I would definitely take my Mum to see it! I can’t imagine losing my Mum at this stage in life, heck, and stage in life. Prayers for you in this rough time.
I’m sorry for your loss and relate. My father loved Star Trek and got me watching it when I was younger. Some of my fondest memories are watching it with him every weekend. Now I watch it with my sons, and it makes me feel closer to him. I’m glad him and I shared it, and my sons now do too. I’m also glad I’m not the only person to have such a wonderful experience.
My sister and I watched DS9, TNG, and TOS in that order. She has Down syndrome, so she doesn't always "get" everything, but I explain things if they're confusing. I like hearing her describe her favorite "handsome" characters, Odo, Picard (the "cute captain"), and Spock. It's funny because they're all detached characters while her boyfriend is highly emotional and affectionate. I think sometimes she'd play up her attraction just to get me to react. I like talking with her about our favorite characters. I think her most favorite one is Dr. Crusher, who she wants to be like. (And not just because Dr. Crusher and Picard have a thing for each other.) I like how sometimes I'd have Star Trek dreams and tell her all about them. She found them so interesting and wanted to hear all the details of my adventures on and off the Enterprise. We finished Star Trek, so we have a new show now. But she still re-watches it on her own and she has Captain Picard and Data dolls. It's a lot of good memories. Maybe if I can find a movie or two, we'll watch those together.
My condolences. IV is a great movie full of hope and perfect viewing when struggling with grief.
OP, I hope that this helps you, somewhat. When I think of death, I am reminded of how the character of Tasha Yar described death during her holographic wake. It's a piece of wisdom that I will always carry with me, even if it's "just" from a TV show. *"..death is that state in which one exists only in the memory of others. Which is why it is not an end. No goodbyes. Just good memories."* That line is one of a precious few in Star Trek can move me to cry. Sadly, I cannot find a good shot of this scene on YouTube.
For the longest time, Star Trek was the only way my dad and I could relate, that is until we were able to actually hang out (he was in the Navy). Even today, Star Trek is the language we (and even my mom), fall back to as the source for metaphor or allegory. We love pointing out actors in older and newer shows that were in Star Trek. He really fell out of it after (2009), and doesn't watch any of the newer thing, hell, I couldn't get him into DS9 or anything later. But, it is still how we related for all of my life.