Which I know is odd, since it came on last Saturday. But whatever. Justin Timberlake made yet another classic episode by hosting.
First up, a goofy, but oddly entertaining trip to Ellis Island. If only our great-grandparents truly dared to dream...
Weekend Update had a visit from some of the stars of the Star Trek film. As funny as this is, I know that somewhere, there are still nerds mounting protests. I weep on the inside.
And to close things out, a soon to be classic Digital Short. I think everyone went into the episode wondering if they would revisit the greatest white R&B group of our generation, and Timberlake and Samberg prove once again that no holiday is safe.
And yes, that is Susan Sarandon. I'm still impressed by the sheer star power that Samberg can wrangle in a pinch.
All in all, a good episode. Very hard to pull just a handful of items out, so wander over to the NBC.com homepage for more highlights, or just be on the lookout for a re-air.
Showing posts with label Star Trek. Show all posts
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Go See Star Trek (No Spoilers Here...)
Five minutes in, I wasn't convinced. Ten minutes in, I still had my doubts. About 12-13 minutes in, it started to gel a little. Right around the time it got to the infamous "trailer scene", I still wasn't sure, but at least that scene wasn't nearly as bad as it seemed in the trailer.
But somehow, some way, over the course of two hours... the film won me over. And I don't mean this in the "it was all right" way that Wolverine did. No, I actually enjoyed this film a great deal.
People who have never seen a Star Trek show or film or whatever (and seriously, how many people can really fall into that category...?): go see it. It's as self-contained as a film based in Trek lore can be, and it's an entertaining ride.
Long-time Trek fans: go see it. It's different, but it pays enough homage to make you feel warm and fuzzy and tells a pretty interesting story.
"Fans" and other purists primed to gripe and whine: go see it. And turn off that part of your brain that will make you yell, "That would never happen!" or "That makes no sense!" at the screen. Suspend your disbelief and try to focus on the positive. Plus, no one wants to hear you screaming in the theater.
And that's that. Go see Star Trek. Because I saw it first thing today, and now I have to wait for someone else to see it so that I can talk about it. And I want to say things about it. Desperately.
But somehow, some way, over the course of two hours... the film won me over. And I don't mean this in the "it was all right" way that Wolverine did. No, I actually enjoyed this film a great deal.
People who have never seen a Star Trek show or film or whatever (and seriously, how many people can really fall into that category...?): go see it. It's as self-contained as a film based in Trek lore can be, and it's an entertaining ride.
Long-time Trek fans: go see it. It's different, but it pays enough homage to make you feel warm and fuzzy and tells a pretty interesting story.
"Fans" and other purists primed to gripe and whine: go see it. And turn off that part of your brain that will make you yell, "That would never happen!" or "That makes no sense!" at the screen. Suspend your disbelief and try to focus on the positive. Plus, no one wants to hear you screaming in the theater.
And that's that. Go see Star Trek. Because I saw it first thing today, and now I have to wait for someone else to see it so that I can talk about it. And I want to say things about it. Desperately.
Friday, December 19, 2008
To Boldly Go...
"If you love Star Trek so much, why don't you marry it?"
Only one woman can ever say that she stepped up to that challenge, and now she's no longer with us. As AP reported yesterday, Majel Barrett Roddenberry AKA "a handful of lovable Star Trek characters" passed away at age 76. She had leukemia, which I feel bad for not knowing (unless it's one of those things that wasn't widely known, in which case I guess I feel fine about it).
Most people will remember Lwaxana Troi from TNG, and true fans will remember Nurse Chapel from the original series, but I always remember her as the voice of the computer. And not the newer computer where her voice was clearly recognizable, but the older model where she was clearly working her best robot voice. Think fondly of her every time you watch the old show and hear that infamous blinking, clicky box chirp out, "Working..."
Only one woman can ever say that she stepped up to that challenge, and now she's no longer with us. As AP reported yesterday, Majel Barrett Roddenberry AKA "a handful of lovable Star Trek characters" passed away at age 76. She had leukemia, which I feel bad for not knowing (unless it's one of those things that wasn't widely known, in which case I guess I feel fine about it).
Most people will remember Lwaxana Troi from TNG, and true fans will remember Nurse Chapel from the original series, but I always remember her as the voice of the computer. And not the newer computer where her voice was clearly recognizable, but the older model where she was clearly working her best robot voice. Think fondly of her every time you watch the old show and hear that infamous blinking, clicky box chirp out, "Working..."
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