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"We've had 40-foot-tall babies of destruction, magma bears, crotchety demigods and evil Care Bears that just didn't care," said Captain Commanding Ben Sterling of the improv group Start Trekkin NY. "But I think my favorite aliens are the ones in the crew ... when we discover that Ensign Rogers has special anime eyes that have the power to melt the hardest hearts."
Start Trekkin is a style of improvisational comedy that follows themes and tropes from the original "Star Trek." During their hour-long live shows, 8-10 performers improvise an episodic comedy within the United Federation of Planets' universe.
And check it -- they've even got girls! Keep reading more nerd love.
"[Our cast] studies the original episodes for themes and certain interactions, so they can better understand the base templates of 'Star Trek,'" Sterling said. "Some die-hard Trekkies question our terms and pseudo-science, but we find that the genre is like a costume or a set piece."
While the costumes look authentic, the cast doesn't use specific plot lines or characters from the series. The crew, ship and adventure are based on audience suggestions at each show. For example, past ship names include USS Alanis Morissette, Poodle and Shadow the Unbelievable Cat.
"During a recent show we did at the Tank, the crew aboard USS Chevy Caprice united to win an interstellar baccarat tournament and rediscovered the power of teamwork," Sterling said.
Captain Commanding founded the group in 2005 after learning the Start Trekkin format in Austin, Texas. During their five years, the troupe has performed at multiple improv and Star Trek conventions. Immediately, we wondered which of these nerd-tastic extravaganzas gets this crew more hot geek action?
"Certainly the relaxed atmosphere [at Trekkie fests] lets people be a little more open and adventurous. It's a place to meet people with shared passions," Sterling said. "Lots of couples go because it can be fun and sexy. A few couples I know have even met at conventions."
He continued, "Star Trek as a genre is kind of the answer to the nerd dilemma. It has space, science and teleportation ... but also babes in short velvet skirts and enormous butt kicking. Improv by itself isn't nerdy. Puzzle conventions at MIT are undoubtedly nerdier."
No offense, but the 3:30 a.m. crowd at Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre's Del Close Marathon definitely out-nerd any engineer getting jiggy on a jigsaw.
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"We've had 40-foot-tall babies of destruction, magma bears, crotchety demigods and evil Care Bears that just didn't care," said Captain Commanding Ben Sterling of the improv group Start Trekkin NY. "But I think my favorite aliens are the ones in the crew ... when we discover that Ensign Rogers has special anime eyes that have the power to melt the hardest hearts." Start Trekkin is a style of improvisational comedy that follows themes and tropes from the original "Star Trek." During their hour-long live shows, 8-10 performers improvise an episodic comedy within the United Federation of Planets' universe.
And check it -- they've even got girls! Keep reading more nerd love.
"[Our cast] studies the original episodes for themes and certain interactions, so they can better understand the base templates of 'Star Trek,'" Sterling said. "Some die-hard Trekkies question our terms and pseudo-science, but we find that the genre is like a costume or a set piece."
While the costumes look authentic, the cast doesn't use specific plot lines or characters from the series. The crew, ship and adventure are based on audience suggestions at each show. For example, past ship names include USS Alanis Morissette, Poodle and Shadow the Unbelievable Cat.
"During a recent show we did at the Tank, the crew aboard USS Chevy Caprice united to win an interstellar baccarat tournament and rediscovered the power of teamwork," Sterling said. Captain Commanding founded the group in 2005 after learning the Start Trekkin format in Austin, Texas. During their five years, the troupe has performed at multiple improv and Star Trek conventions. Immediately, we wondered which of these nerd-tastic extravaganzas gets this crew more hot geek action?
"Certainly the relaxed atmosphere [at Trekkie fests] lets people be a little more open and adventurous. It's a place to meet people with shared passions," Sterling said. "Lots of couples go because it can be fun and sexy. A few couples I know have even met at conventions." He continued, "Star Trek as a genre is kind of the answer to the nerd dilemma. It has space, science and teleportation ... but also babes in short velvet skirts and enormous butt kicking. Improv by itself isn't nerdy. Puzzle conventions at MIT are undoubtedly nerdier."
No offense, but the 3:30 a.m. crowd at Upright Citizen Brigade Theatre's Del Close Marathon definitely out-nerd any engineer getting jiggy on a jigsaw.
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