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Posted at the New York Times ...
NBC Will Show 'Dateline' Before 'Globes'
By Brian Stelter, January 9, 2008, 1:07 pm
NBC has confirmed that a two-hour edition of "Dateline NBC" will be shown before the Golden Globes press conference on Sunday.
The 7 to 9 p.m. special, entitled "Going For Gold" and hosted by Matt Lauer, will replace red carpet coverage and the first hour of the awards ceremony. "Dateline" was originally scheduled for Saturday but was moved to Sunday after the writers' strike forced the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to cancel its traditional awards show.
The "Dateline" special will include interviews with nominees and commentary by the comedian Kathy Griffin. NBC will add an air of sport to the event by including predictions by the network's "Football Night in America" analysts.
In a press release, the network said that NBC News correspondents have or will interview James McAvoy, Sally Field, Ellen Page, Amy Adams, Kyra Sedgwick, William Shatner, Nikki Blonsky and Patricia Arquette, among others.
As noted yesterday, NBC is considering showing its new reality competition "American Gladiators" after the press conference at 10 p.m.
http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008 ... re-globes/
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British actor Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire) has been cast in the upcoming Star Trek movie that J.J Abrams is directing for Paramount. Cross will play the Vulcan father of a young Spock, being played by Zachary Quinto, and the husband to the human Amanda, played by Winona Ryder. Original Spock Leonard Nimoy will also have a role in the movie. Filming began this week for a planned Christmas Day 2008 release. Plot details are scarce, but the story is expected to focus on the early days of the Starship Enterprise crew.
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Ever since the surprise success of 2005's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and despite numerous tempting offers, popular playwright, actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry (best known for playing the feisty, no-nonsense Madea) has completely devoted himself to appearing only in his own films. According to the Hollywood Reporter, though, that's about to change. Confirming rampant Internet rumors, the trade reports that Perry will appear as the head of Starfleet Academy in J.J. Abrams' new "Star Trek" movie. Perry's character will deal with the ramifications of a young James T. Kirk (newcomer Chris Pine) becoming the first person to beat the famed Kobayashi Maru test. As any Trekkie or Trekker can tell you, the Kobayashi Maru is designed to evaluate an officer's skills in the ultimate no-win scenario.
Perry joins an already intriguing cast including Pine, Zachary Quinto (young Spock), Karl Urban (Dr. McCoy), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Simon Pegg (Scotty), Anton Yelchin (Chekov), John Cho (Sulu), Bruce Greenwood (Captain Pike), Winona Ryder (Amanda Grayson), Eric Bana (the villainous Nero) and the original Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy. And, of course, despite numerous denials, many still believe that Abrams will find a way to reunite the original Kirk (William Shatner) and Nimoy's Spock on-screen one last time.
The inclusion of Perry probably won't entice his large fan base to see "Trek," but it shows he's now willing to appear in projects other than his own (or that he's just a really big "Star Trek" fan). Perry certainly doesn't have a lot of free time, though. This past fall he released the Madea-less "Why Did I Get Married?", which grossed an exceptional $55 million. And "Meet the Browns," which features the return of fan favorite Madea, is set to debut March 21. The triple-threat is also expected to begin shooting two new movies this spring: "The Family That Preys Together" and "Madea Goes to Jail."
On second thought, for Perry to fit even a small supporting role into his schedule, he's got to be a fan.
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From the Legacy Games Blog ...
The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures
Behind The Scene
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By the way, it was interesting to see how the different actors approached their work. Bob Saget, for example, made a point to riff on almost every line. He dramatically improved his character's dialog and kept us giggling throughout every take. It is too bad that most of what he said can't be repeated in mixed company. William Shatner, on the other hand, walked into the room read each line exactly as it was written and killed it on the first or second take. He could read a Chinese menu and people would be rolling with laughter. There's just something funny about Shatner.
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From Access Hollywood ...
Access Hollywood talks to William Shatner about Star Trek and "The Tour" (for which Bill is Celebrity Ambassador).
See the online video interview ...
http://video.accesshollywood.com/player ... oid=204324
William Shatner breaks news on his new "Star Trek" adventure. No doubt -- hands down -- Shatner was the greatest captain ever on "Star Trek." Simple reason -- he was able to perform his duty while romancing every gorgeous Alien in the known universe.
