In it, star trek fans are portrayed as immature, nerdish, without social skills, focused on fandom minutia, and objects of disdain. One fan asked him to repeat the infamous saturday night live get a life sketch, which he did to great. You and i have been watching a lot of bond movies the last few weeks, and something that struck us both as fairly obvious is that james bond enj. Star trek star george takei is opening up about the supposedly longstanding feud between himself and fellow star trek star, william shatner. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director. William shatner has spoken out about george sulu takei s wedding snub and put a video on youtube slamming his former star trek costar. Get a life, william shatners comic rallying cry, memorably first exclaimed during a popular saturday night live sketch, has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Pages in category novels by william shatner the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. Book 1 by william shatner and jeff rovin fbi in space. Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of debate. William shatner novel is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 3 times. George takei tells bill maher why he cant stand william shatner erin whitney the fact that star trek costars george takei and william shatner dont get along in real life. The ongoing feud between star treks william shatner and george takei was reignited yesterday on the howard stern radio show, with takei talking about how in 2004 william shatner refused to join. By which he doesnt mean curt, but rather the degree to which shatner s daytoday and even hourtohour life is a series of slam cuts.
Nov 17, 2016 william shatner was never friends with costar george takei. Here bill shatner talks about hosting saturday night live. Takei has admitted harbouring illfeelings towards his former costar, who, he claims has a huge ego and hogged the limelight while on star trek. Dec 15, 2015 many people take some tv programs and movies too seriously. How difficult was it to get approval to write star trek academy collision course. William shatner blasts star trek costar george takei as.
After all, anyone whos been to a trek convention has seen one or two people who bear a resemblance to dana carveys spockgrokker, but we all knew bill was just teasing. An epix original documentary directed by william shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which he examines the cultural phenomena of star trek, its fanfollowing and his own role within it. William shatner reflects on star trek and george takei. He also has a lengthy record of public service through his involvement with organizations such as the japanese american citizens league and the human rights campaign.
William shatner was never friends with costar george takei. William shatner explains the feud with george takei youtube. The newly formed division was familiarly known as zerog. Abrams star trek, but he has strong opinions about which roles are appropriate for the original 60s cast. Given the way he responded to nimoys death, some may find. Which is why i thought digital was the easy way to go. Shatner, on the other hand, thinks of takei as a guy he worked with briefly, off and on, fifty years ago. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. William shatner told his boozeaddicted wife, nerine, he was dumping her just days before she tragically drowned in their swimming pool.
William shatner says goodbye to leonard nimoy in his new book. He also is sharing tidbits about his life and career. The comm was the headquarters of what was officially designated as the fbi offearth investigative and intelligence unit. The only member of the cast that he really got along with was leonard nimoy.
William shatner my family values life and style the. Because im constantly searching for greater and more extravagant forms of stimulation, lately ive moved away from precode movies and have been watching more parttalkies, and am reminded as i so often am when i watch anything from even the late 1920s that what i think of as prolific today has absolutely nothing on 20sera directors, most of whom seem to have completed a movie a week. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatners comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. In your new book, shatner rules, what rule is most important to you and what story best illustrates that rule. William shatner s new book tells readers how to live as he does in shatner rules, william shatner dishes on his boston legal role, his feud with george takei. The book is structured as a list of rules to live by to live life to the fullest, as mr. Tbonz on apr 1 coxs a contest of principles coming this fall by. George takei dream dinner is star trek cast minus one. William shatner has 214 books on goodreads with 82985 ratings.
Oct 12, 2015 william shatner is exploring strange new worlds in trashtalking his former star trek costar george takei. Actor will talk about life, his role as a starship captain in wrath of khan and his philosophy of. Published by atria, and first released in may 1999, it explores shatners relationship with the fans of star trek. For the second year in a row bill explores star trek, but this time he turns his focus to the fans. William shatner is biting his tongue under president trump. William shatner launches attack on former star trek co.
