Make it so: Quebec woman designs $30K Star Trek living quarters

A Joliette woman may have earned herself the title of most devoted Trekkie in Quebec thanks to her Star Trek-inspired basement, which she designed herself.

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The feat of turning a regular basement into theUSS Enterprise cost superfan Line Rainville almost $30,000.

"When I was nine, I was in love with Captain Kirk. I wanted to marry him," Rainville told Radio-Canada.

But despite her childhood crush on Kirk, Rainville is also a big fan of Spock, andher designsought to capture the Vulcan's living quarters.

Herbathroom, kitchen andliving roomwould all make the notoriously fastidiousSpock feel at home.

Rainville went to Comiccon and met William Shatner this weekend. She was emotionalbefore meeting him, not sure what she was going to ask.

When she finally met Shatnerhe took thelead andsaid, in French, "Do you speak French, well me too!"

After having him sign an autograph she was ecstatic, "He spoke to me in French, twice!"

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50 years ofStar Trek

This year marks50 yearssince Star Trekhitthe small screen. The original series ran for 79 episodes between 1966 and 1969.

Although the series had low ratings,its fan base grew steadilythrough syndication. By the 1970s, it was being called "the show that won't die" by The Associated Press.

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A number of television series based in the Star Trek universe have followed the original series, includingStar Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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