i LOVE this dude. he seems really nervous, but he seems to absolutely enjoy tinkering away in his shop on these projects. i bet he gets more enjoyment out of life with his eccentric hobby than most people do with theirs. i know, he might seem weird. but to me he's beautiful, because he's just being who he is. raise of hands... how many people have the balls to ride down the street like that in all the nerd-glory...? this guy rules, and he seems like a genuinely nice guy =]
I can't help nothing but admire these folks! I mean, they have the bravery to be themselves. They have good time being themselves with each others. Rest of us cowards can hardly be that even in bar or club pretending to be something.
It just fills with me absolute joy that in 25 years times, common society looked at people like this man as nothing more then an eccentric geek. Now, he’s a legend, and rightfully so.
Rich is putting on a bit of an act here. I recognize the guy behind the counter from his other projects. And, of course, Rich starred in Nygard's Roswell movie too. Those of us from the Twin Cities know him better as Dr. Sphincter and one of the hosts of Let's Bowl.
I agree with what you said about the Radio Shack shown in this video; I haven't seen Radio Shack so well stocked since I was a kid! I remember when they used to put out a paper catalog. That place was always an Aladdin's Cave for me.
I haven't seen this in years; but I think right after this guy, they showed a fan who was inspired by Trek to become an astrophysicist. You know, by engaging with real science and real research. The contrast was fantastic.
@oreides: nerd-glory! great term. this dude totally has my respect. and I thought the salesguy in the radio shack was going to throw them all out, for a minute there.
Though I mainly agree with you, there is nothing wrong with getting inspiration from fantasy. Martin Cooper, the inventor of the modern usage of cell phones, credits the communicators in the original series as the inspiration for his work. Other things have been created as a result of the series, as well as some astronauts being inspired by the show. It may be weird and I might not get along with them, but it's their business and not really that crazy.
The guy who works in the shop is brilliant....the way he keeps looking at the camera is comedy gold. I would be nervous too if this creep came into my place of business with a camera crew.
@thethirdalliance Well I guess since it's the 23rd and not the 25th century, having MORE than a wheelchair with a blinking light is totally out of the question!.... Silly me.
@jondoethegreat basically it works in the order they were made apart from star trek enterprise which comes first the new star trek cant really be called a prequel due to how much it changed star trek but it would seem to be ENT ALT (sort of) TOS TAS TMP (all of them) TNG DS9 generations (i think) VOY the rest (i think) however some tng episodes are after deep space nine and visa versa and some ds9 episodes are after voyager and visa versa
Hey, does anyone know where I can watch this film? I can't find it anywhere, I'd really like to watch it from beginning to end. This one, and the sequel. I'd really appreciate it.
You'd think that in the 25th century, they'd be able to build a fully functional robotic body for capt Pike. Not some fuckin wheelchair with a little blinking light, [once for yes 2 for no] actually waiting around for someone to ask him a question. "Capt Pike are you hungry? "Beeep" "Capt. Pike you wanna watch some TV? "BeepBeep" "Capt Pike do you want to see Uhura dance naked?" (leaning on that goddamn button).."BEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!"
@gimme2utah1 mccoy did say that the brain is the one organ thats cant be decoded(or something along those lines) but ye i agree really stephen hawkins wheelchair owns pikes wheelchair massively
What kind of parade would need this guy driving pikes wheel chair? Iv been to some lame parades before and I don't think any of those parades would okay pikes chair as a float.
Oooooooooh boy. I would love to run up behind this guy when he's tooling down the side of the road in his space wheel chair and just push it on it's side and watch him wiggle his head back and forth trying to get out with no arms. This guy isn't nearly as bad as the dude with glasses wearing the wig trying to sing some old Star Trek folk sing. That guy absolutely takes the fucking cake.
I don't understand people like this. Devoting so much of your life to a television show. Don't get me wrong, I like Star Trek well enough, but at the end of the day it's just another piece of popular culture to me and I put the DVD back on the shelf. A television show can't change my life.....it can only change the way I look at science fiction.
Someone should have pushed this guy over while he was in that stupid ass "total life support" thingy, and watch his head flail back & forth on the side of the road in the snow as he tried to get out of it. Although I very much remember this thing in the show, I'll be DAMNED if I'd ever make one, much-less ride around in PUBLIC inside the damn thing. Christ almighty . . .
The Radio Shack employee was, by far, the best part of this clip.
100% 🤣🤣
*Michael Douglas,* _’Falling Down’_ vibes.
I love how the Radio Shack jarhead basically shits himself through the entire scene.
i LOVE this dude. he seems really nervous, but he seems to absolutely enjoy tinkering away in his shop on these projects. i bet he gets more enjoyment out of life with his eccentric hobby than most people do with theirs. i know, he might seem weird. but to me he's beautiful, because he's just being who he is.
raise of hands... how many people have the balls to ride down the street like that in all the nerd-glory...? this guy rules, and he seems like a genuinely nice guy =]
No one was hurt more by the loss of Radioshack than this dude.
