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STARSHIP | Act 1 Parts 1-5

🕑 Added 2025-10-16 23:50:22 +0000 UTC

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Marguerite McBee

Happened to hear you "don't skip this" reminder at 4:43 about your Kickstarter and went "Oh, wait, I know I can't go, but I want to be a part of it, I hope I'm not too late!" And I wasn't! So, that's awesome! So excited to back it with everyone else. <3

Kalyn Hanixman

I had to pause fairly only on bc i laughed a little too hard at how crazy "I don't recognize the bottom-left mosquito" is out of context

HamboneKablooey

Oh man, I'm so hyped for this! Starship is by far my favourite Starkid show, my friend and I still regularly sing the songs together.

Silvered Fox

It might not be the most popular one but it's very loved and I think you'll love it a lot. So excited that you're doing this one now I've been so excited for this one, and it got a month out of me just to support you and get to dive on into this early.

Crysta

33:30 tell me that’s not literally a lotus eater

Jo. Stirton

AN RVB REFERENCE!!!! I love sarge, that was so funny

Ratatosk Clarke

I remember obsessively singing this in middle school and being a dork, and now I'm a dork that can legally drink. This is so weird. Time is a flat circle.

Ratatosk Clarke

I am watching this a little drunk on halloween because I couldn't make it to any parties this year and it's a fucking riot. Also Mortius we said xenophobia at the same exact time

Alaina Lomasney

This is my personal favorite Starkid musical. Also, you should check out Nightmare Time before moving on to NPMD. Even if you do so in your own time, it makes the show better if you catch the references.

ImogenWhimsy

No kidding about Starship bringing out radical Mortius.

josh

1:06:00 this is a reference to the neverending story, it makes me laugh every damn time

josh

but in the meanwhile we get to enjoy the most peak starkid show

Camronda

Thank you for reminding me of this gem - so great!

Lex Villagrán

Funny you mention Les Mis, maybe when you finish Starship you can go to youtube and look for: One Day More ft. StarKid Puppets, just a little silly treat

Lex Villagrán

As Jim said in Apocalyptour: exactly like The Little Mermaid but in space

Bub

Uggghhh it's gonna take forever for us to get to NPMD

Lindsey

Omg I can’t believe I missed that! That’s so hype I love that book sm. Good good good!!

Lindsey

“I’m Bug” “LIKE A BUGGG? 😫” had the same effect on me lol. February is so iconic

squirrel apocalypse

Also, the way February says "spooky noise" forever changed my brain chemistry. It's one of those things that you just incorporate into your personality once you hear it.

squirrel apocalypse

Starship is one of my absolute favorite Starkid shows of all time, even though it's not as polished as their later stuff. I would say the best description is less Star Trek and more The Little Mermaid meets Starship Troopers/Aliens.

kayla ling

I would recommend posting your kickstarter to the Starkid reddit to get it out there to more people who know Ali Gordon and Angela Parrish from there

Sterling Klein

Have you linked the kickstarter in the description here for the patrons yet? I don't see it, but I may just be blind

TiaMattia2

I think he'd prefer a sitting ovation

ariona leilani

LMAOOO the reaction to laura as taz is SO REAL, as a little teenage baby lesbian watching this for the first time like 13 years ago i was FLOORED

Somedude Watchintv

Don't they only have 2 shows?

Kate Murphy

TWINK BUG TWINK BUG

Cas Howl

Whenever Starkid pull out the puppets you know it's gonna be a good one.

d'Altagnan

Mortius' rant on peeing while sitting down got a standing ovation from me. Preach, brother, preach.

TiaMattia2

Janaya is in Power Trip?? I'm going to back that campaign so hard

Dave Ballinger

Starship is from an era where vids couldn’t be 1080p yet on YouTube!

achilles

wait wait waitttttttt that tiny song snippet from power trip..... corey lubowich posted on instagram a little while ago a clip of jess mckenna and janaya mahealani jones singing a song that sounds extremely similar....... and ali gordon was also tagged...... i'm onto something folks

Enby_Ember

love the project hail mary reference

AllisonSmiles

Starship has SO much heart and charm to it, i’m so excited to see you watch through!! Despite how hilarious and silly it can be, the warmth and love it has in it definitely shines through. It also really makes you think about your life and how you choose to live it. Such an interesting musical!

fluffqueen91

It's been ages since I've watched Starship...I think it was the second production I saw from them. There are a couple of songs and scenes that still live rent free in my head, so I think you'll enjoy the rest. If I remember correctly, it only gets better - they really kick it up a notch~

KurtzyPan

Yay Starship, lowkey one of the best of theirs, I'm so excited to see the rest of your reaction to it

Masochismet

Going from this to NPMD is actually great because you really get to see how much Joey has improved as a singer, and starship is already a very good performance

TiaMattia2

I am happy you mentioned how February doesn't have to be the smartest to still be useful. She definitely is.

