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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable humour for fans of Star Trek, 10 Jul 2002
By A Customer
Extremely humourous 2 CD audio presentation, based on Star Trek (the original series and the Next Generation), with Leonard Nimoy as Spock and John Delancie as Q, performing to a live audience. Each CD lasts approximately one hour.On the first CD, Spock travels into the past (ie our present day) to warn humans of an approaching danger, but Q tries to stop him, presumably with the prime directive in mind. The ensuing banter between Spock as the logical half-vulcan and Q as the egotistical supreme being is very amusing.
The second CD takes up the story again, from where the first CD finished. Not wishing to give too much away (I'm sure if you really wanted to, you could find a spoiler elsewhere on the web) let's just say that both Nimoy and Delancie get the chance to take their Star Trek characters in a different direction, again with amusing results. I think this audio production is one for the Star Trek fans. I'm a trekkie myself, so I really enjoyed it. If, however, you are considering this title after enjoying other "Alien Voices" productions, DON'T expect more of the same. Unlike other "Alien Voices" CDs, it is NOT a presentation of a classic science story, there are almost no special effects, no other actors apart from Delancie and Nimoy, and I repeat, you really need to be familiar with Star Trek in order to appreciate the in-jokes.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Corny Script-Unsophisticated Plot!, 26 Dec 2005
I was really looking forward to listening to this on Christmas day, but within a few minutes of playing the first CD it became clear that this was not what I was expecting! I was expecting humour that was at least as sophisticated, obtuse and refreshing as say Douglas Adam's "Hitch Hikers......." but, at the very most, it was transparent and only worthy of a second rate situation comedy. One could see the gags and play-on-words coming a mile off which made me think the script writer didn't really know the characters for whom she was writing. Q and Spock just wouldn't speak like this or be so easily fooled by each other. The scirpt should've had the once over from the 'Next Generation' writers, me thinks! De Lancies and Nimoy's performances were excellent, particularly the former's, although the aging Nimoy's voice was at times croaky, indistinct and lacked the presence that Spock once would've commanded-I suppose that's not really his fault-he is getting on, bless him. The single worst thing about this package was the live audience before whom it was recorded. They laughed, whooped, cheered, whistled and clapped at EVERYTHING that was said-EVERYTHING-even if it wasn't even part of a joke. They were clearly easily pleased had a low humour threshold and understandably keen to make the performers feel good about what they were doing, but they were also very irritating. I'm sure you won't be surprised to learn this was recorded in the USA.........make of that what you will!If you like the BBC sitcoms, 'My Family' , 'My Hero' etc, you'll love this. If you like your humour a more intelligent, don't even consider this. If you liked the cerebral humour of the Next Generation-avoid this at all costs! So all-in-all a very disappointing listen which bears little resemblance to the real characters of Spock and Q and an obtrusive audience.
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