I found out two important things today. One, there is a dude who tried to raise his son to be a native Klingon speaker by speaking to him only in Klingon until the child was 3. And you thought your parents were, uh, quirky! And the second thing is the existence of this (via):
Will Klingon Hamlet eclipse Slings and Arrows as my favorite pop-production of the melancholy Dane? Hell to the no. But it’s almost comforting that it’s out there, if as nothing else than at least as a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and our ability to seek our own kinds of joy.
What a rogue and peasant slave are you, PopWatchers?
Previously, rapping in Klingon reminded me that we all have our gifts
Slings and Arrows for the win!
that really made me miss slings and arrows. was hoping to get my paul gross fix on eastwick but its just not the same. guess its time to find my dvds.
Ah, yes…that show is one of my all time favorites!
Yes!
He desearves an oscar!!!
shucks…thanks!
I think something’s lost in the translation.
It’s true. Hamlet is much better in the original Klingon.
That was fun! And the acting was pretty ok!
Is there a big bat’leth battle at the end with Laertes?
How fitting to have a Klingon read that soliloquy. Thanks for posting this!
completely NOT fitting. Klingons don’t fret and moan over whether or not to take revenge for the murder of a family member. They just do it; they have whole RITUALS about it. To be or not to be? Make cowards of us all? Please.
However, I teach Hamlet every semester and love the play to the point of unreasonableness, and I totally love seeing weird, quirky versions of it. Green Eggs and Hamlet, anyone?
That’s what I thought! Then I saw the Klingon Language Institute’s reasoning (in their translation)that Hamlet went to Vulcan to study (not England) and thus was affected by them. A stretch, to be sure, but I decided to do it as I would do it in English, and chalk the conundrum/contradiction up to theatrical plausible deniability I guess
Some people have waaaay too much time on their hands LOL
damn dirty Klingons killed my son!
ha ha ha this is awesome!!!
Whoohoo to the Slings and Arrows shout out!