Spockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
While Rob is off experiencing Tron: Legacy post-coital bliss, I thought I’d kickstart your day with this ad for Hallmark’s Star Trek Shuttlecraft Galileo Christmas ornament from 1992. (Which I shamefully admit to have hanging on my own tree at this very minute). There’s a great bit of nostalgia to be found in the above video, which brings to mind a bygone era when seemingly every commercial on TV featured Trek actors hawking shit. Sigh. And does anyone else think that Spock would probably find the notion of decorating Christmas trees to be quite illogical? Hmm…
About The Author
Chris Cummins is a pop culture writer and Archie comics historian who has contributed to The Robot's Voice, Den of Geek US, Philebrity, Geekadelphia, Uproxx, and Unicorn Booty. He is the co-producer and co-host of Nerd Nite Philadelphia, and is regularly involved in producing and hosting New York Super Week events. In 2014, Chris began Sci-Fi Explosion, a mix of live performance, trivia and funny clips celebrating the weirdest in science fiction that regularly travels around the United States. He wrote the introductions to the compilations Archie's Favorite Comics From The Vault and (with Paul Castiglia) Archie's Favorite High School Stories. You can find Chris on Twitter at @bionicbigfoot and @scifiexplosion.