Star Trek, My Love (In My Life)

[leeadamaa]

star trek = the forefather star wars = the force Battlestar TOS = A new era of sci fi Battlestar TNS = better than anything the world has ever seen

[DEROCK72]

your video is awesome,and well put together.im sad that you had some ruff times.glad you`re doing better though..i never realized star trek was inspiring to people...i never really got into it

[phantomphan28]

0:27 you and me both!!! 

[8088samjam]

This is beautiful. I love the show too... in the short time I've been watching it, star trek has meant a lot to me -- if only to help me through being a teenager.

[YTEdy]

That was very cool.

[gforce4all]

A+ job.Would make any trek fan proud!

[22jace22]

Thank you , Fresca. That was great. I , too, relied on the Trek to help me through questionable times as a teenager trying to raise my girlfriend's two children far away from home in Orlando , Fla. I'm from Philly. It was on in the a.m. when i was done my stockboy shift at Albertson's. Before her and the kids awoke. Helped me to relax and deal. God, I was young. Too young to be raising someone else's children. 18... But..shit..those kids grew up ok..no drugs and finished school..God I was young

[miladynana]

omg, I got goosebumps all over

[redeem147]

You made me cry. That was so beautiful. Kudos for taking the pain in your life and showing how to deal with such grace and humour. Thank you.

[Atlanta23410]

Beautiful...simply beautiful story :')

Made me tear! Kirk and Spocks relationship is like no other...nothing will ever replace it.

And yes, Star Trek does save lives!

[senorrsoup]

this is really well done. the song works really well, and the whole thing has a great pace to it.

[Landog14]

I was searching for something completely different (Nimoy on SNL) but really enjoyed this video!

[kissmrule]

i so lvoe thsi video it so cute and sweet

[muitaloca]

Obrigada!

Ana paula

[LukeSkywalkerInMe]

Oh that was so touching! I cry everytime I hear about people whom STAR TREK helped through a crisis. Because that is what the show once did for me, too. STAR TREK saves lives!

[frescadp]

Hear, hear.

Thanks for commenting!

[yourmothaq]

What a beautiful video. Thank you for sharing.

[frescadp]

And thank you for saying so!

[christineanderson]

This video really touched me. Thank you for sharing your beautiful story. Live long and prosper.

[frescadp]

LL&P to you too.

[NancyLL3]

Beautifully done! I wonder if these guys know jsut how much influence they've had on lives; impressive young people look up to them, lonely girls fall in love, and they always did what was right. I still love them, and I'm glad you found someting to cling to.

[frescadp]

Thanks, Nancy!

I hope these guys know---they've been bombarded with love for 40+ years. And now a whole new crop of fans. It's fun looking at new fan sites that started after the Star Trek: 2009 movie--they're full of discoveries like, "Chekov is so cute!" So now people have a whole new set of stories to get them through.

[arthurinuk]

Brilliant.  Touching. Funny.

[frescadp]

Thanks, Arthur!

Honestly, I forget this is funny! I mostly felt sad while making it, so I'm thrilled that it also makes people laugh.

[kt27rule]

i so lvoe this video it socute and sweet

[frescadp]

I'm glad you like it. Thanks for commenting.

[awkwardturdle]

That's such a beautiful story. I'm glad things worked out for the better for you, and I love that Spock and Kirk helped you through it. They tend to have that affect on people. I think part of it is because they're both so relate-able, they both have their faults, and they both work to overcome them. Their positive traits are truly admirable. They also share a friendship that most only dream of achieving.

Anyways, great video. :)

[frescadp]

Thank you! I agree with your reasons Kirk and Spock are so inspirational: they aren't perfect people you can't relate to, each one has his difficulties, just like us. Yeah, they also have an ideal supportive relationship with each other--so they model the possibility that that dream can be real.

On we go!

[erh999]

LOL.

[frescadp]

Thanks for commenting.

[cherylln]

Your story is so like mine! Family life was full of chaos and anger. Spock was like a glowing light for me to fix on and feel security. I was 13 when it first came out and I fell in love right away!

Thanks for a wonderful video.

[frescadp]

Hm. My reply to comments seems to have gotten mixed up. Not sure if I wrote back to you Cherylin...

I think Spock must have saved quite a lot of us from the horrors of family or school life. He really is a glowing light.

Thanks for writing.

