When my mom was in labor with me, my dad asked her to hurry up so he could get home to watch Star Trek.  Great start, huh?  I grew up watching Trek reruns in the '70's and always loved it.  I got into it more when I was a teenager (at the time the movies were going on) and attended conventions (with said dad) back in the '80's.  I tried watching TNG, but was disappointed in the quality of the relationships between the characters.  The relationships between the Big Three are just amazing.  Plus, even as a kid, I thought there was something going on between Kirk and Spock.  Silly me, I thought it was just me.  ;)