AH: "Who was the best kisser?"
WS: "Nimoy."
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From Men.Style.com ...
Wiseguy: William Shatner
The sci-fi legend on blogging, living out of a car, and seeking enlightenment under a falling horse.
Q: Is it true that after Star Trek went off the air you lived out of a car?
A: A pickup truck, actually. It was the early 1970s and I was recently divorced. I had three kids and was totally broke. I managed to find work back east on the straw-hat circuit -- summer stock -- but couldn't afford hotels, so I lived out of the back of my truck, under a hard shell. It had a little stove, a toilet, and I'd drive from theater to theater. The only comfort came from my dog, who sat in the passenger seat and gave me perspective on everything. Otherwise, it would have just been me counting my losses.
Q: Speaking of loss, there's a spoken-word track on your 2004 album, Has Been, about discovering the body of your third wife, Nerine, after she'd drowned while mixing Valium with booze. Did you find recording it cathartic?
A: I don't understand closure, if that's what you mean. That word never resonated with me. The epiphany I had, making that, was that we grieve forever. It's as much a part of our life as eating, sleeping, and love. We live in grief for having left the womb, for having left the teat, then school, then home. In my case, it was leaving marriages, and the death of my wife. Making that recording was simply my way to express very deep feelings.... Death is an absolute marvel. I once had a great horse rear up and fall back on me, and in that moment I thought I might gain some clarity about the mystery -- you know, the meaning of the universe suddenly illuminated, like in an orgasm -- but it never came.
Q: If that horse had killed you, what would you have regretted never achieving?
A: Everything. I've done nothing. What have I done? I've blundered my way through life. So I have my picture on the wall. The minute I die, that picture will start to yellow and fade and eventually be gone. Blown in the wind and become part of the molecular structure of something else. These things we see as "success," they're non-accomplishments.
Q: So is that how you think of your Emmy for Boston Legal? And the millions of lives you touched as Captain James Tiberius Kirk?
A: Careers are here and they're gone. I enjoy performing, and I feel lately like I've reached the apex of what I can do as a performer. Even my memory for dialogue has never been sharper. But no matter how great we think we are, we're nothing but the temples of Ozymandias -- we're ruins in the making.
Q: And yet, at 76, you're still acting and writing and trying new things. What is it that motivates you?
A: Life motivates me. Ideas motivate me. I want to do a talk show. I have ideas for three animated films. I'm nearly finished with my autobiography. I continue to write Star Trek-themed novels. My daughter and I have extremely successful websites and a video blog, even though my computer's still in the box it arrived in. As long as my body holds up, my mind is as willing as it's ever been.
Q: You've shown more depth in these ten minutes than I've ever seen you express on television.
A: People don't care about depth on television. The lighter you can keep things the better. People don't care about real issues unless those issues are entertaining.
Q: So did you want to take another crack at Star Trek in the new JJ Abrams film version?
A: He talked to me a few times this past year, but they shot in November and Leonard [Nimoy] is in it and I'm not. I'm disappointed. I'm not outraged, but I think it's a stupid business decision, a stupid box-office decision. Here I am, still alive, still popular, on a hit show. It makes sense to put me in the thing. If they don't, that's fine. I just think it's a silly oversight.
Q: Is there an art to spoofing yourself?
A: There's a fine comedic line you need to walk. It's about indicating that you're aware of the exaggerated persona but you don't subscribe to it. If you show that you're too self-aware, you come off as callow. If you make it seem like you're oblivious, the audience is mystified. They start to wonder if you're the only one not in on the joke. I like to believe I hit that line just about right.
Q: You sold your kidney stone. Why?
A: I had a kidney stone. The Golden Palace offered me $25,000, and then we upped the amount to $75,000 and donated the entire thing to Habitat for Humanity. They built a house. There's now a family living inside my kidney stone. Only in America!
Q: Finally, once and for all, what is the trouble with Tribbles?
A: They multiply. But then, that's the trouble with humanity.
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From The Centre Daily Times ...
He's Back And Better Than Ever
William Shatner Returns To Fight For More Travel Deals As The Priceline Negotiator
Monday, Jan. 14, 2008
NORWALK, Conn. -- The Priceline Negotiator is back to continue his never-ending fight for choice, quality and the best travel deals in the universe. In his 10th year as celebrity spokesman for priceline.com(R) (Nasdaq: PCLN), William Shatner returns this week in the first installment of a new series of commercials based on the karate-chopping, hard-bargaining Priceline Negotiator character.
