Spurious Awards Extra: Star Trek Gag Of The Week
Just moments after we published this week’s Spurious Awards, we discovered this…
Star Trek Gag Of The Week
Did you hear the one about why the Federation is like a sheet of toilet paper? Oh, hang on… Not that kind of gag.
According to Karl Urban talking to Ain’t It Cool at Comic-Con, “JJ Abrams sent me something for Comic-Con this week and told me that anytime I was asked a question about Star Trek , I had to do this…” The site continues: “Karl removes a long strip of masking tape with something written on it off the leg of his jeans, where it has been stuck since he walked in the room; then proceeds to do this, posing for my photograph quite willingly.” Why are we suddenly feeling a little bit guilty ?
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Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years.