<p align="right"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">March
8, 2002</font>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> On
March 13, 1982,<font color="000066">.</font>T.J.
Hooker premiered on ABC with a pilot called
The Protectors. It was later picked up as a
series starring William Shatner, Adrian Zmed,
James Darren and Heather Locklear. It ran in
primetime for four seasons before its historic
move to CBS Late Night for the final 1985-86
season.</font>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Entertainment
Industry trade paper Daily Variety wrote of
the second season opener, "The presence
of William Shatner in the title role of T.J.
Hooker catapults this by-the-numbers police
show into first-class fare."</font>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">
 During
the show's run, both William Shatner and Leonard
Nimoy had the chance to direct, and Leonard
guest-starred in an episode. Lisabeth even wrote
one of the scripts!</font>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">
Even though T.J. Hooker is not currently airing
in syndication and it is not available on video,
it still remains popular. There's even an extensive
fan-based T.J.
Hooker website online headed up by John
Kannenberg. The site features weekly polls,
a comprehensive episode guide, photos, sound
clips and a campaign to bring the show back
on the air, dubbed the NO HOOKER NO PEACE campaign.
The site is well worth the visit.</font>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">
In an interesting twist of fate, Bill uses his
expertise portraying a TV cop in the upcoming
Warner Brothers feature film, Showtime.
He plays himself in the film, and he's called
upon to give advice to a veteran police officer
(Robert De Niro) and a rookie cop (Eddie Murphy)
who are cast in a reality-based TV program.
The movie also stars Rene Russo. It opens in
theaters nationwide on March 15, 2002.</font>
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<p align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Contributed
by Jane Singer and Sandy Moruzzi</font>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="" size="2"><font color="#FFFFFF"> Shatner
& Friends International is William Shatner's
official fan club. We are a community of friends
drawn together by an appreciation of William
Shatner, the actor and the man. </font></font>
<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">O</font><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">ur
first newsletter, The
Best of Times, is posted online. Each issue
features the latest news about Bill and his
activities, exclusive interviews, articles,
lots of candid photos, charity updates and much
more. The next one will be published in the
end of March.</font>
<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
We will post time sensitive information concerning
Bill's appearance schedule within Bill's online
calendar. It's updated regularly, so keep
checking back. </font>
<p align="right"><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <font size="-1">If
you're interested in joining the Club, annual
membership includes a beautiful autographed
8x10 photograph of William Shatner as Captain
Kirk, a copy of Bill's credits, a short biography,
a subscription to The
Best of Times and the opportunity to participate
in our annual Shatner Weekend which will be
held April 19-21, 2002. Membership also grants
access to the Captain's Club, an exclusive members-only
part of WilliamShatner.com which includes a
bulletin board and Club merchandise. Click
here to join.</font></font>
<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">We
are excited to be part of WilliamShatner.com
and will be making regular contributions to
the website. If you happen to be going to Creation
Entertainment's Grand Slam convention in
March, stop by our table. We'd love to see you.</font> |
