bloodyrosemccoy | Trekspam Mark III

Look, I honestly wasn’t planning to see the hell out of Star Trek, but here’s the thing:

1. I know two different people wanting to see it, but at different times, and
2. I really, really like this movie.

So, uh, I went today with

gondolinchick01, and, er, I’m going to see it again tomorrow with my brother, who just got back this evening.

QUIET, YOU. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE.

Anyway, I had three insights this time around.

First, that Scotty has a pair of pet tribbles. I am not sure how you can even speuter a tribble, but I noticed that there weren’t exponentially more tribbles every time the cage appeared in the background, so apparently he did it. This is a greater feat than a transwarp beaming formula, if you ask me.

Second, that my burning desire to bake Chekov a batch of cookies and pour him a tall glass of milk is perfectly understandable.

And third, I realized that the point where I find Spock to be the absolute hottest in this movie is when he’s piloting his ROFLcopter or whatever the hell that ship is near the end. I have no idea why, but I suspect I may be groping, for the first time, around the edges of the concept of the Sexy Car. Okay, so it's not exactly a car, but for once I grasp the principle.

Also, some of y’all expressed interest in watching TOS after seeing the Camelot clips. I approve of this interest, because it means the movie isn't just going toward the future, but pointing new people to the past. So I hereby enable you: TOS is viewable here at CBS or here at YouTube (though I'm not sure it works outside the US ...). This series is hilarious, daft, campy, and even introduces smart ideas but usually fails to really explore them. It does, however, explore the hell out of some shirtlessness. That alone should be worth your time.