Star Trek:TNG; Riker hawks some lame sh!t

[Khyrid]

MainView is still updated and sold today. I had to check it out.

[farfanugenmaster]

that was hard to watch. really really really really hard. my stomach churned at every new camera angle and at every more and more crappy line

[linkingisnonsense]

It looks like the premise for this technology plug has long long long since been antiquated by the marvels of modern internets and database software.

[cjwright79]

Hearing Riker speak the phrase 'a quarter-million dollars' gives me the heebie-jeebies. I thought they abolished money in the 24th century.

[cjwright79]

Why on earth would Paramount sign off on this? Their show was a roaring success back then.

[pigeonshouse]

Hmm, re-'wrowting' through Cleveland would only work if such a network connection existsed in the first place.

And they are using OS/2 wow that dates it to about 15-20 years ago.

[sandweged]

Riker can do anything. He is the fucking man.

[Jermybug]

WTF?? I've never seen this sell-out crappy infomercial.

[deltaray3]

Don't you guys do any research? There is this thing out there called the Internet that has a lot of info on it. Just search for Boole & Babbage and you'll find the whole story of the company and that they paid $75,000/year for this. Maybe the next time you book and take a flight, you'll remember that there is a lot of software behind the scenes.

[VidFeed1]

truly incredible acting all the way around

[dermonkey]

wow.... riker did more acting in this commercial than in the entire series..... oO

normally he just stands aside, stoned as fuck, repeating the obvious, so nobody realises he doesn't get anything....^^

[SeanMaccaUK]

Will Riker once destroyed a fleet of Cardassians by pointing at them and saying 'Bang'.

When Will Riker fires a photon torpedo, he doesn't need to aim, he just tells it where to go.

Will Riker has traveled the infinite universe - twice.

[psxwarrior]

I was quite amused by this.

[locutus625]

Is this canon?

[JJ10DMAN]

@locutus625 I thought it might be canon, but Riker called for a departure at warp 9, which is reserved for dire emergencies.

[AnotherSchmoe]

@JJ10DMAN

Trolololol.  xD

[RasrapSmurf]

Why were there TOS sound effects? Oh well

[MosulRapist]

Harold is suffering from Schizophrenia

[JJ10DMAN]

@MosulRapist Oh come on, he's not crazy, he just gets transmissions from Commander Riker of the USS Enterprise that no one else can see.

[SharpAngus]

Stunning. Absolutely stunning.

[chris4evilpresident]

shoot me

[NthDegreeStudios]

Is it just me, or does the Enterprise have Windows 3 on it...

[cjwright79]

Frakes... buddy... you gotta get this shit taken down!

[joeltcola]

Who is the target audience for this shit? I mean who would watch ALL of this besides Trekkies or people looking for a cheap laugh?

[praises9700]

That sucked.

[Sheeperdoodle]

HAHAHAHAHHAHA oh god this made me laugh so hard. xDD

[Wheelchaircritic]

This looks to me to be an inter-corporate video that they would play at a regional meeting or something for whatever company this is. It wasn't intended to play on TV or anything. It's probably for a company that's partially owned by paramount, cause star trek rights for a random company would cost a ton. They probably shot with Frakes for one hour after a normal shoot (hence no crew on the bridge) paid him a small amount or it was in his contract that he might have to do something like this.

[translucentorb]

Nicely said.... exactly.

[Dellta88]

I think this is cool. :)

[lander77477]

jesus, its so retarded the sound effects are from the original series star trek

[lolzk0]

lol, riker is a ledge, he's always out there pimping those female aliens from outer space

[place910]

I prefer the epsiode where worf is selling the Kitchen Batleth than can cut through a shoe.

[Sage920]

this is depressing

[Danofthewar]

Where can i watch it?

the sound isn't on track in the middle of the video

[Siadhail]

Oh gall... how dumb! lol

[jlowe424]

They should've had Geordi hawking the computer crap, and Riker advertising "escort" services.

