# 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:** 2
**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 8, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/21 "2013-05-08T00:13:20Z")
I have reported my thread for closure. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/22 "2013-05-08T00:28:49Z")
Who was that at the end? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/23 "2013-05-08T01:59:27Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Who was that at the end? Nobody in particular, I think. I loved the comment on another message board I read that they should have gotten George Takei to do the little end cameo. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/24 "2013-05-08T02:06:31Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Who was that at the end? Was it Simon (Scotty) Pegg? [On second look, prob not–but it does have a Stanford logo, so probably just making some techie commentary…] ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/25 "2013-05-08T02:14:06Z")
Hilarious ad. I also loved all the J.J. Abrams-esque lens flares on the beauty shots of the Audi. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/26 "2013-05-08T02:14:18Z")
Next up, Robin Curtis in her A8 leaves Kirstie Alley’s Camry in the dust. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/27 "2013-05-08T03:05:59Z")
I couldn’t quite catch what the Spocks said at the end in response to the self-driving car. ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/28 "2013-05-08T03:10:09Z")
“Fascinating…” ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/29 "2013-05-08T04:24:41Z")
What’s really fascinating is that Audi’s market research shows that nerds have big bucks. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/30 "2013-05-08T04:28:26Z")
Two million quatloos on Quinto. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/31 "2013-05-08T04:29:57Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I have reported my thread for closure. Thanks. I merged the threads. ---
**Author:** ![Agnostic\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/32 "2013-05-08T04:38:22Z")
“Technically, we’re not inside yet.” Spock for the win! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/33 "2013-05-08T06:07:45Z")
It is better than the [Shatner v Gorn](http://youtu.be/4hnBp7x2QAE) ad? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/34 "2013-05-08T07:43:08Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > What’s really fascinating is that Audi’s market research shows that nerds have big bucks. Why is that so surprising? I’m 38, and everyone I know from my age group who has money made it in some technology-related industry. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/35 "2013-05-08T10:36:48Z")
In case anyone hasn’t seen it, [here’s this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7OyXRLNwS0) Will explain Nimoy’s singing (oh the humanity)… ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/36 "2013-05-08T12:56:10Z")
> [@moriah](#): > > Two million quatloos on Quinto. Three million darseks on Nimoy. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/37 "2013-05-08T14:07:29Z")
Huh. Quinto looks completely different without the Vulcan bowl cut. (I haven’t seen Quinto in his other roles.) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/38 "2013-05-08T15:47:30Z")
You noticed they’re playing Tri-D chess at the beginning? Funny ad - thanks. I’ve passed it along to some Trekker friends. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/39 "2013-05-08T15:57:02Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > It is better than the [Shatner v Gorn](http://youtu.be/4hnBp7x2QAE) ad? I don’t remember the Gorn’s outfit being so fabulous. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715/40 "2013-05-08T16:11:12Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Is it me or is Quinto kind of fine? Oh yes, very. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audi-commercial-with-battling-spocks/657715.md?page=3)