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Monday, April 6, 2009

Film Trekkie Mayhem Erupts in Austin, Texas; 200 Geeks Simultaneously Experience Unfamiliar (But Not Unpleasant) "Genital Spasms"

Posted by Erik Henriksen on Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:39 PM

Via TrekMovie:

Tonight Paramount pulled off one of the coolest stunts in fan history. Promoted as just a 10 minute preview of the new Star Trek to show along with The Wrath of Khan, tonight fans in Austin, TX were actually shown the entire new Star Trek movie (hours ahead of the gala world premiere in Sydney, Australia). The event included surprise guests, including the original Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy....

The evening started off normally at the Fantastic Fest Star Trek event at the Alamo Draughthouse Theater in Austin, Texas on Monday night. Star Trek filmmakers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof kicked things off by telling the crowd of around 200, that they would be seeing the Star Trek preview after Wrath of Khan. Two minutes in to the showing of TWOK, the film appeared to have ‘melted’ and the guys came back out on the stage and appeared to be stalling for time while the film was fixed…and then, wearing a ball cap, Leonard Nimoy came out in front of the audience holding a film can.

Nimoy noted to the crowd that it just didn’t seem fair that people in Australia were the fist to see the film and asked them "wouldn’t you rather see the new movie?"

Three guesses as to who's totally freaking out right now.

 

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1
Truly a nerdgasm for all!
Posted by Abusive on April 7, 2009 at 8:59 AM · Report
2
Man, fuck Texas.
Posted by Marq on April 7, 2009 at 9:01 AM · Report
3
Plea to nerd parents: Please stop raising mal-adjusted nerds for us to deal with when they enter the workforce. M'kay? Thanks!
Posted by Suburban Porn King on April 7, 2009 at 10:57 AM · Report
4
Makes me want to slap the tribble outta his mouth!
Posted by Punky on April 7, 2009 at 11:55 AM · Report
5
Mmmm...tribbles. DELICIOUS.
Posted by kiala on April 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM · Report

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