Star Trek Meets Bush Administration

Star Trek Meets Bush Administration
Video sent by IrishHermit

I was wondering what it would be like if Star Trek had to deal with the Bush Administration's method of supporting the military.

Two weeks ago I watched a show called "How William Shatner Changed The World" on the American television network, The History Channel. It was a light view of the history of Star Trek and how the series inspired some kids to become scientists. Don’t we all now have a communicator in our cell phones? The documentary is based on Shatner’s book “I’m Working On That.”

One of the things Shatner talks about is how Gene Roddenberry’s view of the future was of a utopia where everything worked perfectly on Earth. This started me thinking about what it would be like if the Enterprise had to deal with getting replacement parts in the same way as present day private businesses. And with the Bush Administration moving more and more in that direction it isn’t too far fetched.

The video was made with Adobe Premiere Pro. I took clips of Kirk and company from the “Shatner / World” program. The audio for Uhuru and Scottie came from wav files I found on the net. The view screen and beeping sounds were also found on the net. The desktop background came from Visual Communicator from Serious Magic. The computer animations and sounds are from LCARSCom.net (a really great site!).

I’m still learning how to use the colour balance and chroma key effects. And one thing is for sure, I’ll never be a great actor. Maybe I should ham it up like William Shatner and say … every … word … like … it … is …it’s … own … sentence.