This book chronicles shatners efforts to learn more about trek fans and himself, often with riotous results. William shatner sets sights on star trek musical captain kirk actor says he would like to be involved in 50th anniversary celebration and suggests it could be a musical or variety show published. For years, william shatner s attitude toward star trek conventions was strictly professional. Most notably, hes had an ongoing and public feud with george takei. Hello to be takei fans, because of last weeks successful theatrical openings in detroit, toronto, seattle, lanchaster, pa, portland, or, and san francisco, ca, weve been held over in those cities for another week. Sulu is an autobiography by actor george takei, first published by pocket books in 1994. That narrative jumps around the chronology of shatner s life, from the perspective of a man that, having reached 80 years old, knows that end is much closer than the beginning, and isnt going to waste a minute i wonder if william shatner holds. On july 28, 2012, the premium cable tv channel epix premiered get a life.
Shatner wrote a book about star trek fandom and his relationship to it called get a life, and in 2012 he made a documentary for epix based on the book that included him sneaking up on star. William shatner is exploring strange new worlds in trashtalking his former star trek costar george takei shatner, who played captain james t. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatner s comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Shatner does not know the reason for this refusal, but he has written a book about his friendship with nimoy and indicated in 2016 that he was helping nimoys son create a documentary about nimoy. William shatner launches attack on former star trek costar george takei star trek legend william shatner has launched an astonishing attack on former costar george takei. It is a shame that william shatner has never released a standup comedy album, or even an album of one of his star trek convention talks, but the audio version of his book get a life, comes close to what shatner might be like live on stage. Whats the beef between george takei and william shatner.
Please write the details of william shatner s obit here. Please also tell us as much as you can in the biography wiki below. There were glimpses of magic, with a lot of page filling bland nothingness in. George takei tells bill maher why he cant stand william. Gilbert gottfried roasts george takei at the friars club excellent video. William shatner s new book tells readers how to live as he does in shatner rules, william shatner dishes on his boston legal role, his feud with george takei, and more. But in the last few years, shatner has realized the parody of himself hes become, and decided he was the one who needed to get a life. Star trek icon george takei is opening up about his ongoing socalled feud with former costar william shatner. Scroll down to watch the video or read what shatner says.
Shatner launched the attack after takei announced that shatner would not be invited to his gay wedding last month. Well, i should say he cowrote the novels, along with the husband and wife writing duo judith and garfield reevesstevens. The academy of television arts and sciences interviewed william shatner for their archives. When william shatner appeared on saturday night live in 1986 and told jon lovitz and a convention hall full of absurdly nerdy star trek fans to get a life, it was all in good fun.
Maybe im not the target market for this book, but i thought i probably would be being a scifi, and mystery reader. The scene from swordfish, where halle berry moves her book to show her boobs for no reason is a classic case of the shatner effect. He wrote a book called get a life based on his famous saturday night live skit from the 80s. Oct 17, 2011 a journey through william shatners life. In the book, shatner explores who comes to star trek conventions and what accounts for the continued enthusiasm behind the television series. With william shatner, rene auberjonois, john cho, james darren. Spirit of the horse, by william shatner yes, he was the captain of the enterprise, but william shatner is also a dedicated horseman and founder of the hollywood charity horse show. Here bill shatner talks about hosting saturday night live where he performed his infamous get a life. William shatner born on march 22nd, 1931 was a tvactor and filmactor who was best known for his starring role as captain james t. Star treks william shatner has revealed why he and george takei were never friends. After 50 years, fans would have thought that captain kirk and mr sulu were close buddies off screen, when in reality the stars had quite the frosty relationship. William shatner reflects on star trek and george takei feud in handwritten letters by tufayel ahmed on 111616 at 8. Obituary of william shatner wiki obits for everyone.
