107: You Never Forget Your First Fandom

You never forget your first fandom – and in my case, that was the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation. See why this was completely different from Star Wars, and find out how many ways a science fiction TV series can change someone’s life (spoiler: a lot). A nostalgic trip to the final frontier. (1:11:46) Right-click here and “save as” to save to your newfangled digital audio device. Want to pre-order your Stranger Things action figures? Do it now in theLogBook.com Store! Mr. Intellivision, Keith Robinson. Congratulations to Kevin and David, who won these fabulous prizes! A combadge, phaser and tricorder that have seen a lot of action since the Enterprise’s mission began. On the right, my very well-worn 1987 Galoob die-cast Enterprise-D. On the left, my somewhat newer Eaglemoss Enterprise-D. Okay, yours is bigger: a significantly larger model of the Enterprise-D at the now-extinct Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. Okudagrams make everything better. Even pinball. Your host, as a much younger man, with Star Trek: The Experience’s Ferengi waiter. Hungry for more Trek talk? Stick around this fall when Discovery premieres. Vinyl’s place is in…the…kitchen? Ermahgerd, BABY HIPPO!! Links: Feel free to support Don’t Give This Tape To Earl and theLogBook.com’s other podcast and book releases via our Patreon. Bonus: Download Star Trek: TNG Magazine #1 (PDF) Bonus: Download Star Trek: TNG Magazine #2 (PDF) Bonus: Download Star Trek: TNG Magazine #3 (PDF) Bonus: Download Star Trek: TNG Magazine #4 (PDF) theLogBook.com Forums: Event Calendar From theLogBook’s ToyBox: Galoob’s Star Trek: The Next Generation action figures and shuttlecraft Scribblings From The Public Restroom Stalls Of The Gods: Work the room Scribblings From The Public Restroom Stalls Of The Gods: Camera…action Chiptune Star Trek cover tunes from the Kasatochi album “Beamed” King Tut rules the arcade. Now available in print and for Kindle: WARP!1, the latest book from your podcast host, Earl Green, covering classic Star Trek on TV, in movies, as animation, and other Gene Roddenberry projects from the ’60s and ’70s.