But the brief homage by Giuseppe Fiorentino, second-in-command at L’Osservatore Romano, is not so much about the show’s artistic merits as it is about the message that “Star Trek” conveyed to a world afflicted by so many tensions – a world much like the present day.
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Live long and prosper.
It was on a Thursday night, September 8th, 1966 on NBC that creator Gene Rodenberry introduced us to the 23rd century exploits of Captain James Tiberious Kirk and his crew on the Starship Enterprise.
As you may have already seen, Facebook has joined the ranks of other Trekkies in their celebration of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. The new Star Trek reactions include a sparkly thumbs-up (Like), Vulcan salute (Love), Captain Kirk (Haha), Spock (Wow), Geordi (Sad), and a Klingon (Angry).
“These reactions will be available to some Star Trek fans in the USA and Canada for a limited time, and will appear when you hover over the Like button on a post”.
Reflecting on “Star Trek’s” legacy this summer at San Diego Comic-Con, Shatner called it “such a remarkable thing to be connected with”, adding, “I$3 n this 50 years, this mere television show and its various iterations have expanded to affect a great deal of our culture far beyond anything we know”.
The update to reactions also comes with a customized greeting and profile frame that Facebook says only those “who’ve expressed interest in Star Trek or science fiction” might begin to see propagating on their Facebook page.
“This project has truly been a labor of love”.
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Shepard said the reactions will be available for a limited time to some Star Trek fans in the US and Canada.
