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Wrath of Khan Particle Animation

Here’s a fun clip I stumbled across on Youtube.  Some enterprising (ha) soul has created an animation of all the battles from “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” still the best film in that mixed bag of a series. …

Inglourious Federation Basterds

As a lifelong Star Trek fan, I’ve enjoyed a long tradition and it’s time to revisit it today.  The tradition goes like this:  I look at the current state of Star Trek and say, “Paramount can’t possibly screw this up…

Fathers and Sons and Phones in Space

Jason’s going through a sweet phase where he likes to tell me I’m a great dad. I’m trying to enjoy it while it lasts, and bank up all this praise to get me through his teen years, when he’ll doubtless…

Pigeon: Impossible

As a fan of spy movies, animation and just generally all things awesome, I was blown away by this animation from Lucas Martell.  Incredibly, it’s his first stab at directing, and brilliant stuff; watch it in full-screen mode to get…

Sagan and Hawking Sing the Wonder of the Cosmos

Well, I’ve been wrong before and no doubt I’ll be wrong again.  I said YouTube might as well shut down after seeing “Shatner On the Mount,” which I dubbed the greatest internet video ever.  Now I’m eating my words already…

Best. Video. Ever.

No, seriously. Might as well lock down Youtube now and call it quits. In this video, we finally understand the secret behind William Shatner’s…erm…unique speech patterns. Obviously he hears music the rest of us aren’t privy to. Watch as The…

Flynn’s Won the War

During my recuperation, I’ve been enjoying my new box set of Errol Flynn westerns and getting back in touch with my inner Flynn fan. Just for fun, here’s a clip from the star-studded “Thank Your Lucky Stars,” which gave Flynn…

Japanese Video Pranks

If you find yourself bored and have 50 to 100 friends similarly starved for fun, a Japanese TV show has come up with a fun way to spend the afternoon; scaring innocent bystanders with the old “rampaging mob” routine…

Geek Humor: Trek meets Star Wars

Okay, maybe I’m just sleep deprived waiting for baby to come, but somehow this YouTube clip struck me as hilarious. You kind of have to be a fan of Star Wars and Star Trek to get anything out of it,…