The spots promise to be bolder and better than ever, with more action, spectacular stunts and new sidekicks. The spots were created by Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP), priceline.com's San Francisco-based advertising agency. No financial details of the campaign were released.
To see the first spots, visit: www.priceline.com/promo/shatner_pcln_negotiator.asp
As The Negotiator, Mr. Shatner plays a character -- part secret agent, part superhero -- who uses his extraordinary martial arts and unusual-but-effective persuasion skills to negotiate the best possible travel deals on behalf of priceline.com customers. In one spot, The Negotiator plucks deadly blow-darts out of mid-air and fights off a dojo full of martial arts students to convince the master that he can find them as many special-deal hotel rooms as they need for their upcoming team trip. In another spot, one of The Negotiator's new sidekicks, nicknamed NoFee, uses his incredible physical strength to demonstrate why a customer should not be paying airline ticket booking fees on another travel reservation service, when he can come to priceline.com and pay no booking fees on his published-price fares.
"Our first round of Negotiator spots in 2007 resonated very well with consumers," said priceline.com Chief Marketing Officer Brett Keller. "They quickly set us apart from our competition and further solidified priceline as the value leader in the online travel world. As the Priceline Negotiator, William Shatner moves well beyond the traditional role of a spokesman and literally embodies the priceline brand and the deal-making attributes we stand for. Given the success of our first round, we're excited to come back with a new series of commercials in which The Negotiator can entertain and further build the priceline.com brand."
"A successful advertisement is an artful mix of humor and message," said Mr. Shatner. "It entertains because it needs to grab attention, but it also informs. The Negotiator gives me a character, a vehicle if you will, where I can creatively blend those elements in a variety of different ways to get the desired result."
According to BSSP, the Shatner/priceline.com partnership, sometimes referred to as his longest-running role, has been a big benefit to company and spokesman. "From the moment he first stepped onto the set, William Shatner gave priceline.com a personality," said Mike Shine, BSSP's co-Creative Director. "It provided priceline.com with instant credibility and recall. Typically, the initial benefits of a business/celebrity relationship fade after a short period of time. However, as Mr. Shatner's career evolves and expands, he continues to bring fresh buzz and excitement to the priceline.com brand."
William Shatner first appeared in a priceline.com advertisement in 1998. "Priceline.com was looking for a celebrity spokesperson who was trustworthy, associated with futuristic things, and had appeal across multiple generations," said priceline.com's Director of Advertising and Branding Cort Cunningham. "Mr. Shatner had all of those attributes. His persona combined with his new role gives him greater relevance for the brand." Early priceline.com commercials featured a singing William Shatner twisting the words of '70s pop hits like "Age of Aquarius", "Convoy" and "Two Tickets to Paradise" into odes to priceline.com and its money saving prowess. The ads were spoofed by Jay Leno, parodied on Saturday Night Live, lampooned in MAD Magazine, and even featured as a question on Jeopardy and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
Later on, priceline.com paired Mr. Shatner with his former co-star and friend Leonard Nimoy. That campaign focused on promoting priceline.com's new product lineup that included published-price and Name Your Own Price travel products. In another series of spots, Mr. Shatner educated shoppers about the many travel choices they have when shopping at priceline.com.
Fans of Mr. Shatner and The Negotiator should check out his special MySpace page, www.myspace.com/thenegotiator. Visitors can download ringtones and screensavers, view Negotiator ads, edit family travel photos to include The Negotiator, play audio clips and read about The Negotiator's favorite books, movies and more.
About Priceline.com(R) Incorporated
Priceline.com Incorporated (Nasdaq: PCLN) operates priceline.com, a leading U.S. online travel service for value-conscious leisure travelers, and Booking.com, a leading international online hotel reservation service. Priceline.com also operates Agoda.com, an Asian online hotel reservation service. In the U.S., priceline.com gives customers more ways to save on their airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises than any other Internet travel service. In addition to getting great published prices, leisure travelers can narrow their searches using priceline.com's TripFilter advanced search technology, create packages to save even more money, and take advantage of priceline.com's famous Name Your Own Price(R) service, which can deliver the lowest prices available.
