:02:00
This is the Andorian
ambassador Edvaark,
:02:03
and I am guard number 48,
and this is guard number 28.
:02:08
That's right.
:02:09
You have to understand
that, um...
:02:12
even now, I still have--
:02:16
I still have an ongoing process
of trying to grasp all of this,
:02:20
even now.
:02:21
The name's Douglas Marcks.
:02:23
I live in Portland.
:02:24
I've been a fan of Star Trek
for a number of years.
:02:27
I mean, I actually started
watching it back in the sixties.
:02:31
You know, I've been in this
for 7 years now,
:02:32
and it's starting
to become normal.
:02:42
[Applause]
:02:46
[Cheering]
:03:17
In 1987, I auditioned for a show called
Star Trek: The Next Generation.
:03:21
Now, I must admit that I went to
this audition with some hesitation.
:03:25
I mean, after all, it was a rehash
of a cult-status sci-fi series,
:03:30
and it had a profound effect
on the original cast members' careers.
:03:34
But since I was unknown,
unemployed,
:03:38
and unclear as to where
any of this was headed,
:03:41
I went.
:03:43
What I didn't know was that
I was becoming part of something
:03:47
much larger than
just a new TV series.
:03:51
I was becoming
part of a phenomenon.