Onion News Clip: Star Trek Fans Upset Film is Fun, Watchable

Published by Jeff Leins on May 5, 2009

The Onion News Network has struck again with another hilariously funny fake news segment.  Last year they ramped up their new video coverage with a story about how the “Wildly Popular ‘Iron Man’ Trailer” was being adapted into a full-length film.

This time they, along with fans, are taking the new Star Trek reboot to task for being “fun, watchable, and not as cornball as the original films.”  One fan remarked, “If I wanted to watch young, attractive people doing exciting things I would watch sports.”

Watch the video below:

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’

Update: Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto appeared on “SNL” to plug the movie and address the fanboy backlash. Watch that clip here.

I saw the movie last night and thought it was incredibly “fun and watchable.”  I hope to finish my review by tonight.