Friday, May 8, 2009

“New Enterprise” or “Live Long, Prosper”

The new Star Trek movie opens Friday, and early box office and reviews indicate at big hit for Paramount and J.J. Abrams. By taking the franchise to a wider, mainstream audience, it’s the first time people have gone to a Star Trek movie and then gotten laid.

It seems that Star Trek’s fan base has grown beyond the science-fiction-fan stereotype. In a possibly related story, the economy has gotten so bad that now everybody is living in their parents’ basements.