Comments on: Review: Brent Spiner’s Dreamland + Interview + Signed CD Giveaway

By: CarolAnne

CarolAnne — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:36:34 +0000

I think “Dreamland” is a very weird exercise in self-indulgence. What is it supposed to BE, anyway? A concept album? A radio show? A comedy? A musical? An audio film noir? I’ve heard it described as ALL those things. I’ve heard tracks from and the only feelings it evokes from me are bewilderment and boredom.

In answer to Adam’s question: “is he always so sarcastic and dismissive?”…yes, he is. And very touchy on the subject of “Dreamland”. He gets very defensive when talking about how great it was to make and how fantastic Mark Hamill is and how perfect Maude Maggart is, and on and on. Even the comments on YouTube get to him; he takes them seriously!

I think he should stick to acting. He really doesn’t have what it takes to make it as singer, although he does sing passably well.

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:36:39 +0000

I guess still waters run deep. ;-)

By: Jean Prouvaire

Jean Prouvaire — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:42:35 +0000

^ And yet he recognised Irving Berlin.

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:04:55 +0000

Worf was never that big on musicals, the big lug.

;-)

By: Katie G.

Katie G. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:53:29 +0000

Just saw my post now. Number 5 is not ‘Nemesis’, it’s ‘Insurrection’. Crap. No wonder I didn’t win!! I KNEW it was from Insurrection. Damn. That’s what I get for staying up and doing stuff when I’m tired. Oh well.

Ooops. Just saw #25. Yeah, yeah, I’ll get over it. “INSURRECTION”.

#26. Hat Rick

Love the line where Picard asks Worf if he knows Gilbert and Sullivan and Worf replies that he hasn’t met all of the crew yet. Who’s on first…

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:49:41 +0000

“A British Tar,” if I’m not mistaken, is from HMS Pinafore, by Gilbert and Sullivan. That operetta has particular meaning for me, since it was the play that our school put on during one of my middle-school years — many, many, many years ago.

It was a great play.

By: Shamrock

Shamrock — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:23:15 +0000

#24. A British Tar is not from Nemesis but from The Insurrection.
No wonder if you didn’t win.

By: Katie G.

Katie G. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:19:06 +0000

In case anyone wants to know, here are the answers.

1. ‘The Very Thought of You’ — is from Brent’s CD ‘Ol’ Yellow Eyes is Back’ (1991).

2. ‘Bravo, Stromboli’ — is from the TV Movie ‘Geppetto’ (May 2000) with Spiner as the character ‘Stromboli’.

3. ‘Oye Como Va’ — is a song sung by Brent on the soundtrack from the movie ‘Out To Sea’ with Matthau and Lemmon.

4. ‘Til Then’ — is his duet with Linda Emond from the CD from ‘1776: The New Broadway Cast Recording’ (1997)

5. ‘A British Tar’ — is from the movie ST:Nemesis.

By the way, I didn’t win. [sniff]

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:39:28 +0000

Maybe that will finally motivate me to see that particular cinematic masterpiece! ;-)

By: Spocko

Spocko — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:08:37 +0000

I was watching “Dude where’s my car?” a few days ago and never realized before that Brent Spiner played the weird french guy who liked ostriches.