Make Halloween Scary Again!

John Carpenter's 1978 film Halloween is a classic of modern horror, and the granddaddy of all slasher films. All horror fans worth their salt know that Michael Myers' iconic, emotionless blank face was created from a modified William Shatner-as-Captain Kirk mask that was painted white.

A couple days ago I saw this on the interwebs— a cheap, poorly sculpted and constructed mask of rotted human pumpkin Donald Trump. I'm actually not sure which is more frightening and disturbing— this hideous mask or the real thing. The mask definitely has better hair, I'll give it that.

Anyhow, it occurred to me that with just a little bit of modification, such as painting it white...

...this Trump mask would make a reasonable facsimile of the original Michael Myers one! You know, just in case Hollywood wants to remake Halloween yet again, and the Shatner mask is no longer available.

"This mask is a tremendous mask, it's the best mask money can buy. Its much better and more handsome than the Crooked Hilary mask, and it's gonna be yuge. Let's make Halloween scary again!"

Happy 7th… Annual TalkLike… William Shatner… DAY!

Happy Seventh Annual Talk Like William Shatner Day! The day citizens all over the Federation speak… haltingly while placing… pauses and emPHAsis… in un…usual places! 

Coincidentally today (March 22nd) is also William Shatner's birthday. He's 85 years young.

Honestly I'm not quite sure how the whole "excessive pausing" thing got started. If you go back and watch the original Star Trek series, he rarely if ever injects any pauses into his dialogue. 

I think what's happening is that the public hears comedians like Kevin Pollak do impressions of Shatner that are filled with exaggerated, over the top pauses. After a while the impression becomes the real thing in the public's mind. A copy of a copy, if you will.

Before I go, let me repost one of my all time favorite Shatner WTF images for your viewing enjoyment.

Out Of Context Star Trek Moment

I've been an avid Star Trek fan for many decades, but even I have to admit that certain episodes could get a little silly now and then, especially when viewed out of context.

So sit back and enjoy this last Out Of Context Star Trek Moment of 2012!

Subtlety, thy name is William Shatner!