“beam me up, Scott” 2026 Rose Parade Floats, CicLAvia Problems & My Favorite Critical Quote of 2025

Hey LA Peeps,

 

Here's a short round up of some news, some funny, some not so great.

 

We love the Daily News here...really any of our local news sources. There's a nice article on the upcoming Rose Parade floats.

 

10 fun, creative and silly floats to look out for at the 2026 Rose Parade By Carolyn Burt

 

The writer is definitely not a fan of Star Trek. She gets iconic locations used in Star Trek on the float totally correct with Vasquez Rocks (where  Captain Kirk fights a Gorn) and the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco (where Starfleet Headquarters is supposed to based). What she just misses the mark on is the famous saying associated with the series with her version:

 

“beam me up, Scott”

 

Just add a "y" to Scott and you would have had it. "Beam up Scotty!", is the correct line, though it's a  misquotation as no one has ever said it in Star Trek. People just use it and it's a nice way of saying, "Get me out of here." Listen we get it, it was just a mistake, we've probably done it a lot too, but you're editors not catching it... tells me they aren't fans of Trek either.

She updated it, but here's the original to prove I'm not crazy.  

 

Criticism for funding some ‘open streets,’ CicLAvia events, denying others, leveled by 6 Metro board members By Steve Scauzillo

 

We're not happy about this one, especially since we might have reported on almost every CicLAvia events where Metro shuts down roads so people can experience LA without cars. These are great, free events, open to everyone. In fact, we just mentioned a Stranger Things themed one last week.

 

What the article brings up is a weird choice that doesn't seem right from Metro to essentially put all future CicLAvia events into just two months over the next three years coinciding first with the FIFA World Cup then with the Olympics.

 

Now, I understand those are huge events and maybe you'd put some more open streets around them, but not all of them.

 

It's also a question of Metro fiances as it only has so much money to have CicLAvia events. But, I think it be better as the article states from various board members that it's better to just have those events all around broader LA and on a monthly basis.

 

Hopefully, Metro changes its mind and allows for more monthly events.

 

‘Sacrifice’ Review: Chris Evans Is A Believable Action Star Hack In Romain Gavras’ Glib Thriller
[TIFF] By Chase Hutchinson

 

I thought this was just going to be a tedious review of a film from September, but critic Chase Hutchinson might have the best quote this year for a movie.

 

"Credit where credit is due, “Sacrifice” ultimately made me seriously consider the prospect of death while watching it. However, this mostly came from a desire for it all to end so we no longer had to keep enduring the inescapably vapid and shallow film unraveling before us. [D+]"

 

Ahahaahahaaha. I guess don't see Sacrifice whenever it comes out.