To boldly go ... (Star Trek)

[KevinP]

Or maybe not.

[DavidW]

I could put this in the What Opera/Now thread, but perhaps it'll be of more interest here.

I had to look that one up-- AVery Brooks is the connection!  Well I think I'm the only DS9 fan here!

[relm1]

I had to look that one up-- AVery Brooks is the connection!  Well I think I'm the only DS9 fan here!

Hahaha, I thought it was a mispost.  So that is interesting.  He does have a very fine voice but never realized he had an operatic voice. 

[KevinP]

(Pasted from Wikipedia because I didn't know most of this.)

A deep baritone singer, Brooks has performed on stage with Butch Morris, Lester Bowie, and Jon Hendricks. He also recorded an album with saxophone player James Spaulding, James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington (Storyville, 1977). Brooks had the lead role in the 1985 Anthony Davis opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. Also, he performed at the Paris Banlieues Bleues Festival in 2005. In his role as Benjamin Sisko, he performed the Frank Sinatra tune "The Best Is Yet to Come" at the conclusion of the Deep Space Nine episode "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang" as a duet with James Darren.

In a brief venture into scoring, Brooks composed the musical score for the final two episodes of A Man Called Hawk, which he starred in.

In 2009, Brooks released his debut album, Here, an album of jazz and blues covers, as well as spoken word. During 2016 Brooks performed in concert with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra at the Springfield Symphony Hall. In 2020, Brooks was featured on The DX Experiment's debut album, Black In My Own Way, an album of experimental music with spoken word.

[KevinP]

Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread with Avery Brooks' opera career.

I like Anthony Davis as a composer. I've had the CD of his Malcolm X opera since the early 90s and like it. I have a few of his opera on CD including the Tania one posted above, plus some non-opera work, but I never knew until today that Brooks premiered the role of X on stage.

Atlantic article from '86 praising Brooks' performance:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1986/09/a-third-stream-opera/667663/

[relm1]

Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread with Avery Brooks' opera career.

I like Anthony Davis as a composer. I've had the CD of his Malcolm X opera since the early 90s and like it. I have a few of his opera on CD including the Tania one posted above, plus some non-opera work, but I never knew until today that Brooks premiered the role of X on stage.

Atlantic article from '86 praising Brooks' performance:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1986/09/a-third-stream-opera/667663/

No worse than when I asked if anyone read the Mad magazine Star Trek parodies.  I actually find this very interesting to be extremely accomplished in multiple unrelated disciplines.  I think he's a fine actor (and we've already established having a great voice) but had no idea an opera singer too!

[relm1]

Are any of us rich?  For fans of vintage sci-fi, you might enjoy seeing these items for sale in auction.  Yes, they're not cheap but it was exciting to see some of these items even exist to be owned.

Heritage Auctions
 
Items we could own include:
* Shatner's original toupee
* Stuff from Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek Movies and shows, Tribbles, lots of props, scripts, costumes from the original series, Next Generation, movies, etc.
* Original scripts (and revisions) of Close Encounters
* Star Wars X-Wing model (1977)
* Lots of Star Wars and Star Trek costumes and props

It's fun to look through all these fantastic memorabilia. 

[Spotted Horses]

Last night wife and I watched Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).  Underwhelmed; but it was fun to see the same cast more than a decade later.

I also remember the film as a disappointment. The subsequent film, "The Wrath of Kahn" was the first really good Star Trek film, IMO.

[Karl Henning]

Patton Oswalt doesn't like Star Trek: TMP. I like that he turned on Independence Day

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Are any of us rich?  For fans of vintage sci-fi, you might enjoy seeing these items for sale in auction.  Yes, they're not cheap but it was exciting to see some of these items even exist to be owned.

Heritage Auctions
 
Items we could own include:
* Shatner's original toupee
* Stuff from Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek Movies and shows, Tribbles, lots of props, scripts, costumes from the original series, Next Generation, movies, etc.
* Original scripts (and revisions) of Close Encounters
* Star Wars X-Wing model (1977)
* Lots of Star Wars and Star Trek costumes and props

It's fun to look through all these fantastic memorabilia. 

