tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post6477428454743867107..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: The Cheese Ham Shatner Stands AloneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-9718221358107829152010-09-28T20:46:57.321-05:002010-09-28T20:46:57.321-05:00OK, the stormtrooper chorus line was when I offici...OK, the stormtrooper chorus line was when I officially lost my !@#$. I am now wiping away tears. Now I wonder if I can ever watch them in a Star Wars movie again with a straight face...Camassiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183087564923218343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-89593152295048538592010-09-28T19:19:17.119-05:002010-09-28T19:19:17.119-05:00T. J. Hooker forever !T. J. Hooker forever !manaenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477422681100540710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-9744805272614603092010-09-28T10:25:42.588-05:002010-09-28T10:25:42.588-05:00It's not great art or anything, but I'll g...It's not great art or anything, but I'll give you a double-your-money-back guarantee that you'll enjoy it. And after you see it you'll understand why this clip made me think of it.<br /><br />Yes, the widespread sentiment to name the student center building after him was rejected by officialdom, since the naming of buildings is reserved for those making donations. That's OK, I guess. Donations are good. But in the meantime, like almost everyone else, I happily call the building Shatner. It's only the official maps that fail to acknowledge the name.<br /><br />(I get absolute delight out of the fact that McGill's gym building that houses the pool is named after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Currie" rel="nofollow">this guy.</a>)Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-47155879193823664512010-09-28T10:00:24.512-05:002010-09-28T10:00:24.512-05:00Dude, I know Shatner is a McGill alumn, and I'...Dude, I know Shatner is a McGill alumn, and I've even heard tales about how the administration has supposedly squashed student-led efforts to give Shatner some sort of award, or name a building after him. First bicycles, now this! You're obviously trapped in a fascist environment there, Jacob. Stay strong.<br /><br />Fanboys, huh? I just Googled it. Reviews don't look good, but sounds fun. If you're speaking up for it, I'm moving it to the top of my list.Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-21041552104024852772010-09-28T09:26:43.801-05:002010-09-28T09:26:43.801-05:00Oh my god. How have I never seen this before???
...Oh my god. How have I never seen this before???<br /><br />It's *amazing.* The expressions on the faces-- Lucas and Ford especially, but also Spielberg, Fisher, even Hamill who doesn't even *have* facial expressions anymore-- are half the fun. There's a kind of stunned WTF disbelief at the beginning that gives way to a kind of "OK, OK, you win, you're awesome" enthusiasm by the end. And the contrast between Lucas and Ford on one hand-- both so damned earnest in their ways, both always taking themselves very seriously-- and Shatner on the other could hardly be more stark. And the Shatner spoken-word style evokes moments past of greatness and absurdity and that special Shatner combination of the two.<br /><br />I love this clip! <br /><br />Shatner's a McGill alum, of course.<br /><br />RAF, have you seen Fanboys? Probably; I was years late to it, just saw it last month. But if you haven't, you must.Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.com