Priceline.com believes that Booking.com is Europe's largest and fastest growing hotel reservation service, with a network of affiliated Web sites. Booking.com operates in over 60 countries in 16 languages and offers its customers access to over 38,000 participating hotels worldwide.
Priceline.com also operates the following travel websites: Travelweb.com, Lowestfare.com, RentalCars.com and BreezeNet.com. Priceline.com also has a personal finance service that offers home mortgages, refinancing and home equity loans through an independent licensee. Priceline.com licenses its business model to independent licensees, including priceline mortgage and certain international licensees.
Priceline.com Incorporated Brian Ek, 203-299-8167 brian.ek@priceline.com
http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/330593.html
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From the Long Beach Press-Telegram ...
A Lavish Enterprise
William Shatner is greeted by Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster
Article Launched: 01/17/2008 10:15:00 PM PST
William Shatner was among the celebrities in attendance at Thursday night's red-carpet gala event celebrating the opening of "Star Trek The Tour" at the Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach.
Above, Shatner, who portrayed Captain Kirk in the original series, is greeted by Mayor Bob Foster, left. Below, a replica of Star Trek's USS Enterprise is viewed by Madison Russ, Jisey Ayon and Jose Ayon, from left. "Star Trek The Tour" officially opens today and will run through Feb. 17. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and at the Queen Mary Dome Box Office.
Scott Smeltzer/Staff Photographer
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8004034
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From SCI FI Wire ...
Shatner Unveils Trek Tour
12:00 AM, 18-JANUARY-08
Original Star Trek star William Shatner waxed nostalgic about the franchise as he unveiled a multimedia touring exhibition of Trek memorabilia in Long Beach, Calif., on Jan. 17.
"I must tell you I walked in this morning and went to look at the bridge and felt this surge of nostalgia," Shatner told reporters in a news conference in the Queen Mary Dome, referring to a recreation of the original bridge of the starship Enterprise. "It was quite incredible. I hadn't been on the bridge set ... since I made the last movie."
Shatner is the official ambassador for the exhibition, called Star Trek the Tour, which has its North American debut in the California city through Feb. 17 before moving to San Francisco, Minneapolis, Chicago and Detroit.
It wasn't all a pleasurable trip down memory lane, Shatner joked. "I looked over at the uniform that I was supposed to have worn back 40 years ago, and I thought, 'That couldn't be me.' [It was] a little small," he said, evoking laughter from the crowd of journalists.
The tour, produced by SEE Touring Productions and presented by Metropolitan Talent, features recreations of several Trek sets, including the bridges of the original Enterprise and The Next Generation's Enterprise D. The 50,000-square-foot exhibition includes costumes, props, ships and other items from all five Trek TV shows and 10 movies. The tour also features a multimedia theater and several flight-simulator rides.
Shatner was eventually asked about the upcoming 11th movie, a reboot of the franchise by director J.J. Abrams. Will he appear in it? "I think they're about halfway through shooting, something like that, or coming toward the end," Shatner said. "They've got another three weeks to hire me [laughs]. I don't think you'll be seeing me, unfortunately. I would love to have been in it. For some reason, I'm not. I don't know the reason why. But I'm sure it'll be a wonderful film, and I wish them all the best. I only hope that Star Trek continues." Star Trek the Tour opens Jan. 18.
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From the Orange County Register ...
William Shatner beams aboard 'Star Trek: The Tour' in Long Beach
The actor who made his name as Captain Kirk is among the attractions at the event, which touches down for a month.
By PETER LARSEN, The Orange County Register, Friday, January 18, 2008
William Shatner's voice comes on the line and you don't hear Denny Crane, his Emmy Award-winning character from "Boston Legal" and "The Practice."
You don't hear T.J. Hooker from the '80s series of the same name, or any of the other characters that have kept him steadily employed in Hollywood for more than 50 years now.
Who you hear is Capt. James T. Kirk, commander of the Starship Enterprise and biggest star in "Star Trek" universe he helped launch more than 40 years ago now -- less dramatic or clipped in his deliver than you might remember from the show, more relaxed and thoughtful, but in your mind it's Kirk just the same.
"Star Trek: The Tour" opens in Long Beach on Jan. 18, displaying hundreds of original costumes and props, recreations of sets from the various TV series and movies and interactive elements like the opportunity to have you digitally inserted into a scene from the original series or photographed sitting in Kirk's chair on bridge of the Enterprise.