I can't help nothing but admire these folks! I mean, they have the bravery to be themselves. They have good time being themselves with each others. Rest of us cowards can hardly be that even in bar or club pretending to be something.
It's been 12 years since you wrote this comment. I hope you are happier by now, and have learned what it means to truly be yourself.
Hope you found your crowd, man.
You are no coward.
It just fills with me absolute joy that in 25 years times, common society looked at people like this man as nothing more then an eccentric geek.
Now, he’s a legend, and rightfully so.
i remember my father Laughing his ass off at this guy driving Pikes Chair down the Road... The Clerk is funny too.
This guy should work for the film industry as a prop master.
He hosted "let's bowl" on comedy Central back in the day.
Trekkies are absoutely priceless!
live long and prosper dude!
That cloaking device would make an epic bong
Rich is putting on a bit of an act here. I recognize the guy behind the counter from his other projects. And, of course, Rich starred in Nygard's Roswell movie too.
Those of us from the Twin Cities know him better as Dr. Sphincter and one of the hosts of Let's Bowl.
he still alive, can't find much info
I figured as much
My favorite scene is when the Klingon scores that touchdown at the picnic.
“This year we even had a girl!”
Honestly an incredible name for a dog
@cakestalker The guy at Radio Shack probably saw Captain Pike Jr drive up in the life support machine and is confused.
I like to think he harrassed employees there daily.
Asking for things that don't exist.
Oh *my* god... beautiful, and appreciating Pike's wheelchair - if it doesn't work out with him, will you marry me?
This movie, like the one on Takai, is SO MUCH more than it might seem on its surface.
He's right about Star Trek's futuristic technology coming true, that black thing he's riding in is a lot like the ill-fated Sinclair C5.
I agree with what you said about the Radio Shack shown in this video; I haven't seen Radio Shack so well stocked since I was a kid! I remember when they used to put out a paper catalog. That place was always an Aladdin's Cave for me.
I haven't seen this in years; but I think right after this guy, they showed a fan who was inspired by Trek to become an astrophysicist. You know, by engaging with real science and real research. The contrast was fantastic.
That’s funny that you consider astrophysics to be *’real Science’*
@@h2w25 compared to what, collecting plastic trek toys or arguing about ferengi economics?
@@bridgecross the only place infinite space exists is in your imagination.
@@h2w25 but why would there be raisins in it?
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
XD this guy is brilliant!!
@oreides: nerd-glory! great term. this dude totally has my respect. and I thought the salesguy in the radio shack was going to throw them all out, for a minute there.
iam not a big star trek fan but i do respect the trekkies or trekkers...live long a prospere
This guy played Wally Hotvedt on the great (yet short lived) Comedy Central show, Let's Bowl.
Though I mainly agree with you, there is nothing wrong with getting inspiration from fantasy. Martin Cooper, the inventor of the modern usage of cell phones, credits the communicators in the original series as the inspiration for his work. Other things have been created as a result of the series, as well as some astronauts being inspired by the show. It may be weird and I might not get along with them, but it's their business and not really that crazy.
Dr. Sphincter from "Ozone Radio" on Minnesota public television. Pivotal part of my childhood.
This guy hosted the bowling game show on Comedy Central, right? I always thought that.
The guy who works in the shop is brilliant....the way he keeps looking at the camera is comedy gold. I would be nervous too if this creep came into my place of business with a camera crew.
My mother is in this movie!
This guy is AWESOME.
god bless you trekkies lol good luck in your creation
That guy is COOL! Smart as hell!
That's so cute. XD
Double yes.
@thethirdalliance
Well I guess since it's the 23rd and not the 25th century, having MORE than a wheelchair with a blinking light is totally out of the question!.... Silly me.
@jondoethegreat basically it works in the order they were made apart from star trek enterprise which comes first the new star trek cant really be called a prequel due to how much it changed star trek but it would seem to be
ENT
ALT (sort of)
TOS
TAS
TMP (all of them)
TNG
DS9
generations (i think)
VOY
the rest (i think)
however some tng episodes are after deep space nine and visa versa and some ds9 episodes are after voyager and visa versa
he's not bad looking. i love star trek and trekkies.
Dude, I could make such a bong out of that cloaking device!
1:12 SO MUCH AWESOMENESS!!!
i love star trek ..... but this dude WOW omg
Hey, does anyone know where I can watch this film? I can't find it anywhere, I'd really like to watch it from beginning to end. This one, and the sequel. I'd really appreciate it.
@BeccaHeartsRainbows So he has no babies or STD's....that is a bad thing?