I almost (back in the day) bought one of those blueprints of the ship (available at local bookstore).  I wonder what that would go for these days?   

And, yes, a favorite episode:  "The Trouble with Tribbles".     Too cute!  But boy did they ever multiply quickly [Hence the "trouble"]!!

PD

[DavidW]

Patton Oswalt doesn't like Star Trek: TMP. I like that he turned on Independence Day

His description of Close Encounters is right on the money!  I was also surprised to see Coherence on his list.  I've seen it, but it is pretty esoteric.

[relm1]

I also remember the film as a disappointment. The subsequent film, "The Wrath of Kahn" was the first really good Star Trek film, IMO.

I love The Motion Picture.  It is Star Trek at its most cerebral.  Fantastic score, oozing with mood and mystery.  Sure, it takes itself too seriously but it was clearly the result of a problematic origin.  Planned to be a reboot of the tv show with phase 2, then Star Wars was a major hit, the producers wanted their Star Wars but the director wanted his 2001: A Space Odyssey.  It's a mixture of the three competing aspects but still has some very major events and pays homage to part of the Star Trek DNA that all the other films will ignore in favor of adventure and action.

[relm1]

I almost (back in the day) bought one of those blueprints of the ship (available at local bookstore).  I wonder what that would go for these days?   

And, yes, a favorite episode:  "The Trouble with Tribbles".     Too cute!  But boy did they ever multiply quickly [Hence the "trouble"]!!

PD

Don't you think it's time you own a tribble?
https://entertainment.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=53+793+794+791+792+2088+4294934714&Nf=&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=tribble&ic4=KeywordSearch-A-K-071316

[Spotted Horses]

I love The Motion Picture.  It is Star Trek at its most cerebral.  Fantastic score, oozing with mood and mystery.  Sure, it takes itself too seriously but it was clearly the result of a problematic origin.  Planned to be a reboot of the tv show with phase 2, then Star Wars was a major hit, the producers wanted their Star Wars but the director wanted his 2001: A Space Odyssey.  It's a mixture of the three competing aspects but still has some very major events and pays homage to part of the Star Trek DNA that all the other films will ignore in favor of adventure and action.

Maybe something to revisit, in theory, but I only manage to watch a movie every year or so.

[Karl Henning]

Maybe something to revisit, in theory, but I only manage to watch a movie every year or so.

I likewise recalled overall disappointment with the first Star Trek movie. But my fairly recent viewing of the Director's Cut in the movie house won me over. Maybe it's nominally more that I'm different, than a matter of the "restoration."

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Don't you think it's time you own a tribble?
https://entertainment.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=53+793+794+791+792+2088+4294934714&Nf=&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=tribble&ic4=KeywordSearch-A-K-071316

For that amount of money...err, no!

PD

[San Antone]

Thanks to DavidW who pointed me to this cool webpage, episode guide to Deep Space Nine, I can now skip those episodes which are truly not worth watching.  It is getting somewhat better, but Avery Sharp continues to channel "William Shatner chew the scenery" throughout. But where Shatner was so bad it was fun; Sharp is just bad. In fact, I think he is getting worse.

Anyway, I'll stick with it; it's supposed to get better.

[Karl Henning]

Thanks to DavidW who pointed me to this cool webpage, episode guide to Deep Space Nine, I can now skip those episodes which are truly not worth watching.  It is getting somewhat better, but Avery Sharp continues to channel "William Shatner chew the scenery" throughout. But where Shatner was so bad it was fun; Sharp is just bad. In fact, I think he is getting worse.

Anyway, I'll stick with it; it's supposed to get better.

Aye, with Shatner, the mannerism is fun (just as in the Columbo episodes in which he's the guest perp) Accept No Substitutes.

[DavidW]

Aye, with Shatner, the mannerism is fun (just as in the Columbo episodes in which he's the guest perp) Accept No Substitutes.

Have you ever seen Airplane 2?

[Karl Henning]

Have you ever seen Airplane 2?

Yes! Classic!