Brother and I spent a considerable amount of time looking at things on the internet today. We looked though my delicious bookmarks and stumbled, among other things (including a series of rather hilarious John Cleese computer ads) upon a video I'd nearly forgotten: William Shatner waxing philosophic about Kirk climbing a mountain in some movie or other. In music. Remixed by some clever geek.
Now, most of what Shatner says in the interview sounds pretty ridiculous, but the remix is pure I don't even know what: "Why do I climb the moutain? Because I'm in love."
Dear Star Trek universe, you are ridiculous, and that is why I love you.
Somewhat related, but much lower on the ridiculousness scale, we watched Star Trek: First Contact (the last one of the movies Bro got me for my birthday that I still had to watch). One word: wow.
Jean-Luc Picard is undoubtedly my favorite character of the whole series: he has feelings, he has flaws, he is intelligent, he is wrong sometimes. He is one of the most multidimensional character I have seen, either in Star Trek or in many other movies that boast of more intellectual credentials.
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I talk about Star Trek rather a lot, but I find it fascinating to watch the series evolve over so many years, from the very first special effects of a model ship in front of a painted planet to the newest, gorgeous computer animation of the starship Enterprise rising from the rings of Saturn, from cardboard computers to glass touchscreens, from terrible acting and over-dramatic camera zooms to, well, decent acting and lens flares.
"There is no money in the future, no countries, no poverty, no hunger. When we discovered we were not alone, we began working to better ourselves."
Now, most of what Shatner says in the interview sounds pretty ridiculous, but the remix is pure I don't even know what: "Why do I climb the moutain? Because I'm in love."
Dear Star Trek universe, you are ridiculous, and that is why I love you.
Somewhat related, but much lower on the ridiculousness scale, we watched Star Trek: First Contact (the last one of the movies Bro got me for my birthday that I still had to watch). One word: wow.
Jean-Luc Picard is undoubtedly my favorite character of the whole series: he has feelings, he has flaws, he is intelligent, he is wrong sometimes. He is one of the most multidimensional character I have seen, either in Star Trek or in many other movies that boast of more intellectual credentials.
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I talk about Star Trek rather a lot, but I find it fascinating to watch the series evolve over so many years, from the very first special effects of a model ship in front of a painted planet to the newest, gorgeous computer animation of the starship Enterprise rising from the rings of Saturn, from cardboard computers to glass touchscreens, from terrible acting and over-dramatic camera zooms to, well, decent acting and lens flares.
"There is no money in the future, no countries, no poverty, no hunger. When we discovered we were not alone, we began working to better ourselves."
3 comments:
I have to agree. Star Trek: First Contact is a fantastic film. People are so rude about Star Trek, but at its best it's an inspirational series and your quote sums-up the appeal of the series.
I think the franchise fails when it becomes too self-referential. I found Deep Space Nine, with its long story arcs and absurdly complex subplots, completely unwatchable.
As wonderful as JLP is, no-one can beat Riker. A truly magnificent man. Actually, I've totally fallen for Battlestar Galactica. What do you make of it?
I can't claim to be a Trekkie although a number of friends are but I never cease to be amazed by little things such as the futuristic communicators in the early TV episodes which we all carry around today as a matter of course.
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