Happy First Contact Day!

In celebration of my favorite Star Trek holiday I decided to share my first contact with the franchise. I don’t remember exactly how old I was, but I was pretty young when I saw a clip of TOS somewhere. Nobody in my family or friends watched or read any kind of science fiction, so it really stood out since it was quite a bit different than what I was accustomed to! I discovered what it was and began to learn a bit more about it.

Unfortunately my parents were never well off financially, so buying copies of a new show was off the table as was earning enough money to buy it myself! So I managed to “acquire” 10 or so episodes of the second season, which got me completely hooked on the show. After a year or so I was able to start earning some money and ended up buying the complete series.

Fast forward to today and I have everything up to 2016 and some of the shows after that too. I also introduced my siblings to it, and some of them have become fans as well! It’s been a fun trip.

Do you remember your first introduction to Star Trek? It would be fun to hear other people’s stories of how they got started, or just good memories involving it.