October 18th 2009 08:50 am
Memories of the Future, Volume 1
If you loved the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation as much as I did (that is to say, you kind of wish they had gone right to season three or four) and if you adored Wesley Crusher as much as I did (i.e., you wanted to beat him into a coma with a TI graphing calculator), then you will absolutely want to read Wil Wheaton’s Memories of the Future, Volume 1 (and by that I mean you really, really, really will want to read it).
In a slim volume packed with snark, Wil takes you back in time and behind the scenes of ST:TNG’s first season (well, the first half of the first season). Each episode recap includes a laugh-out-loud funny synopsis of the show, examples of sparkling dialog, technobabble and Wil’s memories of way back when. If you ever watched ST:TNG (whether you loved it, hated it or were completely ambivalent), you’ll want to read this book!
It’s only available at Lulu.com… and let me add a few words about Lulu: I ordered the book after work on Wednesday, and the nice FedEx driver dropped it at my house on Saturday around lunchtime. I hadn’t expected it to show up until the middle of the week! Way to go, Lulu!
I am somewhat patiently awaiting Memories of the Future, Volume 2.
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Tina Kubala on 18 Oct 2009 at 12:26 pm #
I don’t know how to say this nicely, but you must be older than me. I was only eight when TNG started. My little second grade girlfriends thought Wes was dreamy. It wasn’t until I started reading Wil’s blog that I found out how much Trekkies hated the boy genius. I’ve also watched a large number of episodes in the last year and, as a grown up, I find Wes more than a little irritating. Still, I can forgive him anything for making me less of a weirdo for loving Star Trek. My family watched reruns of TOS every weeknight.
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Kelly on 18 Oct 2009 at 7:59 pm #
LOL That’s ok, Tina. I *am* way older than you. I was eight years old when the ORIGINAL Star Trek aired! I had a huge crush on Sulu. And Spock. I was part of the letter writing fandom that begged Paramount to bring Star Trek back. I went to Trekkie cons in high school (and beyond). I’ve watched all the incarnations of Star Trek, and TNG is my favorite. Once the cast melded and found their characters’ voices, they were freakin’ awesome.