Trekkies (film)

Trekkies is a set of two documentary films directed by Roger Nygard about Star Trek fandom. Both starred Denise Crosby and contain interviews with Star Trek fans. Excerpts from one of those interviews was from a broadcast of Talk Trek and Beyond.
The first was released in 1999. The 2004 sequel, Trekkies 2, travels throughout the world, mainly in Europe, to show fans of Star Trek from outside the United States. It also revisits memorable fans featured in the previous film.
On the cover of the first film package: "A hilarious look at the universe's most fervent fans" and "The biggest laugh generator since 'There's Something About Mary.'" One fan's 2000 comment about that laughter: "I'm sure any pro-work MUST be approved by paraborg before publishing, printing, filming, etc. I think 'trekkies' was an exception, started and later approved during post production, but only because it made fun of Us, not Them." Books about fandom and TPTB, comment at alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (October 3, 2000) 
Judging from the reviews on Amazon, the reactions were mixed, and contain the usual mix of expected comments.
==The Second Film and Solicitation==
The creators of the films must have had their ear to the ground regarding fan opinion. Below is a statement printed in the first progress report for the 2003 MediaWest*Con, one which sounds as though it was also broadcast in many other fannish spaces.
==Reactions and Reviews: The First Film==
* Trekkies by Peter David
==Reactions and Reviews About the Second Film==
Jacqueline Lichtenberg talks in 2003 about being interviewed for this film:
Another fan, Mary R writes of her experience: 
Susie B, a fan, writes: 
==Notable fans featured in the films==
* Gabriel Köerner
* Barbara Adams (made national headlines in the United States for wearing her uniform to jury duty during the Whitewater trial.)
* Diana Morgan
* Anne Murphy (the Spiner-Femme, who has an obsession for Brent Spiner, the actor who played Data.)
* NovaD - likely the slash fan mentioned by Peter David in his reaction to the first film; she talks about her interview here: Trekkies And RPS
* Shelley Butler was interviewed for the second film, but this content was cut, likely due to subject matter (K/S art) "Roger asks me questions about how I got into Star Trek and other mundane things until he gets to the real meat of the interview—so what’s all this Kirk-and-Spock- sex stuff? I start to get all fired up as we engage in a lively (at least I hope it was lively) discussion about huge, gigantic, worldly topics like Kirk and Spock having sex. I attempt to bring the conversation to a more intellectual level—"Well, you see, these are archetypal heroes in an intimate relationship that transcends ordinary sexuality.” And, “Women receive satisfaction from the emotional content.” “Yeah, yeah, emotional content. Hey! Watta ‘bout the gay sex?” I imagine I hear them say. ‘Well, you see, for women, emotional intimacy is as important as physical intimacy...” “Yeah, yeah, emotional, shemotional. Watta ‘bout that gay sex they’s havin’?” “Hey! You’re guys. You wouldn’t understand emotional intimacy if it mowed right over you!” No, that’s not how it went. But I did receive blank looks all around as I expounded on the sophisticated and intellectual qualities of Kirk and Spock having gay sex. The filming lasted almost an hour..." -- from The K/S Press #84 
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