A Klingon Opera, with Bonus Passive-Aggressive Nerd Scorn
Because when you think of a beautiful, lilting language that desperately cries out to be sung for three hours, you think of Klingon. Actually, my favorite part about this thing is scarcely veiled contempt the newswoman has for the entire ordeal, which she clearly ranks as several rungs below, say, surfing dogs. Because, obviously, you can’t possibly have even heard of a Klingon without still living in your parents’ basement so you can spend your income on toys. It’s not like Star Trek is one of the most popular franchises in pop culture, or had one of the highest-grossing movies of last year. No, if you’ve heard of a Klingon before, you’re clearly wearing a pit-stained Punisher t-shirt, have a toy lightsaber clutched in your hand, and are masturbating furiously to some X-rated Japanese cartoon at this very moment. No question about it. I SAID NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. YOU ARE. (Via New York)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.