Could you build a phaser cannon as featured in “The Cage“? I know a guy that put powerful lasers in a phaser...maybe you could team up?
I met the director of trekkies!
The salesguy looked like a LDS missionary...don't get mad. I'm just saying.
You'd think that in the 25th century, they'd be able to build a fully functional robotic body for capt Pike. Not some fuckin wheelchair with a little blinking light, [once for yes 2 for no] actually waiting around for someone to ask him a question.
"Capt Pike are you hungry? "Beeep"
"Capt. Pike you wanna watch some TV? "BeepBeep"
"Capt Pike do you want to see Uhura dance naked?" (leaning on that goddamn button).."BEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!"
I agree, It's goddamn awesome!
Craig: Uh, ...yeah, sure...I'll be there.
Who said HE was full of himself?
clerk at the store is like :|
"i'm going to connect my house with Jeffries Tubes"
OMG you weren't exaggerating.
I would love to take that wheelchair with me to college. Only thing is I'd be limited to yes no answers so it wouldn't work well.
WOW, I love that Hunting Hat, it's the same Mr. Spok used when he went to the Klingon planet to kick the shit out of them with his martian karate!
The best part of this video is the constipated looking Radio Shack employee shooting daggers at the camera.
@gimme2utah1 dude its the 23rd not the 25th
that store clerk guy is acting really weird... seems afraid to speak too..
My kitty's name is Worf. :)
@gimme2utah1 mccoy did say that the brain is the one organ thats cant be decoded(or something along those lines) but ye i agree really stephen hawkins wheelchair owns pikes wheelchair massively
lol i lobe star trek but im no where near a trekkie as this guy. i never talk about start trek to regular ppl
yes friend, watch the whole doc. all those people exist / existed.
I'm not trying to be mean but its this real? Like this guy exists?
Who knew Buzz McCallister ended up working at Radio Shack.
In the fallout universe.....this guy would be valuable.
@BeccaHeartsRainbows You're right, that's 200% more protection right? lol......
the guy from the store got really nervous
Now featured with the shriners in todays parade, rolling black outhouse!
@BeccaHeartsRainbows Because condoms are guaranteed to prevent that from happening....
What kind of parade would need this guy driving pikes wheel chair?
Iv been to some lame parades before and I don't think any of those parades would okay pikes chair as a float.
Dude... why?
lol he probably knew nothing about electronics! off camera "look man I just work here" LOL
Oooooooooh boy.
I would love to run up behind this guy when he's tooling down the side of the road in his space wheel chair and just push it on it's side and watch him wiggle his head back and forth trying to get out with no arms.
This guy isn't nearly as bad as the dude with glasses wearing the wig trying to sing some old Star Trek folk sing. That guy absolutely takes the fucking cake.
The hat... the hat.
What's the rest of his life like?
Wat do you mean the rest of his life? Dude this is it..all of it.
haha he does
This was on comedy channel a while ago... ummm.
😳
NEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRDDDDD
What if Pike had to go to the bathroom? LOL
oh. my. god. is he driving pike's wheelchair around the streets OH MY GOD can i just marry him please?
the named his dog computer,
@entrailsgalore
Well done you're learning something. *rolls eyes*
Also combine the condom with the pill.. heck double protection!
lol 1:52
im a trekkier. and i love star trek i do but i dont want to LOSE MY SOUL which is aparent in some of the trekkers in this.
@entrailsgalore Clearly don't understand the way sarcasm works do you?
I think he was able to build that thing with all the money he saved never going out on dates.
I don't understand people like this. Devoting so much of your life to a television show.
Don't get me wrong, I like Star Trek well enough, but at the end of the day it's just another piece of popular culture to me and I put the DVD back on the shelf.
A television show can't change my life.....it can only change the way I look at science fiction.
Huh?
maybe he should build himself a hair cutting device, or maybe if the technology allows, a life.
Its trekker, not trekkie
1:22 laugh my ass off
im more of a Dune fanatic then star trek or star wars. Dune has better characters and stories just like the real world. except the sand worms.
Christ almighty...
lol
god knows... can't remember why i posted that comment... ignore.
Star Wars 4 Life Bitches!!
George takei has touched so many lives around the world
...illegally and should be in jail.
Someone should have pushed this guy over while he was in that stupid ass "total life support" thingy, and watch his head flail back & forth on the side of the road in the snow as he tried to get out of it.
Although I very much remember this thing in the show, I'll be DAMNED if I'd ever make one, much-less ride around in PUBLIC inside the damn thing.
Christ almighty . . .
Him flipping in the snow, that was my first thought also
er, why? i'm a lady.
stop harassing me.
absolutely no shame, lol
I hated this documentary. It was exploitive and had a mean streak. It looked to show the fandom in the worst light for humor.