A brief post about futuristic dancing

[neveralarch]

So, I've been watching this old German science fiction show called Raumpatrouille Orion. It's basically original Star Trek except with slightly better special effects and more emphasis (so far, anyway) on earth-defense than on space exploration. The dialogue's campy, the acting's okay, and the plots are a little haphazard (probably made more so by my iffy comprehension). But. But the vision of the future is amazing.

In the first episode, the team is at a bar, or something. And what follows is, well. Indescribable. So I'm not going to try. (No German required for the video, fyi.)

Watch on YouTube

Yeah. I've watched this scene about five times now, and I still don't know what the guys in the foreground are saying because I keep getting distracted. Fish! Elbow waggling! What.

Comments

[evilawyer-fic.livejournal.com]

My mind wants to tell me that this is how the War Chief would dance with Two if he could. Or the War Lord.

[neveralarch]

Ha, I think the height difference might make it a bit difficult? The head rolling deal and the crab walk, anyway. But I could totally see the War Lord mandating this dance for his subordinates...