You are not a Star Trek fan in Long Beach if you don’t go see the Star Trek Tour at the Queen Mary!
I went with my two friends Claudia and Jordan, both trekies and had a blast. OK, just to get it out of the way, $15 to park is steep. And also, when you are the check out lines for your pictures, they make you stay in one line to see the pictures, in another to pay and yet another wait to pick up the pictures. That is a buzz kill. Nonetheless, it’s Star Trek.
I got to talk, albeit briefly to Robert Picardo, the Doctor in the Voyager series. It was interesting to have his point of view and I got a signed picture from him. I am currently watching the series over and at the part where his role really takes off. I find he went further than Data did in their quest to become more human. The Doctor went from an ill-mannered Doctor to almost human. I told him I am starting to love the series a lot as I watch it over. He said it was interesting because most people like The Next Generation better. Yes, TNG was good but a Klingon on the bridge was a little too weird for me. Then again, I was raised on the original series.
I find that Voyager doesn’t get the credit it deserves. The ship is a logical evolution of technology interfacing organics with computers, something we are starting to test today. Captain Janeway does a splendid job at being stoic yet still showing her vulnerability. And the Doctor shows us again how a machine strives for his role amongst humans. I think it is a brilliant show and probably my favorite series at this stage.
So anyway, go and see the Tour. It is well worth it. Just don’t mind the mess and the exorbitant parking fees. And, you will see a lot of people wearing uniforms and dressed as aliens. Somehoe, it always reassures me that I am not that far out 