Friday Night Movies: Alternative Trek Openings April 4, 2008
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Humor, Trek Franchise , trackback
Star Trek mash-ups on YouTube are ubiquitous and one sub-genre is alternative opening credit sequences (and a sub-sub-genre is credits made to mimic another show). In some cases it is a bit of fun, but in other cases they could be considered an improvement or at least a compelling possibility. So check out some of these ‘two great shows that taste great together’ mash-ups below.
There are many of these kinds of things, the ones below were picked as the best for each series.
TOS + The A Team (by ‘huckbone’)
TNG + Dallas (by ‘ FanboyFilms’)
DS9 + new Battlestar Galactica (by ‘dwlieu’)
VOY + Angel (by ‘ Bloempje721′)
ENT + Stargate Atlantis (by ‘koradan’)
Bonus: TNG + The Love Boat (by ‘huckbone’)
It was hard to choose the best TNG Alt. cred…so here was the very close 2nd.
Kelvington/Spockboy Klassics
Here are a couple of the gag reels from 2007 made by our friends Spock boy and Kelvington that fall into the sub-sub-genre of Alternative Openings
TOS + Mission Impossible (made for “Tholian Web”)
TOS + Space 1999 (for “Tomorrow is Yesterday”)
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Gross!
I really enjoyed that Love Boat intro, that was #1 LOL!
phenomenal
First of all let me be the first to say that first video was great.
A-Team Fits Perfect!!!
Hey, what is this I got robbed out of 1st place?? Hah! I am going back to bed. My comments and everything disappeared!! Oh well, so much for my 15 mins of fame…:) That A-Team intro was OK, but I think the Love Boat was genius besides the song always relaxed me..
Yay! Friday night movies and BSG return at the same time!!!
Man, these are great. I had a good laugh with that last one. :-)
GREATEST… FUNNIEST… SH*T… I’VE SEEN… ALL WEEK!!!
The A-Team and Love Boat versions had me in tears!!!!!!
I’ve never seen the A-team or Love Boat, but both the videos were still funny and enjoyable.
WOW!!! I love the DS9/BSG one! Actually reminds of why I love both shows.
Those were great. Paramount is missing out on alot of good talent. I really like the Dallas themed intro
With some of the above creativity new Trek might still be on the air!
Still can’t beat the SNL “Love Boat: The Next Generation” with Chris Farley’s Frakes/Riker and Geordi as the Bartender. Outasight!
The actual SNL skit with Patrick Stewart was great.
Mr Data, set a course for LOVE!
Loved… Dallas opening, The Love Boat, and BSG. Now, of DS9 were really that interesting to watch.
BTW, where is the Growing Pains TNG opening? That was just too funny.
Excellent. Carl the Cylon approves.
I actually thought the Enterprise one was -vastly- superior to the existing credits.
Of course, what isn’t better than “Faith of the Heart.”
Wow… ENTERPRISE could have benefitted from the STARGATE ATLANTIS theme!
Love Boat wins
i think the dallas one is great…just wished the were images from tng episodes, not films or ds9/voy episodes. i think the images shown for the actors were great. the levar burton walking toward the camera one was similar to the show…dallas that is.
the a-team/star trek was awesome…but no mccoy?! still great stuff. same with the ds9/bsg…nice.
These were goofy as hell, but I still laughed at them.
‘Geordie LaForge as your Blind Engineer’
The TOS one and ‘Love Boat’ were the best. ;D
I would love to have a copy of the SNL sketch of Love Boat the next generation. Because of that, I can’t look at Riker the same way ever again…lol.
The love boat one is great–love Charo!
The Love Boat and A-Team clips were definitely the best.
You missed this one:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hhLDZK8D4nY
Loved the guest star roll for Love Boat: TNG.
The Space: 1969 was amazing — as #26 shows, it matches the original shot-for-shot.
I think the first post should always be declared “Gross” instead of “First”
That BSG theme could make anything devastatingly emotional.
Help me out with the A-Team one… at the end, the TOS Enterprise appears to blow up a Klingon cruiser. Was this from an actual TOS episode?
I have to admit, I was really impressed with how well the A-Team one was edited and executed. It was by far my favorite. Absolutely hysterical!
These are awesome!
No way, Spock should have been B. A. !! Scotty: Face, Chekov: Murdoc.
The Dallas one looks strangely like the actual credits to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
The Space 1999 theme rocks!
It would be cool with a voyager - BSG theme
I have to say, I actually think DS9 and Enterprise would have benefited from their themes being a little bit more like those fan creations…those shows actually look pretty bad ass!
I have to say, I actually think DS9 and Enterprise would have benefited from their themes being a little bit more like those fan creations…those shows look pretty bad ass!
I like the A-Team-Intro.
But which episode is the first Sulu-Scene in the A-Team-Intro???
For some reason I always pictured Geordi to be the bar tender.
All was awsome!!!!!!!!!!!
I just saw the Mission: Impossible one and it’s pretty darned good.
Of course, Leonard Nimoy was actually in Mission: Impossible, playing a member of the Impossible Mission Team, so it would have been interesting to see him as Spock AND his character, Paris!
i love how the ENT + Stargate Atlantis one , is actually better in my opinion then the normal ent intro ……..
