Difference between revisions of "Captain's Log"
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Sometimes, Chris gives an incorrect date (the date is technically always incorrect since he says "Stardate" and gives a Gregorian Calendar date), or fails to provide a date at all. An example of Chris giving an incorrect date would be many of the entries made in [[July 2009]]. The [[CWCki]] has organized the Captain's Log entries by the date they were uploaded. | Sometimes, Chris gives an incorrect date (the date is technically always incorrect since he says "Stardate" and gives a Gregorian Calendar date), or fails to provide a date at all. An example of Chris giving an incorrect date would be many of the entries made in [[July 2009]]. The [[CWCki]] has organized the Captain's Log entries by the date they were uploaded. | ||
Strangely, Chris isn't actually referencing ''Star Trek'' when using the format<ref>http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Mailbag_3</ref, as he's never seen seen any the television episodes or films, and uses the line because he believes it to be a "good neutral way" of opening a video{{cite}}, whatever that means. Where he picked it up and where he got the idea of using it is a mystery, though he could have picked it up from [[Family Guy]], as it makes constant ham-fisted references to the franchise. | |||
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Revision as of 11:55, 26 November 2009
"Captain's Log" is Chris's usual opening to a video blog, first appearing in his 24 September 2008 video. It comes from popular Sci-Fi franchise Star Trek. In a typical episode, the captain, commander or other senior crew member would make an entry to log what has happened in the situation prior to the beginning of the episode. Most Star Trek Captain's Log entries are noticeably void of Tard Rage.
Sometimes, Chris gives an incorrect date (the date is technically always incorrect since he says "Stardate" and gives a Gregorian Calendar date), or fails to provide a date at all. An example of Chris giving an incorrect date would be many of the entries made in July 2009. The CWCki has organized the Captain's Log entries by the date they were uploaded.
Strangely, Chris isn't actually referencing Star Trek when using the format<ref>http://cogsdev.110mb.com/cwcipedia/index.php/Mailbag_3</ref, as he's never seen seen any the television episodes or films, and uses the line because he believes it to be a "good neutral way" of opening a video[citation needed], whatever that means. Where he picked it up and where he got the idea of using it is a mystery, though he could have picked it up from Family Guy, as it makes constant ham-fisted references to the franchise.
Characteristics
Generally, a Captain's Log video is one in which Chris addresses his fanbase, a sort of video blog where he asks his True and Loyal fanbase to be his personal army or to express his hatred about some troll.
This is in contrast to other styles of Chris videos, such as those where he addresses a specific individual (often expecting people to know he's posted a video about them, such as Mike Synder from The GAMe PLACe) or his music videos.
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