[dmndleader]

Riker should be selling condoms.

[CmDrRaxX]

hehe

[Brockhad]

@dmndleader

That would be in the spirit of his character, but instead Frakes just gave up his soul.

[DragonWaveMaster]

That was just wired!

[ZombieEyeBall]

How old is this? damn they used Riker...looks young so this is old.

Should have used Rker for promoting booze or summat instead of some same Cpu system witch is outdated by now cos of ever changing cpu systems

[OopeeShaba]

5th or 6th season of next gen? so around 92 or 93?

[KommissarMakita]

lol he asks if he will lose control of his enterprise...

[vengeance1701]

Yeeeeeeeet it uses the original series sound effects.

[Prizm4]

What on earth. Some networking program called Main View? Is that what it was through all that lame corporate speak? Seriously, computers are easier to understand when you don't try to dumb them down.

[phicabmus]

just loooooooooool

[nistle2]

ol birdchest has all the answers

[jnorris441]

If I were Frakes I would kill myself for this

[scooterskittles]

...he could just use the Picard Maneuver.

[phicabmus]

yeah xD

[phudabulah]

oh my god... information systems management...

this is my business major!

[EliteRanger]

The 90's were weird.

[Taramriel]

I know what u mean, reminds me of the NYPD Blue

[shyisayoutbeaddict]

wow, this commericial is boring...it must be a special presentation for work types only - there's no way in jesusjosephnmary hell this was intended for the public...

[sliver321123]

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIL

[albee1000]

"Recommendation: Reroute through Cleveland."

And that, students, was the exact moment in time that kicked off the Helvecetan Invasion of Earth. We have Ensign Will Riker to thank for it.

[dumbbo1]

Not the first sci-fi tie-in. Dr. Who (Tom Baker) did ads for business computer systems back in the 70's.

[AmateurActors]

Rikers in truoble hes damaged the timeline hahahaha 5 stars

[ThatsGlitchin]

...

How did Riker manage to get control of the Enterprise? He isn't even Captain, lol.

[ChobThomas]

Picard has to sleep too.

[MurasakiYugata]

Oh, dear Lord.

[JohnnyNoBueno]

YESS! Classic 90's cheese: win 3.1, token ring networks... engage

[gthreek]

That was actually OS/2.

I need to kill myself.

[GreatWaldoneous]

lol!

[greytale]

"You have no way to consolidate that data into meaningful information."

Well. That's not the LEAST bit of irony, now is it...

[Damian8048]

Oh Jesus...I think I just lost my innocence... v.v

[mormanwarrior]

fuck this is a long add

[damarei]

wow, I died a little inside.

[AllRiseForDrEvil]

I thought there were rules against time travel?

[thesmart358]

Yea, the Temporal Prime Directive. Don't know when they were adopted though....

[AllRiseForDrEvil]

Than it looks like Riker is about to have his ass sent to jail.

[Me5370]

WTF LOL!

[alexfanx]

He had a fantasy about being alone with Riker?

[sparckl]

WTF?

[theshadow013]

That made my head hurt.

[HelloMarco]

That smug, bearded prick.

[LuricRaja2]

LMAO that's way too funny

[ryler300]

ryker is my name 53

[CoMa7oSe]

Fuck your prime directive!!

[harrison216]

I hate when people record the TV...

[JohnPaulSaylor]

rofl

[SidVicious86]

What the hell is this? XD

[Graham1983]

the excuse that he needed money does not apply to ANYONE who was main cast on TNG when they were each raking in 1 million dollars per season if not more.

[almanacofsleep]

mabey he wanted to have 2 million dallars.

[Leverandon]

I guess in the mid-90s Johnathan Frakes needed cash so badly that he did a corporate video. Why did they use TOS sound effects?

[ChoaticRealm]

Oh my fraking Gods. What the fuck was that. That was completely stupid. I can not believe Riker would do something like that. That shows that Riker was gay in that part. And that guy Harold or whatever his name was.