It stays in Long Beach inside the dome next the Queen Mary through Feb. 17 before embarking on a tour of 40 cities around the United States and Canada over the next five years.
Shatner signed on to help promote the tour, a role in which he'll appear periodically at stops along the tour. Shortly before the tour opened here, he called -- Captain Kirk on the line! -- to chat about Star Trek, the tour and how it's shaped his legacy.
Q: So you're the "celebrity ambassador" for the tour -- what'll you do?
A: My face will pop up all over the place in the tour. My being will pop up on the opening day and at other times, too. And I'll be talking to people like yourself about what a great piece of entertainment it is for all the family.
Q: You've won Emmys for "Boston Legal" and "The Practice," had a big hit with "TJ Hooker" too, and yet "Star Trek" is the role everyone mentions first -- what's it like to have that legacy? Are you comfortable with that? Ever resist it?
A: I don't find it uncomfortable, I'm not fighting it. As you point out, in the 40 odd years since I was in the series, I've done other things. Mostly I get Shatner (from people who approach him), but if people want to say Captain Kirk that's all right too -- all part of the working day.
Q: What do you think it is about "Star Trek" that continues to draw people to it after all these years?
A: I think that world that we do live in, the reality, it's fairly unsure as to how long the world will continue. There's some evidence that we're not all that permanent. And here's a show that says not only are we permanent 300 years from now, but we're excelling -- so there's a sense of hope for the future.
Then there's the good action-adventure stuff. And there are the good characters, who have good character things to do, and who are vulnerable. That's a key thing I think -- you're leading characters being vulnerable.
Q: What do you think people will most respond to in the tour?
A: The interactive stuff, of getting on the bridge and interacting with the characters, and going on a flight in the theater -- all of that joined by seeing the actual elements that went into making the show. A lot of people enjoy that they can see and touch the costumes and the props and the sets that were actually there.
Q: Any favorite props or costumes or memorabilia for you personally?
A: For the most part, the props on a TV series are usually pretty cheap, because everybody is trying to save money. The props on a movie become really expensive, and tens of thousands are spent on what would cost a lot less in real life. So it turned out that toward the end of the series we were using the ("Star Trek") toys that were in the stores.
Q: Do you have much memorabilia of your own from the series or the movies?
A: Nothing. It would be like saying, "Do you collect the old cigar butts you used on 'Boston Legal.'"
Q: Right, but you could probably sell those on eBay and make a fortune now.
A: (Laughs) I probably could.
Q: What's it like for fans when they meet you at events like this? What's it like for you?
A: The problem is the pictures that they'll be looking at (at the tour) were when I was in my late 20s (He was 35 when the series debuted.) I'm now a little bit older, so the difference between what I look like then and what I look like now is old age, and I'm a little bit self-conscious about that.
Mostly they're really kind. They say, "My, you really do look well for ..."
Q: Is it ever strange to have people come to you so worshipfully for having been Captain Kirk?
A: It used to be that way, and then you sort of get accustomed to it.
Q: Ever get tired of 'being' Captain Kirk at events like this?
A: No, I think of it as a good work day. It's part of my background and if people want me to help them with a "Star Trek" thing, or being in a "Star Trek" thing, I'm cool with that.
Contact the writer: 714-796-7787 or plarsen@ocregister.com
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From Agent Bedhead ...
No word on what had William Shatner so pissed off as he arrived at the opening gala of "Star Trek: The Tour." We venture a guess that Shat's still angry about not landing a role in the next Trekkie film. That guy attempting to do that "Star Trek" hand gesture is Bob Foster, the Mayor of Long Beach, California.
Shatner might also be expressing his displeasure towards Henry Rollins for his recent abuse of the, "I like being alone" excuse. Admittedly, we'd be upset too if Henry Rollins ditched our customary Monday Night Football dates.
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From USA Today ...
Celeb Watch: Shatner's gone there before, but new 'Trek' isn't on frontier
By Will Keck, USA TODAY
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- William Shatner is not over the moon about being excluded from director J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film, due this Christmas.
"I think they're coming toward the end (of shooting, so) they've got another three weeks to hire me," Shatner joked at the opening of the traveling exhibit Star Trek: The Tour. "No, I don't think you'll be seeing me, unfortunately. I don't know the reason why."