[cherylln]

I have often thought that ST is inspirational because it's the mythology that people so need. In the old days, it was the Greek gods, etc. Then, tales of Davy Crockett and so on. ST has definitely reached that status.

[AirborneWithThrills]

oh wow. Wow! that is so so so sweet. I can't believe it! It was perfect the way you were so eloquet, and in so few words drew amazing paralels between you and spock and Kirk. Yes Star Trek has had a profound effect on my life too. It is incredible how selfless they are and how they don't get down so much. And yes! Spock is conflicted in the series, but then he dies for his friends (no greater love hath a man than this- that he lay down his life for his friends) and he's totally selfcomfortable.

[frescadp]

Sorry I didn't reply sooner, Airborne!

Thanks for your comment. Yes, Kirk and Spock are always generous with each other--I love that--and, right, they're rarely down for long. Even after Spock's death, Kirk finds a way to make it right.

"Selfcomfortable"--that's a good word.

[still1916]

*subscribes* That's sweet..and sad. I'm gonna go cry now.

[frescadp]

But smile too, right? : )

[still1916]

Yeah. It's really sweet.

[JeanLucDoe]

touching. heart-piercing.

i wish i could express my feelings like you...

10x and LLAP :)

[frescadp]

Thanks! LL&P to you too!

[tostrong4you]

Love Star Trek watching the series on hulu currently, and even though its my first time watching it, I love it. And yes even the crappy animations.

[frescadp]

Lucky you, watching Star Trek for the first time!

[TheManiacOnWheelsUSA]

This video just popped up on my Recommended for You section.

God bless.

[frescadp]

Hey! Thanks!

Bless you too.

[deathbycheerleading]

oh my gosh, that was awesome. that really was.

sigh... i just got on a serious star trek high because of this... i think i'm gonna go pull out my beautiful DVD collection now. actually, no doubt about it. i am SO pulling out my DVD collection.

man i am such a geek.

again, thanks for uploading. i love Spock!

[frescadp]

Anything that inspires people to get out their DVDs of Star Trek must be a good thing! : )

Thanks for commenting.

[frescadp]

***THANK YOU to everyone who comments here on my vid. I've not been on youTube much recently (maybe I'll have more time again this summer), but your comments do get sent to my e-mail and I love that there are people out there who share my love of Star Trek.

What a beautiful world...

Live long and prosper, everyone!

[AirborneWithThrills]

oh baby... talk about a Spockd fix! OH MY GOSH THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL! I love this song and Star trek. For years I had to sing a little Spock song and recite my Spock motto nightly before I would sleep :)

[frescadp]

Hi, Airborne!

Me too, I used to think about Spock when I was in high school to get through the hard stuff. But, alas, I didn't have a little song...

Hey---maybe you should make a Spock-fix vid too! I'd love to see it.

[tvTrequer]

Very touching.

The best of YouTube.

Thanks for sharing.

[binkk7]

I just watched this again... (how many times have I seen it?)

It still brings tears to my eyes...one is rolling down my cheek right now.

[petaduggan]

i love them all too.

[Simoneallen1]

Such a beautiful vid. You really get the way these characters touch people. For me you capture so well the reasons this show can make you feel better when your previous thought might have been 'same shit, different day' lol :)

[frescadp]

Exactly! Star Trek still makes me feel better on bad days. I'm glad you liked my vid.

[tomtcf76]

Im interested in seeing the new special effects and remasters of all the classic 1960s series. Excellent Video Tribute.

[Goldiney]

I love Star Trek so much...thank you for making this video. ST is a big part of my life, and I love it just as much as the next person... thank you, and thanks to Roddenberry.

[frescadp]

Thank you! And thanks to everyone who made it possible--such a lot of people created the world of Trek and kept it alive--for more than 40 years now!

[mustangboy1105]

NERD!

[frescadp]

Gosh. I've never been honored with the "nerd" badge before. But I do secretly [editor's note: until now] think of myself as being somewhat like Stephen Colbert. Thanks!

[Pat2296]

This is really beautiful, along with one of my all-time favorite songs which has more and more meaning the older I get.

Lovely. Thanks!

[frescadp]

I've known that song all my life, but it's really only started to mean something to me at mid-life...when memory becomes more concentrated, like perfume.

I'm glad this vid pleases you.

Thanks.

