‘Star Trek’’s Intergenerational Fan Base Shares More Than Just Quotes (Gift Article)

it’s been 60 years of Star Trek, and I wrote about its intergenerational staying power:

Today is Star Trek Day. 60 years since the first show came to our televisions. . www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

Star Trek must be a big deal if the snooty and pretentious New York Times runs an article about the 60th anniversary. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

"Star Trek continues to display an open-tent optimism that can only age well. Its memorable phrases float with the current of world events, serving as parables of a better world beyond our known universe, if only we chart the right course." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

“Star Trek generally leans left of center on political issues. It imagines a future without a scarcity mind-set, where respect for others’ cultures and societies is implied in every interaction — essentially, a future in which everyone lives long and prospers." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

Happy #StarTrek day!

After 60 years, the series gives families a chance to pass down not only shared language but values, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

‘Star Trek’ Endures for the Next Generation, and the Next, and the Next www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

Happy 60th Birthday, #startrek I've been a fan since 1966, when I was 10 years old. What endeared me to this show, was not the #technology or the optimistic #future but the sense of family. #scifi www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c... “You know, it’s, ‘How dare you come out with pronouns in my space show!’....You’re watching ‘Star Trek,’ like, the original woke thing.”

To go where no man has gone before..... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

‘Star Trek’ Endures for the Next Generation, and the Next, and the Next After 60 years, the series gives families a chance to pass down not only shared language but values, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

Live long, and prosper.🖖 Archived: archive.ph/GzuYD www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...

‘Star Trek’ Endures for the Next Generation, and the Next, and the Next www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/c...