# Audi commercial with battling Spocks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 7, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715 "2013-05-07T16:29:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/1 "2013-05-07T16:29:27Z")
Much as I dislike being manipulated to spread a commercial message, Star Trek fans have to watch [this](http://io9.com/old-spock-battles-new-spock-in-the-greatest-car-commerc-493836696?autoplay=1). ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/2 "2013-05-07T16:36:45Z")
That’s full of win. The singing is what really makes it (to say more would be a spoiler). ---
**Author:** ![Celidin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Celidin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celidin)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/3 "2013-05-07T16:42:48Z")
That was great, thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/4 "2013-05-07T16:47:22Z")
Ha! That’s great! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/5 "2013-05-07T16:58:51Z")
I hate ads and that was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/6 "2013-05-07T17:02:47Z")
Awesome. The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins! ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/7 "2013-05-07T17:20:50Z")
I thought it would be “eh, kind of cute” (because I am jaded and cynical) and it turned out to be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/8 "2013-05-07T17:33:08Z")
Now, that’s a clever use of celeb pitch. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/9 "2013-05-07T17:38:17Z")
Is it me or is Quinto kind of fine? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/10 "2013-05-07T17:50:21Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Is it me or is Quinto kind of fine? Not to me, but it’s probably not _just_ you, either. I find it interesting (if not quite fascinating) that they had Quinto in the Audi. I think they’re trying to position Audi as young, new, and hip, as opposed to stodgy, old-guard Mercedes. But Nimoy is still very much beloved by the people who’ll appreciate this ad. Real Spock is driving the Mercedes, Wannabe Spock is driving the Audi. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/11 "2013-05-07T17:50:32Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Is it me or is Quinto kind of fine? I’m sure [his boyfriend](http://www.justjared.com/photo-gallery/2678659/zachary-quinto-jonathan-groff-same-t-shirt-04/) thinks so, too. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/12 "2013-05-07T18:10:30Z")
Fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/13 "2013-05-07T18:22:19Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > I’m sure [his boyfriend](http://www.justjared.com/photo-gallery/2678659/zachary-quinto-jonathan-groff-same-t-shirt-04/) thinks so, too. WHOA! I did not know that! Groff’s a local boy, too. Wonder if he’ll drag Quinto home for visits… ETA: And no, **Sampiro** , it’s not just you. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/14 "2013-05-07T18:50:02Z")
The [Star Trek Esurance ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5c8qTVq9ZI) is also pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/15 "2013-05-07T18:56:13Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > WHOA! I did not know that! Groff’s a local boy, too. Wonder if he’ll drag Quinto home for visits… His family’s Mennonite actually. And he appears butt nekkid (and frontally nekkid) in a couple of movies with lots of pics online from each for those interested in googling his name and ‘naked’. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/16 "2013-05-07T20:48:05Z")
I can’t imagine any golfer buying a car with a trunk too small for his clubs. And why would golfers take their clubs out of their car trunks when they get home? They’ll only have to put them back in the next time they use them. It just doesn’t seem, well, logical to me. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/17 "2013-05-07T21:55:31Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I can’t imagine any golfer buying a car with a trunk too small for his clubs. And why would golfers take their clubs out of their car trunks when they get home? They’ll only have to put them back in the next time they use them. > > It just doesn’t seem, well, logical to me. Nor does the fact that he didn’t seem to realise (until now) that his golf bag wouldn’t fit. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/18 "2013-05-07T22:59:05Z")
[Fun commercial.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WPkByAkAdZs#!) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/19 "2013-05-07T23:05:21Z")
Already a thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=690271). ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/20 "2013-05-07T23:18:48Z")
It would have if not for that Big Bertha driver that’s seven feet long… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715.md?page=2)