I seem to recall that they closed the show with the rousing and wonderful Overture from GENERATIONS. What was the opening music you recorded?
Shatner "I don't know how they can do (ST 50th) without me"
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I seem to recall that they closed the show with the rousing and wonderful Overture from GENERATIONS. What was the opening music you recorded?
This one: http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=00673065717734992319
I just had to convert it to mp3 as the original was still a .wav file, so the properties won't reflect its creation date.
Thanks for providing it! It's not what I was expecting. It must be something composed for the special, or a piece of non-Trek library music.
I was doing some remembering, and maybe it was composed for a sketch they did during the special, it was about the history of man's foray into space.
Of course "they" can. Ultimately, no one is indispensable. We'll have to go without Spock, McCoy and Scotty as well, and they were nearly as iconic.
Though probably I would like him to be there, if possible.
Though probably I would like him to be there, if possible.
I went to the red carpet entrance at Paramount Studios for the 30th. I thought it would be packed, but it was relatively easy to walk in and get a seat. There was one row small bleachers, so I was pretty close to the carpet. First one to arrive (early) was Grace Lee Whitney, sporting a short red dress and flashing the LL&P sign to everyone. I also got to see the Shat, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, George Takei, Kate Mulgrew, LeVar Burton, Nichelle Nichols, Joan Collins, David Hyde Pierce, Ted Danson, etc... Somewhere I have photos in a box. It was a Trekker's dream come true!
Here's the complete special, btw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kC467GyP6Y
Not being an American, no. I do, however, remember the 25th anniversary game though, and Unification, with Spock guest starring in TNG, and The Undiscovered Country.
The 30th anniversary with First Contact, Trials and Tribulations, and Flashback
The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who not only had the Day of the Doctor with both Smith and Tennant, as well as a nice tribute at the end with every doctor (including the ones that have died) having an appearance and a line, it also had The Night of the Doctor, giving some closure to Paul McGann, and the hilarious "The Five(ish) Doctors".
How will the 50th anniversary be any different to the 47th with Trek? Oh whoop, a 3-part special book that doesn't sound anything different to the 40th.
I expect Trek'17 will be a TNG reboot timing into the 30th anniversary of that show, with Frakes as the crossover character, but for the 50th anniversary of TOS? Very low-key, probably because there aren't many people still around that watched TOS back in 1966.
Huh? This isn't just a 50th anniversary of TOS. It's the 50th anniversary of Star Trek itself! Without TOS, there would be no movies, no TNG, no DS9, etc...
Also, I think people have been able to watch TOS since it originally aired in the 60s, so I have no idea what kind of point you're trying to make there.
Doctor Who also had a buttload of specials. Stuff like 'Best of's...' for each Doctor, 'Adventures in Space and Time', some talking head things etc. I'm not American either, and here most of them aired on a secondary channel during the day. Though it might have been a little different in the UK.
Then again, Doctor Who is currently a very big deal for the BBC. They weren't so keen on celebrations when it wasn't actually on air. 'Adventures in Space and Time' was written for the 40th but turned down, and the closest they had before that to some sort of event was 'Dimensions in Time' :shudders:
The only reason all of that happened is because Doctor Who is currently a successful tv series both in the UK and internationally.
And things like Day and Night of the Doctor weren't even that hard to pull off, from a production standpoint Day was just another episode and Night was a mini episode like the ones they do all the time for comic relief or as BD extras.
The 50th will have the premier of the new series on CBS in prime time, I think that beats the 47th.
But if it didn't, would it really matter? Why should the 50th be different from the 47th? Because it ends with a 0? The 53rd anniversary will be more impressive technically, it just doesn't have such a nice ring to it.
And who really cares about numbers? Aging is not an achievement, it just happens.
I think it's more about its longevity and enduring appeal rather than aging.
There may well be a special. If it's in the works, there's no reason to let Shatner know this early, unless they wanted him to produce it. No doubt he could do it, but CBS already have a few people capable of doing the job...
Anyway, I'm more interested in actual Star Trek than anniversary ego-stroking (fans as well as actors).
I think I read somewhere that Shatner doesn't go to funerals. And why should he? Funerals are for the living; the dead don't care.
Anyway, I'm more interested in actual Star Trek than anniversary ego-stroking (fans as well as actors).
I think I read somewhere that Shatner doesn't go to funerals. And why should he? Funerals are for the living; the dead don't care.
I think it is important to Shatner that he would get paid, but I suspect he would do it on the cheap.
Shatner has been cobbling together many low-rent projects (paint ball movie, anyone?) for years. He's a hard worker. He likes to work, and he likes to get paid. Howard Stern had a fascinating conversation with Shatner, the last time Shatner was on the radio show. It almost sounds as if Shatner is afraid that if he stops moving/working, that he will die.
So, yes, I think he wants to get paid, and he should get paid. If people are making money off of him, he should get paid.
I think this is more about Shatner throwing out the "Hey, don't forget about me!" alarm as we get closer to the 50th anniversary.
He knows they can do it without him, but why not announce that he is available, and maybe get a little fan buzz behind that?
Of course, many Star Trek fans hate him, so that plan might just backfire, but that is another story.
I think he's a pretty canny guy. He'll do a project "on the cheap" if he wants to do it and that's how it has to be, but why should he let a giant corporation like CBS poor-mouth and get him for less than he knows they can afford?
I thought I heard, albeit a number of years ago, that his holdings in Priceline alone amounted to $600 million or thereabouts. Was that a bunch of bollocks that was put to the lie here some time ago, or is it possible that your reckoning might be understating things a good bit? Source?
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According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, Shatner's worth either $100 million or $300 million, as the headline states the former, and the article the latter. They also explain the rumor of the $600 million Priceline.com deal. Here's the article: http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/william-shatner-net-worth/
Oh, and you too SubCommander!!I do hope they do some kind of dramatisation like Doctor Who's Adventures in Time and Space. Showing us the early life of Gene, how he came up with Star Trek. The filming of the original series, break up of his marriage, womanising etc. There's a big human interest story to be told there.
I would watch that. Especially if they made an effort to acknowledge the efforts of folks like Gene Coon, Robert Justman, and Herb Solow as well.
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