Nice job all. What a great way to start my Saturday morning than to watch old TV shows with different sound track. Now I’ll try some Mod Squard, and mix in some Enterprise.
What ever happened to Spockboy and Kelvington’s funny ones before the remastered episiodes? They were “a hoot”…then suddenly they stopped doing them. What a bummer!
Loved ‘em all! Very creative; kudos to all of you.
Hmm. It’s funny how much more interesting the later Treks look with better title sequences and decent music! DS9 in particular benefits!
This one is pretty good too:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GONeqPxh4d4
The DS9 title remake is really good. Which leaves me to consider the possibility of Ron Moore concluding BG by having the fleet “jump” to Earth in the DS9 era…that would be almost beyond belief!
LOVED these!
My fave was the Dallas intro. Get a load of the look on Tasha Yar’s face. Reminds me of a bitchy Sue-Ellen!
DS9/BSG was a close second. Very cool.
The A-Team one is priceless. Fun stuff. Great theme song.
The A-Team theme is a song I use to illustrate to my students that music is universal. My college band was in the French Riviera and we did a festival with a bunch of other bands including a group from Russia. Their selection for the parade was a marching band arrangement of the A-Team. We looked at their music and started playing it and instantly had a bond even through the language barrier.
So maybe the A-Team theme really is a “universal” translator.
Great clip selection too.
Very cool! ROTFL!
I LOVED the DS9/BSG opening… the theme hit the mood of teh show too. If only Ron Moore had complete creative control of DS9 instead of Berman… I have a feeling that DS9 would have had a very BSG feel
Spockboy’s gag reels rock!
The “Enterprise” opening is by far the best, but that’s to be expected - the “Stargate” shows have wonderful theme music for such shitty series.
Don’t forget the TV series based on the best “Star Trek” movie ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yGiKpFukQk
Wow. The Enterprise opening that should have been. I’m convinced that ‘Faith of the Heart’ crap is one-third the reason people just hated that show. The song subconsciously pissed them off so much it made them think the rest of the show actually sucked.
Enterprise didn’t suck, by the way. You just thought it did.
Those were brilliant editing jobs. Love Boat + NG made me laugh the most. Reminded me of the 1994 SNL”Love Boat: the Next Generation” sketch with Patrick Stewart! But ALL were done in the EXACT styles of the source shows. All involved REALLY did their homework. Rhythm and timing were perfect! Best fit was perhaps DS9 to BSG; both Ron Moore shows. Thanks for the laughs and for the dazzling work! And I agree with you, #56, “Faith of the Heart” was a lousy third rate excuse for a theme song. Set a bad tone for the rest of the show. I mean, using a regurgitated tune from “Patch Adams”??? Yes, the lyrics weren’t so awful, they just sound like a commercial for arthritis medication. And the minimalist music cues in each episode always sound the SAME; from show to show! Anyway, enough on this (it could lead to some protracted griping!). But the videos were fantastic! Thanks!
A bit off-topic, but I always enjoyed this; it’s the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA opening set to “The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest”:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eSN2HZfrsQw
Well the Stargate Alantis theme actually worked on enterprise very nicely god how i despised Faith of the Heat, that was the worst trek thmes song of all time bar none. Though when they did the dark Mirror episodes of Enterprise I loved the music to that one that was cool. The A team music with Star Trek and Dallas with next generations, those was a Tragedies.
What is the point of these? Time-wasters!
Brilliant! This is some really amazing and impressive work. My favourite were definitely ENT/Stargate Atlantis and TOS/Space 1999 (brings me back to my childhood in such a fantastic way!). And the Love Boat one was just soooo funny!
Love Boat and A- Team were awesome.
hahahaha
#60 What is the point of these? Time-wasters!
I would say the same point why this website exists:
To have fun and be entertained.
…and both have done just that (IMO)
Adding the Angel theme to Voyager just improved the entire series by 1000%! Haha.
The A-Team, Dallas and Love Boat were quite fun, however the DS9/BSG one was IMO an insult to BSG, which is ultimately a far, far more superior show in all regards. Same with Angel/Voy and Atlantis/Ent. They also go to show you that you can take any of the latter Trek dren and put a truly great theme to them and make even the likes of ENT and Voy appear to be good….which…they weren’t.
CE
“Stargate Atlantis” is not a show that’s superior to anything - including “Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda.” Sorry about that.
I was amazed at how well the Dallas opening fit for TNG. I reallty never liked the rehashed J Goldsmith TMP theme for that show. All the other shows had original themes. I always wondered why not TNG…
#67
HA HA HA! You’re funny!
CE
Um…ok, I don’t know how many people will actually believe me, but I made the ENT/SGA one. It was one of 4 separate ones I made years ago (before I became smart enough to put my names on them).
Here are the other 3 (1 for each season):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHnQdaxXI98
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeD-pYsgGVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z4J4PPKaQg
How about “The Spockranos” - Star Trek done as if it were “The Sopranos”?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9zX4MgFf1c
I’d like to see someone do an opening for “Deep Space 90210″, because that’s what I always called that series.