Comments on: A product to die for

By: Destructor

Destructor — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:19:38 +0000

I’m not an enormous Trek nerd (I’ve never been to a convention, for example), but I like the idea of treating my own death jovially. I’d probably do this just to give everyone a giggle.

By: AeC

AeC — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:12:09 +0000

Hey, speaking of that Trek web site, I’m really on pins and needles to find out how that “Mr. Worf, fire,” thing works itself out….

By: Jamahl Epsicokhan

Jamahl Epsicokhan — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:20:26 +0000

Yeah, I have a feeling that whole “All TNG reviewed by Dec. 31″ thing is going to be revised a bit.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:41:55 +0000

Like it was last year.

By: stef

stef — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:27:53 +0000

I presume that the people buying these ‘coffins’ will have a portly faux-Scotsman playing Amazing Grace on the bag pipes too?

If people want to waste their money on tat, let them.

This isn’t a dig at the US in anyway, but don’t you guys spend a huge amount of money on your coffins, sorry… caskets, anyway? Here in Englandshire the usual coffin is a pine box.

It is almost as if they invented the word ‘Casket’ just to get more money out of you.

“Gee Bob, we just aren’t making enough money selling these pine coffins. What can we do to ensure we can all afford this year’s ferrari?”
“Hey Steve!!! I’ve got it!!! Let’s call them ‘Caskets’ and increase the price by 8000%!!! We then apply emotional blackmail about wanting their loved ones looked after in the best way!!!”

By: smeos

smeos — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:01:24 +0000

Nothing says ‘I lost at life’ like getting buried in a photon torpedo. In potter’s field, of course, because it’s obvious you don’t have any friends.

Me? I’m getting cremated and having my ashes put in a bottle of Jim Beam.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:01:38 +0000

I can’t say I would ever want this, but I don’t get what disturbs you about it so much. As Stef points out, most Americans spend a ridiculous sum on fancy shmancy coffins anyway. If you’re going to have all that money spent on your funeral, why not spend it on something that represents something that matters to you?

If you ask me it has nothing to do with ‘failing at life’. Destructor points out the idea of treating death jovially and I think he has a much better take on things.

By: Dude

Dude — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:17:29 +0000

They spend a lot on it because they tend to be open-casket funerals and they look good, respectful for the person to be remembered by at the last look.

If you don’t then it’s a plain box, maybe you’ve been watching too much TV when the funeral directors try to push out their expensive line-up. Funerals can be very expensive, but they don’t have to be.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:08:53 +0000

What’s the difference between getting your favourite song played at your funeral and being buried in a coffin that comes from your favourite TV show? I don’t see what the big deal is, it’s just a coffin… wooden box or torpedo, it’s just something you are put to rest in.

I would have no problem with someone who was attracted to this idea. I can agree that maybe demand may be quite low, but I see no reason to belittle people who feel passionately about Trek enough to be buried with it. There have been much weirder things people have been buried in/with.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:14:27 +0000

What would Jessica Mitford say?

By: John

John — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:54:33 +0000

Actually, I think the makers don’t actually expect someone to be buried in this… thing. What it REALLY is, is an attempt to cash in on the Star Trek fandom. I can picture two types of people who will buy this-

1) Hardcore Trekkies, who must absolutely have every bit of the franchise,

2) collectors of kitsch, who’ll stick the damn thing in the corner and tell their friends about the stupid thing they bought online.

I’m not sure how to feel about the coffin. I feel offended for all reasonable fans of Star Trek, who have seen their series exploited far beyond reason by all sorts. On the other hand, I feel contempt for the super nerds who can’t see past their obsession, so I must reluctantly applaud these vultures who made the damn thing.