by WilCox49
A quick and very belated note:
Long after I posted this chapter, I discovered that Phil's (my) flight of fancy regarding H. M. S. Pinafore had already been far exceeded. In 2001 a production by the Southampton Operatic Society had crossed Pinafore with Star Trek. Captain Corcoran has become Captain Kirkoran, for example. Some excerpts are on youtube. Search there for Pinafore and Star Trek, I think. Here's the song Phil was thinking of, in this setting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x94nlgBHtJY
Note that I had nothing whatever to do with this production, but it must have been wonderful.
-- Wil Cox