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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Call Alice



Back "in the day" Star Trek TOS spent much of it's creative energy on plots that reflected the political situation of the time. This mash-up of original series footage and Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit suggests a different direction.

And Capn Wacky's Memos Uncovered from the Offices of NBC (c. 1969) of Slogans Engineered to Renew Viewer and Advertiser Interest in Star Trek suggests yet another:

  • "Rock Out With Your Spock Out"
  • "More sexy green chicks this season!"
  • "Try to guess which crew member is gay. Come on, try - we'll even give you a clue: Believe it or not, it's not the Russian one."
  • "Trek is not Drek"
  • "50% more Uhura, 50% less Uhura's uniform"
  • "Now with more dead ensigns!"
  • "To boldly go where no man has gone before- To THE EXTREME!" (Caution- slogan may not be relevant for several decades)
  • "Star Trek '69 - Sounds so DIRTY!"
  • "Klingon - to futuristic adventure!"
  • "Enjoy Scotty Now Before He Gets Old and Fat"
  • "Set phasers for Renewed Interest!"
  • "We Can't Make These Skirts Any Shorter!"
  • "If Star Trek Gets Cancelled, We'll Just Give Shatner Another Show Anyway"

    • A few more fan video mixes, in case you find this kind of junk amusing:
    Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other
    Wanted Dead or Alive
    A Different Love
    Love Triangle w/The Cure
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    || JM, 10:16 AM

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