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TRexx - Aug 28, 2007 - 07:20 PM
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William Shatner: In The News...

William Shatner Lends Voice to Videogame for Charity

The Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation charity has announced a forthcoming casual charity PC game, The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures, to be developed with Legacy Interactive (Law & Order) and Dave Thomas' Animax Entertainment, and starring the voices of William Shatner and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Starlight Starbright itself is a charity dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope through entertainment, education and family activities. According to the charity, The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures is "...a hilarious arcade adventure game about a thoroughly modern family trying to bond on a road trip to see the Alamo."

In addition to 40 levels of side-scrolling action making up the gameplay, the animated cut-scenes will be voiced by notables such as Bob Saget (Barry Tuttle), Jamie Lee Curtis (Barbara Tuttle), Ashley Tisdale (Jess Tuttle), Dominic Scott Kay (Zach Tuttle), Dave Thomas (The Australian), Dave Coulier (The Native and several other characters), and William Shatner (Vance Shepherd, apparently "...a TV action star whose self-involved persona has been downloaded into the on-board computer of the family's souped-up mini-van.")

The game will be available to the public through PC game portals and potentially via retail distribution in the future. The standard price to play will be about $20, and on average, the Starlight charity will receive approximately $4.75 per unit.

"Starlight is taking a giant step forward, away from run-of-the-mill charity events into the rapidly growing realm of online entertainment and casual gameplay," said Patty Evans, Vice President, Development, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. "This inventive approach gives anyone with Internet access the chance to participate together in a fundraising "event" through online casual gaming. Traditional barriers to charity event participation such as geographic location, cost to participate and finding the time to partake become virtually obsolete."

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... tory=15271

TRexx - Aug 28, 2007 - 07:33 PM
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Excerpts from The Seattle Times...

Easing the torment of tinnitus

The statistics of tinnitus are as horrifying as the affliction itself. According to the Portland-based American Tinnitus Association (ATA), some 50 million Americans experience intermittent or permanent tinnitus. Between 10 million and 12 million have severe and chronic tinnitus and some 2 million are completely disabled by the condition. In most cases, such as Young's, the cause can be traced to loud noise that damages the fragile sound-detecting cells in the inner ear.

Disease, tumors, medications, or physical trauma to the head or neck can also be a trigger. But U.S. Navy veteran David Young had experienced none of these in the weeks and months leading up to the sudden increase in his tinnitus.

"Every doctor I went to couldn't explain it, and could do nothing to help me," said Young. The unrelenting noise in his head disrupted his concentration and kept him awake, sometimes for days.

With no relief in sight, Young began researching his options. Internet searches kept pointing to one promising treatment: sound therapy.

"I found information about actor William Shatner, who had success using tinnitus retraining therapy [TRT]," said Young. "The science looked good, and it had been around for a while."

William Shatner's situation

If there is a celebrity "poster boy" for tinnitus, it would have to be Shatner, whose career -- and life -- were threatened by the condition. The 76-year-old "Boston Legal" star says his problems began about 15 years ago, probably the result of advancing age compounded by exposure to many on-screen special-effects explosions throughout his 50-year movie and television career.

"I was in a terrible state," said Shatner from his home in California. "The more you worry about it, the worse it gets. I couldn't sleep or think, and I even thought about suicide."

In 1996, Shatner traveled to the University of Maryland and met with Dr. Pawel Jastreboff, who introduced him to TRT. Jastreboff, who now works at Emory University's School of Medicine, began clinical use of TRT six years earlier.

Shatner's treatment involved wearing a small electronic device that generated a low-level, broadband sound -- a white noise -- that helped his brain put the tinnitus in the background.

"When used in conjunction with counseling, 80 percent of the more than 1,000 patients I have personally treated have responded very well," said Jastreboff from his office in Atlanta. Jastreboff also credits Shatner's high profile and willingness to talk about his tinnitus for giving people like Young hope.

"I wore the device for 24 hours a day for several months," said Shatner. "Now, I don't hear the tinnitus 95 percent of the time. So it's important to let people know that in many cases, tinnitus can be managed. I'm living proof you can conquer it."

The full article at The Seattle Times...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/l ... cation=rss

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TRexx - Aug 28, 2007 - 07:42 PM
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Excerpts from Pantagraph.com...

Joel Gretsch delights in complexities of 'The 4400'

By Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- Joel Gretsch rushes into Marmalade Cafe. He's 10 minutes late. "I am so sorry, but my kids...," he begins, revealing how they anchored him at the ankles to keep him from leaving.

"But we're going to the zoo later on," says Gretsch, 43, as the midmorning sun shapes a postcard spring Saturday in suburban Sherman Oaks, "so they're excited about that."

He's visibly geeked about the outing, too. Weekends are family time for "The 4400" star, who's shooting the USA series in Vancouver through the summer. He lives not too far from the restaurant with his daughters -- Kaya, 5, and Willow, 2 -- and wife Melanie, daughter of William Shatner.

Gretsch isn't one to complain about working — or the weekly hassles of airport customs. But why would he, having landed on one of the hottest series on basic cable.

Full article at Pantagraph.com...

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007 ... 190207.txt

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TRexx - Aug 28, 2007 - 07:53 PM
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From the Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC)...

Calgary gallery finds space for William Shatner

One of 76 pieces in the Calgary show celebrating William Shatner is this work by Andrea Lam titled Manning the Rocket Man. (CBC)

William Shatner has taken on a new role, as muse to artists who created 76 works based on the actor for Calgary's Uppercase Gallery.

The Canadian-born Shatner is best known for his role as Capt. James Kirk, commander of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Star Trek series. But he's also played a tough sergeant in the T.J. Hooker crime show, sold cereal, and kept himself in focus through the process.

"Every artist has their muse," he said in a message posted on the gallery's website. "Who am I to stand in the way of all these fine artists and artisans who want to use my lumpy, aging face for inspiration?

"Some creators love a great sunset; some have in mind my bloodshot eyes. Nevertheless, out of awe, amusement or pity, you should come and see this unique show."

The gallery's self-proclaimed mastermind, Janine Vangool, came up with the idea of a Shatner show after listening to the actor's CD while driving across Canada.

William Shatner won an Emmy in 2005 for his work on Boston Legal.William Shatner won an Emmy in 2005 for his work on Boston Legal. (Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press)

New and established artists from across the continent contributed works.

The results include a bust of Shatner made from more than 9,000 Lego pieces, Shatner as Bonhomme, Shatner portraits, Shatner driving the last spike and Shatner as Kirk embraced by a Gorn, a reptilian humanoid space creature.

"It's kind of about him as the centre of the universe," said artist Katie Radke.

There are 76 works on view, one for each year of Shatner's age.

The show runs until the end of August.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2007/06/23 ... ml?ref=rss

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TRexx - Aug 28, 2007 - 09:30 PM
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From Spinner.com...

Interpol Gunning After William Shatner

Posted Jul 5th 2007 3:30PM by Steve Baltin
Filed under: News, Humor

When it comes to modeling a fruitful, long-lasting rock success story of one's own, there's a bevy of careers from which to choose -- Paul McCartney and U2, among them. Interpol, however, opt not for rock royalty but for royalty of another kind. Stellar, one might say.

"William Shatner," bassist Carlos Dengler told Spinner at the band's Sessions taping in L.A. "I'm not joking. He has been in the spotlight the entire time. First, 'Star Trek.' Then 'T.J. Hooker' and Priceline. And there's [his album 'Has Been'] -- which is fantastic -- where he covered 'Common People' by Pulp. I don't know if he's a good musician, but he has spirit and doesn't take himself too seriously. That's something I respect quite a bit."

http://www.spinner.com/2007/07/05/inter ... m-shatner/

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TRexx - Aug 28, 2007 - 09:58 PM
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From the Montreal Gazette...

The man, the myth, the Shat

BILL BROWNSTEIN, The Gazette
Published: Sunday, July 15

In this very galaxy not that long ago, William Shatner had to spend many a day and night trying to dodge overzealous Trekkies (Trekkers, if you will) sporting Spock ears and Vulcan masks (then again, maybe they weren't masks).