Erin

I love this musical so much, for so many different reasons. Also, Mortius being unable to pin down Taz and Up's dynamic is very funny to me as someone who read some honestly really well-written Tup fanfic back in the day lmao (any way you interpret their relationship, they would die for each other and I love that)

Alannah Moffat

I feel like people always mention Star Trek but this is a very close parody of Starship Troopers which was a comedy SIFI movie with the whole humans vs bugs thing

fizzycolalizzie

this show has a special little place in my heart because when i first got into starkid this was the first show that i experienced as a new release way back in 2011 🥹

fizzycolalizzie

krayonder (the one you said reminded you of ethan) is joe moses, who played snape in avpm. and idk if you’ve seen the later very potter shows or just avpm but the mosquito brother you didn’t recognise is brian holden who played lupin in a very potter sequel and hagrid in a very potter senior year (and also plays junior in this). WAIT HE WAS ALSO SMELLY BALLS i forgot you’ve seen firebringer for a moment

Etsie_99

Yessssss!!!! Starship my beloved Ive seen the show and loved it and then watched Star Trek and loved it even more. Starkid's puppetry is always so good and it really shines in this musical. I think you will really love this once we get further into the story, there are so many precious characters and I love them so much.

fizzycolalizzie

bug is a sex-repulsed ace to me and no one can convince me otherwise

Cveti Shtereva

Right? That was impressive!

S.E.W.

YES im a rabid starship defender!! a lot of people describe this show as sci-fi little mermaid, which adds to its charm for me. i also see a lot of trans starkid fans love this one because bug's story is pretty easy to read through a trans lens ^^ one of my favorite quotes is from denise donavan (the actress playing february) who in a live show talked about how her mom calls it "a show only for dreamers" and i think thats honestly the perfect descriptor for it :)

Cveti Shtereva

Omg yes, I looove Starship! I quote "Calculus was TOUGH" all the time 😂

White Tiger

Haha! Mortius got the GLEE reference right away! Dang! Go Mortius!

White Tiger

VHS Christmas Carol too?! <3 Woo! I think you'll enjoy that one too, and of course around Christmas time is a great time to watch it.

White Tiger

Hey the Swedish Chef into was amusing! I liked it!

White Tiger

[Pre-Watching (Well, I've watched about 9 seconds. Heh. )] I saw in my email that you've posted this and was like Yaaaaas!! :D Starship is one of my favourite Starkid musicals. <3 Hope you enjoy it too!

Chris

please tell me you at least watched a stage version of the show instead of the abomination of a production process that's the movie

Chris

also I won't stand for the les mis slander!!!

Lindsey

Your immediate delight at the Bug puppet was so infectious. Literally me at all of Starkid’s puppets 😂

Phoebe Schwerin

So, as you know Darren Criss was involved with Starkid before he was in Glee. This show lays at the intersection between those points. He actually wrote all the music for this show while filming for Glee. This took up a lot of his time and he wasn't able to write as many songs as planned and didn't finish the ones he did write until pretty last minute.

Lindsey

Oooh I was not expecting this!!! I love Starship so much

Ink Inc

Expected radical Mortius (I mean it IS a Starkid show) Did NOT expect radical bathroom Mortius.

Nola Scott

yesss!! Unus Annus!! "The dance of italy."

Chris

EVERYONE SHUT UP MY SHOW IS ON

Isla Sullivan

I feel like this show is so underrated. I interpreted the Taz and Commander Up to be friends from high school.

Gabriel the Sorcerer

ALSO! Fun fact about Up. You immediately clocked that his character design is based off of Solid Snake; his name is a reference to that! On the side of Snake's infamous cardboard box disguise is the word "Up."

Allison Watts

Starship!!!! Glad you seem to be enjoying it so far. "Objectively" I wouldn't say this is the best Starkid show, but it is my favorite. Not as polished as the newer stuff, but it's so much fun I'm really glad you're doing this before Cinderella's Castle. The puppetry here is great, but Cinderella's Castle is so much better ~15 years later. I feel like it's be harder to appreciate the simplicity of them once seeing what they can do with a larger budget and some more experience

Mahkia

This was an absolute joy to watch, loved the reaction as always. Also Memento Mori (caught that reference hehe).

oh no elizabeth

If there's one thing Joe Walker's gonna do, it's sing in his character voice really, really well

Liz Siron

I'm so excited to see your reaction to this. I am a fellow Tootsie Noodles enjoyer. He's just so darn adorable. Though, let's be honest, every Dylan character is delightful.

Alexandra

So you have actually seen Brian Holden (the one mosquito you couldn't recognize) - he was Smelly Balls! And he's married to Meredith (Mega-Girl and Jemilla)! I love this musical a lot and I think it's my mom's favourite because Denise is her favourite Starkid. it was their first one they did out of their college theatre. Actually, Joey was still in college I believe at the time so he had to bus to the shows and rehearsals between classes. Denise (February) said in a concert a few years ago that her mom calls this a "show only for dreamers" and I love that so much. I really hope you enjoy this because it's just really fun and their first time really doing this on their own.

Skeksil

This is easily on my top 3 of non hatchetfield starkid musicals, spent like a month listening to nothing but the soundtrack

Alex Hurford

Whilst he was going on the tired about peeing I was peeing whilst sitting down so I feel vindicated hes defending me

Fanfictogirl

YOOOO

erin quilmer

Also, for no reason in particular, I'm glad you're seeing this before Cinderella's Castle :)

erin quilmer

Yay! I wasn't expecting this one to be the in-between show but I'm so glad iit is

Cerulean

Can’t wait for this! So excited!

KarmaGlitch

This might just be my favorite story from Starkid! I'm so glad you're watching it!

Gabriel the Sorcerer

This was my first Starkid show! My partner at the time introduced me to them. Now, I've gone to see Nerdy Prudes, Cinderella's Castle, AND The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals remount on opening night each time. Love that you're watching this!!!