What is more embarrassing?

James T. Vader · February 26 2013, 11:52 PM

Hi Everyone, first time poster, not trying to come off as a jerk but as a trek fan what was more embarassing for you?

Stuffing Shatner back into his uniform after 19 years and have him try to be funny or stuffing Frakes and Sirtis and back into theirs after 11 years and tried to pretend time never passed and that they were still in 1994?

These are facepalm moments that make people laugh at Trekkies

T'Girl · February 26 2013, 11:56 PM

Bill looked great, it was the highlight of the show.

They should of had him hosting.

Lance · February 26 2013, 11:58 PM

Oh, definitely the ENT finale. Seeing Frakes and Sirtis filling out (and how!) those uniforms and trying to convince us they were back in good old season seven was just plain wrong, especially given it was an actual canon episode and was supposed to depict actual unseen events that took place during "The Pegasus" (yeah right!).

By complete contrast, Shatner's thing was just a harmless bit of fun.

HaplessCrewman · February 27 2013, 12:05 AM

I'd say having Shatner in that outfit was the more embarrassing thing - as it was seen by way more people than the last episode of Enterprise.

Thank God Nimoy doesn't (usually) go in for this kind of forced humor.

Why can't people tell that, in this instance, the audience is laughing at Captain Kirk?

Orac · February 27 2013, 12:26 AM

I've never been embarrassed to be a Trekkie.

Also T'Girl is right. Shatner looked great!

RandyS · February 27 2013, 01:02 AM

Orac wrote:

I've never been embarrassed to be a Trekkie.

Neither have I.

BillJ · February 27 2013, 01:07 AM

Both are pretty embarrassing.

Greg Cox · February 27 2013, 01:12 AM

Eh, it's going to take more than a silly comedy bit to embarass me.

If we can survive "Spock's Brain," we can survive this.

Takeru · February 27 2013, 01:15 AM

T'Girl wrote:

They should of had him hosting.

Should HAVE! I'm sorry, I'm usually not a grammar nazi and god knows I make enough mistakes myself but this "would of, should of, could of" crap is like cancer growing through the internet, it has to be stopped, it's just wrong, it doesn't even make sense.

CorporalClegg · February 27 2013, 01:27 AM

HaplessCrewman wrote:

Why can't people tell that, in this instance, the audience is laughing at Captain Kirk?

Because they weren't.

ChristopherPike · February 27 2013, 01:41 AM

Neither. I laughed my ass off at Shatner as Kirk at the Oscars. That was the point.

Although I'm still taking tablets that help me forget Enterprise's finale. It's got nothing to do with the sight of Riker & Troi gatecrashing our farewell party though... You can't blame them.

Time for another doze and this thread too will hopefully be a distant memory.

JirinPanthosa · February 27 2013, 02:02 AM

If a few bad episodes were enough to embarrass Trekkies, those examples are a few decades too late.

I thought the Trekkies who got laughed at were the ones who couldn't tell the difference between fantasy and reality. You know, the ones that only exist on television?

T'Cal · February 27 2013, 03:07 AM

Shatner was hysterical on the Oscars and he's a genius. A genius! I can't keep rehashing TATV so this will be my last. Will and Deanna should've been on the Titan rather than a the E-D. They tried something they thought we'd like and they made a mistake. They probably wouldn't have even done TATV if more "fans" had watched the show and kept it on the air. But as we say on Earth, c'est la vie

Captain McBain · February 27 2013, 03:08 AM

What was that Shatner bit from?

Lance · February 27 2013, 03:19 AM

"Deanna... there's something I've been meaning to tell you for weeks now... I'm pregnant, and I think you're the father."

February 26 2013, 11:52 PM	#1
James T. Vader Lieutenant	What is more embarrassing? Hi Everyone, first time poster, not trying to come off as a jerk but as a trek fan what was more embarassing for you? Stuffing Shatner back into his uniform after 19 years and have him try to be funny or stuffing Frakes and Sirtis and back into theirs after 11 years and tried to pretend time never passed and that they were still in 1994? These are facepalm moments that make people laugh at Trekkies

February 26 2013, 11:56 PM	#2
T'Girl Vice Admiral	Re: What is more embarrassing? Bill looked great, it was the highlight of the show. They should of had him hosting.

February 26 2013, 11:58 PM	#3
Lance Captain Location: The Enterprise's Restroom	Re: What is more embarrassing? Oh, definitely the ENT finale. Seeing Frakes and Sirtis filling out (and how!) those uniforms and trying to convince us they were back in good old season seven was just plain wrong, especially given it was an actual canon episode and was supposed to depict actual unseen events that took place during "The Pegasus" (yeah right!). By complete contrast, Shatner's thing was just a harmless bit of fun.

February 27 2013, 12:05 AM	#4
HaplessCrewman Lieutenant Commander Location: Office of Scientific Intelligence	Re: What is more embarrassing? I'd say having Shatner in that outfit was the more embarrassing thing - as it was seen by way more people than the last episode of Enterprise. Thank God Nimoy doesn't (usually) go in for this kind of forced humor. Why can't people tell that, in this instance, the audience is laughing at Captain Kirk? __________________ Better than he was before. Better...stronger...faster.

February 27 2013, 12:26 AM	#5
Orac Vice Admiral Location: Platonius	Re: What is more embarrassing? I've never been embarrassed to be a Trekkie. Also T'Girl is right. Shatner looked great! __________________ "Sorry, miss. I was giving myself an oil-job." - Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet)

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February 27 2013, 01:07 AM	#7
BillJ Vice Admiral Location: Greater Cincinnati	Re: What is more embarrassing? Both are pretty embarrassing. __________________ Boobies are evil!!!

February 27 2013, 01:12 AM	#8
Greg Cox Vice Admiral Location: Oxford, PA	Re: What is more embarrassing? Eh, it's going to take more than a silly comedy bit to embarass me. If we can survive "Spock's Brain," we can survive this. __________________ www.gregcox-author.com

February 27 2013, 01:41 AM	#11
ChristopherPike Rear Admiral	Re: What is more embarrassing? Neither. I laughed my ass off at Shatner as Kirk at the Oscars. That was the point. Although I'm still taking tablets that help me forget Enterprise's finale. It's got nothing to do with the sight of Riker & Troi gatecrashing our farewell party though... You can't blame them. Time for another doze and this thread too will hopefully be a distant memory. __________________ STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE Tribute ►http://youtu.be/myS87yTTDes

February 27 2013, 02:02 AM	#12
JirinPanthosa Captain	Re: What is more embarrassing? If a few bad episodes were enough to embarrass Trekkies, those examples are a few decades too late. I thought the Trekkies who got laughed at were the ones who couldn't tell the difference between fantasy and reality. You know, the ones that only exist on television?

February 27 2013, 03:07 AM	#13
T'Cal Commodore Location: Chicago	Re: What is more embarrassing? Shatner was hysterical on the Oscars and he's a genius. A genius! I can't keep rehashing TATV so this will be my last. Will and Deanna should've been on the Titan rather than a the E-D. They tried something they thought we'd like and they made a mistake. They probably wouldn't have even done TATV if more "fans" had watched the show and kept it on the air. But as we say on Earth, c'est la vie __________________ "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." -- Judge Aaron Satie

February 27 2013, 03:08 AM	#14
Captain McBain Commander Location: DS9 Mirror Universe	Re: What is more embarrassing? What was that Shatner bit from?

February 27 2013, 03:19 AM	#15
Lance Captain Location: The Enterprise's Restroom	Re: What is more embarrassing? "Deanna... there's something I've been meaning to tell you for weeks now... I'm pregnant, and I think you're the father."