It may not be the strangest geek find of all time, but it’s up there. Leonard Nimoy who played the ever-logical and always-lovable Spock on Star Trek, is found in the video below sings the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. The “bravest hobbit of them all” gets the full 60s treatment, including girls in sweatshirts and long ears with signs supporting the star of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Originally filmed in 1967 for a variety show called Malibu U, it was later part of segment for Funk Me Up Scotty, a 1996 BBC2 documentary that followed the musical careers of the stars of the original Star Trek. Warning: After…

Most attempts to work in movie tie-ins into advertisements are poor attempts at best. Attempting to do a movie tie-in during a safety briefing for a trip on an airplane is harder than trying to sneak a pair of hobbits into Mt Doom in Mordor. When you’re Air New Zealand, both are possible and the finished products are amazing. With The Hobbit on its way, geek excitement is at its peak. The national airline of New Zealand put together a surprisingly-fun safety video performed by creatures from Middle Earth. Sir Peter Jackson even makes an appearance. It’s full of win. …