Trekkie
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Trekkies
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It’s a misnomer that there’s a one-size-fits-all Trekkie.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
For those who bought Pops the “Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection” in 4K a few years ago, this is the perfect extension to boldly go where no Trekkie has gone before.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
The politician, romance novelist, voting rights activist and yes, Trekkie, makes an unexpected cameo in the season 4 finale of "Star Trek: Discovery." now streaming on Paramount+.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2022
And every Halloween we would go trick-or-treating together, always making sure to visit the Trekkie couple on Grennan Drive first, lest they run out of full-size Oh Henry bars.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2021
Expecting some eager, socially awkward adolescent, Nichols instead found herself face-to-face with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: King was a Trekkie!
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Still, though they’ve been embedded in the hyper-realistic sets for some time now, they are just now experiencing the reactions of audience members, including the legions of dedicated Trekkies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
Of course, the television show “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was a massive hit with sci-fi fans and Trekkies back in the 1990s, and the natural extension was taking the main cast — Lt.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Anti-Stratfordians also offer what is, in effect, a shared-world fandom, like that among Trekkies or Baker Street Irregulars.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
Meet-ups happen at Dragon Con for all types of groups, from Deadpool cosplayers to Trekkies.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
Nevertheless, I'd posit "Strange New Worlds" is giving Trekkies what they need in 2022, updating Roddenberry's meliorism with a bracing dose of realism, and serving it in a highly devourable form.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2022
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