i was a next gen devotee when i was, oh, eight through thirteen or so. well, it lasted longer than that, i guess. anyway, they weren't rerunning TOS back then. the sci fi network only started about... eight years ago with that. dad used to talk to me about the original one, i saw clips at cons, caught an episode or two on tv, and made fun of him, too (those rocks are styrofoam! they're just spray-painted! etc). generational thing! and besides the [lack of] sfx, it's so *different* from tng. i still love tng, but i love tos more. it suits my personality or something.