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Tag: spoof

Benny Hill: The Next Generation

Posted on Aug 10, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

What happens when you take Star Trek and The Matrix and add Benny Hill's theme and pace? Let's find out!

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Star Wars Meets MacGuyver, Airwolf, Dallas

Posted on Apr 24, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

If Star Wars were a TV show, here's what it's opening sequence would look like in the style of classic Eighties shows MacGuyver, Airwolf, and Dallas.

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Star Trek Dallas Team: The 1969 Generation

Posted on Apr 17, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

What would Star Trek look like as The A-Team, Dallas, Gilligan's Island, or Space 1969?

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Le Wrath di Khan

Posted on Jan 27, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Robot Chicken gives us The Wrath Of Khan: The Opera, a musical tribute to Ricardo Montalban and the soundtrack of Star Trek.

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Bored of the Rings

Posted on Oct 16, 2007Jun 15, 2022 by Ken Gagne

R. A. Salvatore once opined to me that today's readers grew up predominantly with the visual medium of television. Accustomed to quick action and short narratives, they don't need the amount of detail that J. R. R. Tolkien invested in his novels. If so, maybe that explains that why I can't bring myself to read…

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Montagne de Brokeback

Posted on Sep 17, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

(Tip of the hat: IT Blogwatch)

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Attack of the Colonels

Posted on May 11, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Though this is slightly older news, I recently encountered a geek who hadn't heard, so for those who still don't know about it, here's a PSA: Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are channeling their inner geeks with Robot Chicken: Star Wars, a special for Adult Swim. The 30-minute stop-motion animation special, directed…

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Spoof of Life

Posted on Mar 6, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

There's nothing like a good spoof — and most of the parodies I see are nothing like a good spoof. Originality is a key factor. Star Wars parodies abound, and wading through the morass takes some effort. (Just look at the search results in YouTube.) But be it in Star Wars or elsewhere, there are…

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