British Comedy Guide

Star Trekkin'

INT – THE BRIDGE OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE - DAY

KIRK:
So I told the Admiral that there was no way that I’d do that.

BONES:
What did he say to you Jim?

KIRK:
What do you think Bones? That guy’s all talk. He folded like a house of cards. All you’ve got to do is stand up to these people.

BONES:
That’s you all over Jim. You don’t take nonsense from anybody.

KIRK:
You betcha!

THE DOORS SWISH OPEN AND SPOCK JOINS THEM

SPOCK:
That lamb curry we had for lunch was a bit on the bland side was it not gentlemen? I felt that it lacked bite and flavour.

KIRK:
I’ve had better Mr Spock. Why there's this balti house on ....

THE ALARM SUDDENLY SOUNDS:

MR CHEKOV:
Captain we are being hailed by somebody or some thing.

KIRK;
On screen Mr Checkov.

THE REV. PLAYFAIR (ON SCREEN):
Ah Captain Kirk, I trust that you haven't forgotten our philosophy discussion this coming Sunday? I do so look forward to them.

KIRK:
No Reverend. I'll be there all right.

REVEREND PLAYFAIR
OK, see you then.

THE VIEWER GOES BLANK AND KIRK RAISES HIS EYES TO HEAVEN

KIRK:
Bloomin’ celrgy! Eh lads?

THEY ALL LAUGH

END:

woah... what happened to Mrs. Kirk?

Ah Darren you sharp-eyed chap!

A swift bit of editing.

:D

I'm not sure if this works or not ('wife' or 'clergy version'). I get that Kirk is set-up as the 'taking-no-crap-from-the-higher-ups' guy but I don't feel his later capitulation has enough impact.

Could this be because there's not enough relevance to the whole Star Trek environment? That this sketch could have been set anywhere?

If you're using the Trekkie universe, perhaps the dialogue would have worked better with Kirk boasting to Spock about how being 'human' means not giving in to your superiors at the drop of a hat, that kind of thing? You might not need Bones in there at all.

And then when the alert call comes in, Kirk folds and Spock says something sarcastic (raising one eyebrow, naturally!). The alert call itself would, again, work better if you used someone/something relevant to the environment and not the clergyman.

I’d better not write any more in case I incur the wrath of David…

Darren

Have you seen the PM I sent you?

Yeah.. just got it... and replied...

:-)

I really enjoyed the start, but agree with Darren... it needs more impact at the end. A bit of tweaking and this would be an A1 sketch though. :)

Totally lost I'm afraid.

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