[grumpytosnowwhite]

That's really touching. The characters of star trek are so real, so relatable...I love to watch it just for Kirk and Spock.

[frescadp]

Yes, they are so real. I think it's like the Velveteen Rabbit--our love makes them alive!

Thanks for writing.

[taccun]

Touching video, i really liked it. I hate that i've only been a star trek fan for only a few years (only 16) but i still hope to be similar in the aspect of another star trek fan.

[frescadp]

Isn't it cool how Star Trek just keeps on working for people? Thanks for your comment!

[taccun]

lol the more i watch this and realize how perfectly the song fits this and how much more touching it makes it, it makes me want to hug you more and more lol.

[VampireBiscuits]

That is a very touching video and I have to say I really identify with your experience. Star Trek came into my life only a short time ago but it helped me through a time in my life that would have been very dark indeed had it not been for that show. It gave me hope and its still helping me even now.

Though I have yet to discover Kirk. I'm still in love with Spock. :) And no greater love indeed.

[frescadp]

Thanks for writing.

I'm so glad I made this video-- turns out I'm far, far from the only person who credits Star Trek with more or less saving their life at some low point--or at least brightening it a lot!

I went to my first ever Star Trek con last summer (2008, Las Vegas) and was talking with a group of folks and said, sort of bashfully, that Star Trek had gotten me through the worst times, and people just nodded, like "Yep, been there."

It's also made me laugh more than anything else!

[KyraFritzRZK]

Wow very touching! I'm actually new to liking star trek but it always seems to put me in a brighter mood =]

[frescadp]

Thanks for commenting.

Yeah, Star Trek is shiny!

[TheMulletAttacks]

It was quite touching. The organization of the shots and the words was excellent, too. Nice one, Fresca. (=

[frescadp]

Thank you. I appreciate you commenting.

[kt27rule]

i love thsi video it so cute and sweet. there something about this song make it so cute

[frescadp]

You're right! The song is really wonderful--I am so grateful for it. And for Star Trek.

Thanks for commenting.

[oconnorthelegend]

Have you ever kissed a girl, son?

[frescadp]

*looks at the floor in emarrassment*

[startrekfan77]

Amazing video! I was stuck by how really similar our stories are and I must admit I cried at the beginning and smiled at the end. I'm pretty young so I guess I've only begun watching Star Trek. I've loved Spock ever since I saw my first episode he's just so like me! I'm so glad I found your video, it was so moving and it made me hopeful for my future just like Star Trek does.

"Live Long and Prosper"

[frescadp]

Wow, thanks!

I envy you having just begun watching Star Trek--so much good stuff to discover. It truly makes a good lifelong friend, and it's interesting to discover how I see different things in it now I'm middle aged. But I'm still like a kid in how much it delights me!

[yutu34]

Oh Frescadp, this was just beautiful. I'd like to to IM you as your story is very similar to mine. I also loved Spock and then re-discovered the show and found Kirk in all his glory.

[frescadp]

I'd love to hear your story!

If you go to my channel page (click on the blue "frescadp" top right, next to my profile photo of Kirk), you can choose "send message" under the box that says "connect with frescadp" to send me a private message.

[charrycharry]

ha, you're so awesome.

this is a great video.

[frescadp]

That's nice to hear! I'm glad people are still enjoying this vid.

[EltonSUN123]

Thanks! I went back and couldnt believe that was done by 'colorization' :D.

[EltonSUN123]

He could be "a pill" - made him that much more intriguing. BTW are you saying all the episodes were originally B&W? Ive a more recent (but immense) fan that has only ween them in online.

[frescadp]

Absolutely--some pills can be fun to take, eh? For me, Kirk is the honey that helps them go down. I love them both.

The original series was in color; but my family still had a b&w television in the early '70s, when I watched it in syndication. Of course I knew the shows were in color, but I never saw them that way, so it was a bit weird to watch them in their original state thirty years later. And I can't bring myself to watch the high-definition versions now.

[EltonSUN123]

How very touching! You really tell your story in an extremely moving way. In a way, understated yet powerful. Im normally just about Spock and related things but am glad I stumbled upon your video. The best to you!

[frescadp]

Thank you!

I'm pleased this touches a Spock-centric fan: I love Spock too, (even if I did say he can be a bit of a pill). He practically saved my life, after all.

Best to you and yours too!

