Comments on: Turkish Star Trek - Now with Video

Turkish Star Trek - Now with Video

jonson — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:23:19 -0800

For some reason, there's a one off Turkish cover version of The Man Trap, that old episode of ST:TOS with the salt monster that leeches saline from your body with its fingertips. And while it's been mentioned before, that was years ago, before the actual episode could be found on YouTube.

By: bokeh

bokeh — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:32:36 -0800

First the nobel prize, now this... welcome to TurkeyFilter.

By: gummo

gummo — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:48:59 -0800

Those Turkish Spock ears are way cooler.

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:16:50 -0800

I found Turkish Star Wars on a P2P network a while back and watched a good half of it. Hilariously funny, but also stupendously awful.

By: Flashman

Flashman — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:35:28 -0800

At least the Turks are pretty spoiled for cool outdoor Star Trekesque settings - those at least are better than the original.

By: hal9k

hal9k — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:03:29 -0800

Is that a few bars from Echos by Pink Floyd around the 2 minute mark? Note also: A young Jackie Mason as Spock. Robert Shaw reprising his Jaws captain as guy with hat. And then a white guy turns into Clarence Williams III. Solid, Keptain Kirk. Listen as the sound effects guy has to make the swooshing open door sound too many times in a row and finally (about 3:18) sounds like he's whistling for a cab but can't pucker anymore. Yup. Sound at 9:14. That there's some Pink alright. When the babe is turned into a bearskin rug. The last few seconds are worth the 1.6b paid for YouTube. Thanks, jonson!

By: chairface

chairface — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:28:25 -0800

It's awful indeed. However, you should know it was meant as a comedy/spoof, so the awfulness is intentional to a large degree. Now the Turkish Spiderman, I'm not so clear on.

By: Tube

Tube — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:48:38 -0800

YEEEEESSSSSSSS! I've waited for something this cool all my life! the Stan Brakhage style direct stock emulsion scratched phaser blast! The giant boulder nod to Arena! The I-beam support columns on the bridge!' This is as cool as Led Zeppelin, chocolate, and dry socks combined. Life is worth living, indeed.

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:56:11 -0800

Is that a few bars from Echos by Pink Floyd around the 2 minute mark? There can be no question. Delightful.

By: furtive

furtive — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:19:09 -0800

Heh, I noticed the "shwoosh"sound as the doors opened and independantly came to the same conclusion. Spectacular!

By: ArsncHeart

ArsncHeart — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:24:27 -0800

Thank you so much for posting this. I'm new to MeFi so I'm not sure I understand why there are people that poo-poo links like this. I always thought the 'unusual' links on MeFi were better and more informative than other sites... so I consider a post like this a gem. Keep up the good work. First the nobel prize, now this... welcome to TURKISHFilter. There, I fixed that for ya.

By: squidfartz

squidfartz — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:26:05 -0800

Oops the above post was mine -I used my girlfriend's login by accident. She's not new to MeFi -I am. Sorry 'bout that.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:37:16 -0800

You know, these early pilots were done on the cheap. Later they got better special effects and English-speaking actors and it became the success we know today. I see the character vaguely resembling Harcourt Fenton Mudd is the recurring character in a Turkish film series. It's certainly cribbing from more than "The Man Trap", too.

By: Matt Oneiros

Matt Oneiros — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:39:33 -0800

Turkish spock gets so delightfully pissed when the cowboy fakes him out!

By: mert

mert — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:21:13 -0800

Faster than a speeding bullet.

By: radiobishop

radiobishop — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:14:57 -0800

Badi the Turkish E.T.

By: klausness

klausness — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 04:53:53 -0800

I actually saw this on TV in a hotel in Istanbul. At first I thought, "look, Star Trek dubbed into Turkish". Then I realized that the characters and sets all looked a little... off... A lot off, in fact. Definitely hilarious.

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 06:42:12 -0800

The 1971 Turkish remake of The Wizard Of Oz is sublime. Seriously, it's so spectacularly inept that after about ten minutes you start to think that it's operating in a dangerously avant-garde new mode of cinematic storytelling.

By: chemoboy

chemoboy — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:40:09 -0800

This is awesome. There is something about not understanding the language (the Mexican soap opera effect) that enhances absurdity. I loved the "shhhh" effects as the door opened and closed. I loved that they were all (pretty much) wearing different color uniforms. I loved that Spocks powers allowed him to detect secret doors (my pnp dnd days tell me that he must be an elf.) I build up enough outrage from KPFA, this could have been a one-link FPP and I would have applauded it. Thank you, kind stranger. And I really think that salt-lovin' white guy turned into Ernie Hudson.

By: chemoboy

chemoboy — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:41:52 -0800

I forgot to mention the boulder-throwing sceen. That's where I almost pissed myself with laughter. And urine, I guess, but mostly laughter.