Not that N.D.G.'s gift to the worlds of acting, sci-fi and the surreal didn't appreciate the ardour of these fans, but there is far more to the man than his Captain Kirk alter ego from the iconic Star Trek series. On the other hand, if he had a buck for every Spock-eared goof who requested that Shatner "beam me up," he probably could have retired several light years ago.

But he didn't. Rather, Shatner, 76, re-invented himself and as a result, goes boldly where few actors, even those half his age, still go. To work. He sings, he dances, he shills, he acts.

Some 55 years in the biz, and there's still no stopping him. It may often be self-parody, but he is most certainly a bigger star today than he was when navigating through the stars and cruising the cosmos decades back on Star Trek. He has the silverware to prove it: two Emmy Awards, among others, for his work as the batty barrister on the hit series Boston Legal.

Plus, you know you've made a crater-sized impact when you are the subject of the doc How William Shatner Changed the World and when you are singled out for a little love and a lot of basting in The Uncensored Roast of William Shatner.

"Honestly, I attribute all my longevity and success to Canadian meat and vegetables -- organic vegetables, that is. Oh, and can't forget those fabulous Canadian blueberries, so rich in anti-oxidants, from Ste. Agathe," says Shatner, perhaps tongue-quite-a-bit-in-cheek, in a phone interview. He's in his trailer, waiting to return to the Boston Legal set in Hollywood, and he's in a particularly buoyant frame.

Shatner returns to his hometown Saturday to host two Just for Laughs galas at ThEtre St. Denis. Seven years ago, the first and last time he served as master of ceremonies for a gala, Shatner cracked up the house with his "I am Canadian" routine -- a wacky take on the Molson Canadian beer ad of yore. "I can't take all the credit. They wrote some kind of inspired material for me," he says. "It's all about the material and I'm hoping for more of same this time."

Some of the material written for the 2000 gala referred to the then-renaming of McGill's Student Union as the William Shatner Building. "I just hope the building is earthquake-proof and has sprinkler heads," he cracks. "I spent four great years at McGill, diligently trying to play football and act at the same time while pursuing women and studies -- about in that order, too."

But the Festival City that is Montreal today is not the one that Shatner recalls from his formative years. "Not at all. The city I remember was for me mostly in the west end. The city today seems like such a welcome place.

"It's not just the quality of the music and comedy at the festivals, but it's the way the city has laid itself out as such an endearing spot to spend time."

Despite the fact Late Late Show host and Just for Laughs alumnus Craig Ferguson selected him as his favourite Canadian humorist, Shatner doesn't think of himself as a comedian per se. But he does have interesting views on Canadian comedy. "What's funny is that Canadians aren't perceived as being funny, yet many of the best comics in America are Canadians. It's a bit of a dichotomy. It's interesting that many think that Canada is so dour, but it's Canadians like Mike Myers, David Steinberg and Jim Carrey who've helped foster comedy everywhere."

Perhaps Ferguson picked Shatner as his fave Canadian comic based on his Boston Legal work. "There's no question that what we do on Boston Legal is really amusing, but it's also quite meaningful, too," Shatner says. "James Spader (the show's co-star) and I looked at each other at the end of a scene the other day and he made the remark that, what other TV show writes scenes like this? We couldn't come up with another name."

Shatner is hoping to catch a break from his Boston Legal shooting schedule in order to stay in Montreal for more than a weekend. "Except for two sisters and a few relatives, I really don't know too many people in the city," he notes. "But the garlic spare-ribs are calling out for me and I have to heed the call."

As seasoned Montrealers are likely aware, he is referring to the garlic spare-ribs of the long- defunct Ruby Foo's which have been nearly replicated at Le ChrysanthEme downtown. "They must have the Ruby Foo's spare-ribs under spectrum analysis to determine just how much garlic goes into them."

Also calling out to Shatner are, natch, Montreal bagels, barbecued chicken and smoked meat. "I'll tell you just how good the smoked meat is. Over the last few years, I have sent out for loads of smoked meat, and of all the things I have done in four years on Boston Legal, the biggest contribution I have made to the show -- more than my dialogue or comedy scenes or meaningful moments -- is the smoked meat. All the other stuff pales before that pink mass of Schwartz's smoked meat.

"Of course, I might need a whole load of bran after eating all that smoked meat in town."

Fortunately, Shatner knows where to find it. He just happens to be the pitch-man for Kellogg's Bran Flakes. Ah, when it rains, it pours for the man.

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/n ... mp;k=53245

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TRexx - Aug 29, 2007 - 12:47 AM
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From Geek.com...

Priceline Negotiator gets MySpace page

by Brian Osborne posted on June 14, 2007 8:31 am

If you're a William Shatner fan or fan of his Priceline commercials, then you'll be happy to hear that Shatner's persona, The Priceline Negotiator, now has his own MySpace page. Like many MySpace pages, The Negotiator lists his interests, including favorite music, movies, television shows, books, and heroes. Amusingly, the Priceline Negotiator's hero is Lee Mei–his "price-chopping kung fu samurai master."

Videos and photos are included on the website. My favorite one is where The Negotiator blasts the gnome mascot of a Priceline competitor. Other features of the website include wallpapers, icons, and ringtones, including the famous "You're so naughty" line from Shatner as The Negotiator. One of the images available will even allow you to copy and paste The Negotiator into photos.

Priceline was smart to hire Shatner as a spokesperson. He is a legend and a pop icon. The marketing team at Priceline has taken its Negotiator campaign to the next level, and I love it.

Priceline just keeps the fun ideas coming.

http://www.myspace.com/thenegotiator

http://www.geek.com/priceline-negotiato ... pace-page/

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TRexx - Aug 29, 2007 - 12:49 AM
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From Variety...

Shatner to interview celebrities

Biography Channel taps TV vet for 'Nerve'
By STEVEN ZEITCHIK

After a recent career path that's taken him from Web pitchman to primetime Emmy winner, William Shatner has been signed to host a celebrity-interview show on the Biography Channel.

Shatner, currently seen on ABC's "Boston Legal," will interview a range of guests on the half-hour, titled "Shatner's Raw Nerve." Both actors and politicians will be featured, and reps for the net said producers will make an effort to book guests separately from their movie and other junkets.

Biography said in a release that the thesp "will explore life's most intriguing questions and unearth his guests' strange and unknown stories."

Thirteen episodes have been ordered by the net, with the skein to air some time next year.

Move comes as part of a larger shift by the net to contemporize both subject and feel.

Exec veep-general manager Bob DeBitetto described the new mission of the Biography Channel as "true stories about fascinating people."

Reps said the new philosophy will still involve telling the nonfiction stories of people, but the net will move beyond the more traditional format of profiles of one individual; in fact, the subjects may not even be famous.

In addition to the Shatner pact, company has made pilot deals for "Small Medium at Large," a show about a four-foot-tall psychic medium who uses Chinese meditation to commune with the dead, and "I Survived," about people who have survived near-death experiences.

The expansion is the result of an original programming boom in cable that has allowed and encouraged networks to experiment with a broader range of programming, though it has also sometimes diluted a net's mission.

Biography has also added the tagline "True Story" and will revamp its on-air look to feel more current.

The tagline is similar to truTV, the rebranding of Court TV to net with a similar focus on scripted and nonscripted takes on real-life events.

Cabler will also refer to itself as "Bio" in much of its correspondence, though it will still officially be called the Biography Channel.

Biography has yet to land truly wide exposure, currently reaching 44 million homes, but says its ratings in adults 18-49 are up 38% so far this year.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111796 ... 4&cs=1

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TRexx - Aug 29, 2007 - 12:54 AM
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From Hour.ca...

JFL: William Shatner

Pater familias, Jamie O'Meara
July 19th, 2007

William Shatner needs little introduction (and thank God for that, 'cause space is limited). A born and bred Montrealer, Shatner's folks were in the schmatte business, and he studied at McGill before going on to a classical, Shakespearean acting career that led him to outstanding roles like that of T.J. Hooker. And, if you insist, Star Trek's Captain Kirk.

