Last Sunday the United Arab Emirates held an awards show honouring the people who had advanced gender equality in the country.
The show honoured frivolity's refusal to suffer; it was vivaciously directed by Rush's Australian cohort, the expert Neil Armfield.
So, when a fellow Trek fan saw Cawley's set and suggested they team up and produce an online series, Cawley went for it, with the intention of creating a show honouring the vision and characters of the original Star Trek.
I'd guess there was a disconnect in expectations too – between an audience that had come to see a fond tribute to classic Jewish comedy of years gone by (or, like me, to pursue a scholarly interest in comedy history) and a show honouring Borscht Belt comedy in the spirit rather than to the letter.
A thorough restoration was carried out in 2005, and the 400 has collected several Concours show honours since.
And as often as he entertained Galba, he would compliment the cohort on duty for the day by giving each man a gold piece, thus showing honour to the emperor, as it was thought, while really scheming for the support and favour of the soldiery.
Gest was behind the widely watched Michael Jackson 30th anniversary special for CBS and produced many American Cinema Awards shows, honouring stars such as Bette Davis, Clint Eastwood, Robert Mitchum, Tom Cruise, Donald O'Connor, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall and Gene Kelly.
It's a curious rule of TV that shows honouring the best achievements of the medium tend to be among the medium's worst achievements.
Moreover, there is enough empirical evidence to show that honour killings are largely specific to Muslim and Sikh communities.
