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Revision as of 17:30, 11 December 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 enough, the "Captain's Log, Stardate" format isn't a reference to Star Trek. He's never actually seen anything of Star Trek; when asked directly if it was a reference to the show, he said no.[1] Where he picked it up from is a mystery, but it can be assumed he picked it up from Family Guy, as the series features several ham-fisted nods to the franchise. He was, however, seen purchasing a Star Trek game as a result of the Sonic the Hedgehog Watch & Win Sweepstakes competition.
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.
Captain's blog
In November 2009, Chris began maintaining an irregular text blog on CWCipedia, featuring updates on the progress of his comic and his quest to turn Sonichu into the heart of a multimedia empire. He also dubbed this a "Captain's Log" and marked the successive entries with "Stardates." It can be found halfway down the right column of the site's front page (and also at Template:Captain's Log, and he has (so far) maintained an archive of his updates.