Re: James Cawley (New Voyages) has seen the Ship (Its Aweful
I must admit, the pompadour hairstyle for Kirk was... well, it got a grimace from me and a laugh from anyone else who saw it, in my circle of acquaintances, at least. A younger viewer mentioned to me what his impression was: that this was "period hair" for the early 70s (had Trek not been cancelled). I then had to point out that nobody in the 70s wore pompadours. That was only popular as one of the "goofy styles" of the 1950s. So I can't begin to imagine WHY you'd wear such a silly haircut. I mean... honestly... the sheer volume of work that goes into a hairstyle like that is something you'll NEVER see from anyone in the service, or anyone who's been in the service.
Shatner's hair (whether natural or artificial) always represented a reasonable navy-style haircut... trimmed short and dealt with by running a towel over the head and then a quick comb through. Some of the other folks had more "styled" hair (Kelly, to a small extent... Doohan to a large extent, Nimoy to an even larger extent), but Shatner's "do" was reasonably military.
For the record, I have "Shatner hair." DEFINITELY thinning out with age, too. But no rug for me.
I'm actually sort of looking forward to the day when I've lost enough that I don't even have to run a comb through... just get out of the shower and dry off my dome. But I'm not anxious to shave it... again, too damned much effort involved. So I just keep it cut short.
Nobody who's served would be caught dead with a pompadour. And Kirk, like it or not, was a military commander.
I must admit, the pompadour hairstyle for Kirk was... well, it got a grimace from me and a laugh from anyone else who saw it, in my circle of acquaintances, at least. A younger viewer mentioned to me what his impression was: that this was "period hair" for the early 70s (had Trek not been cancelled). I then had to point out that nobody in the 70s wore pompadours. That was only popular as one of the "goofy styles" of the 1950s. So I can't begin to imagine WHY you'd wear such a silly haircut. I mean... honestly... the sheer volume of work that goes into a hairstyle like that is something you'll NEVER see from anyone in the service, or anyone who's been in the service.
Shatner's hair (whether natural or artificial) always represented a reasonable navy-style haircut... trimmed short and dealt with by running a towel over the head and then a quick comb through. Some of the other folks had more "styled" hair (Kelly, to a small extent... Doohan to a large extent, Nimoy to an even larger extent), but Shatner's "do" was reasonably military.
For the record, I have "Shatner hair." DEFINITELY thinning out with age, too. But no rug for me.
I'm actually sort of looking forward to the day when I've lost enough that I don't even have to run a comb through... just get out of the shower and dry off my dome. But I'm not anxious to shave it... again, too damned much effort involved. So I just keep it cut short.Nobody who's served would be caught dead with a pompadour. And Kirk, like it or not, was a military commander.
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