My Disney Princess crazed daughter was begging me the other day to take her to see the “Sing Along” version of the movie FROZEN the other day, I am really amazed how my 5 year old has the lyrics to the song LET IT GO memorized, and as I was looking online for show times stumbled across a really well done parody of my little girl’s favorite song that brought a smile to this Geek Daddy’s face. A Toronto-based musical group called Debs & Errol have put together a very well done STAR TREK parody of LET IT GO based on the signature line of Captain Jean Luc Picard “Make is So.” Check this out:
Debs and Errol have a youtube site which features 61 parodies, covers, and original songs. Two of my favorites are their tribute to the Peanut’s Linus & Lucy and a STAR WARS parody of Cindy Lauper’s “Time After Time” titled TIE AFTER TIE. These two singers do a very talented job in providing enjoyable performances through the creation of a “geek” musical niche to market themselves and have some fun with their music.
For more information about Debs and Errol check out their website, DEBSandERROL.COM, which also features a comic strip that profiles the comedic group's adventures with the music industry and their travels on the comic book & scifi convention circuit promoting their CD and website.
Who needs to watch blockbuster movies or hit television series when you can watch instead online episodes of MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICAL. Self-proclaimed "Internetainers" Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal who are known for producing humorous online videos have scripted and casted a troop of want-to-be child actors for a series of YouTube performances that mock the High School Musical movies and GLEE by performing parodies of movies and television shows. The Middle School Musical clips portray the vibe of being at a junior high drama club performance combined with the witty scripting of Rhett & Link and entertaining performances by their tween cast.
So far there are three Middle School Musical performances that parody STAR TREK, SUPERMAN, & BREAKING BAD. Word of mouth, Facebook LIKES & twitter RTs are getting around about this new sensation and if YouTube views continue to skyrocket I'm sure there will be more Middle School Musical performances to come! Check them out!
If you look closely into the scenes of your favorite movies you can see mysterious and spooky clues about events that will take place in the future. Really … try it out by looking past the main characters and action sequences deep into the scenes and all will be revealed to you!
Recently DISNEY purchased the Star Wars franchise from George Lucas which was a move that caught many people off guard, but look closely in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and you can see Mickey Mouse everywhere. Was this a clue to the future?
Now just this last week, J.J. Abrams (the director of the rebooted STAR TREK franchise) was given the helm by DISNEY for also leading the creation of a brand new STAR WARS movie. Is this brand new news or was it pre-ordained in 2009 when Abrams included a reference to Star Wars in his Star Trek movie? Check this out:
YES, that is R2-D2, one of Star Wars’ most popular characters flying through the debris as the crew of the Enterprise looks on!
Wow! Are these mysterious messages that give us a glimpse into the future?! No, not really. Actually in many movies there are images hidden within the scenes as inside jokes by the Director. These images have come to become known as “easter eggs” and often are meant as hidden salutes to other movies. It’s just ironic that George Lucas included a salute to one of his mentors Walt Disney in the Empire Strikes Back and J.J. Abrams gave a poke to George Lucas in Star Trek.
Sometimes though easter eggs are meant to give a glimpse of the future. Pixar is an example of a studio that has become amazingly astute with inserting easter eggs into its movies to give a sneak peak of things to come.
Monsters, Inc. in 2001 gave us a glimpse of Nemo whose movie came out in 2003:
In Finding Nemo (2003) we are given a preview of Mr. Incredible from the movie The Incredibles that was released in 2004:
Movie goers were given a peak at Doc Hudson from CARS (2006) during The Incredibles (2004):
Is that Dug the Dog from UP! (2009) in Ratatouille (2007)?
And the bear villain from Toy Story 3 (2010) makes an appearance inUP (2009)!
And look there’s a poster of Finn McMissile on Andy’s Wall in Toy Story 3 giving a sneak peek at CARS2!
In BRAVE we see a wood carving of Sully … is that the easter egg for “Monsters University”? The Monsters Inc. sequel “Monsters University” hits theaters on June 21, 2013!
Here are a couple of other examples of easter eggs in films I’ve seen:
In Raiders of the Lost Ark you can see Star Wars characters R2-D2 & C3PO in the hieroglyphics in this scene:
Did you also notice Indiana Jones escapes from the CLUB OBI WAN in The Temple of Doom?
George Lucas repaid the Indiana Jones references with a nod to Steven Spielberg in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Look it’s E.T. in the galactic senate!
In this scene from Kevin Smith’s Mall Rats Jeremy London’s character TS Quint picks up a hat that has “Clerks” printed on it in reference to Smith’s first film, Clerks.
In the movie TRON, is that Pac-Man I see in the scene?
What easter eggs have you found in movies? Become a member of my "a geek daddy" blog and share with us in the comment section below what your favorites are:
UPDATE: Issue #4 of Countdown to Darkness that IDW is publishing in April will feature the first appearance of a fan favorite alien race, the Klingons, in J.J. Abram's reinvisioned Star Trek universe. Check out this sneak peek of the cover:
Apologies in an earlier version of this post we announced the release date of STAR TREK "Countdown to Darkness" as January 16 but have subsequently found out the date will be Wednesday, January 23, 2013.
Have you seen the trailer for STAR TREK: Into Darkness yet?
Can’t wait to see the new STAR TREK movie Into Darkness? The adventure begins Wednesday, January 23! No it’s not the release of the movie which is coming out May 17, but rather the first of a four issue arc by IDWPublishing that provides a comic book prelude to the events of J.J. Abrams’s STAR TREK sequel is hitting retail shelves and the Internet. IDW has developed a four-issue comic series based upon a story provided by STAR TREK Into Darkness co-writer Roberto Orci that serves as the official prologue to the Paramount Pictures movie. Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness will feature artwork from David Messina (who has inked several of IDW’s Star Trek comic series) and provide readers with a tale that bridges the gap between the 2009 blockbuster Star Trek, which rebooted the franchise,and its upcoming sequel while also setting the stage for the events taking place in the new movie. The price of individual print issue from your local comic store or to download as an e-book through i-tunes is $3.99 and amazon.com is also taking pre-orders for a graphic novel that bundles the 4-issues which is currently priced at $12.14 which will be published this summer.
