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Every serious fan
considers themself a Trekker.
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Trekkie versus Trekker.
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I don't even know
what that is.
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It's a generational-type thing.
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The Trekkie is the-- either saw
old Star Trek when it first came out
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or started in with the reruns
early in the seventies.
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The Trekker is primarily someone who
started in with Next Generation or lV.
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Trekkers seem to be,
like, snobs.
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"I'm not a Trekkie,
I'm a Trekker."
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"Trekker" sounds a little pretentious,
but at least it's preferable.
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A Trekker is, in fact,
a star-trekker.
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They are walking with us, right?
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The Trekker is motivated.
The Trekker is in motion.
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The Trekkie is a sort of
neutral, benign, harmless viewer
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who just wants to watch.
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I am a Trekkie.
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Actually, we're called Trekkens,
but, yeah, I am a Trekkie.
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Are we going to take a trek?
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We're not a couple
of Trekkies, right?
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Then we're watching the trek.
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But the Trekker, then,
is coming with us.
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Denis: A Trekker is
somebody who enjoys Star Trek.
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They probably have
a small collection at home.
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They're really into it,
they go to Star Trek conventions,
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and sometimes they'll dress up
and things like that.
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A Trekkie, they live their life
according to Star Trek laws.
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I myself prefer "Trekker,"
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but I'm not quite
as adamant about it
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as some of the other
fans out there.
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I don't really like
the Trekkie/Trekker labels
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because there's so much negative
connotations associated with that.
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You say, "I'm a Trekker,"
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and then people just start making
all the rude comments, et cetera,
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so I'd rather be known
as a Spiner femme.
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I usually just refer to myself
as a Star Trek fan
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and just forget about this whole
Trekkie/Trekker debacle.
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I met William Shatner the first time
on the Tonight Show.
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I was fortunate enough to get
the name of the casting director,
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and I sent her a package
and found out
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that within a couple weeks
after I sent that package
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that he was due to be a guest.
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They wanted me to come on
and do a quick spot with him,