Rock bands and boy bands on ENT – a terrible idea, or just a flawed one?

[Turd Ferguson]

I just got an image in my brain about the crew holding a memorial for Trip in These Are The Voyages with a photograph of Trip doing something dumb is displayed while Nickelback's "Photograph" plays

 

[Roundabout]

One big problem with that: the Fucking Lawyers(tm).

Most shows which use recognizable songs in their episodes can't use them in syndication or home release, because of rights issues. Look at what happened with WKRP in Cincinnati, Quantum Leap, etc.

Unfortunately, what might sound like a fun idea, the lawyers will often spoil the fun. When the lawyers weigh in, things usually end on a sour note.

 

[1001001]

I just got an image in my brain about the crew holding a memorial for Trip in These Are The Voyages with a photograph of Trip doing something dumb is displayed while Nickelback's "Photograph" plays

Wrong franchise.




With apologies to @Mach5

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Wrong franchise.

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With apologies to @Mach5

Look at this data padd!
Every time I do, it makes me laugh
How did Na'kuhl's eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Geordi's head?

 

[F. King Daniel]

^ The problem with that analogy is that while classical music is timeless, music like motorhead or what have you, is not. You immediately date it, and it would become less watchable as time goes on because of the specific cultural reference. This is why most space-based sci-fi tend to not make references to current-day culture. The fact that young Kirk was listening to the Beastie Boys in 2009's Trek was cringeworthy. There's no plausible reason why he would be.

Yes it was played for laughs, but there's literally no way to know what's going to come back into style or be popular in 200 years. Nobody would have guessed in Mozart's day we'd still be listening to his stuff now.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

There's a prescient episode of Doctor Who broadcast in 1965 in which The Beatles are referred to as Classical Music. I suppose before I shuffle off this mortal coil they will be.

 

[Hopeful Romantic]

MY EYES! MY EYES!!!

 

[Scott Kellogg]

Just Redo "Conscience of the King"
except instead of Shakespearian actors,
they have to transport a bunch of Beatle Imitators
who are at war with the Elvis Impersonators.

 

[Guy Gardener]

When Archer victorious, returned to Earth after the Xindi conflict, he asks a friend "what did I miss?"

"Another movie about World War III"