Captain Kirk At The Oscars! - Page 2

Orac · February 25 2013, 08:56 PM

dub wrote:

Here's the video in cased you missed it like me:

http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sci...save-show.html

This link is to an Americans only video, is there a version the rest of us can see yet?

ChristopherPike · February 25 2013, 09:11 PM

Orac wrote:

This link is to an Americans only video, is there a version the rest of us can see yet?

I'm in the UK and saw it at trekmovie.com

Orac · February 25 2013, 09:19 PM

Thanks Chris! That one works down here in the southern hemisphere too.

BillJ · February 25 2013, 09:34 PM

Am I the only one that thought he looked bad? His head kept bobbing up and down and sometimes it seemed like his speech was a bit slurred.

dub · February 25 2013, 09:41 PM

It would have been funny if Chris Pine presented an award later in the show, then Shatner as future Kirk could come back "on screen" and give Pine some tips on how to REALLY present an award. Lots of jokes could have been made there. That would have been good! Although I'm not sure the Oscar writers could have pulled it off.

Greg Cox · February 25 2013, 09:46 PM

dub wrote:

It would have been funny if Chris Pine presented an award later in the show, then Shatner as future Kirk could come back "on screen" and give Pine some tips on how to REALLY present an award. Lots of jokes could have been made there. That would have been good! Although I'm not sure the Oscar writers could have pulled it off.

Actually, Pine and Saldana did present some technical awards later in the broadcast, but they didn't interact with Shatner.

Kamdan · February 25 2013, 09:48 PM

Yeah, that was another missed opprotunity. It was also weird for the orchestra to play the Goldsmith theme when Pine and Saldana came out.

Opus · February 25 2013, 10:15 PM

Personally, I loved the bit with WS. Bravo, Seth McFarland! Kirk may have caused yet another temporal anomaly, but it was totally worth it.

If McFarland does the Oscars again next year, he should do the same bit, but with Patrick Stewart.

Gary7 · February 25 2013, 10:38 PM

BillJ wrote:

Am I the only one that thought he looked bad? His head kept bobbing up and down and sometimes it seemed like his speech was a bit slurred.

He may not have had much time to prepare... but I too thought he looked a bit off (and not due to age, but his delivery).

It's well known that Seth McFarlane is a Star Trek fan, having incorporated quite a few Star Trek references into his work. So, it was pretty understandable (and hilarious) for Shatner to show up on screen in uniform. It had a lot of potential, but to me it fell kind of flat.

RAMA · February 25 2013, 11:46 PM

Not a huge Shatner fan. Not a fan of Seth MacFarlane, buttttt...this skit was hilarious!!!! I kept yelling to my wife that this skit was really long! I can't believe how much screen time they gave them. Particularly funny was Shatner's concerned yet dismissive tone. Anyway, "Ted" was one of the worst movies I'd seen in years. The Oscars are a relatively tedious self-congratulatory affair but Seth actually kept it moving along quite well. Thank goodness for the fast forward button.

RAMA

JarodRussell · February 25 2013, 11:59 PM

Kamdan wrote:

Yeah, that was another missed opprotunity. It was also weird for the orchestra to play the Goldsmith theme when Pine and Saldana came out.

Well that should end the debate which music is more associated with Trek to the "general audience".

Cyke101 · February 26 2013, 02:48 AM

Kamdan wrote:

Yeah, that was another missed opprotunity. It was also weird for the orchestra to play the Goldsmith theme when Pine and Saldana came out.

Pfft, I'll take any excuse to hear the Goldsmith theme played in real time in front of a global audience.

Captain Rob · February 26 2013, 10:25 AM

The first thing Seth should have said to Captain Kirk was: "Aren't you dead?"

hadd001 · February 26 2013, 04:26 PM

I loved seeing Shatner again as Kirk!

Robert Comsol · February 26 2013, 04:44 PM

Hmm...considering that there soon will be a sequel to "Star Trek Academy" (or was it "Star Trek Troopers"?) I can't shake the feeling that Bill Shatner's participation at the Academy Awards wasn't entirely coincidental or maybe even some kind of "statement" which Captain Kirk the Academy members do prefer.

Bob

February 25 2013, 09:19 PM	#18
Orac Vice Admiral Location: The Galápagos Islands	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! Thanks Chris! That one works down here in the southern hemisphere too. __________________ "Sorry, miss. I was giving myself an oil-job." - Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet)

February 25 2013, 09:34 PM	#19
BillJ Vice Admiral Location: In the 23rd Century...	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! Am I the only one that thought he looked bad? His head kept bobbing up and down and sometimes it seemed like his speech was a bit slurred. __________________ "You know. 1966? Seventy-nine episodes, about thirty good ones." - Phillip Fry describing Star Trek, Futurama

February 25 2013, 09:41 PM	#20
dub Lieutenant Commander Location: Location? What is this?	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! It would have been funny if Chris Pine presented an award later in the show, then Shatner as future Kirk could come back "on screen" and give Pine some tips on how to REALLY present an award. Lots of jokes could have been made there. That would have been good! Although I'm not sure the Oscar writers could have pulled it off.

February 25 2013, 09:48 PM	#22
Kamdan Lieutenant Commander	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! Yeah, that was another missed opprotunity. It was also weird for the orchestra to play the Goldsmith theme when Pine and Saldana came out.

February 25 2013, 10:15 PM	#23
Opus Fleet Captain Location: Bloom County	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! Personally, I loved the bit with WS. Bravo, Seth McFarland! Kirk may have caused yet another temporal anomaly, but it was totally worth it. If McFarland does the Oscars again next year, he should do the same bit, but with Patrick Stewart. __________________ ----------------------- Opus - Well, I mean... It's a space walrus with photon flippers or something. Portnoy - Let's beam Mr. Spock into a wall.

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February 25 2013, 11:46 PM	#25
RAMA Vice Admiral Location: NJ, USA	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! Not a huge Shatner fan. Not a fan of Seth MacFarlane, buttttt...this skit was hilarious!!!! I kept yelling to my wife that this skit was really long! I can't believe how much screen time they gave them. Particularly funny was Shatner's concerned yet dismissive tone. Anyway, "Ted" was one of the worst movies I'd seen in years. The Oscars are a relatively tedious self-congratulatory affair but Seth actually kept it moving along quite well. Thank goodness for the fast forward button. RAMA __________________ “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”—Stephen R. Covey

February 26 2013, 10:25 AM	#28
Captain Rob Fleet Captain	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! The first thing Seth should have said to Captain Kirk was: "Aren't you dead?" __________________ Regal Entertainment Group murdered United Artists

February 26 2013, 04:26 PM	#29
hadd001 Lieutenant	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! I loved seeing Shatner again as Kirk!

February 26 2013, 04:44 PM	#30
Robert Comsol Captain Location: USS Berlin	Re: Captain Kirk At The Oscars! Hmm...considering that there soon will be a sequel to "Star Trek Academy" (or was it "Star Trek Troopers"?) I can't shake the feeling that Bill Shatner's participation at the Academy Awards wasn't entirely coincidental or maybe even some kind of "statement" which Captain Kirk the Academy members do prefer. Bob __________________ "The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it's scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth! It is the guiding principle on which Starfleet is based! Jean-Luc Picard Last edited by Robert Comsol; February 26 2013 at 05:15 PM.