Turns out, it was nothing personal.
Abrams explains why the senior Captain Kirk wasn't beamed back to The Enterprise: "The only reason Mr. Shatner is not in the movie and Mr. (Leonard) Nimoy is, is that his character died on screen."
But Trekkies seem to want him back. A website called BringBackKirk.com condemns the "sloppy" death of the character in 1994's Star Trek: Generations, when the retired captain was smashed on a cliff.
Shatner hated the scene. "The mistake I made was thinking I could make it a spectacular death with what they had written," says the actor, who then dreamed up a story line to bring Kirk back: Spock snatched Kirk's DNA. His idea became the novel The Return, and he says it could work in the new film.
Abrams responds, "You and I could come up with dozens of ways, but every way that we came up with felt like it was transparently fan boys trying to get Shatner in the movie."
But Shatner says: "J.J. doesn't need to worry about being a geek. He's a fabulous moviemaker, and this is science fiction."
Every week, Hollywood reporter Will Keck webcasts an interview with a star. This week, it's William Shatner at the Star Trek: The Tour exhibit. Watch at CelebWatch.usatoday.com.
A video interview with Bill is posted at USA Today ...
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/cel ... htm?csp=34
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From IESB.net ...
Star Trek Tour: Photo Gallery, Press Conference and Video Interview with William Shatner!
Written by Robert Sanchez, Sunday, 20 January 2008
Photo gallery, video interview and a press conference with William Shatner plus take a sneak peek at Wil Wheaton and Tim Russ aboard the bridge of U.S.S Titan!
Late last week the IESB was invited to go to Long Beach to take an early look at the Star Trek Tour and also attend the Opening Night Gala.
The "Media Sneak Peek" started with a press conference with Bill Shatner right before we were given a walk-through of the exhibit. You can watch the entire press conference by clicking on this link...
[VIDEO: Star Trek Tour: Bill Shatner Press Conference]
The Star Trek Tour is a must see for all Trek and Sci-Fi fans, it won't disappoint. All Trek incarnations are featured in the tour and it also has some really cool simulator rides. The folks behind the show were able to get Tim Russ and Wil Wheaton to once again put on the their Starfleet uniforms and come aboard the USS Titan for one of the featured simulator/exhibits.
The IESB was allowed to videotape the exhibit and you can take a look at Wil and Tim's performance aboard the Titan by clicking on this link...
[VIDEO: Star Trek Tour: Wil Wheaton and Tim Russ on USS Titan]
The biggest highlight of the day was being able to go aboard the bridge of the original Enterprise and having William Shatner sit in the Captain's chair. The Shat once again started talking to the press and posing for the photographers.
Our very own Silas Lesnick managed to talk to Bill for a few brief questions, *note* we did not ask him about the Abrams Trek movie since he addressed the issue of not being asked to be part of the film during the press conference earlier in the day. You can check out the IESB's brief interview by clicking on this link...
[VIDEO: Star Trek Tour: Interview with Bill Shatner]
Special thanks to Mike and Denise Okuda for keeping Trek alive and for their hard work on this exhibit.
http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=co ... ;Itemid=99
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From Sun Media ...
Star Trek movie has new captain
Star Trek snub for Shatner but Chris Pine's career set to blast off as new Capt. Kirk
Chris Pine has ... big ... shoes ... to ... fill ... as Capt. James T. Kirk in the coming J.J. Abrams' big-screen take on Star Trek. Pine wrote to original Kirk William Shatner, who wished him luck.
By KEVIN WILLIAMSON -- Sun Media, January 22, 2008
PARK CITY, Utah -- Chris Pine is boldly going where one man has gone before.
And that has William Shatner fuming.
Not because Pine has been cast as a young Capt. Kirk in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot, mind you, but because the indomitable Canadian ham -- a.k.a. The Shat -- hasn't been invited to beam aboard the $130-million production.
"I know he wants to be part of it, and I know they're still talking that he might be part of it," Pine tells Sun Media. "I don't know where it stands."
(Cloverfield maestro Abrams has explained Shatner's Kirk isn't in the film because he was killed off a decade ago and to resurrect him for a cameo would be, well, illogical.)
So what gives between the two Kirks? Are Pine and Shatner going to shoulder-flip each other to death? Understandably, that's a scenario Pine would rather avoid.