In a life and career that's seen its big ups and occasionally crushing downs, Shatner, at age 76, is enjoying a kind of ubiquitous success with a multitude of projects in print, music and on screen, and of course on the hit television series Boston Legal, for which he recently bagged his second Emmy Award as well as a Golden Globe. Things are good, and this is reflected in his jovial and generous conversation over the phone from his home in L.A.

After some preliminary chitchat about, what else, Montreal smoked meat ("There's no smoked meat like Montreal smoked meat"), we get right into it...

Hour: Y'know, it's funny, I've always felt this kind of paternal vibe coming from you...

William Shatner: No, I don't know you and I certainly don't want any demands made on me.

Hour: Does that mean I can't call you "Dad"?

Shatner: Yes, exactly, and everything else that goes with it. I'm tired of supporting... you're on your own. I don't know how to explain your feeling towards me, but maybe since 'Dad' has been around for a long time, it refers to me.

Hour: But there is an undeniable warmth that you engender in people...

Shatner: They keep saying, "That poor fool," and that brings out all kinds of warm feelings.

Hour: Is this something you experience often?

Shatner [Laughing]: I've heard what you've said, yes, and I don't know how to deal with it.

Hour: Have I become too familiar in too little time?

Shatner: Well, no, no, I don't want you to withdraw -- it's not good for your psyche.

Hour: Let's forget for the moment the Golden Globes and the Emmys and these sorts of things... The All-Bran commercials: People love them.

Shatner: They do! I've signed for another couple of years with the Kellogg thing, and they're fun to do. They've caught a lovely hook, I guess, on how to project me on their brand and it becomes fun for everybody.

Hour: You've enjoyed a phenomenal amount of late-period success in your life - how satisfying is that for you? You went through a tough period right after Star Trek, and is it true that you were living in the back of a truck in the San Fernando Valley?

Shatner: Yes. You know, in terms of it really being tough - where tough was really tough - that wasn't tough. But in terms of, uh, I suppose being a leading actor [laughs] living in the back of a truck, that was tough.

Hour: What was tough?

Shatner: Well, it was the rising expectations and the dashed hopes, I suppose.

Hour: What kinds of things are exciting you now?

Shatner: There are a lot of things going on. I've got a new series of Star Trek books coming out by a young Captain Kirk -- a teenaged Kirk and Mr. Spock -- and the first one will be out in October. I've got a new album, which is an oratorical on Exodus, new classical music with 250 voices, coming out in October. And then there's the potential of a talk show next season, and then of course Boston Legal is starting in a couple of weeks, and there's also a DVD of a ballet that was done on six numbers that I co-wrote with Ben Folds and the Milwaukee Ballet... so there's lots of stuff.

Hour: Your last album [Has Been, 2004] got great reviews -- it did really well!

Shatner: You sound surprised, but I was hoping [it would]... It was very gratifying. It wasn't written for novelty, in fact the dictum was, Let's tell the truth.

Hour: Okay, I think that's just about it for me...

Shatner [Dryly]: I'm exhausted, so... Ah, I'm only joking. I'm looking forward, very deeply, to coming up to Montreal to do this, and so we're beginning to work already. The only slight cloud on the horizon is I need to get that weekend off from Boston Legal... but I have every reasonable expectation of being able to make it up there, but I wanted to just bring out that suggestion that it's in the realm of possibility...

Hour: That you might not be able to make it to your own gala?!

Shatner [Laughing]: That they might close me down due to scheduling. But I'm almost sure that that won't happen, and I'm really looking forward, not only to performing -- especially if the material is good - but to enjoying the festival itself because that's a hoot. That comedy festival is really fun to do, and I hope it attracts a lot of people to Montreal.

http://www.hour.ca/stage/stage.aspx?iIDArticle=12531

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TRexx - Aug 29, 2007 - 01:12 AM
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From the Canadian National Post...

Simply Shatner

How to explain the cultural phenomenon that is William Shatner? A Calgary art exhibit tries...

The Shatner Show is on now at UPPERCASE gallery. The exhibition in UPPERCASE gallery will be open for public viewing beginning June 16 and ending August 31, 2007.

Kevin Libin, National Post, Published: Saturday, June 30, 2007

CALGARY -- She calls him simply "Shatner." Not William Shatner, Mr. Shatner or even Bill Shatner, as his Hollywood pals do. Janine Vangool is no friend of Shatner. They have no personal connection. She has communicated to him only through his assistant. She is, she explains, merely an observer. And, as curator of what is surely the first art exhibit dedicated to exploring the man's mystique, she has become a documenter of the cultural phenomenon that is, to sum up in a single word, Shatner.

"Shatner is Shatner," explains Ms. Vangool, owner of Calgary's Uppercase Gallery. "It's a unique character he's created."

Seventy-six artists (one for each year of the man's life) have contributed as many works to The Shatner Show, which opened this month in the tiny downtown gallery and runs until Aug. 15 with a portion of the proceeds going to Mr. Shatner's favourite charity, horse therapy for handicapped children. Works cover the span of a roller-coaster career: One moody gouache portrait recreates a Shatner close-up still from 1962's Judgment at Nuremberg, another alludes to his role in 1965's bizarre horror picture, Incubus, filmed entirely in the constructed universal language of Esperanto.

There are too many Star Trek influences to count, of course. But others represent more contemporary incarnations. There is an enormous Lego bust of Denny Crane, the eccentric lawyer played by Mr. Shatner on Boston Legal (constructed with 9,000 pieces, and with more than 180 hours of work sunk into it by New York artist Sean Kenney, it's the most expensive piece at $16,000). And at least one artist, depicting Mr. Shatner riding a turd like a horse, says he had in mind "regularity" --a nod to the actor's current role as spokesman for All-Bran. That, suggests the artist in question, Clayton Hanmer, or "the big poop could also represent the bulls--t of celebrity and Hollywood-dom that he totally has control of."

Like Mr. Hanmer, most artists seem eager to get beyond the characters that Mr. Shatner plays and into the character of the man himself -- someone who seems uniquely able to simultaneously enjoy his celebrity and mock it. (When Ms. Vangool asked for his blessing, Mr. Shatner e-mailed: "Every artist has their muse. Leonardo was inspired by the ceiling in the great chapel. Who am I to stand in the way of all these fine artists and artisans who want to use my lumpy, ageing face for inspiration?")

The inspiration for the exhibit came last summer, Ms. Vangool says. She and her husband had never given much thought to Mr. Shatner, before. They are not Trekkies, nor avid fans of T.J. Hooker, Rescue 911 or Boston Legal. But on a road trip to Nova Scotia, they listened over and over to Mr. Shatner's 2004 spoken-word album Has Been. In it, the star known most for his pop cultural camp value, offers up sometimes painful reflections on his life. "It has a nice emotional range and [it] intrigued me that he had this other creative side," she says.

Several pieces in the exhibit play with the theme of Mr. Shatner as Lothario. In one imagined mash-up from the legendary Star Trek episode "Arena", Kirk's death-struggle with a Gorn lizard becomes a love scene. Several artists are absorbed by Mr. Shatner's Quebec roots, portraying him as the iconic Bonhomme and as a cat (a play on the French transliteration of his name, "Chat-ner").

But given that this is a man who has become a cultural icon, despite never having aspired to acting and who has succeeded in transforming typecast into self-parody, making millions doing so (his estimated $40-million net worth comes more from his work in the past decade than anything from his more serious past), it is remarkable that so many works portray a dark, tortured side.

In one linocut, he sits anxiously on a tree limb, in his pyjamas, gripping his knees to his chest. One disturbing painting shows the Montreal-born actor at a pool-side funeral -- in 1999, he discovered his third wife dead at the bottom of his pool-- while mourners in black swimsuits sip punch.

Amazingly, though, it's Mr. Shatner's mystifying performance of "Rocket Man" at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards that emerges as the dominant theme. At least 16 different works evoke the melodramatic scene, in which a tuxedoed Mr. Shatner, atop a stool lit by a single spotlight, contemplates a cigarette while speaking the lyrics to the Elton John song.

