TOSsing one out there...

Let's get one thing straight: I am using the "TOS" acronym in the title of this blog because I like the term "TOSser" to refer to a Star Trek fan like me. That's all.

This is the ONLY place I will ever use TOS and I will never use "The Original Series" to refer to the original series.

As far as I'm concerned, the first set of Star Trek voyages, that wondrous three-season adventure with Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest, is STAR TREK. It is not "The Original Series". It is "Star Trek", Star Trek, Star Trek or however else you want to type it.

Everything else is derivative of the original.

So, in this blog (as in life), I will use the term "Star Trek" to refer to the Kirk, Spock, McCoy TV show. I will use the traditional short forms (TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise) for all other derivations of Star Trek.

You will never catch me using TOS or "the Original Series" in this blog. There is no need. That 1960s show is Star Trek. Period.

I plan to use this blog to jot down random stuff that might occur to me from time to time about Star Trek and its many derivations. Some entries may be long, some very short. Some might simply be a sentence while others might go on for many inches of web-space.

Some might be profound. Some ridiculous.

I might talk about episodes of the various TV series or about the individual movies. I might look at Star Trek books, both fiction and non-fiction, or Star Trek comic books. I might even talk about some of the merchandise that has sprung up around Star Trek, like my Franklin Mint three-dimensional chess set, my Tribble or even my Enterprise pizza cutter.

I might speak about the Star Trek universe in general or about specific characters, issues, or plot-lines. Read the blog or don't. I don't care. Agree with me or don't. I do care. Just as long as you tell me about it.

To that end, I invite you to comment on any and all of my blog entries, either by clicking one of the Reaction boxes below or by entering a Comment using the Comments function. I will be moderating the comments but there isn't much (other than really offensive stuff) that I won't allow to be published.