I’d hate to post a commercial here outside of the Super Bowl, but this one’s special. The old Spock and the new (namely Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto) star in this nerd-tastic extended advertisement for the Audi S7. Titled “The Challenge,” the spot features Quinto placing a fun bet with Nimoy and along the way you’ll hear “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” and you’ll witness the Vulcan nerve pinch at work. Don’t ask, just watch.
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Leonard Nimoy gets lazy in “official alternate version” of Bruno Mars’ hit song
Have you ever wanted to see what it looks like when Star Trek vet Leonard Nimoy just doesn’t give a damn? The man who played Spock came out of retirement for a second time (the first time involved a voice-over job in the animated Fringe episode “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide”) to star in this high-larious “official alternate version” music video for Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song.” Watch as he starts his morning by acting out in front of a mirror, scaring an innocent child at the grocery store, practicing his Vulcan salute, roaming his neighborhood in a robe, and getting lazy with beers and a joint. It doesn’t get much better than this people.
Or maybe it does. Click after the break to watch the video set against Danger Mouse & Jemini’s hip-hop track “The Sh!t.” Continue reading Leonard Nimoy gets lazy in “official alternate version” of Bruno Mars’ hit song