While Ms. Vangool says she asked the artists to treat the subject with "playful reverence," most apparently couldn't escape an image of Mr. Shatner as the enigmatic, rather absurd, Rocket Man: a human of dimensions at odds with each other.

They weren't alone. The most serious work of the exhibit is "Shatner Reflecting". In it, an older looking Shatner slumps in a dressing room, cigarette in hand, a scotch on the vanity. There is nothing "playful" about it. It is the one work Mr. Shatner asked to keep for himself.

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news ... 62&p=1

http://vangooldesign.com/shatnerweb/SHA ... me=contact

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kirkscutie11728 - Aug 29, 2007 - 02:11 PM
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I really enjoyed reading some of the articles (well now we know that Bill likes smoked meat) and we've got his 'beauty' secret (organic vegetables) and we've also got what his CD will be (oratorical on Exodus, classical music) but I didn't know that he has art gallery exhibits, which is in a way awesome! I was looking at the pictures in the article 'Simply Shatner' and I immediately picked out the last one because I liked it the best, only to read that Bill has chosen that one for himself (I've got taste like Bill, yay!) I'm going to check out the Negotiator's MySpace page, and then there was Interpol (if they're doing a new CD they should really try and get Bill's velvety voice on it) and then the tinnitus article. No, Bill, don't commit suicide! The world needs you and look at how well things are going for you, albeit, busy as hell. The Madcap Misadventures: Not that it is bad, but does anyone else see that Bill is acting and lending voices for cartoons, children's video-games, and movies? There was Over the Hedge...

DOC - Aug 29, 2007 - 06:41 PM
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Great finds (as always) TRexx.

~Doc Cool

TRexx - Aug 31, 2007 - 08:26 PM
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Some of these articles are a couple months old, playing catch-up on Shatnews.

From The Huntsville Times...

Shatner proud of helping spark imaginations

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
By CHRIS WELCH, Times Entertainment Writer chris.welch@htimes.com

Space Camp speaker sees Mars as noble goal

William Shatner has never been an astronaut, space scientist or engineer, but he takes pride in helping influence a new Star Fleet generation as the legendary Capt. James T. Kirk from the "Star Trek" TV series.

"I don't think there's any question 'Star Trek' was a crystallizing factor in many lives," Shatner said during a phone interview Tuesday.

Tonight, Shatner will emcee the first Space Camp Hall of Fame induction at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The ceremony is part of Space Camp's 25th anniversary celebration this year.

"People, they made choices based on 'Star Trek,' which is phenomenal," he said. "People recognized 'Star Trek' as science fiction, but it still provoked their imagination and changed what they wanted to do."

Shatner, 76, will be forever remembered for his role as captain of the USS Enterprise in the "Star Trek" series from 1966 to 1969. He returned to the Enterprise bridge in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" in 1979. Between 1979 and 1991, he was in the first six "Star Trek" films and directed the fifth.

Many younger fans, however, know Shatner for his wacky commercials for Priceline.com and DirecTV, in which he parodies himself on the Enterprise. He's also earned Emmys for his roles on "The Practice" and most recently as Denny Crane on "Boston Legal." He now stars in a reality show called "Fast Cars & Superstars - Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race."

"I've been very lucky," Shatner said. "If you stay around long enough, people will find something for you to do.

"The only problem is when you stay around a long time, you don't look the same."

It's been reported that billionaire Richard Branson, head of the Virgin Group and the space tourism company Virgin Galactic, offered Shatner a free ride into space on the inaugural space launch of the VSS Enterprise scheduled for 2008. But Shatner said Branson offered him "an invitation to pay him" to go up, and "he should be paying me."

Does Shatner want to head into space like Capt. Kirk?

"I'm not sure I want to go up high in a loop and fall back down," he said. "That sounds like a job to me."

Although it was 40 years ago, many Trekkers can still recite the mission of the starship Enterprise that Shatner introduced before every episode: "Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before."

What's Shatner's assessment of NASA's mission to head back to the moon and Mars?

"I think the country needs a noble objective, and among the notable objectives are peace, democracy and all the political things that abound," he said. "One of the other things we need is a goal, which becomes unattainable. As soon as we go to the moon, we want to go to Mars, and as soon as we go to Mars, then it's somewhere else.

"A constant need for a goal is a human condition, almost like a dream. It's almost unattainable, but you continue to strive, and a journey through the stars will be a means of identifying this great country."

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/ ... amp;coll=1

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From the Weatherford Democrat (June 14)...

'Space' and 'camp' good fit for William Shatner

By Kelly Kazek, THE NEWS COURIER (ATHENS, Ala.)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Some trivia about William Shatner, according to Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com):

• Has three daughters, Leslie, Lisabeth Shatner and Melanie Shatner. He and his wife Elizabeth live in Southern California. Also has a 360-acre horse farm in Kentucky.

• Is fluent in French.

• Born to Ann and Joseph Shatner on March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Canada.

• His clipped, dramatic narration, peppered with dramatic pauses, is often referred to as "Shatnerian."

• According to various reports, a Halloween mask in Shatner's likeness was painted white and used as the mask of Michael Myers in the film "Halloween" (1978).

• First performer to win Emmys for portraying the same character (Denny Crane) on two different shows "The Practice" and "Boston Legal."

• Sold his kidney stone to GoldenPalace.com for $25,000. The money goes to Habitat for Humanity, a charity that builds houses for the needy.

• Released an album titled "Has Been" in 2004.

STORY:

Space and camp -- a natural fit for television icon William Shatner. The words embody the two things he is most famous for.

Shatner, 76, was host Wednesday night of the first Space Camp Hall of Fame induction banquet. Best known for his role on the space sci-fi series "Star Trek" in the late 1960s, the 50-year acting veteran is now enjoying fame on television commercials for Priceline, as a recording artist, and an Emmy-winning actor on the show "Boston Legal."

He has also seemingly embraced his inner campiness, wearing it outwardly as a source of pride. He doesn't mind that his recordings, including one of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," are labeled "camp classics."

Being Shatner is like being Jack Nicholson: It doesn't matter what he does, it matters only that he is Shatner.

Shatner said he was proud to introduce the first eight inductees at the inaugural Space Camp Hall of Fame banquet.

"It's history," he said.

Story Musgrave, the only astronaut to fly on all five shuttles, was also a host of the event, along with Jim Halsell, veteran of numerous space missions.

Prior to the gala at the Von Braun Center, Shatner met with members of the media to answer questions, including one he is often asked: Why should space exploration be a priority for a country facing so many problems on the ground?

"The answer: The quest for space is the quest for knowledge," he said, the collar of his shirt open, awaiting the bow tie he would wear to the event.

Space Camp, a one-of-a-kind program allowing children and adults to learn about and simulate space travel, is an incredible concept, Shatter said, recalling how when his three adult daughters were children, camp meant "trees, horses and deer."

"Space Camp? Good Lord, what a great idea that is," he said. Combining fun with learning about science and engineering is "mystical," he said.

"Space is mystical -- the deep unknown. It's something we'll never know enough about," he said.

Shatter is linked, through his famous character Captain James T. Kirk, to space and said he is often surprised to hear people say he or "Star Trek" influenced their interest in space.

"I am awed by the fact that somebody is influenced by what I've done," he said. He does not want anyone to take his role too seriously, however. "I don't want to break this to you too suddenly, but it was just a television show."

He admits, though, that life and art can mingle and Star Trek did have an impact. "Appropriations to NASA went up when our ratings went up," he said. "And our ratings went up whenever there was a launch."

Ed Buckbee, the first director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and founder of Space Camp, was among the first eight inductees. He also saw an impact of art on life.

"What kicked it off nationally was the movie 'Space Camp,'" Buckbee said. "We had a few hundred campers then and it jumped to thousands."

The center opened as a "small, local attraction -- kind of a hometown museum," he said of what was initially called the Alabama Space & Rocket Center before it was renamed "U.S." "With Space Camp we became a true national attraction."

The camp was begun, he said, with an idea by Dr. Werhner von Braun who was touring the center with Buckbee in 1977 when he noticed children studying rockets and making notes.