[gillard317]

Proof that you are amazing! So happy to know you! Although we do need to hang out again, it's been way too long....Chad

[nekkidnora]

I admit I'm crying. This really... really hits a chord, and while mine wasn't Star Trek, I'm crying because it's wonderful.

[frescadp]

I am humbled and honored by your response--thank you for letting me know.

[64LI0479]

great work; did you do it alone?

[frescadp]

Thanks! I made it by myself on my iBook (the iMovie program), but of course I used the work of all these amazing photojournalists, actors, musicians, politicians...

...and all of us beautiful people (or sometimes not so beautiful), who make the world go 'round.

I list some of them in my description to the right, because I am aware that I had a TON of help, in my life.

[Llaaseil]

This is well done. I do like this song, and things it fits the narration quite well. I wish you well, and look forward to future vids from you : )

[frescadp]

Thanks for writing!

Yes, I do like the song too--despite the discussion below, I wouldn't really change it.

(I just didn't want anyone to think I was nostalgic for the 1970s or high school. Heaven forbid I should have to go back there!)

[Llaaseil]

I agree, totally. I would never want to go back to high school days. I only would like to be as physically fit as I was in high school LOL

[jkcason]

Is nostalgia the evocative use of the canon of current events? Whatever your answer... this is very nostalgic.

This might be too personal, but why did you change the verb tense when you say "Then my mother shoots herself."? Maybe I'm being naive, but that sounds like it happens again and again. Is that how it feels?

[frescadp]

Since I posted such a personal video, of course I do not mind personal questions, and I appreciate that you noticed the tense change, which I fretted over (like everything).

It's not that it happens again and again but that it happens now, always now, even though it's been almost 6 (!) years ago.

But, in fact, the ability to reflect on it here makes it start to be History, finally. I'm not sure about "nostalgia," which implies longing for the past, while I'm glad to be here now. Not there.

[jkcason]

Huh, I didn't realize nostalgia included so much longing for home or the past. I need a better word. :)

After watching again, I do get a sense of nostalgia. Not in the current events montage, which I think would be better described as building tension (and I still think you use the vocabulary very well).

But the song is nostalgic. And the way you describe Spock & Kirk is as though you're describing old friends. Maybe that's why when you came back to Star Trek you fell head over teakettle.

[frescadp]

Oh dear--that's a problem with that sweet song..., which yeah, is nostalgic.

I had a hard time choosing music to span both halves of this vid.

In fact, I'd prefer The Door's "The End" for the first half (it opens "Apocalypse, Now" so nicely): "lost in a wilderness of pain, and all the children are insane."

But that nihilism doesn't fit the 2nd half, my point there being now I identify with Kirk's appetite for life more than with young Spock's pain.

Ah, the limits of the 2:26 vid!

[frescadp]

Here--I got it!

Turn this vid's sound off and listen instead to the 2:25 version of The Door's "Break on Through"--it fits perfectly (!).

And it replaces the sentimental nostalgia with an edgy ambiguous liberation.

"I found an island in your arms, a country in your eyes, arms that chain us, eyes that lie... Break on through to the other side."

I could release an alternate version!

But naw, I admit I like the bittersweetness of "In My Life."

[jkcason]

Wow, that did line up well. But it changes the feel so much!

I guess you'll have to make another one. :)

[jkcason]

Another thought - use two songs!

[binkk7]

WOW!!! The first time I watched this I had so many tears in my eyes that I couldn't see/read the final scenes. You've captured the transformation of "chosing life" that come from grace...in Star Trek.

You are a bloody genius!!! I'm very proud to call you my dear friend. Though I'm still not sure which of us is Spock and which is Kirk (neither and both I guess would be the correct answer).

[frescadp]

I'm so glad you like it.

Yeah, Kirk is all about taking a big bite out of life, isn't he.

"Neither and both," yeah, that's us!

[annafrancesca1]

You have a special talent indeed Fresca! This is brilliant, no more to say!

About the contents referred to Star Trek, there is only one main difference: I'm still in love with mr. Spock!

[frescadp]

Thanks!

No insult intended to Mr. Spock, of course!

I still love him.

But mostly what I feel toward him (and Leonard Nimoy) is huge gratitude for helping me survive high school (and the shadow of my wonderful mother's darkness).

It's a tribute to Star Trek that it speaks to us at different eras in our lives.