I’ve never really watched Star Trek either. Now my impression of it is that people watch it for the same reason that they watch The West Wing;[1] to fawn at the Leadership and Decorum of the Wise men (and women!).

(Probably not though.)

I’d rather interact with cosplaying nerds than with those haughty-taughty process and procedure geeks.

[1]: I of course have not watched that, either.