...look at my car in space! Both launched on the same day. A nice sleight of hand, Elon.

I have been in the industry for 32 years coding for 20 of those years. I now work as a PM managing delivery. I like to think that my experience and insight means that I understand enough to keep my projects out of the shit and my team happy. I am the second oldest in my company after the chairman but it doesn't stop people 20 years younger seeking advice. It still raises a smile on the 20-somethings' faces when the old man engages in discussions of frameworks, patterns and automation. I satisfy my inner geek by hacking code at the weekend when I get a chance. Don't give up. Create a plan of action and make something happen. Grey != useless.

, I'll be giving this a very wide berth. Why is Star Trek Continues superior to every mega-budget effort on display?

A bit of research shows this story to a load of knackers. Latest news at the university website has no mention of this nor does a search of the names and the university return any (credible) hits.

No Outer Limits or Twilight Zone, no Star Trek. No Trek, no Wars.

There will be posts complaining about 60s attitudes in Trek, but without reference to 60s attitudes and circumstances. The 60s were weird and we got weird TV.

Wars is an 80s phenomenon, Trek is 60s. Neither is better, they're reflections of their times.

Live long and prosper.

What's a "pair faggot"? Learn some basic punctuation and have the bravery to post onymously, if you're going to flame, you moronic wanker.

I have nothing but contempt for that arsehole. Hopefully he'll be on Sky where I'll never see him.; wth the added bonus that my TV licence is no lining his pockets. Farewell, you ignorant bully.

From a lonely outsider who took to Star Trek and who was fascinated by the possibilties of computing, even though I'd never seen one in the 60s.

You'll be missed, but never forgotten.

I still am a huge fan of TOS, so it was hard for me to admit that B5 stole The Federation's lunch money. Stop worrying about FX and enjoy the writing and the story arc. Yeah, there were some naff episodes, but I submit 'Angel 1' and 'Up the Long Ladder' and all of Derp (sic) Space Nine as evidence.

Live long and prosper - and faith manages.

Star Trek: You've Got Red on You
Star Trek: Skip to the End

I recommend a larger size of foil hat.

Please stop destroying my chiildhood memories

I did the same after watching The Pilgrims of Eternity and I'm glad I did. Lolani was a true Trek episode, it was a "thinker". Fairest of Them All was a good follow up to Mirror, Mirror - much better than Enterprise managed.

What makes these shows so good is not only the very faithful recreation of the Enterprise and all that goes with it, but the effort that goes into the scripts. If you haven't watched them, do so and enjoy.

I felt the same joy as when I was a child in the 60s watching these for the first time and remembering how I wanted to be James T. Kirk For those of you who don't get the original series and grew up with Social Workers in Space aka ST:TNG, you need to understand how important this show was for science fiction fans. Before Star Trek, most science fiction on TV was pure dreck. The most notable exception being The Twilight Zone which did some good SF episodes. The Outer Limits managed a few good episodes, most notably two written by Mr Happy, Harlan Ellison. Star Trek was different and even though I didn't appreciate it as a six year old, was raising a lot of issues and providing me with an education. I first heard of John Milton and my first Shakespeare here and as I grew older, I understood the subtexts of the plots.

OK, some of the episodes weren't great and by today's standards the special effects really show their age, but remember when it was made. The 60's was a seriously weird time to grow up. The Vietnam war was in full swing as was the fight for equal rights for all - and we had hippies. Amidst all of this, we were still being fed the Brady Bunch on prime time TV. Star Trek was different. "You don't know, man, you weren't there."

Finally, as a bonus for my contribution to KirkStarter (sic) I got a signed photo of the seriously gorgeous Michele Specht which I've had to hide from my partner to maintain the peace. Phwoar!

Young enough to not make a verbal noise when standing up, wise enough to avoid stupid mistakes and relatively financially secure. The best years (so far).

I sense a strongly worded letter is heading to Studio JMS.