01. Episode names actually mean something.
02. None of the captains are paranoid losers with a guilt complex.
03. Tribbles.
04. None of the stars have appeared in 14 (and counting) soft porn movies. David Duchovny, take a bow.
05. At least at the end of a Star Trek episode you always know what's going on.
06. Trek accepts that given the enormity of the universe, it's unlikely that all alien races will be grey.
07. Being addicted to Trek makes you a better person.
08. None of the cast have called their real-life children Piper Maru.
09. No one has to say "Deep Throat" without giggling.
10. Starship captains are highly respected by their superiors, not shoved in a basement somewhere.
11. All women (except Dr Beverly "does that mean she's a bit tubby then" Crusher) are expected to wear either ridiculously short mini-skirts or snug-fitting body suits.
12. No one in Star Trek can be accused of not getting out enough.
13. Seeing ordinary things happen in outlandish places is fun.
14. When Star Trek does an episode about time travel, it's actually good.
15. Gene Roddenberry's ashes have been scattered in space.

From HOME CINEMA CHOICE magazine.

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