"He said, 'We have band camp, football, cheerleading; why don't we have a science camp?'" Buckbee recalls.

When the camp opened in 1982, he never imagined the impact it would have.

He remembered one camper who told him, "This is the first place I've ever been where it was cool to be smart.

http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/cnhi ... ndarystory

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TRexx - Aug 31, 2007 - 08:35 PM
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From the4400guide.com...

Joel Gretsch & Melanie Shatner

by Arieanna on August 30th, 2007 @ the4400guide.com

A little known fact about Joel Gretsch is that he married the daughter of William Shatner, Melanie Shatner. The two were married in 1999 and have two daughters of their own, Kaya and Willow.

Melanie Shatner made two appearances herself on Star Trek. Once as a young girl, seen pictured here with her father, and once in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as Enterprise yeoman.

Melanie and daddy Shatner in TOS "Miri" (1966)

Yeoman Melanie in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

Melanie is now the owner of an upscale clothes shop in Sherman Oaks (LA), Dari, where the family lives. Here is a picture of Joel & Melanie from 2004:

Melanie and hubby Joel at the LA premiere of Collateral (2004)

http://www.the4400guide.com/2007/08/30/ ... e-shatner/

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TRexx - Sep 02, 2007 - 01:55 AM
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Jason Alexander (leftside) and Brad Paisley

Seinfeld's Jason Alexander directed and features with William Shatner in country singer Brad Paisley's "Online" music video, which is a nominee for the 2007 CMA "Music Video of the Year" Award.

According to KZLA radio host and producer Peter Tilden, "Shatner said 'No' the first time, so I invited him on the radio show with Brad and pinned him down on the air -- which would make him look like a really bad guy if he said 'No'. So, we got him!"

Paisley has posted a video of outtakes, interviews, and behind-the-scenes antics (including Bill) from the production shoot...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCeNBmZzW6I

"Cooler Online" is a song about how some people pretend to be something better than their real self while online. In the music video, Alexander plays a pizza delivery nerd who pretends to be like Paisley. The nerd's dad is played by William Shatner and Alexander's Seinfeld mom, Estelle Harris, plays the nerd's mom. American Idol's Kellie Pickler, and Maureen McCormick [Brady Bunch Marcia] are also in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GcVnhNjWV0

Brad Paisley's new album, 5th Gear, is available in retail shops and online.

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TRexx - Sep 05, 2007 - 07:41 AM
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Jules Verne Adventures USA announces...

William Shatner will receive the Jules Verne Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday, December 9, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. A tribute to Bill will be hosted by Malcolm McDowell and special guest stars.

5pm : Red Carpet
6pm : Show Movie premiere
(9pm : end of the show)
Jules Verne's After-party

http://www.julesvernefestival.com/spip.php?sommaire

Jules Verne Adventures proudly celebrates 15 years of Exploration, Conservation and Education. Let's keep experiencing Extraordinary Voyages in the tradition of Jules Verne -- where Science meets Fiction, where Documentaries meet Movies. We dedicate these first 15 years to the explorers who fight for the Earth, to the artists who broaden our imagination and to the warm audiences of the Festival.

Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival

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TRexx - Sep 05, 2007 - 11:37 PM
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A video clip at iFilm...

William Shatner finds out he can let fly with his favorite word at the most killer award show kickin' round. What an S.O.B!

"Son of a bitch. I like to say, 'Son of a bitch!'", Bill told the audience at Scream 2006, the first annual Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Awards show from Spike TV...

http://www.ifilm.com/video/2892351

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TRexx - Sep 10, 2007 - 09:58 AM
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From The National Ledger...

William Shatner to Join J.J. Abrams' Film Star Trek 11?

By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Sep 9, 2007

Is William Shatner joining the cast of the soon-to-shoot J.J. Abrams' film tentatively known as "Star Trek 11"? "I'm not. They haven't invited me to do it," says Shatner, who figures the movie forces have solved the problem of dealing with the aging version of his iconic spaceship captain character, James T. Kirk, by having a "dead Kirk." As for who'll play young, alive Kirk, "It seems they're looking for an unknown, so I have no idea. I don't have a finger on that pulse. I've barely got a finger on my own pulse," Shatner notes jauntily.

"I feel sort of like a wallflower. I'll watch the dance from the wings." Dash it all! But no tears for Shatner, who's incredibly busy with his own activities, including showing up at the Emmys Sept. 16 to see whether he'll win an Outstanding Supporting Actor statuette for playing "Boston Legal's" notorious Denny Crane -- again.

And that's also including "The Academy" -- Shatner's October-release book. "It's the story of young Kirk and Spock and the forces that molded them. I used the Darfur situation for what generates the excitement. A conflict in which there are child soldiers -- and Kirk and Spock are not much older than those child soldiers."

So Shatner's take on his and Leonard Nimoy's characters' early days will get out to the public way ahead of the film, which starts production in November. "It's a coincidence," he says. "In this book, the publisher is putting a fronticepiece saying that this is the artist's unique vision."

Shatner also has a recording, a newly created oratorio of "Exodus" with the Arkansas Symphony, coming out this fall. And he has a DVD coming out called "Gonzo Ballet" -- indeed. "It's kind of out there. The Milwaukee Ballet wanted to do a ballet based on five or six songs from my album 'Has Been.' They got well-known choreographer Margot Sappington to do about a half-dozen numbers. It was filmed with eight cameras, and with interviews showing how a ballet is born."

And then there's Denny Crane. What would Shatner like to see that randy ol' attorney do in the coming season? "I'd like to see him play Captain Kirk in the new 'Star Trek' movie."

http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/pu ... 5957.shtml

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TRexx - Sep 10, 2007 - 10:29 AM
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From the A&E Channel...

Biography®

"William Shatner"

Rated: TVPG
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Genre: Documentary
Closed Captions: Yes

Upcoming Airings: Saturday, Sept. 15 @ 8am/7C

He commanded the Starship Enterprise on Star Trek, he locked up bad guys in T.J. Hooker, and he even found us cheap hotel rooms as the priceline.com pitchman. What a guy! He's William Shatner, the actor who's found many ways to stay in the public eye for decades, even spoofing his overblown acting style in a way far more hip than desperate. This profile looks at Shatner's long and successful career, which now includes a starring role on the hit series Boston Legal.

Interviews include: Leonard Nimoy, James Spader, Candice Bergen, and Patrick Stewart; Shatner's favorite impersonator actor/comedian Kevin Pollak; TV Guide's Matt Roush; Robert Schnakenberg, author of the Encyclopedia Shatnerica; daughters Lisabeth and Leslie, his wife Elizabeth and Shatner himself.

http://www.aetv.com/listings/episode_de ... eid=147834

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TRexx - Sep 12, 2007 - 01:45 PM
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Via PR Leap...

Starlight Unveils Site of a Million Stars, a First-of-Its-Kind Online Charity Fundraising Initiative

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA September 12, 2007

Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation is excited to announce the launch of Site of a Million Stars at www.millionstars.org, a first-of-its-kind online charity fundraising initiative which unites individuals from all over the globe in a common mission to support seriously ill children and families.

The website features an [audio] introduction from William Shatner who invites visitors to become "one in a million" by adding a star of their own design to the million stars universe and using their personal star power to shine a light into the lives of families who need it most.

In exchange for a donation of $5 to $30, donors are able to create stars featuring a variety of sizes, colors, and effects. In return, donors get more than a tax receipt, they also have the chance to communicate with a global audience. By attaching a 250-character message, a photo/logo, and a website link (any external website, including social networking pages) to their star, donors are able promote something (a business, school, new book, band, etc.) or pay tribute to a special person in their lives (parents, kids, pets, etc.) A donor's star and whatever he chooses to say or promote will be visible to everyone around the world who visits Site of a Million Stars.