[BT7291958]

Did... you seriously set up your camera to point at the TV in order to record this?

[Toasterman7642]

That was the gayest thing that I've ever seen. Seriously.

Riker, no...

[Luigi84289]

Wow that was totally gay.

[Rudas2007]

The American Dream. Get rich and Sell Out.

[PirateOfTheInternet]

Wow, he really does hawk some lame shit. xDDDDDDD That video was hilarious.

[SnarkLicker]

The amazing thing about this commercial is the complete and total copyright mess that had to be sorted out in order to actually pull it off. The Okudagrams, the uniform, Riker's name, even the communicator button and that 'beaming' sound are all copyrighted material. It must have taken every intellectual property lawyer in California to iron this thing out. I wonder how much the company paid to Viacom/Paramount/CBS in licensing fees.

[mikedubya]

Riker was a lot more fun before the beard

[SprattyD]

WTF!!!!!

[kranktank]

whoa it's like Riker is hitting on that dude at one part

[kranktank]

What.

The.

FUCK?

[ilike2watchbois]

WTF?!?! Was this an actual commercial?

Stupid illogical fanboy question:

How is Riker even picking up Harold's voice?

[HappyOrangeGnome]

You can't maintain warp factor 9 for extended periods of time without damaging the nacelles!

Also, stop violating the temporal prime directive.

[Jacena]

408 Area code? Oh god, it's Bay Area Local....

[totaljohn]

babbage, wow, that's going back a way.

[thegodofmusic04]

that is lame shit but i like it!!

[DEP717]

He should team up with William "Admiral Kirk" Shatner for a joint Southwest/Priceline commercial!

[smolti]

so this is what happens when i order tickets online with southwest?

[Phase171]

"I can't alter history"

Umm, aren't you doing so already by prank calling this dude and showing up on his computer?

[LordUmber]

This is still probably my favourite youtube video title.

[Xero328]

Wow. Long commercial.

[bigmanbt]

Windows 3.1 woo hoo!!! He adjusts his pants at 3:48 :)

[RodimusPrime2000]

"They lack vision Harold..."

...that and deep seated mental instability!

[quikgamer]

LOL They're using a token ring topology.

[walka112]

how embarrassing.

[kuribo1]

Poor Riker for having to do this. I guess in the end it is a pay check and in the end it is worth it.

[msspurlock]

This was never supposed to be released. I'm really shocked that a copy ever made it out of the vault. It was the result of a brief flirtation between Paramount and what later became a Microsoft subsidiary.

[lancerun]

oh...my...god...

[lowmonkeylow]

what on earh is this it more like stupid trek then star trek lol

[TexasLibra]

Why did they use sound effects from the original series?

[Arahmynta]

Poor Jonathan Frakes. This is probably one of those moments in every actor's life where they look back and regret doing that bit. Ah well. :) It's one of the hazards of doing Star Trek - getting pulled into stuff like this.

All things considered, he does a pretty good job of maintaining his dignity. :P

[sirstrongbad]

lol its the hazard of doing TV period..

[JPizzle1122]

I MUST know what this is from, and everything about it.

It had me BALLING - absolutely fucking amazing.

[ePhilosopher]

ncc 170vhat?

[m001900]

lol? this is lame

[Ovrkyl]

It's a Borg trick! "We will assimilate your corporation. You exist to service us. We will add your distinctiveness to our own. Resistance is futile."

[Spacepoliceman]

I think you are confusing the borg with microsoft.

[Ovrkyl]

So you think Bill Gates is really the Borg Queen?

[Spacepoliceman]

Oh, he's a queen all right....

[torkonieden]

hahahahahahhaahahahha

[Wynner3]

Wow, a 408 area code? That's San Jose, CA. Not far from me.

[hathome]

i am from the future and i have a starship i could go anywhere fool around in the holodecks but NO i am going to cruise round history solving problems for office geeks and copying there ms-dos data so i can start my own pyramid schemes!!

