Star Trek Fridays: The New Trek and Nerd Insularity

Okay, instead of another classic TOS episode, I wanted to post one of my favorite recent gags from The Onion:

I still crack up every time I watch it. Besides being quite hilarious, it also hits the mark pretty well. Now, I'm a pretty unabashed nerd and I love Star Trek with pretty much every fiber of my being. But, I think this Onion piece pretty well captured the ridiculousness of some of the opposition to the new flick. Now, discussion of nerd conflict and insularity in general is pretty tired, and even moreso when it's an attack or defense of the Star Trek franchise (and especially the new flick), so I won't get into it. Any quick Google search can take you into the thick of the horrors that such a discussion entails, so I'll just leave well enough alone.

Anyways, hope that made you chuckle and have a great weekend!