Tag: Star Trek

  • Beastie Boys Sabotage The Late Show
    Beastie Boys Sabotage The Late Show

    In 1994, Beastie Boys appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. Here’s the official video for the song, and it looks like they had a blast making it. Spike Jonze shot it without permits, and the band did their own stunt driving. This one is such a banger, it lasts well into the future.…

  • Trekking Through Night Court
    Trekking Through Night Court

    I’m not sure they could have crammed another cliche into this scene from Night Court, but it has an unexpected pay off. In spite of this scene, I think this is a show I should watch. Probably.

  • Quark (But Not That Quark)
    Quark (But Not That Quark)

    Quark was a sitcom created by Buck Henry, that served as a mid-season replacement on NBC in the early months of 1978. It starred Richard Benjamin, and ran for one season of eight episodes. It was filmed at Burbank Studios, and was sponsored by General Foods. Adam Quark was the Commander of the space station…

  • What’s The Opposite Of Mr Spock?
    What’s The Opposite Of Mr Spock?

    On this week’s episode of setisoppO, the podcast where we work out the opposite of things that don’t have a natural opposite, we stumble on a hitherto unnoticed Avengers: Endgame theory that will blow your mind. We also work out the opposite of Mr Spock, of archery, and of cartwheels. For reference, Tomoe Nage (also…

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  • Proctology: A Bottom Examination
    Proctology: A Bottom Examination

    For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…

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