Oh, and the complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus TV series on DVD is pretty geeky as well.
I have a Vax Station 750 sitting in my basement. It runs and I can dial up and browse the internet with it. I think thats pretty geeky.
I don’t “own” it, but check out my NAME!
I’d also like to add my taped, super-glued, black nailpolish painted, always crooked glasses.
Or how about my shockless, paint-peeling, oil sucking, tags-expired-last-June, leaky radiator, heat-free, radio-less, '89 Grand Am.
Oh, you were talking about computer geeks? Sorry, the geekiest thing I have is Jeopardy!
But I do still play “Beavis and Butthead” on my fine Sega Genesis.
Probably some of my books…I have a Star Fleet Academy manual, and an old book of selected songs from Gilbert and Sullivan and a lot of REALLY old books (oldest is a quarto sized Shakespeare–“Hamlet”, I think, with a leather cover, published in about 1830 or so. I know that’s not particularly old for collectors, but just being a collector of sorts as young as I started is pretty geeky, don’t you think?) Oh, and one of my favorite old books is a Viking Desk Encyclopedia from about 1947. It’s cool to read it and see the changes that have taken place just in the last 54 years. (Vietnam? Where is that???)
My full collection of the Hallmark Star Trek ornaments. A friend of my mom’s bought me the first one back in 1991, so now I have to get all of them. Every year. This is getting expensive. 
I have a ton of other Trek stuff, too, but I think the ornaments are (besides my car) the most valuable things I own. And that is geeky.
Big whoop.
I’ve got all that, plus a videotape collection of the various episodes (American and Japanese), plus a collection of Transformers toys that spans fifteen years, including numerous Japanese-only rarities, plus a copy of the script to the movie, plus assorted BotCon-exclusive Transformers toys and T-shirts, plus Vince DiCola’s complete movie soundtrack (including the numerous background scene music bits), plus assorted price guides and toy references.
And that’s just the stuff I own – throw in the Transformers toy list, Japanese episodes guide, comic book guide, and other web site stuff, the annual Transformers fan awards, the convention MST3K skits, and I’m in major geekiness mode… 
Thanks, glee. I appreciate it!
Yeah, why not? I actually haven’t watched much of Enterprise at all, but a lot of the episodes I watched from the latter half of Deep Space Nine seemed to me so poorly written I’m sure many of us could do better. That’s not at all to say that your writing or mine wouldn’t be good in its own right; just that the competition isn’t nearly what it could be. Particularly in the area of novels… considering what actually gets published by Pocket Books, there’s no reason you or I shouldn’t already have a career in freelance Star Trek-novel writing.
BTW, on a bit of a sidenote (since we’re on the topic of geekiness), has anyone here ever been to a Star Trek convention? Though I’ve admitted this to only a few select among my friends, I went to one when they had it up in Sacramento (California)… John de Lancie (Q) came to speak, and I got so mad when he wouldn’t call on me during Q&A so I could nail him with the zinger of an inconsistency I found (In one of the episodes with Q–I think the one where he gets his powers removed by the Q Continuum–one of the crew goes through a litany of things Q has done, mentioning that Q put them on trial for the “crimes of humanity,” and Q says something like, “of which you were exonerated;” but then in the last episode, tells Picard, “you don’t get it, do you? The trial never ends!”)
Anyway, that was long ago and far away, but when discussing geeky moments, that’s gotta be my trump card. (Makes me wonder why I want to win this so bad, considering how much time I spent trying to convince myself I was not a geek :).)
I have long since given up on convincing myself that I’m not a geek. I have a friend who pointed out to me, in no uncertain words, that I am a geek. She is too, and damn proud of it. So, I’m definitely a geek. And I’ve been to quite a few conventions…not many in the past few years, but as a teenager I went to many.
Inconsistencies like that, BTW, are the writers’ fault, not the actors. I have thought many times that Paramount ought to somehow get a group of relatively level-headed (i.e., we do have lives) fans, who know LOTS about the Trek universe, to consult. We have the time and we know the shows better than a lot of the people who actually MAKE them.
Now, is that a geeky dream job or what?
A green, plush, really cute Cthulhu doll. It really is cute!
My Star Wars books. AnD MY R2D2 keychain.
My Obi Wan Kenobi boxer shorts.
(Hey, it’s the closest I’m gonna get to having Ewan McGregor in my pants.)
My weird friends gave it to me two years ago for my birthday. How thoughtful they are.
I’ve been to several of the Creation cons; saw the VOY cast, some of the Next Gen and DS9 folks, Babylon 5 actors, and Shatner, Nimoy and the late, great Kelley several years back. Also visited the X Files table, took a lot of photos, etc.
I used to write articles for a little fanzine called Planet Walk, no longer published.
Viva the Geek
A few years back, I bought a Boba Fett Christmas ornament for the family tree. My mother wouldn’t even allow it on the tree, her being a member of Million Mom March and all.
I still actually own most of the James Blish short stories based on ST:TOS. Yes, I was disappointed that he left the bar fight out of Tribbles. Yes, I was disappointed that the original set never included the Mudd stories, but you can be sure I bought that volume when it came out later.
