40 years of Awesomeness

Today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first episode of Star Trek.

Thank-you, Creator, Gene Roddenberry, for giving all Nerds a common flag under which they may join, comiserate, and with the help of a well-stocked bar at the convention hotel, multiply.

For 40 years, you've helped the world to know that a series full of flimsy plots, formulaic story lines and squelchy acting can truly be more than the sum of its parts. (MTV owes you one.)

For what you've done with so little, we salute you.

For what you've done for the world, we thank you.

Please, live long, and prosper.