![]() It’s hard to overemphasize how clever and efficient Brent Black’s lyrics are. While there are deep-cut Trek references around every bend and some of the jokes will warp past Trek newbies, the writers nevertheless go out of their way to ensure the play remains accessible. The nerdiest Trekker, the lifelong theater kid, and the newest arrival to the fandom will all laugh until their sides get sore. The humor covered diverse topics like Shatner’s toupée, the historical (un)reliability of the Hamilton musical, and the inherent comedic gold of chickens. The script is flat-out funny-all of the jokes landed, delivered at a machine-gun pace and rarely misfiring. KHAN!!! THE MUSICAL! (photo: Carol Rosegg) Written and composed by parodist Brent Black (of the YouTube channel Brentalfloss, the 2010 off-Broadway musical I’ll Be Damned, and numerous other podcasts and projects) and directed by John Lampe (director of productions of Aunt Jack and Richard III), KHAN!!! The Musical! had opening night audiences laughing constantly and grinning at each other like folks who knew they had seen something special. KHAN!!! The Musical! A Parody TREK-tacular just opened for its debut performances at The Players Theatre in Greenwich Village, New York City, and will please the most hard-core Trek fan and the most devoted thespian alike. The result: a campy, uproarious, witty romp that is a parody not just of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but of Trek in general, and indeed all of Broadway’s best tropes. Commander Data forces himself to watch 1000 hours of 20th Century Earth musicals, and generates a new musical based on the events of the infamous Khan incident. The setup: Pursuing his study of what it means to be human, Lt. – from the song “Young” A story best served in song Oh, that planet we hastily stranded them onĪnd their leader… what was his name? Keith? Wait… We rescued them, yes, but then got in their wayīut I cut their big guy right down to size ![]() “Oh yeah, and the crew of the ‘Botany Bay,’ ![]() ![]() Off-Broadway production at Players Theater in New York, NYĬo-conceived and additional material by Alina Morgan ![]() This makes the whole game feel more forced and streamlined, which takes away a lot of the charm the first game held - it's not a dealbreaker, don't get me wrong, but it is certainly an irritant.KHAN!!!: The Musical – A Parody Trek-tacular Another issue arises when the game is compared to the first in the series, which featured incredibly open tracks and the ability to travel massively off-course, smashing fences up as you blazed through the countryside - now this does feature in number 2 but tracks are a hell of a lot more restricted than they were, with a lot more fences that look and act as if your 100mph stock car could smash them as easily as it did the thousand other fences, when in actuality they are harder than the offspring of The Hulk and Superman. 'realism') suck out huge chunks of fun, spitting them in the face of the player. Flatout 2 is meant to be an arcade style racer, but the combination of loose handling and overreactive physics (i.e. The physics are nicely implemented, but they just feel so very wrong - frankly they should be more forgiving. ![]()
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