By Michelle
March 17, 2004 - 10:36 PMHello World! I've probably mentioned before that my husband is a fan of games - not video games, but board games and strategy games of the sort that Avalon Hill used to put out before Hasbro bought them out. Despite the fact that he was a conscientious objector when he had to register for the draft, his favorites have names like Panzer Leader and Blitzkrieg.
I've also probably mentioned that, since seeing Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, I've become a complete Patrick O'Brian geek. This does not necessarily mean that I am fascinated by Napoleonic-era naval warfare; to me, the sails and cannons and prizes are just a backdrop for the stories about the characters. But I was interested enough to drag my entire family on a tour of the U.S.S. Constellation last weekend, and when we're in California this summer, I am dragging them on a tour of the Rose - the ship that played the H.M.S. Surprise in Master and Commander.
My husband got me the official Master and Commander game for Valentine's Day, a lovely set of metal ships and a fabric map of the Galapagos Islands, but he didn't stop there. Last week he presented me with a copy of Strategy and Tactics magazine containing a historical game called Fighting Sail: Sea Combat in the Age of Canvas and Shot. And we just got a package from someone from eBay containing an Avalon Hill game called Enemy In Sight, which has a cover picture of a guy dressed like Jack Aubrey, looking through a glass at a ship as his men aim a cannon. My husband has generously offered to play any of these with me any time I want.
It's not like I can complain, having gotten all 20 of the books for my birthday. But why do I have a feeling that my O'Brian obsession has unleashed yet another monster?
Trek BBS Today Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Trek BBS:
-Are Trek DVDs too expensive?
-Whose pon farr would you most like to ease?
-A St. Patrick's Day tribute to Miles O'Brien!
More topics can be found at the Trek BBS! Trek Two Years Ago These were some of the major news items from March 2002:
- 'Acquisition' Opening Scenes Summary
With four Ferengi set to run amok on the NX-01 in the upcoming Enterprise episode "Acquisition", a UK web site described the first-ever human introduction to the big-lobed aliens.
- Joe Menosky Enters 'The Dead Zone'
Joe Menosky, a veteran Trek writer and producer, joined the writing staff of onetime Trek exec Michael Piller's USA Network series The Dead Zone as executive consultant.
- First TNG DVD Reviews Appear
With the release of the first-season Next Generation DVD box set just a week away, the first reviews began to appear online, praising the visuals, sound and packaging.
More news can be found in the archives. Poll Results Below are the results of the most recent TrekToday poll:
Best last-ditch ideas to save 'Enterprise'!
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Just change the theme song, already. |
 21.6% - (231
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Nothing. |
21.4% - (229
Votes) |
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Through a time travel accident, have a Next Gen star join the crew. |
18.4% - (197
Votes) |
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'Fleeing from the Xindi tyranny, the last Starship, Enterprise, leads a rag tag fugitive fleet...' |
14.5% - (155
Votes) |
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One hot Vulcan babe? Good. Two hot Vulcan babes? Rrowr! |
9.9% - (106
Votes) |
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Add a talking muppet-type crewmember. |
7.2% - (77
Votes) |
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Bring a Klingon, Borg or other adversary onto the ship. |
4.3% - (46
Votes) |
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Change Archer's hairdo. |
2.4% - (26
Votes) |
Total Votes: 1067
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Please vote in our new poll on UPN's new Wednesday lineup! | Are you happy about the victory of Blu-ray over HD DVD? | | |
Happy Birthday! Happy birthday tomorrow, March 18th, to J.G. Hertzler, a.k.a. General Martok, and on Saturday, March 20th, to John DeLancie, a.k.a. Q. Today's Television Listings Tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, UPN will show a rerun of Enterprise's "Similitude". Here's the official synopsis of the episode:
When Trip suffers a catastrophic injury, his only hope for survival is a transplant from a "mimetic simbiot" – a clone – which Phlox grows from one of his exotic creatures. But it's a very troubling solution.
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