How Dr. King saved Star Trek. Everyone else is honoring Dr. King with the usual videos, speeches, and memorials. Well, JJ is going to honor Dr. King for another act he did. Yes. Dr. King once saved Star Trek. Watch the video below.
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Wrestling returns, except this time it will be a Battle Royal with Othor Cain, Ben Allen, Kim Wade, Haley Fisackerly, Alan Lange, and “Big Cat” Donna Ladd all in the ring at the same time. The Battle Royal will be in a steel cage, no time limit, no referee, and the losers must leave town. Marshand Crisler will be the honorary referee (as it gives him a title without actually having to do anything).
Meet KIM Waaaaaade at the Entergy Tent. For five pesos, Kim will sell you a chance to win a deed to a crack house on Ridgeway Street stuffed in the Howard Industries pinata. Don't worry if the pinata is beaten to shreds, as Mr. Wade has Jose, Emmanuel, and Carlos, all illegal immigrants, available as replacements for the it. Upon leaving the Entergy tent, fig leaves will be available in case Entergy literally takes everything you have as part of its Trollfest ticket price adjustment charge.
Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".
In the spirit of helping those who are less fortunate, Trollfest '09 adopts a cause for which a portion of the proceeds and donations will be donated: Keeping Frank Melton in his home. The “Keep Frank Melton From Being Homeless” booth will sell chances for five dollars to pin the tail on the jackass. John Reeves has graciously volunteered to be the jackass for this honorable excursion into saving Frank's ass. What's an ass between two friends after all? If Mr. Reeves is unable to um, perform, Speaker Billy McCoy has also volunteered as when the word “jackass” was mentioned he immediately ran as fast as he could to sign up.
In order to help clean up the legal profession, Adam Kilgore of the Mississippi Bar will be giving away free, round-trip plane tickets to the North Pole where they keep their bar complaint forms (which are NOT available online). If you don't want to go to the North Pole, you can enjoy Brant Brantley's (of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance) free guided tours of the quicksand field over by High Street where all complaints against judges disappear. If for some reason you are unable to control yourself, never fear; Judge Houston Patton will operate his jail where no lawyers are needed or allowed as you just sit there for minutes... hours.... months...years until he decides he is tired of you sitting in his jail. Do not think Judge Patton is a bad judge however as he plans to serve free Mad Dog 20/20 to all inmates.
Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.
Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.
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If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.
There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.
If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!
This is definitely a Beaver production.
Note: Security provided by INS.
24 comments:
Saved Star Trek? Hardly. I like Nichelle Nichols but Desilu Studios could’ve found 100 photogenic African-American actors to wear that red skirt if she had walked off the set.
The overwhelming majority of African-Americans wouldn’t watch Star Trek for more than 5 minutes without sucking their teeth and loudly proclaiming, “This some dumb shit” and changing the channel. A genuine black trekker is a unicorn.
Grand slam KF. These gems more than make up for your questionable ones. Keep'em coming.
That's pretty ignorant. I've known quite a few black Star Trek fans. When I was in AIT, there the blacks watched TNG when it came on the day room tv.
Ever heard of Whoopi Goldberg? She talks about how much she loved the original series when it first broadcast.
@11:23am Jees are you out to lunch. Her valued and respected presence was SEEN by millions of WHITE people that would lead to the change Marty and Gene were advocating.
11:23 What a narrow-minded fop might not now understand is that Black people had never, never, seen a Black person portrayed in the movies or t.v. as a participant in space exploration or anything having to do with science or the future. She was the first and it was revolutionary. It was also important because, as Dr. King pointed out, her job as a member of the crew was race-
neutral which is what Dr. King fought for. Star Trek as we know it really began with her presence as a fellow human being, not a Black woman, which at the time was not just noteworthy but down right shocking.
My favorite story is the letter shatter got after the episode were he was forced to kiss Nichols aired. It was written by some racist southern guy that said, “ you shouldn’t have been forced to kiss her. Any hot blooded American male would kiss her willingly “or something to that effect.
@Kingfish
Not ignorant at all. Your tiny sample size doesn’t equal all of the conventions I have attended around the USA including Los Vegas, where out of 1000 attendees, there were at most 30 non-whites.
And they had no problems replacing Tasha Yar and Dr Crusher on TNG.