Donors may choose to place their star in a galaxy that holds meaning for them. Current galaxies have been created by celebrities, bands and athletes (who contributed hand-drawn stars to the site); states/countries; schools; philanthropically-minded businesses; to celebrate occasions; and more. Individuals who agree to help spread the word may also create new galaxies to 1) invite friends and family to help celebrate a special event such as a birthday, wedding, bar mitzvah or graduation by making a donation; 2) provide a place for members of a community, place of business, school or other organization to collectively show their support; or 3) enable a group of friends and family members to recognize or remember a special seriously ill child.

Donors can direct their gifts to whichever Starlight office in the US, Canada, Australia, or Japan serves their local community.

"Starlight shines light into the darkness of childhood illness, and through Site of a Million Stars, anyone with Internet access and $5 can help us make a world of difference," said Paula Van Ness, Chief Executive Officer of Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. "Million Stars sponsors engage their friends and families in making meaningful contributions, and they also tell the world a little bit about who they are and why they created their stars. Through the power of the Internet, this campaign introduces an entirely new, interactive and global way for people to support children and families at the time they need it most!"

https://www.millionstars.org/

http://www.starlight.org/

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TRexx - Sep 14, 2007 - 06:58 AM
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From VideoSift...

Billy West Talks About Getting Shatner to Guest on Futurama

September 13, 2007

Billy West -- the voice of Fry, Prof. Farnsworth, Zapp Brannigan, Dr. Zoidberg, and others -- talks about getting William Shatner and other members of the original Star Trek to guest on an episode of the animated Futurama series.

"Somehow, we got him!"

http://www.videosift.com/video/Billy-We ... n-Futurama (video)

(It may take a while for the VideoSift streaming video to start)

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TRexx - Sep 20, 2007 - 09:42 PM
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From MoviesOnline.ca...

Roger Corman's INTRUDER on DVD Sept 25th

Roger Corman's The Intruder starring William Shatner is coming to Special Edition DVD, Sept 25th. The king of underground movies and exploitative cinema directed and produced The Intruder, which was released theatrically in 1962. Despite some of the best critical reviews of Corman's career, the film did not find success at the box office because of the theme, but even by today's standards The Intruder remains powerful.

William Shatner delivers a riveting performance as Adam Cramer, who travels from Washington to a small southern town under the guise of a social worker from the Patrick Henry Society. He seems like the perfect gentlemen, but Cramer came to stop the court-ordered desegregation in schools by preaching his hatred to the locals. He ignites an angry mob, but soon discovers their rage might be too much for him to control.

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12993.html

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TRexx - Sep 21, 2007 - 04:18 PM
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Excerpts from Bspcn.Com...

A dying scholar is glad to have met Bill...

CMU professor gives his last lesson on life

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When he was a boy, Dr. Pausch said, he had a concrete set of dreams: He wanted to experience the weightlessness of zero gravity; he wanted to play football in the NFL; he wanted to write an article for the World Book Encyclopedia ("You can tell the nerds early on," he joked); he wanted to be Captain Kirk from "Star Trek"; and he wanted to work for the Disney Co.

...

While he didn't get to be Captain Kirk, actor William Shatner, who played Kirk, did visit him at Carnegie Mellon in recent years.

"It's cool to meet your boyhood idol," Dr. Pausch said. "It's even cooler when he comes to you to see what you're doing in your lab."

...

In mid-summer, after tests initially showed he was clear of cancer, he added two rounds of treatment with an experimental cancer vaccine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

And then, just as he was finally feeling healthy again late last month, Dr. Pausch sent out this message to his diary readers:

"A recent CT scan showed that there are 10 tumors in my liver, and my spleen is also peppered with small tumors. The doctors say that it is one of the most aggressive recurrences they have ever seen."

He and Jai moved their family to Chesapeake, Va., so she would be near her relatives. They made initial plans for hospice care, and Dr. Pausch began palliative chemotherapy to give him some extra time.

"I find that I am completely positive," he wrote. "The only times I cry are when I think about the kids -- and it's not so much the 'Gee, I'll miss seeing their first bicycle ride' type of stuff as it is a sense of unfulfilled duty -- that I will not be there to help raise them, and that I have left a very heavy burden for my wife."

See the complete article, and a video, at Bspcn.Com...

http://www.bspcn.com/2007/09/20/cmu-pro ... n-on-life/

Dr. Andy Pausch with a farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Claudia - Sep 21, 2007 - 10:38 PM
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Powerful drama. William Shatner plays a coniving Adam Cramer to perfection. The last scene when he looks totally rejected and pathetic says it all.

TRexx - Sep 21, 2007 - 10:55 PM
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From Replay Factor at Blogspot...

Replay Factor Spotlight on William Shatner

Thursday, September 20, 2007

William Shatner is many things... actor, writer, director, producer, equestrian and... SINGER??? Not quite, but he has released some recordings you have to hear to believe. Sit back and take a quick listen through the last 40 years at the Shat Man's sometimes goofy but always entertaining musical career.

The 32-minute audio podcast can be downloaded as a 15-megabyte MP3 file.

http://replayfactor.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... lliam.html

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/replayfa ... /index.php

http://media.libsyn.com/media/replayfac ... hatner.mp3

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TRexx - Sep 26, 2007 - 02:24 AM
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From Discovery Channel Canada...

Mars Rising

Shot in HD in over 90 locations, the documentary series "Mars Rising" explores how the challenges being grappled with today will lead to a manned mission to Mars in the next 20 years. Film crews captured interviews, training sessions and experiments in the United States, Russia, Chile, China, Europe and across Canada, including the Canadian Arctic. Over 300 scientists from diverse backgrounds and nationalities were consulted for the series and more than 60 space experts, including former and current astronauts, appear on camera. Among the critical subjects explored through the series include spaceship design, possible trajectories, rocket fuel, finding new life forms, new thoughts on astronaut selection and training, space suit engineering, medical training for deep space, blasting through the Mars atmosphere, life support systems and robotics.

Among the distinguished experts appearing in the series, three experts with very different backgrounds stand out: James Garvin, lead scientist for Mars and Lunar Exploration at NASA; Paul Delaney, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Toronto's York University; and Academy-Award winning filmmaker James Cameron ('Titanic') who is a member of NASA's special advisory committee. The astronauts interviewed on "Mars Rising" include Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian mission specialist and the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit; Canadian Dave Williams currently on board the Atlantis and expected to make three space walks on the Shuttle Endeavour in August 2007; retired NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger, who spent 132 days aboard the ISS Mir in 1997; and Jeffrey Hoffman who was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame earlier this year.

William Shatner narrates "Mars Rising" -- and it's not the first time that the multiple-award-winning actor has worked with Discovery Channel Canada! Commissioned by Discovery Channel, the hit 2005 special "How William Shatner Changed the World" was hosted and narrated by the "Star Trek" icon, and based on his book, "I'm Working On That". The cheeky and irreverent doc showcased the brightest minds of Silicon Valley and their Trek-inspired inventions that have changed the world.

"Earth to Mars: The Great Space Debate"
Sun., Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on Discovery Channel (Canada)
This one-hour special wraps up "Race to Mars" and "Mars Rising" and puts plans for a manned mission to Mars under the microscope with the ultimate litmus test. An esteemed panel of scientists and space experts dissect the risks, challenges and dangers of a mission that could last as long as three years. Moderated by "Daily Planet" co-host Jay Ingram, the "Earth To Mars: The Great Space Debate" panel features NASA Chief Scientist James Garvin; co-founder of The Mars Society Robert Zubrin; and Psychiatrist and former NASA flight surgeon Doctor Pat Santy. Featuring illustrative scenes from "Race to Mars" and "Mars Rising," the experts will tackle everything from the astronomical expense involved in mounting a human mission to the Red Planet, to crew selection and cabin fever, to the probability of life on Mars. In addition to the panel debate, this special will feature exclusive expert testimonials along with exclusive behind the scenes footage from the production of "Race to Mars."

http://www.discoverychannel.ca/shows/sh ... x?sid=2627

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TRexx - Sep 26, 2007 - 08:46 PM
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From Celestron via Yahoo!...

