Topic: Bill's Space

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Thursday, April 18, 2002 - 12:03 AM

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It's that time of year again -- April 27th is the annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show. In case you've never heard me mention it, it's a charity event that I organize every year. Over the last twelve years, we've raised money for children.

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Get A Life

Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 11:42 PM

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First, I want to thank you all for your feedback and suggestions on the products you'd like to see in the WilliamShatner.com store. Cassidy Chick started a message board thread about a movie I was in called "Free Enterprise." As a mater of fact so many others, like Strlslvr and Sdcarnes, liked it so much we were convinced we should make the DVD available in our store. Well, we worked very hard to make that happen and I believe we'll be able to announce its availability soon -- and at a great price.

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After The Horse Show

Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 11:37 PM

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The Hollywood Charity Horse show was enormously successful; we had two thousand children who were fed and entertained and we had a wonderful party for the adults. Our silent auction seemed particularly successful as we had 230 items this year the entire charity aspect of the event was probably one of the more successful that we've ever put on. Once again, I have to extend my gratitude to the troop of volunteers that make the event possible. No one could do such a Herculean task on his own, and I know I certainly would not have been able to do it without these wonderful people. My gratitude to them is boundless.

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NBC's 75th Anniversary

Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 11:34 PM

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On Sunday evening, I had the honor of attending NBC's 75th Anniversary Celebration in New York. For me, it was an exercise in nostalgia. I got to see some of the casts from great television hits of yesteryear - and, alas, I was one of them!

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Groom Lake

Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 11:32 PM

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Last week I was very fortunate to be able to share my movie "Groom Lake," with family, friends, and potential buyers when I screened it for them at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. I was very happy to see over a hundred people there, and felt fortunate that I had such a nice venue in which to show the movie. The theater had a digital projector, which is unusual for a little theater, so I was excited that I could share it in a good forum. I stood up and gave a welcoming speech, and then we showed the movie, which received generally favorable response.

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Free Enterprise

Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 11:29 PM

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My journey on Free Enterprise was an interesting one. Mark Altman, the co-writer and Rob Burnett the director and co-writer of the movie approached me about being in their independent movie, which had the character of Shatner as an all wise, all powerful person, capable of solving all their problems?.a guru of sorts. I didn't want to play this part; I didn't find that character interesting. So, I turned it down. Time and again, these two very determined young men kept approaching me to do the part. Time and again, I turned them down. Finally, their persistence persuaded me to take another look at the script and take their offer more seriously. So I reread the script and thought up some ways to change the character around into something that I would like to play.

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Recent Events

Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 10:54 PM

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If you've been following my comings and goings, you know I keep a busy schedule. Lately, though, I seem to have been busier than usual.

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Bill's A's To Your Q's

Thursday, June 06, 2002 - 10:52 PM

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I thought it would be fun to take some of the more recent questions from the message board and answer them in my space. If you like this method of communication, we can do it on a regular basis. It's a good way for me to elaborate more thoroughly on some of the questions. So, here they are?.

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Deforest Kelley Remembered

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 10:47 PM

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June 11th is the anniversary of DeForest Kelley's passing away and I thought it only appropriate to comment on what this beloved friend and colleague meant to me. "Dee" was the epitome of a southern gentleman, with his manners, his sense of fairness and honor. I enjoyed his company enormously and it was a real kick to work with him. He had been in "the business" for years before I worked with him and he knew how to keep the tennis ball of performance bouncing between us.

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POLITICALLY INCORRECT

Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 10:45 PM

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I've been on many talk shows, but I really enjoyed my appearance on Politically Incorrect last week. Unfortunately, the show is going off the air soon, so Bill Maher wanted to have some of his favorite guests back, well, before it was too late. Other guests on the show that night included: Al Franken, Lisa Pinto and Rania Masri. I felt honored that he asked me to appear once again on his show. Bill's a fun guy who reminds me of a "class grump" you know, the kid that is always in trouble with the teachers, the principle, and the class bully. It's a lot of fun to watch him in action while he's doing his thing.

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