ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?

Friday was definitely a different class (Different is about the understatement of the year by the way). Walking in, we knew that we would be watching a documentary on Star Trek fans, yet we had no idea what we were in for. From the opening credits, we were taken on a whirlwind journey of fantasy and a completely different world than what most of us had ever been exposed.
The title of "fan" is not the appropriate term for these faithful watchers of the cult classic that is Star Trek. They call themselves "Trekkies" but they are so much more than that. They have taken fandom to a whole other level and made it their lifestyle. From the man who changed his entire dental practice to the man who spent $1,500 on the "headpiece" of Worf to add to his collection. These trekkies are obsessed to the point of incomprehensibility (is this a word? oh well if it's not...it fits) to all non-trek watchers.
One trekkie became a juror for the Whitewater scandal and wore her "uniform" to the courtroom daily. She was adament about the fact that there was nothing different between her and any other person with a uniform. Her argument was that if any other person that was in the military would wear their uniform to a hearing, she could too. This was point that we could not say anything but "ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!?" We're not being judgmental, but feel that a television show should not dictate the way one lives.