I haven't seen the Shatner documentary yet, but this really feels like something that isn't same-ol same-ol.
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I haven't seen the Shatner documentary yet, but this really feels like something that isn't same-ol same-ol.
Lie on the Schisms surgery table!Clickedyclick!
The new GENS stations
Worf's minimalist chair
Amargosa lighting
View of Altamid from the Franklin
Worf's view on the bortaS
The Klingon USB stick with the Genesis data has Klingon writing on its internal components
Kruge's view
Behind Kruge's bridge
Klaa's BoP
Great bridge!
May I present... our new... gunner!
The warbird bridge also looks great
Romulan commanders rule with ONE iron fist. Left hand not required
Have you tried the viinerine?
More please. I love it, I love it, I love it!
I would agree. In his interview for this, he seemed exceptionally passionate about a great many things and animated in a way that I haven't noticed him be in a long time. He emphasized a focus on paying attention to history, which I'm all about. One of the best interviews I've seen of the guy in years, IMO.
It's lovely. I think he's actually gained some wisdom in his 93 years. He made me tear up at least once.
Shatner's interviews - while generally always engaging on other podcasts I've listened to over the last 15 years - have become exceptional since he went to space.
Very true. It seems to have been an understandably transformative experience for him.
I still want to see him punch out someone telling him it didn't happen.
Anyone else notice how Takei couldn’t help but throw in an indirect jab at Shatner in his interview (calling him the “aging captain of the Enterprise”) after heaping praise upon praise for Nimoy for five minutes? As if Sulu wasn’t the “aging captain of the Excelsior” himself.
That is so tacky in my eyes. He’s really gotta let that shit go.
That is so tacky in my eyes. He’s really gotta let that shit go.
George is a bitter little man. He was never able to fully accept the reality of his position within the pantheon of the Trek universe. I suspect that, probably because in the early days, he had a fervent fan base at conventions who inflated his ego into colossal echo-chamber proportions, enabling him to believe he should have gotten higher billing on par with Shatner. The whole "Captain Sulu" thing added rocket fuel to that perpetual dumpster fire. He seems to be the very living embodiment of cognitive dissonance when it comes to big-picture self-importance, and he's been endlessly milking the feud with Shatner to serve his own personal agendas. I sadly don't see that ever changing. Neither of them are getting any younger and time to bury the hatchet is short. Bill's tried many times and George has always spit in his face for his trouble.
It really feels akin to the decades-long feud between Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and David Gilmour, with the latter wanting to mend ways and the former wanting nothing to do with it. There was even a song in "Division Bell" called "Lost for Words" that addressed this. The lyrics remind me of the Shatner/Takei thing:
It really feels akin to the decades-long feud between Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and David Gilmour, with the latter wanting to mend ways and the former wanting nothing to do with it. There was even a song in "Division Bell" called "Lost for Words" that addressed this. The lyrics remind me of the Shatner/Takei thing:
It still continues to sadden me, even after all this time...
He always seemed alright 30 years ago. Still does, really. Then there has to be this "And we all know how terrible Bill is, don't we? wink wink" thing that just erupts.
It doesn't seem like it's consuming him or anything. It just also doesn't ever seem to go away.
I dunno... Did you see the Comedy Central Roast of Shatner back in 2006? George seemed a bit unhinged to me, especially when he did the whole "fuck you and the horse you rode in on!" thing on the big overhead screen (Shatner literally entered the stage on a horse at the beginning of the show). George actually looked like he was shaking with fury when he unleashed that mini-tirade. Even Bill seemed a little taken aback by the vitriol. He was also understandably disgusted with Andy Dick's propensity to be running around from person to person licking their faces. That whole thing was more than just a little... off.
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I'm not crying, you're crying....
Never could get into those roasts, I know insult and raunchy comedy is supposed to be a part of that and all, but it always turns into a real shitshow.
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Yep. And that one most certainly did.
If I had any complaints to make, it's that the long shots of Kirk walking look nothing at all like Shatner's gait. And his belly is way too big in a long shots. Especially when you compare him sitting on the bed beside Spock.
But that's literally it. The first time I watched this, I thought this was Kirk and what he sees after he died. Not being resurrected as per the third season of Picard. But then the inclusion of 80% of the characters there didn't make much sense, so I knew I was wrong.
But there's such an underlying sadness to it. Kirk is finally returned to life, and the first thing he has to do is say goodbye to his closest friend.
But that's literally it. The first time I watched this, I thought this was Kirk and what he sees after he died. Not being resurrected as per the third season of Picard. But then the inclusion of 80% of the characters there didn't make much sense, so I knew I was wrong.
But there's such an underlying sadness to it. Kirk is finally returned to life, and the first thing he has to do is say goodbye to his closest friend.
