Star Trek

A few years ago, “Let it go” tortured every parent with a child under 13. And with Frozen 2 on the horizon, something even worse is no doubt lurking in the soundtrack. But don’t stress about that, because someone more brilliant than any of us has translated “Let it go” into Klingon and sings it in that beautifully angry way only Klingons can do.

A couple of weeks ago I posted about a 10-minute ‘gag reel’ for Star Trek: The Next Generation … and naturally, within minutes of the post going live, the video was pulled. Well, eagle-eyed Joel noted that the video is up again! I checked it out, and it is now a 2.5-minute quick-cut with a push to grab the DVD for more … but there is still plenty of great stuff contained in the video! Enjoy!

At some point over the holiday break I was sent a link to this gag reel … which also served as a reminder of how much things have changed, as I got a completely blank expression from my kids when I used the term ‘gag reel’. So let me back up. A ‘gag’ is a joke or other humorous moment, whether intentional or unintentional. A ‘reel’ is one of those tape terms where you spool the ‘film’. Way back when, when shows were recorded on film, mistakes had to be ‘cut’ from the tape. Sometimes they would end up ‘on…