An even wiser man than Jon Bon Jovi once said “to infinity, and beyond”. That man…was not George Takei. But it is George Takei’s birthday this week! Famously known for playing someone who wasn’t Spock or Bones on Star Trek, George also popped up in now-cancelled superhero angst-fest Heroes.
Most importantly though, Takei was in the greatest space-based programme of all time: Futurama. And hey, while we can’t speak for the Sulu, partly because he’s not real and partly because that’d be a massive copyright infringement, we’re pretty sure spending all that time in space would make him really enthusiastic about space. So, take our advice, and send him a ‘Name a Star Package‘
(We’re pretty sure when Star Trek was based all stars everywhere had been discovered because of warp-drive and stuff so this is clearly an amazing gift-opportunity), or maybe a ‘Venus Estate’.
(I imagine this would be a bit like owning part of the water-cooler in his office – pretty neat!)? Regardless, here’s George’s audition tape for ‘Spiderman: the Musical’ for some reason. Enjoy!