We have witnessed some pretty amazing drone shows in the recent past. The Star Wars one last yearOpens in a new tab at The Oakland RingCentral Coliseum immediately springs to mind. But recently, down in Sydney, Australia, Paramount+Opens in a new tab had a nighttime drone show that put the Galactic Empire to shame. And it featured iconic properties from across their vast library, including Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Top GunOpens in a new tab, Halo, and many more. We think you’ll be blown away by what you see.
You can watch the entire Paramount+ drone show from Sydney right here:
The show starts with the music and ticking clock of the Mission: Impossible franchiseOpens in a new tab (Yes, we choose to accept this mission.) It then immediately segues into the famous “space….the final frontier” speech from Star Trek. We see the classic starship Enterprise, just as it hits warp speed. This is the original NCC-1701 model, currently traversing the galaxy in Star Trek: Strange New WorldsOpens in a new tab.
This moment is even more powerful thanks to the Star Trek 2009 score by the one and only Michael GiacchinoOpens in a new tab. You can see different angles of the Enterprise drones in the video down below, taken by various different sources who attended the show. It serves to remind you how much Star Trek really is Paramount’s true crown jewel. Even after 55 years.
A lot of other iconic Paramount properties get their moment to shine (quite literally) in this show. Halo’sOpens in a new tab Master Chief shows up, and SpongeBobOpens in a new tab and Paw Patrol make an appearance, as do the kids from South Park. Another major property currently having a pop culture moment again after 35 years is Top Gun, and Maverick can be seen and heard in this show as well. Even NCIS gets a shout-out. It’s just the logo for the show, but hey, it’s something! Maybe next time, we see some Transformers action. Has anyone seen Optimus Prime lately?
