Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto are hilariously in character in this Audi commercial. (I never expected to hear Nimoy doing the Bilbo Baggins song again this side of Doctor Demento!)
[Via io9.]
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You evil person! You should at least post a spoiler warning…
Specifically aimed at the Audi’s “mirror universe” version of itself, the Mercedes Benz.
Janice – Apparently I haven’t registered that anything was spoiled. If you e-mail me what it is, I will post a spoiler warning and save the two or three people who will look at the site this afternoon…
I can’t speak for Janice, but I would have found the ad marginally more amusing without your parenthetical comment, which removed a slight bit of surprise.
Not a paradox, but a pairo’Spocks!
Morris guessed correctly – I thought the surprise of Nimoy singing was one of the unexpected charms of the video
And some interesting background on the commercial:
http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/how-audi-stole-mazdas-thunder-around-star-trek-sequel-1200476808/