(59) Hank Green :: What Would Captain Picard Do

Hank Green :: What Would Captain Picard Do

So in honor of like 9 different things (not really i made that number up) I've chosen Hank Green's What Would Picard Do.

Let me explain why:

(1) I've recently discovered (unfortunately, several years late) the video blog "Brotherhood 2.0"; it's fantastic. You can check it out on the YouTube here, or through the amazing nerdfighters.com.

(2) It's an amazingly nerdy song. Hank is a fantastic wordsmith (both of the Green's are)!

(3) The new Star Trek movie comes out in a few days! If you aren't stoked for it, i will fight you.

(4) It seems I'm on the loosing side of the following discussion: Stewart vs. Shatner: Picard vs. Kirk. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Picard (i grew up on The Next Generation), but I'm a huge Shatner fan. It hurts sometimes.

(4a) So one day several friends were discussing this topic: "If you combined all the characters that one actor has played into a super-being who would be the most powerful?" I came into the discussion late, but the general consensus at this point was Patrick Stewart would win (Captain Picard + Charles Xavier = Win). Of course at this point the biggest contender was Sir Ian McKellen (Magneto + Gandalf = Win). At this point i derailed the conversation (which has never been finished) making the stubborn stance that Shatner (specifically Kirk) was better then Stewart (specifically Picard). So far i think the odds are something like 8:1 prefer Picard. I have no means to test this on a large populace however. Perhaps one of the Green's can ask their audience (if they take the time to read my senseless, unread, song-a-day blog).

Now that I've ranted extensively about Star Trek instead of talking about the song/artist as i customarily do, I'll leave this be.

Let me end with this:

Dear Hank,

Thank you for writing a plethora of nerd driven songs. It warms my heart and tickles me in all the right places.

Sincerely,
Matthew Sullivan

PS. Dear John, thank you for writing Teen Fiction.