Is it possible to both love and hate an idea simultaneously?
Yes, it is.
A group of citizens from Valdez, Alaska, is attempting to raise $125,000 to install a life-sized bronze statue dedicated to William T. Riker, a Star Trek character who will be born in Valdez on August 19, 2335.
Riker, the first officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise, played by Jonathan Frakes on Star Trek: The Next Generation, hails from Valdez.
More specifically, he will hail from Valdez in 311 years.
This is not the first statue to be built to honor future fictional characters from Star Trek.
Captain James T. Kirk has a statue honoring him in Riverside, Iowa, and Captain Kathryn Janeway has a statue in Bloomington, Indiana.
I love the idea of these statues honoring future fictional characters.
Admittedly, I also think they’re quite stupid and despise them.
