J.J. Abrams' fear of Trekkies

Director J.J. Abrams has done it again. In an interview with MTV, (video below) Abrams says his upcoming movie, Star Trek Into Darkness was "not made for Star Trek fans. It was made for movie fans." This echoes his comment in 2008 about his first Star Trek movie, where he said, "We weren't making a movie for fans of Star Trek. We were making a movie for fans of movies. Entertainment Weekly, Oct. 24, 2008 pg. 30. As a Trekker, I was offended when he made that comment four years ago and somewhat annoyed about the recent comment.

Abrams' comments reflect a fear of Star Trek fans. Now to be fair, he did tell MTV that there will be stuff in the new movie that Trek fans will like. But why must Abrams continue to suggest that his movies can be divorced from Star Trek? It's because he seeks a broader audience outside of Star Trek fandom. It's a fear that only Trek fans will come to this movie. However, it was the Trek fans who saved Star Trek and made it into the franchise it is today. His comment reflects a certain nod that Trekkers are geeks. The problem becomes is this new movie Star Trek? If Abrams makes a movie for the lowest common denominator, the movie ceases to be Star Trek. We'll see in May of 2013 whether Star Trek Into Darkness is Star Trek.

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Stephen Colbert for Senate, Part 2

Previously, I've talked about satirist Stephen Colbert leading to replace South Carolina Senator Jim De Mint. Now everybody is talking about it. And you don't think this didn't get by Stephen Colbert for a second straight show? No way. Colbert does another funny piece with something important to say.

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Stephen Colbert for Senate

Holy cow. Satirist Stephen Colbert is in the lead for the soon to be empty Senate seat in South Carolina. That's according to a poll by the Public Policy Polling. Here's the report by Huffington Post. I should note the poll reflects that Colbert does not get Republican support. Finally, some conservatives get the joke. Colbert plays a fake conservative to make fun of their idiocy much like the character of Archie Bunker. Last week, Colbert did comment on the Senate seat.

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Michaela Watkins does Arianna Huffington

I need to laugh after that Bengals loss. So how about a blast from the past? Here's the talented Michaela Watkins doing Arianna Huffington from an old Saturday Night Live. She's commenting on President George W. Bush's desire (2008) to help newly elected President Barack Obama in transition. Hilarious stuff.

Bungle in the jungle

The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Dallas Cowboys today, 20-19. It was a game that the Bengals led into the fourth quarter, 19-10. The game came down to dropped passes and interceptions. Bengals receiver A.J. Green dropped a sure touchdown pass. The Bengals defense dropped a couple of interceptions. The defense also let the Cowboys drive for ten points in the fourth quarter.

The painful part of this loss? The Pittsburgh Steelers lost. The Baltimore Ravens lost. So the Bengals could have taken the lead for the final Wild Card spot. They could have moved within one game of first place in the AFC North which is held by the Ravens. Ouch.

I'm not going to be fooled like I was in 2006. That year the Bengals had to win one freaking game at the end of the season to get in the playoffs. Remember the last game with Steelers that season? The month of December, the Bengals could have gotten in the playoffs but blew chance after chance. Then came the last game. If the Bengals could have beaten the Steelers, they would have gone to the playoffs. But they lost. If you watched yesterday's game, you've seen this movie before.

Next up. The Philadelphia Eagles.

Michaela Watkins does Ann Coulter

Now that we've heard from conservative author Ann Coulter and her racist remarks about Hispanics, I need to laugh. So from a past SNL, here's the talented Michaela Watkins doing Ann Coulter on Weekend Update. As Coulter, she discusses President George W. Bush's legacy. Enjoy this funny piece.

Ann Coulter shows why some conservatives are racist

Not all conservatives are racist. But let's face it. There are leaders in the conservative movement that are racist. In a recent online article, conservative icon Ann Coulter has shown she is a racist. Here's the article titled "America nears el tipping pointo." Notwithstanding her Archie Bunker Spanish, Coulter in the article clearly demonstrates she is a racist. And since she's got a large conservative following, one can project that a large number of them are also racist.

In the article, she bemoans the fact that the young electorate has a larger number of non-white voters. She complains that a large number of new immigrants come from Third World countries. She states "A majority of them are in need of government assistance." Like many conservatives, she doesn't cite any facts for that assertion. She merely reacts.

There are more racist comments. The new Hispanics are the "poorest of the world's poor." She points out that the new Hispanic immigrants are " having illegitimate children and going on welfare." Any facts, Ann? No. The Huffington Post debunked much of her racist diatribe.

You couple this with Fox News' Bill O' Reilly's complaints of the end of traditional America, and you have a racist conservative movement. When I was younger, the mainstream conservative Republicans were not this racist. The fear of the coloring of America is a racist one. It's what I used to hear from guys in the Klu Klux Klan about America beginning to look like Brazil. It's my hope that the electorate reject the Republican Party until they become more libertarian in regards to individual rights not just guns and taxes and less bigoted.