William Shatner Reads Levi Johnston November 6, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Humor, Shatner , 31 comments
Remember back in July William Shatner appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (twice) to read some of the tweets from Sarah Palin? Well Shatner has returned over the last couple of nights, this time reading from the works of Palin’s almost son-in-law, Levi Johnston, see the video below.
Robert Meyer Burnett Talks Free Enterprise 2 [UPDATED] September 29, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Humor, Shatner , 49 comments
In 1998 Robert Meyer Burnett and Mark Altman created a cult classic with Free Enterprise, their comedy about two Star Trek fans (named Robert and Mark) who meet their hero, William Shatner. Their has been a lot of talk about a sequel over the last decade, but it seems the success of the new Star Trek movie could help it become reality. [UPDATE: More from Altman and Burnett]
DVD Review: Alvin and The Chipmunks: Star Wreck September 21, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: DVD/Blu-ray, Humor , 48 comments
Later this week TrekMovie will be reviewing the new CBS and Paramount Star Trek releases on Blu-ray and DVD (TNG movies and TOS Season 2), but to get the Trek ball rolling Paramount has already released a Trek related DVD, "Alvin and the Chipmunks Go To The Movies: Star Wreck". TrekMovie reviews this Trek parody below.
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Watch Zachary Quinto in “Hostage: A Love Story” September 1, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Humor , 54 comments
Star Trek’s new Spock, Zachary Quinto, just released a new comedy short film online at FunnyOrDie.com. Called "Hostage: A Love Story", Zach stars as a gunman who takes a hostage, only to have her take his heart. Watch it below.
Star Trek Mashup Mayhem – The Prime Timeline Strikes Back August 3, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions, Humor, Star Trek (2009 film), Trek Franchise , 78 comments
Sometimes it seems YouTube was invented just for Star Trek fans to publish creative mash-ups. The new Star Trek movie has inspired a few, with a number of them focusing on how the crews of the ‘prime timeline’ might react to the events of the new movie. Below we have a selection of some of the best (including one just published), and all from YouTubers presented before here at TrekMovie.
William Shatner Does More Palin Poetry On Tonight Show July 30, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Humor, Shatner , comments closed
On Monday, William Shatner made news by reciting some of a recent speech from Sarah Palin as poetry. That bit went viral and was very popular so last night The Tonight Show brought Bill back, this time to do a reading of some of Palin’s recent Twitter updates. See below for video.
Robot Chicken Skewers Wesley Crusher – Wil Wheaton Loves It July 27, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Humor, TNG , 44 comments
Last night’s episode of Robot Chicken on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim once again took on Star Trek, this time the character of Wesley Crusher. And what makes it even funnier is Wil Wheaton seems bummed he wasn’t asked to do the voice. Details and link to video below.
President Obama Flashes Vulcan Salute (Twice) At Correspondent Dinner – Is Trek Cool Again? June 20, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Humor, Trek Franchise , 69 comments
Last night was the annual Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC. Traditionally it is a light-hearted evening attended by the current President with comic entertainment. The Daily Show’s John Hodgman was the entertainment who focused on President Obama’s ‘nerdcore’, including Star Trek credentials. We have video below, plus an infographic analyzing how Star Trek is ‘cool again’.
Watch William Shatner Give Conan The Salute [UPDATED: Bill's Finger Makes Global News] June 18, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Humor, Shatner , 144 comments
As noted in yesterday’s ‘ShatWatch’, William Shatner was a guest on last night’s Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Bill was there to promote his latest projects and was his usual avuncular self. There was no talk of the new Star Trek movie, but Bill did recall a Trek related story and then there was a bit of an incident when he gave Conan a couple of different ’salutes’. [UPDATE: Shatner's Conan Appearance is getting lots of press, we have the links]
Watch Tom Hanks Scream Out TOS Episode Titles On Tonight Show + ST09 Box Office Update June 3, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Humor, Star Trek (2009 film), TOS , 112 comments
Last night Oscar-winner Tom Hanks was a guest on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Conan brought up how his movie Angels & Demons has been competing with Star Trek. Hanks said that he thought the Star Trek film was "great" then went on to show how much of a Trekkie he is by screaming out TOS episode titles. See video of that below, plus the latest box office numbers.
GoAnimate Mashup Contest Winners May 28, 2009
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Humor, Merchandise, TOS , 10 comments
Two weeks ago we announced the ‘mashup madness’ contest from GoAnimate.com for fans to mashup animations from Star Trek along with their other licensed channels (Street Fighter, Underdog, Willie Nelson, and It’s Happy Bunny). The contest ended yesterday and so below we present the three winning entries.
Star Trek Movie Inspiring YouTubers With Skits, Parodies, VBlogs & more May 23, 2009
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Fan Productions, Humor, Star Trek (2009 film) , 49 comments
Over the last week or so many people have sent in links to new YouTube vblogs, skits and more about Star Trek that they made or just liked. So poking around YouTube it seems the new Star Trek movie has inspired dozens of self-made broadcasters. There are way too many so below we offer just a sampling to show how the new Star Trek is all the rage on the interwebs.
TrekMovie’s Guide To Kirk Fu April 19, 2009
by Kayla Iacovino , Filed under: Humor, List, TOS , 134 comments
We’ve seen some of the new Captain Kirk’s fighting sprit in some of the new trailers, and according to his Dossier, the new Kirk is an instructor in hand-to-hand combat. This all fits with grand Star Trek history, and so with that in mind, TrekMovie has taken a look back at the original Kirk fight moves in a little something we like to call: TrekMovie’s official guide to Kirk-Fu.
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