NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It?

teacake · September 5 2012, 06:56 AM

If a new animated series was made set in the prime TOS universe would Shatner be willing to do Kirk's voice?

Jonas Grumby · September 5 2012, 11:19 AM

Why not, if the price was right. Shatner does a lot of voice work.

bbailey861 · September 5 2012, 02:37 PM

Agreed - if the money was right I am sure most of the TOS crew would come back. That being said - I don't think there would much interest in bringing TOS crew back. I see having an animated nuTrek crew series with the current actors voicing their parts - if the money was right being a better option. In between the major motion pictures, I would think that they could voice their roles for a whole season in a pretty short amount of time which would also be appealing.

Warped9 · September 5 2012, 08:29 PM

bbailey861 wrote:

Agreed - if the money was right I am sure most of the TOS crew would come back. That being said - I don't think there would much interest in bringing TOS crew back. I see having an animated nuTrek crew series with the current actors voicing their parts - if the money was right being a better option. In between the major motion pictures, I would think that they could voice their roles for a whole season in a pretty short amount of time which would also be appealing.

A nuTrek series in the style of the Abramsverse would make me heave. In the least I wouldn't watch---not hard since I watch practically zero network television anymore.

R. Star · September 5 2012, 11:27 PM

Shatner couldn't ask too much, plenty of people that sound like him or Pine or close enough.

Warped9 · September 5 2012, 11:43 PM

We're already getting more than enough of Kirk as a punk. No more Pine/nuKirk, please, outside of that.

Navigator_NCC2120 · September 5 2012, 11:50 PM

R. Star wrote:

Shatner couldn't ask too much, plenty of people that sound like him or Pine or close enough.

Agreed. I was thinking of actor/comedian Kevin Pollak imitating Captain Kirk.

Here is Kevin doing a Star Trek Parody stand-up routine from March 22, 1989.

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Warped9 · September 6 2012, 12:05 AM

Parody is not doing Shatner's Kirk as he was in TOS. It's an over the top caricature.

Navigator_NCC2120 · September 6 2012, 01:14 AM

Warped9 wrote:

Parody is not doing Shatner's Kirk as he was in TOS. It's an over the top caricature.

That's true, but I believe Kevin Pollak could tone it down and do a more accurate version of Captain Kirk for a new TAS if he was being considered for the part.

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plynch · September 6 2012, 01:20 AM

Shatner et al. toned it down a ton, since they were standing with a mic before them, presumable in a booth, rather than talking to other people in a room or on location.

Jonas Grumby · September 6 2012, 01:28 AM

R. Star wrote:

Shatner couldn't ask too much, plenty of people that sound like him or Pine or close enough.

I would suspect Shatner would ask for exactly what he wanted and they could take it or leave it. He's not hurting for work, and Trek is a long, long way from being his only--or even, I suspect, his favorite--meal ticket.

billcosby · September 6 2012, 04:59 AM

I'm sure at this point Paramount could easily "synth-create" his voice using whatever syllables they have through all his audio recordings through all the years... kind of like what The Simpsons producers threatened to do years ago to that series' main cast.

It would only be a matter of licensing rights.

plynch · September 7 2012, 12:27 AM

I am pro-Shatner, but his voice is definitely old-man-huskier. They'd have to software-ize it. I'd like it though.

Timewalker · September 7 2012, 06:20 PM

Warped9 wrote:

bbailey861 wrote:

Agreed - if the money was right I am sure most of the TOS crew would come back. That being said - I don't think there would much interest in bringing TOS crew back. I see having an animated nuTrek crew series with the current actors voicing their parts - if the money was right being a better option. In between the major motion pictures, I would think that they could voice their roles for a whole season in a pretty short amount of time which would also be appealing.

A nuTrek series in the style of the Abramsverse would make me heave. In the least I wouldn't watch---not hard since I watch practically zero network television anymore.

I wouldn't watch it, either. I finally saw the nuTrek movie on TV, and the kindest adjective I can come up with for it is "ridiculous". The worst adjectives I can come up with can't be used on this forum.

bbailey861 · September 7 2012, 07:37 PM

Well, in all likelihood, they wouldn't be making it for us. I don't know how old all of you are, but I no longer fit into the 18-49 demographic age group - the ones that TV apparently crawls over broken glass to cater to (though I don't know why because I/we think I have more disposable income). That being said, my three children do fit into that age group, as do their friends - and they thought that the new movie was great.

September 5 2012, 06:56 AM	#1
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September 5 2012, 11:19 AM	#2
Jonas Grumby Vice Admiral Location: Somewhere in the South Pacific	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? Why not, if the price was right. Shatner does a lot of voice work. __________________ "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." - Albert Schweitzer

September 5 2012, 02:37 PM	#3
bbailey861 Vice Admiral Location: Kingston, ON	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? Agreed - if the money was right I am sure most of the TOS crew would come back. That being said - I don't think there would much interest in bringing TOS crew back. I see having an animated nuTrek crew series with the current actors voicing their parts - if the money was right being a better option. In between the major motion pictures, I would think that they could voice their roles for a whole season in a pretty short amount of time which would also be appealing.

September 5 2012, 11:27 PM	#5
R. Star Commodore Location: Terra 3	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? Shatner couldn't ask too much, plenty of people that sound like him or Pine or close enough. __________________ "I was never a Star Trek fan." J.J. Abrams

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Warped9 Admiral Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? We're already getting more than enough of Kirk as a punk. No more Pine/nuKirk, please, outside of that. __________________ *STAR TREK:* 1964-1991

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September 6 2012, 12:05 AM	#8
Warped9 Admiral Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? Parody is not doing Shatner's Kirk as he was in TOS. It's an over the top caricature. __________________ *STAR TREK:* 1964-1991

September 6 2012, 01:20 AM	#10
plynch Fleet Captain Location: Outer Graceland	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? Shatner et al. toned it down a ton, since they were standing with a mic before them, presumable in a booth, rather than talking to other people in a room or on location. __________________ Author of Live Like Louis: Inspirational Stories from the Life of Louis Armstrong, http://livelikelouis.com.

September 6 2012, 04:59 AM	#12
billcosby Commodore Location: billcosby	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? I'm sure at this point Paramount could easily "synth-create" his voice using whatever syllables they have through all his audio recordings through all the years... kind of like what The Simpsons producers threatened to do years ago to that series' main cast. It would only be a matter of licensing rights. __________________ My 1st Edition TrekCCG virtual expansion: http://billcosbytrekccg.blogspot.com/

September 7 2012, 12:27 AM	#13
plynch Fleet Captain Location: Outer Graceland	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? I am pro-Shatner, but his voice is definitely old-man-huskier. They'd have to software-ize it. I'd like it though. __________________ Author of Live Like Louis: Inspirational Stories from the Life of Louis Armstrong, http://livelikelouis.com.

September 7 2012, 07:37 PM	#15
bbailey861 Vice Admiral Location: Kingston, ON	Re: NuTAS: Would Shatner Do It? Well, in all likelihood, they wouldn't be making it for us. I don't know how old all of you are, but I no longer fit into the 18-49 demographic age group - the ones that TV apparently crawls over broken glass to cater to (though I don't know why because I/we think I have more disposable income). That being said, my three children do fit into that age group, as do their friends - and they thought that the new movie was great.