The title of this documentary is taken from one of the funniest saturday night live skits of the 1980sthe one where william shatner addresses a groups of trekkies and tells them to get a life. Mccoy calls captain kirk from the bridge to the engine room where spock is dying, notice something is glaringly wrong. The snl sketch that predicted our nerd overlords the. Easton press william shatner get a life signed first. Sadly, nimoy stopped speaking to shatner for the last few years of his life. George takei opens up about feud with william shatner. Shatner unloads on trump, clinton and george takei. George takei talks about feud with william shatner. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. Aug 17, 2014 george takei and william shatner s poststar trek skirmish moves to a new chapter with fridays opening of the documentary to be takei. William shatner takes aim at star trek rival george takei. Kirk, can finally come to grips with his past, his fans, their love, and his own intergalactic legacy. William shatner blasts star trek costar george takei as a. Sep 22, 2012 i almost put this on my list of 5 favorite book series.
About william shatner william alan shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, recording artist, and author. Yesterday we posted the new video from william shatner taking some shots at george takei, and today entertainment tonight caught up with takei and gave him a chance to shoot back. Takei and shatner were costars through three seasons of star trek. In it, he credits the writers of the sketch that inspired the title. My family values interview by elaine lipworth the actor who made his mark as star treks captain james t kirk talks about growing up in montreal and his belief that whats on the. When the 2010 winter olympics closing ceremony went from the moving extinguishing of the olympic flame to the tune of neil youngs long may you run to william shatner discussing the hazards of having sex in a canoe. The conversation would eventually lead to one fan asking why george takei constantly takes cheap shots at shatner. William shatner has written 10 fiction books about star trek, all starring his character james t. William shatner speaks at a book signing in san diego, california, on july 9, 2015. Star trek legend reveals why star trek star william shatner has spoken out on why he and costar george takei have always had a frosty. A new science fiction adventure from william shatner famous for his role as captain kirk on star trek about the intrepid, eightyyearold fbi deputy director samuel lord and his quest to stop the chinese from using a weapon that, unknown to the.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of william shatner books online. Its an excellent title to this shatner hosted show, as it explores star trek fandom as well as tries to draw some meaning to all this. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. The tongueincheek remark was probably about takei s infamous decadeslong feud with william shatner, who played captain kirk to takei. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. Some highlights since takei departed the uss enterprise. William shatners newest crazy star trek documentary takes. William shatner takes aim at star trek rival george takei as their 40yearold feud continues by jennifer smith for daily mail australia. The feud between william shatner, who played captain kirk, and george takei, who was sulu, has been simmering for some 40 years. Book 1 one fbi associate deputy director adsila waters sat at his desk in the cramped, windowless command center on board the space station empyrean.
William shatner will talk about life, kirk and ubuntu in thousand oaks. Perhaps they dont truly realize that these programs and movies are not real they are fictitious. Shatner would respond, think of it as a convention story. In the book, shatner claimed that takei had been saying mean things about me for nearly 40 years now. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. So if you live in any of these areas and didnt get a chance to see it. You can read the books written by nichelle nichols, george takei or jimmy doohan, and it will tell you all you want to know about the relationship william shatner had with the rest of the cast of star trek. James doohan scotty, nichelle nichols uhura, and walter koenig chekov have all come forward to talk about how disliked shatner was during the filming of the classic series. Shatner has feuded with most of his star trek costars. A chat with grace lavery about xenia onatopp, cisgirl cuck fantasies, and taking out the president danny. To be takei is a look at the many roles played by eclectic 77yearold actoractivist george takei. On the video he refers to takei s recent marriage to partner brad altman and the multitude of press stories takei cooperated with talking about his decision not to invite shatner to the wedding.
William shatner was never friends with costar george. William shatner claims george takeis obsession with my. William shatner explains the feud with george takei morbid traveler. Its georges schtick his obsession with my shiny ego gets him attention. His wit, humor and grace have helped him to become an internationally beloved figure and internet phenomenon with 7million facebook fans and counting. William shatner is known for his role as captain kirk in the original star trek, but the actors personality is a sharp departure from his iconic character. Takei describes his early childhood and the time his family spent in japanese american internment, and experiences which shaped his motivation towards political activism.
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