Today is indeed a holy day for Trekkies. SyFy is celebrating Star Trek today with a marathon of movies.
The journey begins at noon with "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" at noon (CST). I clearly remember the hype surrounding this film when it was release. Thanks to "Star Wars," fans were hungry for sci-fi movies. "Star Trek" was still super popular even though it had been off the air for a decade. So, people went nuts when this cerebral G-rated epic was released. I loved it, but many audiences were mixed. There wasn't a lot of action and the plot is recycled from the original series episode "Changeling." Check out and let me know what you think.
Next up is "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" at 3 p.m. This was a huge hit in the 1980s. It's pretty kooky, but audiences loved seeing Kirk, Spock and crew stumbling around the 20th century trying to save whales.
"Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country" at 5:30 p.m. was the last film to feature all of the original crew. It's one of the least memorable Trek movies, but it's still pretty good. Shatner gets to make out with one last alien chick in this one.
The Trek marathon concludes with "Star Trek: First Contact." This is the only 'Next Generation' movie that fans love. It's pretty awesome and pits the Enterprise crew against the Borg (depicted here as robotic zombies).
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