[smrio]

wtf

where did u find this?

i like the title of this video.

[g8rk0k]

I figured he was doing telemarketing these days since the last star trek movie bombed so badly.

[poisonhemlock]

"I have your entire enterprise information system cloned... THANKS SUCKER!"

Jonathan Frakes' corporation goes on to snuff out its competition. Harold receives a 5% discount when he stays at one of Frakes' hotels.

[tallaussiebloke]

Oh MAN! And I thought Chris as Doc Brown for Microsoft had it bad!

[pengit44]

aw what?

we don't get to see his fantasy:

"bow-chaka wow-ow number one?"

[AARONRULES666]

hm. i think it has to do with telecommunications.

[MagicAlDF]

They don't call it the starship Enterprise for nothing.

[shakeyphil]

Is this something Paramount did to make extra cash?

I know they did a commcerical in england with shatner and doohan.

[dj2bklyn]

I am truly dissapointed in all your comments people I thought this video was completly brilliant it seems you people lack vision as riker stated.

GET A LIFE

[philenblank]

riker is the man

the chicken man and his chicken man suck

[azure8472]

"I can't alter history but you can alter the future!"

1993, I think it said at the end.

[PapaDeath]

The Enterprise runs Windows 95....Microsoft is the Borg.

This might present a problem.

[beloved421]

lmao!

[BehrGoneWild]

OMG - will you whiny dweebs get a life? it's funny as hell - damn never seen such a sad bunch of dorks ever! (dork control signing off) LOL

[marty1968]

this is capital G.H.E.Y.

[GrahamGRA]

This is an advert? I don't want to beleive Riker is a sellout!

[mattsmithphoto]

could i get those 6 minutes back please?

[sbmrunning]

Fascinating!

[eyesgleaming34]

Never mind that the sound effects were from Classic Trek!

[Debono11]

So this is a Star Trek themed video about the advancements of a computer system, its features and controls for the user.

I think thats pretty cool lol.

[ascolti]

Wow... that's one really lame corporate video

[141007]

I want to know how much he was payed,It must of been allot because they've even bought the copyright for to use the Star Trek Stuff in this way. But Seriously this is so LAME! They have been sell out BIG TIME!. This actually makes me lose Respect for Star Trek, it's a show centred around Morals and it Trys to put across a vision o a future with no money, yet they've done this! i would like to think they did something help with the money like gave i to charity but i bet they didn't.

[Owwmykneecap]

Most likely a corporate video for some company

When i joined Maccy Ds i had to watch Justin Timberlake talk some bollox.

[toadstoolcouch]

good god that was shameful

[MarkFidelio]

If this is a comercial, it is the longest comercial I have ever seen.

We could make a show where Riker figures what happened before Big Bang, but not this trivial thing.

[IanMathewson1]

Just wait until the Borg get wind of that.

[Debono11]

LOL

[Gaeilgeoir]

What the hell?? lol

When and where was THIS aired??

[BarryDennen12]

I came.

[Tranchera]

I was trying to make GarageBand work yesterday and all of a sudden Vic Fontaine was talking to me through my computer.

The best was yet to come.

[CityscapePictures08]

He say's ENTERPRISE alot! :)

[scar0815]

lame riker big shit

[CoMa7oSe]

what the hell is this? Context?

[xxxillyriaxxx]

Frakes' air of amusement throughout the entire thing is almost Shatner-esque. Only someone with a unique ability to not take oneself too seriously could pull this off with any grace, and Frakes has accomplished this. As a result, this ad almost makes me respect him more...

[LittleNerd]

Fantastic comment and attitude. Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout. :)

[domismostcertainly18]

You have no idea how often the crew of the Voyager visits me and helps me with my computer problems. 7 of 9 helped me with my VisualBasic just last week

[MysterousStranger]

Lame Shit Riker LOL

[iiiTEDiii]

WTF!?

[joesadick]

Riker's no kraut, thank God.