Captain Kirk's Iconic Stature Enters the Final Frontier as William Shatner is the People's Choice to Have a Star Named in His Honor According to an Online Poll Conducted by Celestron

Wednesday September 26, 8:00 am ET

Award-Winning Actor Takes Home Title And A SkyScout Personal Planetarium As His Universal Appeal Outshines A Competitive Field Of Nobel Prize Winners, Former Presidents, Famous Explorers, Hollywood Celebrities And Professional Athletes

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Celestron®, a leading manufacturer of high-quality optical products including computerized and non-computerized telescopes and related accessories, binoculars, spotting scopes and microscopes, announced today that William Shatner has been named "the person most deserving of a star named in their honor" according to the results of a recent people's choice online poll taken in conjunction with Celestron's Ultimate Backyard Adventure Sweepstakes promotion.

Best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk in the popular Star Trek TV and film series, the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, director, producer, screenwriter, recording artist and author claimed his rightful place in the night sky as he edged out Oprah Winfrey and Tiger Woods to take the people's choice title for "most deserving of their own star." Other notable nominees included Edward "Buzz" Aldrin, Carl Sagan, Bill Clinton, Angelina Jolie, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bill Gates and The Simpsons.

"I'm honored to be the people's top choice to have a star named after me," commented Mr. Shatner. "I believe that you head toward the North Star and turn left, the one on the right is mine."

In addition to his celestial status, Mr. Shatner also received a Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium®, the revolutionary handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of stars, planets, constellations and more.

"Mr. Shatner and the entire Star Trek franchise has had a tremendous impact on the pace of scientific and technological advancements as they inspired a new generation of world-changing scientists and inventors that would go on to revolutionize space exploration and consumer technology, paving the way for advanced products like the SkyScout Personal Planetarium," said Joseph A. Lupica Jr., president and CEO of Celestron.

About the size of a camcorder and weighing less than 16 ounces, the SkyScout utilizes a consumer-friendly "point and shoot" GPS technology that enables stargazers to instantly identify and/or locate over 6,000 celestial objects in the sky with the press of a button and listen to commentary on the object and its history. The SkyScout also has a "locate" feature that allows users to select an object they wish to view (i.e. Mars) and the SkyScout, using illuminated arrows in the viewfinder, will point the user to the object.

Prior to naming Mr. Shatner as the online poll winner, Celestron announced that Robert Papuga from Morganton, North Carolina had been randomly selected from a pool of over 80,000 entries to win the Ultimate Backyard Adventure Sweepstakes adventure pack, complete with a Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium, NexStar® 6 SE computerized telescope, VistaPix® IS70 digital spotting scope, Traveler® 8 24X25 binoculars and all the camping gear needed to enjoy a family camping trip under the stars.

About Celestron

Celestron is a leading designer, manufacturer and importer of high-quality optical products including computerized and non-computerized telescopes and related accessories, binoculars, spotting scopes and microscopes. Since manufacturing its first telescope in 1960, Celestron has grown to become one of the world's leading telescope makers, and enjoys brand-name recognition among serious amateur astronomers for superior optics, outstanding design, and innovative technology. Celestron's innovative products continue to receive numerous industry and consumer media accolades, adding to an already impressive list that includes awards for product innovation from Reader's Digest, Popular Science, PC Magazine, Popular Mechanics, the Consumer Electronics Association and more. Celestron sells and markets its products worldwide through a variety of specialty retail outlets and international distributors. Celestron is a privately held company with corporate offices and manufacturing facilities, in Torrance, CA. For more information about Celestron and the SkyScout product please visit, http://www.celestron.com and http://www.myskyscout.com.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070926/law015.html?.v=101

CONTACT: Vicki Croucier, Marketing Manager of Celestron,
+1-310-328-9560, ext. 298, vcroucier@celestron.com; or William Ostedt,
wostedt@ppmgcorp.com, or Lisa Townsend, ltownsend@ppmgcorp.com, both of
The Pollack PR Marketing Group, +1-310-556-4443, for Celestron

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kirkscutie11728 - Sep 26, 2007 - 09:49 PM
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Wow, if you look at the top of their heads with the lights shining down, they have the same reddish hair color !! She looks like him !!

TRexx - Sep 28, 2007 - 08:57 PM
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From UnitNews.co.uk...

William Shatner Video Interview

First Published | 19:02, Thursday September 27 2007

Actor and author William Shatner discusses his nine Star Trek novels in this video dialogue:

http://www.unitnews.co.uk/story.php?article_id=1267

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TRexx - Oct 01, 2007 - 03:52 AM
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From MySpaceTV...

William Shatner is the voice for Lemon Jelly "'64 aka GO."

Promo video run-time is 6 minutes and 32 seconds...

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseacti ... id=5374279

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TRexx - Oct 02, 2007 - 12:45 AM
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From Cookie Madness...

William Shatner's Cappuccino Muffins

Posted by Anna on 01 Oct 2007 at 09:32 am

I'm heading to New York pretty soon, and since I got such a good hotel deal from Priceline, I decided to post a recipe for William Shatner's Cappuccino Muffins. I didn't know much about this recipe, but the ingredients sounded good and the technique was pretty basic. Plus, I had just bought a jar of espresso powder not too long ago and was itching to use it. Since I didn't have any "mini" chocolate chips, I used a combination of bittersweet chocolate chips and a few mini cinnamon chips.

I followed the instructions as Shatner directed and put the muffins in the oven while I cleaned the house. After 18 minutes, I turned on the oven light and said "Beam me up Scotty! These muffins look fabulous!" Luckily, no one was there to hear me but the cat and he's use to it.

Anyway, if William Shatner puts out a cookbook, I'll buy it because these were terrific. I think I'm going to take them down to the school and put them in the Teachers' Lounge. They're going to think they're from a bakery though because I packed them into one of my fine plastic muffin containers from PaperMart.

Muffin Packaging

One final note. William Shatner got 12 muffins, but I filled the muffin tins up to the rim and made 8 big ones with nice crowns.

William Shatner's Cappuccino Chip Muffins

2 cups flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg (room temp)
1 cup milk (room temp)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips or equivalent of other chips

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with flour-added cooking spray. For bigger muffins, spray 8 of the cups.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, espresso powder, cinnamon and salt.

In a medium bowl, whisk egg lightly. Whisk in milk, melted butter and vanilla extract. Make a well in center of dry ingredients and pour in milk mixture. Stir just until evenly blended. Stir in chocolate chips.

Divide batter among 12 or 8 greased muffin cups. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.

Makes 8-12 muffins

http://www.cookiemadness.net/?p=1054

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TRexx - Oct 08, 2007 - 12:02 AM
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From AMC TV SciFi Scanner...

Clips: Quintessential Shatner Acting Moments

Few actors are so quintessentially themselves as William Shatner.

Comedy Central put together this priceless compilation of some of the Shat's greatest on-screen moments as part of the on-air roast they threw in honor of him in 2006. Check it out.

William Shater Acting Montage [YouTube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoOzAglkIRM

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Why My Mom Can Use Ubuntu

TRexx - Oct 08, 2007 - 12:37 AM
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Will we make it to Mars?

Oct 07, 2007 04:30 AM, Jim Bawden, TV Columnist

First words of advice about Mars Rising, the new six-part documentary series on the challenges involved in making a future mission to the Red Planet possible: you must try to forget the equally splendid dramatic miniseries Race to Mars that just concluded on Discovery.

Narrated by William Shatner, Mars Rising (Discovery Channel Canada, tonight at 8 and 9; continuing weekly through Nov. 4) stands on its own as a pretty tremendous piece of science.

Read the complete article at the Toronto Star newspaper website...

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Te ... cle/264329

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The Science Channel Presents Mars Rising

On Tuesday, October 30, at 9 PM (ET/PT), The Science Channel and The Science Channel HD will air MARS RISING, a special six-part series that immerses viewers in the challenges and possibilities of what might be the most important human voyage in history. MARS RISING, narrated by Emmy Award winning actor William Shatner, will premiere every Tuesday at 9 PM (ET/PT) from Tuesday, October 30, through Tuesday, December 4, 2007.

http://fe13.news.re3.yahoo.com/s/prweb/ ... rweb558793

http://www.discoverychannel.ca/shows/sh ... x?sid=2627

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TRexx - Oct 10, 2007 - 04:14 AM
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From NBC11.com...