I don’t remember if Blish wrote that or if someone else did.
I’ve got most of the episodes on tape.
Whenever I happen to be watching some other TV show or movie that was made in the late 60’s, I’m struck by how much the visual aesthetics resemble those of ST:TOS–bright primary colors, modernistic plastic-looking decor, and so on
…yup, I’m a geek all right.
I got all the Star Wars people beat:
I got a copy of the 1977 Star Wars Christmas Special…the one Lucas publicly disavows was made. And with good reason too…
SEE…a coked up Carrie Fisher needing to be braced by most of the supporting characters.
SEE…Mark Hamill wearing more makeup than most Chinese Hookers!
SEE…A young Harrison Ford and his weird fetish with Wookie Hugging!
SEE…Chewbacca’s family. Including the terminally ugly Itchy, Chewies father and Chewies equally disturbing son!
SEE…The first appearance of Boba Fett. In some of the most godawful animation fit to film (and its the best thing about the film)
SEE…those groovy stylings of the Univere’s favorite band…Jefferson Starship and the acting chops of Art Carney, Beatrice Arthur, Diane Carol, and Harvey Korman
I have whipped it out on most of my friends who swear “Lucas is God”. Brings them right down to earth very quickly
Hey Philote: I used to have the writers’ guidelines for both VOY and DS9, but got rid of them after both series ended. The contact person was Lolita Fatjo. I don’t know if she still is or not. If you get the Star Trek Communicator magazine, the address might be in there somewhere. Let me know if you ever find it, and then we could send a SASE to Paramount for the guidelines. I could try getting in touch with them directly, too, or get a friend at Disney to find me a contact.
I have a short story that I could adapt for the series, I think. As you said, “Why not?” 
Wouldn’t it be the pinnacle of geeky-cool to write and sell a Trek episode?
Yeah, totally. They would put your name in the credits, right? (Can’t think of a good reason why they wouldn’t…) Imagine having your name immortalized as a geek among geeks the whole country over! We’d never be able to live it down.
Oh, and I haven’t checked, but couldn’t the guidelines be found online somewhere, like at a Paramount site? They might not want to place that online for fear of being inundated with scripts… but even if they’re not, seems to me like it should be possible to email someone at their site and have the guidelines sent back to you.
Finch, that is nothing. I used to have all the D & D stuff, including the original books in box, all Strategic Reviews and Dragon magazines. I sold them to a very nice young man for $900.
Don’t be so sure. I have a friend (Cliff) who has taken this stuff so far it almost isn’t geeky anymore. When he goes to the conventions (Plano Con is what he attends most often I think), cast members want to get their picture taken with him.
Anyway, below are links to a SMALL sampling of his props and costumes. I would hate to guess what all his stuff is worth (or cost him?) I am sure you could get a decent small house for less. None of this stuff is resin cast work. He made all of it the same way the originals were made. He has spent incredible amounts of time (and money) acquiring REAL vintage machine guns and pistols, lots of old camera parts, anti-aircraft guns, and grenades to make all this stuff. (Not to mention the huge research time required to figure out what the original props were made of.) The local movie studio (Los Colinas) wants him to do prop work for them now too.
Logan’s Run Sandman DS Flame Gun
(uses same Match-O-Matic light valve and uses same Miner’s grade Calcium Carbide)
http://63.70.30.51/images/misc/a302nsyd_flame_gun.jpg
http://63.70.30.51/images/misc/a302nsyd_JJ_flame.jpg
Aliens Pulse Rifle
(made from real Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, Franchi SPAS-12, and Remington 870)
http://63.70.30.51/images/misc/a302nsyd_PR_right.jpg
http://63.70.30.51/images/misc/a302nsyd_PR_rack.jpg
Various Star Wars Sandtrooper Blasters
(made from real MG-34, 1914 Lewis, Sterling L2A3 Mk4)
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/a302nsyd_dlt19.jpg
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/a302nsyd_t21_right.jpg
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/a302nsyd_e11_l_small.jpg
Star Wars Sandtrooper Armor
(molded from real suit - voice changer and blaster effects)
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/TD1061_armor_a.jpg
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/TD1061_armor_c.jpg
Mara Jade (Shannon Baksa and daughter Willow), Cliff, and Aurra Sing (Michonne)
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/cliff2-shannon.jpg
Star Wars Lightsabers
(made from real camera flashes and WWI grenade)
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/a302nsyd_lukes_r_small.jpg
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/a302nsyd_vader_r_small.jpg
http://63.70.30.51/images/sw/a302nsyd_obiwan_r_small.jpg
He has a bunch of StarTrek stuff too.
There are few interesting things. The Aliens Pulse Rifle has a bunch of grenade shells with it. These actually fit in the magazine, chamber, and eject exactly as you would expect. The LED numbers in the picture actually count down (quickly) when the trigger is pulled, showing the rounds disappearing. Most of the Star Wars weaponry is incredibly heavy. You would think it would have about killed the guys in the movie lugging them around.