I am not saying her character wasn’t good or loved. She simply didn’t save Star Trek. Nobody saved Star Trek. It was cancelled after 3 seasons.
In response to 11:23: I once read a comment on this blog that went something like "I won't judge you by the worst of your race if you won't judge me by the worst of mine."
That sound like a fair deal to me. I, for one, don't want to be lumped in with a meth-mouthed, catalytic converter stealing, white-power lowlife.
Ms. Nichols speaks directly to the idea that she could have been easily replaced, beginning at the 7-minute mark.
posting like this one should make you think.
good one fish
I’ve never seen a racist honor Dr. King which is why you’ve posted nonsense NOT honoring Dr. King.
12:38 Is it hard for some people to understand that super heroes and science fiction space movies are really about fantasy? If the fantasy excludes an entire race of people would you expect them to become loyal fans? DUH. If you went to a Superman convention in the 60's most of the idiots wearing Superman costumes will be white males. DUH. Go to a Black Panther convention and see who is wearing those African outfits. Again DUH. You go to those things to commune with others like yourself. As Blacks and Hispanics are more included in the fantasy production they will also be the loyal fans at the conventions.
The mere fact that in the 1960's Ms. Nichols was a participant in a movie about space was tremendously significant and besides a few other things set Star Trek apart from the other science fantasy drivel of the day. Thanks KF
@2:40
Your entire rambling comment is ignorant and asinine. Nichelle Nichols was a cast member of a TV show that was cancelled after 3 seasons in the 1960s. Hence the reason she and Dr. King didn’t “save” Star Trek.
There was no Star Trek movie until 1979 when Paramount brought the cast together to create a special effects movie to join the Star Wars hype. It was a flop but they got a lot of footage they reused in the second Star Trek movie, Wrath of Khan. Which by the way, you all remind me of Lt. Cmdr Chekov and Capt. Terrell got the ear worm and became mindless servants of Khan.
Star Trek?
Who cares?
3:28 I think KF and the blogger at 2:40 are just attempting to highlight the significance of Dr. King's impact on a pretty significant appearance in a t.v. show. It was damn historic at the time because such things never happened before and it set the stage for things to come. Your attention to detail may seem real important but let's not forget the historic significance of that moment. After all, it is MLK day.
@5:19
Your giant flat screen TV and iPhone exist because nerds way smarter than you wanted to recreate the scifi tech they saw on Star Trek.
Actually they made the Motorola RAZR first because thats what Capt Kirk had
Saved is a bit dramatic. Cicely Tyson read for the role as well. Star Trek was canceled after three seasons …. Reruns saved TREK. Lol.
Dr. King didn’t give a fuck about a Star Trek. Corny ass Racist trying to reduce King to a fake ass TV show.
Real Trek fans pointing out certain truths about Trek casting must be hurting the Mod's feelings. I am a huge Trek fan but can reason that a show canceled after three seasons wasn't saved by Dr. King. Come on man.
Let it be noted that the venerable, post-racial Kigfish refers (11:44) to people of color as 'The Blacks'. Have no clue what AIT is as I've not seen Mr. Fish's resume lately.
My-Brother at 12:48 said, "...That sound like a fair deal to me. I, for one, don't want to be lumped in with a meth-mouthed, catalytic converter stealing, white-power lowlife."
To date I have seen two videos and three still shots of entrepreneurs removing cat converters from automobiles not belonging to them. None of those pictures/videos featured white persons. And zero white persons are trafficking meth on the streets of Jackson. It's fine if you wear your cap sideways...just please stop showing the crack of your ass when you walk around (or ride your bicycle) in public.
So it's settled ? Dr. King just made sure she stayed on the show until it was cancelled but didn't save it in reality.
11;44 . KF ...thanks for your service. And you are right, during my A -school, many POC and drips enjoyed TNG.
7:43 - I was a 'nerdy' one when Star Trek originally ran, but using your theory, the Apple watch was inspired by the Dick Tracy comic strip of the 50's.
To January 17 at 9:33 p.m.: You should actually watch the video of Ms. Nichols's interview before you comment on it. She actually met Dr. King, and he talked to her about the show.
BTW, You sound a lot like the stereotype identified at January 17 at 11:23 a.m., which was pretty racist. Either you are a troll, or you should stop talking like a negative stereotype, instead of bitching about racists.
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