William Shatner recently championed actors' rights on the Boston Legal set, according to the National Enquirer's Mike Walker. When a bossy assistant director wasn't so respectful to extras, the Priceline shill shouted, "YOU DON'T SPEAK TO ACTORS LIKE THAT! ... Your tone of voice and superior attitude won't be tolerated on this set. Apologize NOW!" And when the Shatner speaks, assistant directors obey.

http://www.nbc11.com/msnbcentertainment ... etail.html

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TRexx - Oct 11, 2007 - 09:39 AM
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The CD Times interviewed UK singer-songwriter Stephen Fretwell, whose new Man on the Roof album has a song titled "William Shatner's Dog"...

CDtimes: What is the meaning of "William Shatner's Dog"? There seems to be no out-and-out reference to Shatner in the lyrics.

Fretwell: The idea is that the character who is singing the song, the relationship between that character and the woman who is the recipient of the song, there's some kind of private in-joke about William Shatner having a dog that's unknown to the listener. I don't know myself what the in-joke might be but it's the idea that it's never mentioned, and it provides such a weight on the song, this thing that only the guy and the woman know about.

CDtimes: Are you a William Shatner fan?

Fretwell: Yeah, I love William Shatner. He's a legend. I don't know if he's heard the song but I'm sure someone will mention it, what with his name in the title. That would be nice.

CDtimes: Any chance of a duet?

Fretwell: That would be my dream collaboration. The highlight of my career!

See the full interview at CD Times...

http://www.cdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=4643

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TRexx - Oct 12, 2007 - 12:36 AM
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From Stalking Santa @ MySpace...

Is Santa Real??? New Evidence from Expert Santologist!!! Huge Conspiracy

Stalking Santa, the new documentary about T.E.R.D (Tangible Evidence. Real Discoveries) research narrated by William Shatner has been leaked onto the internet!

Visit MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/stalkingsanta

Stalking Santa Trailer OFFICIAL...

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... 2062104917

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littlestar - Oct 12, 2007 - 10:37 PM
Post subject: Star Trek Movie set on SNOOZE ?

"Star Trek" fans new and old have been trying to get excited about the newest movie incarnation of the venerable series, but director J.J. Abrams hasn't given them a lot to cheer about. Especially since the few plot details about the new movie that have leaked out seem scarily reminiscent of a long-feared "Starfleet Academy" project that executives at Paramount Pictures have been intrigued by for years. One bright spot has been the return of Leonard Nimoy as Spock, but the news this week that Eric Bana would play the movie's villain, Nero, was another example of a "yawn" coming from the Abrams camp -- especially if he's the "big star" fans have been clamoring for to help resurrect the franchise.

Bana broke onto the international scene after a gutsy performance in 2000's "Chopper" and was hailed as the next big thing, nabbing roles in "Troy," "Munich," "Hulk" and "Lucky You." And while many Australians insist Bana was a hilarious comedian before his Hollywood movie career began, the actor has shown about as much on-screen charisma as a piece of driftwood. So, it's hard to believe he'll somehow be compelling as an epic villain.

More distressing is that, with production scheduled to begin next month, "Trek" has gone down to the wire on casting major roles across the board. False rumors of Matt Damon's participation aside, the biggest role to be filled just happens to be the series' hero, Captain James T. Kirk. Mike Vogel, soon to be seen in the Abrams-produced "Cloverfield"/"1-18-08"/"We're Too Cool to Give You a Real Title," seemed to be the front-runner a few months ago, but now The Hollywood Reporter is reporting newcomer Chris Pike is the leading candidate. Yet even this relative unknown may turn down the iconic role to star opposite George Clooney in the thriller "White Jazz" instead. And while the young Spock (Zachary Quinto of "Heroes"), Chekov (Anton Yelchin of "Alpha Dog") and Uhura (Zoe Saldana of "Guess Who") have been found, there hasn't been a peep about who is playing Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy.

Abrams loves to be secretive about his projects, but this ain't "Lost" or "Alias." There are a lot of skeptics out there, and playing possum only makes the seeds of doubt grow. Give the fans and moviegoers in general something to get hyped up about, Mr. Abrams. Based on this cast, your movie is gonna need it.

Update: Breaking news! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Simon Pegg, of "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" fame, has been cast as Scotty and "Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle's" John Cho is set to play Sulu. Is Pegg's presence enough to get excited about? Um ...

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TRexx - Oct 19, 2007 - 03:11 AM
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WENN is dishing this to the international news wires...

Shatner to Appear in New 'Star Trek' Movie

Thursday, October 18, 2007

HOLLYWOOD -- Original Captain Kirk actor William Shatner has been lined up for a cameo role in the new Star Trek film.

The 76-year-old star will play a small part in the forthcoming sci-fi prequel, which will follow the early adventures of the original Enterprise crew.

The 11th big screen installment of the legendary TV series will also feature a cameo appearance from Shatner's former costar Leonard Nimoy, who made famous the role of Mr. Spock.

Other actors already signed up for the project include Chris Pine as Kirk, Heroes star Zachary Quinto as Spock and Simon Pegg as Scotty.

http://www.hollywood.com/news/Shatner_t ... ie/4949771

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STAR TREK XI TO GET SHAT ON?

10.18.07
By Devin Faraci
Contributing sources: Newswatch 50, Chris Miller

Ever since Leonard Nimoy was confirmed to appear in Star Trek XI as Old Spock, people have been wondering, 'What about The Shat?' Some rumors have had Shatner mad that he hasn't been asked back, while others say that the filmmakers are trying to figure out a way to squeeze him into the film, and no that's not a Shat Is Fat joke.

A completely unsourced story appearing on internet news aggregator WENN is saying that The Shat is in fact onboard Trek XI for a cameo. What could it be? Since Old Spock is living in the Next Generation time, after Kirk was killed by a bridge, he couldn't be in the opening. Maybe Old Spock does some stops along the way as he time travels back to the early days of the original series and he says hi to Kirk. Or something. Or maybe it's some bullshit that got run as a fact. Again, I can't find any other source for this, and WENN just says that Shatner's in the movie, not even that Paramount has announced it or that sources say or the rumor is.

Take all of this with a pinch of Alterian Table Salt.

http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=12230

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TRexx - Oct 20, 2007 - 04:10 AM
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From WENN via PR-Inside...

SHATNER: "I WON'T BE PART OF STAR TREK PREQUEL"

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)
2007-10-20 03:23:46

Actor WILLIAM SHATNER has criticised director J.J. ABRAMS and the producers of the new STAR TREK prequel -- for not finding him a meaty role in the film.

Shatner, who played Captain James Kirk in the original Star Trek TV series and movies, has denied reports he's set for a cameo in the new film. He insists he wouldn't take such a role even if it was offered to him, stating, "I don't do cameos... I can't imagine what I would do as a cameo." But he is upset that he's not among the cast of the new project: "Here's a show with my identity in it and not to be part of it is disappointing... It is a strange construction."

Shatner's Star Trek sidekick and pal Leonard Nimoy will be the only original cast member on board for the prequel -- he'll reprise his role as Mr. Spock in the film.

http://www.pr-inside.com/shatner-i-won- ... 256883.htm

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TRexx - Oct 22, 2007 - 09:12 PM
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From TMZ.com...

Spock and Kirk: Star Date

Posted Oct 22nd 2007 2:17PM by TMZ Staff

Christmas came early for Trekkies when Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk were snapped together at the Spike TV Scream Awards in L.A. on Friday. Beam us up, Scotty!

Both are 76-years-old, but Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner have not yet reached the final frontier!

Set phasers to stunned.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/22/spock-and-kirk-star-date/

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TRexx - Oct 24, 2007 - 04:12 PM
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iFilm posted a video clip of The Original Series bridge cast -- William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, and Walter Koenig -- accepting a special commemorative award for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Bill leads the audience in a "KHAAAN!" shout-out to Ricardo Montalban...