jimmy@pyra.co.uk (Jimmy Aitken) (01/15/91)
The Government issued commercials to publicise the privatisation of the two power generating companies is based on ST (as stated before). However, it's a strange combination of the Film & TV. The Enterprise as seen in the opening shot, is from The Film Series (TFS) although I don't recognise the shot. However, the interal scenes with Scotty at the "Transporter" (really a station in the Engineering section) are most definitely from the new series with the warp tower in the background. The transporter effect looks like from TFS, but the platform is certainly from TNG. The basic plot is Kirk (looking slightly grey haired) is under fire from something on a planet's surface and says, "Beam us up Scotty." Scotty then beams down an umbrella which appears in Kirk's hand. Kirk retorts, "Not a brolly, you wally. Beam us up." Scotty tries and eventally beams up Kirk and a female member of the team leaving two on the planet while muttering something like, "I need more power." When they materialize, Kirk & the female member of the crew seem to have exchanged heads or else they changed uniforms and Kirk has grown a bust. The female crewmember then punches Kirk in the face. At this point Simon Cadell (seen in the early series of "Hi-De-Hi") appears and tells us about the share floatation. The commercial lasts about 1 minute and will no doubt get every bit as tiring as the pervious set of commercials for the privatisation of the electricity distribution copmpanies. Jimbo -- jimmy@pyra.co.uk -m------- Jimmy Aitken jimmy@pyramid.pyramid.com ---mmm----- Pyramid Technology Ltd ...!mcsun!ukc!pyrltd!jimmy -----mmmmm--- Pyramid House, Solartron Rd (+44) 252 373035 -------mmmmmmm- Hants GU14 7PL, ENGLAND - Distribution without permission frowned upon -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited by Jim "The Big Dweeb" Griffith - the official scapegoat for r.a.s.i. Email submissions to trek-info@dweeb.fx.com, and questions to trek-info-request@dweeb.fx.com