Are You a Trekkie?: A How to Guide
- Watch the entire series and all of the movies. First you must watch all three seasons the entire Star Trek Series. Continue to watch the television extensions of the Original Star Trek series. and all of the movies.
- Read the Star Trek books. There are thousands of books and novels based off of the Star Trek series. One of the essential books you must read as a Trekkie is The Star Trek Encyclopedia, which is essentially The Bible for Trekkies. Other popular Star Trek books include: Spock Must Die by James Blish, Planet of Judgement by Joe Haldeman, and The Entropy Effect by Vonda N. McIntyre.
- Join the Star Trek wiki, Memory Alpha. This forum is one of the most reliable resource for Star Trek information. It contains so much information because it is constantly being updated and Trekkies work to expand the knowledge of Star Trek to the virtual world. Your username must reflect a star trek theme for you to be considered an actual Trekkie.
- Use Star Trek Lines in your everyday conversation. Not doing this is considered utterly abnormal for a true Star Trek Fan. Many popular lines include: "Beam me up Scotty!", "Make it so", "Live long and prosper", "That is illogical". A skilled Trekkie will know how to incorporate star dates into their daily talk instead of referring to the actual date.
- Know how to do the Vulcan Peace Sign. This is an essential part of the Star Trek realm and you should always be able to greet your fellow Trekkies with the sign.
- Learn the layout and be able to navigate through the Enterprise.
- Play Star Trek Games. Make sure you know your Star Trek trivia so that you will be prepared for any Star Trek trivia game. Continue to learn the movie lines and episode names which can also turn into games. Finally, play Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock is an essential and popular game.
- Build Models. This includes models of the starship Enterprise and other ships. If you are not keen on building from scratch, there are plenty of kits to buy to help you.
- Collect memorabilia and display it. Star Trek memorabilia can be bought virtually anywhere including online sites, auctions, and conventions. Be sure to decorate your walls with Star Trek pictures, and have shelves to display all your models and action figures.
- Attend Star Trek Cons. This is an ultimate vitality of being a Trekkie. They are known for their fervor and passion for these conventions. You must create a costume that reflects your favorite character from Star Trek and you must be in character at the event.