WinterBorn
Diamond Member
You understand, I hope, that TeeVee stars from your old-as-fuck hayday and astronauts are not the same?
Captain Kirk didn't pilot a starship, Jethro. He got a ride just beyond Earth's atmosphere and immediately was dumped right back down to terra firma.
Should we throw a parade? What do you think, old person?
Yes, the tv show and its stars are old as fuck. They are also icons.
Much like some of James Doohan's ashes being smuggled onboard the International Space Station and being hidden under the flooring, it is about the legacy of the people who helped many of the engineers and astronauts learn to dream. It isn't meant to be serious. Everyone knows Shatner never piloted a space craft. But he was one of those who started TV science fiction, especially space oriented science fiction.
Not everything is modern. But every step we take is built on the shoulders of those who came before us. And, thankfully, not all of it is serious.