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Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Lost Seasons
Growing up back in the late 80s and 90s there used to be a show on known as Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was essentially a sequel to the original Star Trek, only set 100 years into the future. Usually the story took place aboard the new USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain Jean Luc Picard. Its mission, much like the original one, was to "boldy go where no one's gone before" and all that jazz. It had a better budget than the original and lasted several seasons longer but didn't always hold up; a lot of the plots were pretty ridiculous (and occasionally had terrible morals) in hindsight, though there were a decent number which weren't all that bad. Nowadays I can get the show is via tapes, DVDs and online recordings, though it just doesn't feel quite the same.

My dad used to be a big Trekkie as well as a collector, so he'd gotten a bunch of random stuff (all Trek related, of course) that still sits in and around his room. You'll find dusty Birds of Prey, away team models, a few old tapes in their boxes and God knows how much other old crap among the piles of stuff. He's pretty much mellowed out of the Trek phase and moved on, but still keeps that stuff just where it is. Every now and then he'll watch a tape or two to relive the "good old days". What we'll eventually do with the collected stuff lying around is yet to be decided on; I have a feeling he's not going to get rid of even a small amount just yet.

It was around 2 o'clock yesterday that I saw a package outside our front door. I brought it inside and read who it was for: Stewart T. Holmes, aka my dad. I walked into the living room, observing him read the latest job application paper.

"That come for me?" he asked. "Yeah. I don't have a clue what it is, though." I responded. "Probably one of my tapes. I got it from a guy who trades in this sort of stuff, and I heard it's got some unreleased material. I'll watch it when I get back, I have to go to Martha's and the store."