Post by chgowiz on Jan 25, 2010 10:26:59 GMT -5
I was watching more of my ST:TAS DVD this weekend and it dawned on me just how much the archetypes in my head of "hero", "con man", "scientist", "good doctor", "engineer/technologist" were influenced by Star Trek.
As a child, my myths and legends were heavily influenced by TV, Saturday morning cartoons and the shows that I was lucky enough to watch (these being the days when you had 1 TV in the house, and maybe your Dad had a b/w in the garage/basement to watch the game on weekends..). They were also influenced by books and such, but TV was a big influence.
It also explains why I'm feeling such a visceral reaction to playing this online game! My best friend and I would watch the TAS/TOS episodes voraciously, then go out and play them over and over. We reinforced those legends and archetypes in our heads constantly. Kirk as the hero, the strong man. Mudd as the con man, the swindler. The Klingons as the barbaric horde, etc. Being able to roleplay those out touches childhood memories that I barely remembered.
And the music... ever since going through those TAS episodes, the music is very much part of the "running soundtrack" that I have in my head, and it has a childhood comfort to it.
Star Wars, BSG 1970s, Six Million Dollar Man - all those shows/movies made impressions, but TAS/TOS set my archetypes firmly in my head, moreso than the myths, stories and fairy tales did.
As a child, my myths and legends were heavily influenced by TV, Saturday morning cartoons and the shows that I was lucky enough to watch (these being the days when you had 1 TV in the house, and maybe your Dad had a b/w in the garage/basement to watch the game on weekends..). They were also influenced by books and such, but TV was a big influence.
It also explains why I'm feeling such a visceral reaction to playing this online game! My best friend and I would watch the TAS/TOS episodes voraciously, then go out and play them over and over. We reinforced those legends and archetypes in our heads constantly. Kirk as the hero, the strong man. Mudd as the con man, the swindler. The Klingons as the barbaric horde, etc. Being able to roleplay those out touches childhood memories that I barely remembered.
And the music... ever since going through those TAS episodes, the music is very much part of the "running soundtrack" that I have in my head, and it has a childhood comfort to it.
Star Wars, BSG 1970s, Six Million Dollar Man - all those shows/movies made impressions, but TAS/TOS set my archetypes firmly in my head, moreso than the myths, stories and fairy tales did.
