The Star Trek-Psy parody you know you wanted: Klingon Style

This was destined to happen, and it's all in Klingon. What better way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the internet, all at the same time? (video link) (via Comediva)

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Brainspore

Tangentially related—I never got the Klingon/Shakespeare thing. It seems like the central conflicts in most Shakespeare plays would be downright incomprehensible to a Klingon. Examples:

King Lear: a monarch is torn by the decision of which of his bickering offspring should inherit his kingdom. (Klingon reaction: whichever one kills the other two. Duh!)

Macbeth: a nobleman is torn by the decision to kill the king in order to ascend to the throne himself, and is subsequently overwhelmed with guilt as he tries to cover up the crime. (Klingon reaction: what crime? All hail King Macbeth!)

Hamlet: a prince is torn by the decision of whether or not to avenge his father’s murder. (Klingon reaction: I don’t even understand the question.)
- Mark Wilson
  
  Maybe they really like his comedies? or maybe the dirty jokes that saturate shakespeare’s work translate better into Klingon than modern english?
  
  Honestly though, if I were going choose an ancient human story for a species of warrior culture aliens to adopt as their own, it would probably be the Illiad, battles, heroes, and tragedy, all wrapped up in a ten year long war, seems like everything they could want. They might side with the Trojans though, depending on their opinion of treachery as a legitimate tactic in war.
  - retrojoe
    
    Pssh. The Trojans are without honor.
    - Brainspore
      
      When you get right down to it, wasn’t the horse that the Greeks used to infiltrate Troy basically just an early cloaking device?
      - retepslluerb
        
        Kinda. They needed it, because those dishonourable Trojans hid behind walls.
        
        You know why dishonour always fails? Because it it succeeds, no one dare call it dishonour.
    - robotmonkeys
      
      looks like someone went to ucla.
  - SKR
    
    “In war, the greatest honor is victory.” General Martok.
- Just_Ok
  
  It’s the sonnets
Navin_Johnson

Ha, fantastic. The tribble was a nice touch.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ziccup akbar56

This is all my fault. I had avoided watching the original forever no matter how many people wanted me to watch it. Earlier this week I relented and gave it a watch. Then….this travesty was created.
- Brainspore
  
  You just reminded me, I meant to get some friends together this weekend to do the “Star Wars” version. Thanks, Admiral!
  - http://www.youtube.com/user/ziccup akbar56
    
    That would be Ackbar with a “c”
    
    I’m just the guy in a fez. Fezzes are cool.
    - Navin_Johnson
      
      Not anymore. Stetsons.
dioptase

For grins, start the Klingon video, switch to a different tab and watch this one muted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qTIGg3I5y8

Freaky, eh?
http://www.jjsaul.com Jim Saul

This is spectacular. I’ll admit I’ve watched it three times since it started hitting the science fiction sites this morning.

Clicking around the group’s other videos, the “BAMF” ones are absolutely hilarious.
Lexicat

Right here, right now: there’s no other place I’d rather be.
stuck411

Ugh! Nice concept but they were more concerned with keeping too close to the Psy video. His parody worked. This one does not. Please remake & use stronger Trekkie jokes. (On behalf of the Klingons, I’m offended.)
- Brainspore
  
  His parody worked. This one does not. Please remake & use stronger Trekkie jokes.
  
  Why don’t you just post the one you made so we can compare the two?
bcsizemo

That was pretty good, but there is just something about the bobble head Bill Nye that generates a high level of LOL in me.
kartwaffles

It’s not all-Klingon. They’re singing “Klingon Style” in English. TlhIngan tIgh!
- http://halfbakedmaker.org Robert Baruch
  
  +1 Internet for noticing the use of Kl rather than Tlh. Qapla’.
- retepslluerb
  
  “Klingon Style” just sounds like like English, but it really means “battle dance”.
jwgl23

The Vulcans seem to be displaying too much emotion.
- Brainspore
  
  It’s Pon Farr, baby. Anything goes.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  He is also, by far, the thinnest Klingon that I’ve ever seen in real life.
  - retepslluerb
    
    Your life must be more glamorous than mine. I’ve *never* met a Klingon at all.
    - Antinous / Moderator
      
      Really? They’re not all that uncommon in California.
- retepslluerb
  
  Those are really cosplaying Romulans.
Marence

Turn on captioning. Even more fun.
- chadmulligan
  
  No wai! That is so cool.
http://adavies.org/ Andrew Davies

That was a lot better than I expected.
Preston Sturges

L.A. River = WIN