"I wrote him a letter at the beginning of the process just to explain my feelings about the character ... I just tried to explain my respect for what he'd done. I want him to be proud of what I do because the man has been involved with it for going on 40 years. He wrote me back and said he hopes the movie goes well and he'd like to meet sometime, which I would love. But you know, he's a busy man."
See the complete article at Sun Media...
http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/P/Pi ... 4-sun.html
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From The Insider Online ...
William Shatner and Patricia Heaton Remember Heath Ledger
Posted January 24, 2008 12:04:00 AM
"I'm deeply saddened by it."
Stars continue to grieve for HEATH LEDGER. WILLIAM SHATNER and PATRICIA HEATON spoke out about the late actor tonight at the 13th annual L.A. Art Show in Santa Monica, CA. The show presents artwork from more than 125 exhibitors from around the world and kicks off with a star-studded dinner and gala to benefit the Art Museum Council and the Prints and Drawing Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
See the video of Bill at The Insider Online...
http://www.theinsideronline.com/news/2008/01/15434/
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Posted: Jan 25, 2008 - 08:54 AM
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From VideoJug.com ...
VideoJug.com has posted a video in which Bill answers the following questions...
* How did you become the author of ten 'Star Trek' novels?
* What inspired you to write 'Star Trek Academy - Collision Course'?
* How difficult was it to get approval to write 'Star Trek Academy - Collision Course'?
* Were you a lot like young Captain Kirk when you were growing up?
* Is it difficult to develop new 'Star Trek' projects?
* At what point did William Shatner truly become Captain James Kirk?
http://www.videojug.com/interview/willi ... ek-books-2
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In another video, Bill answers the following...
* How important was your education?
* Why did you study business instead of acting?
* What's wrong with American education?
http://www.videojug.com/interview/willi ... ducation-2
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From The Times Online UK...
Man of Enterprise
As a new series of Boston Legal begins, our critic salutes the many facets of its veteran star William Shatner
William Shatner in Star Trek
By Sophie Davies, January 26, 2008
Actor Shatner is Captain Kirk, Captain Kirk is Shatner. "We were basically one and the same, although Jim [Kirk] was just about perfect, and, of course, I am perfect," Shatner once quipped. Star Trek would not have been Star Trek without his infamous lengthy dramatic pauses. His acting style has even engendered an adjective: "shatnerian".
Provocateur Shatner and Nichelle Nichols shared the first interracial kiss in a US TV drama. Shown in 1968, the scene was cut in some states. Two scenes were shot -- one a cutaway that only implied a kiss. Shatner sabotaged this version by crossing his eyes. On Kirk's many liaisons, he said: "I've never had green alien sex, though I'm sure it would be quite an evening."
Charmer Shatner's sharp sense of humour is much admired. His self-mockery is a constant feature of Boston Legal, his ability to make light of blunt questions a wonder. Once asked whether he wore a hairpiece, he replied: "It's a question that I find like asking somebody, 'Did you have a breast implant?' or 'When did you get your lobotomy?' "
Singer At the height of Trek fever in 1968, he cut an album, The Transformed Man, in which he compared pop songs of the era with Shakespeare's works. Shatner kept us waiting until 2004 for the equally "ambitious" follow-up, Has Been, a starry collaboration with Ben Folds, which includes his version of Pulp's Common People with Joe Jackson.
Cabaret act Inspired, perhaps, by his triumphant version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and the like, Bill took to appearing live. One supreme moment came at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards, when our hero performed a spoken-word, Method-masterclass version of Rocket Man to a stunned audience that included the song's co-writer Bernie Taupin.
Bon vivant Shatner has a taste for the good life. At his horse farm in Kentucky he breeds race horses and when in Hollywood he is known to hide his feelings brilliantly at the celebrity-circuit poker table. Shatner is a YouTube star; he features in more than 2,500 clips, among them his parody of the film Seven.
Boston Legal, Thur, Living TV 10pm
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From WENN via Yahoo! News UK ...
Shatner upset at poorly written Kirk death scene
By WENN world entertainment news - Sunday, January 27 09:40 am
Veteran actor William Shatner is still angry about the less-than-spectacular way his legendary Star Trek character Captain Kirk was killed off.
Shatner, who played Kirk on both the big and small screen, on and off, from 1966 up until 1993's Star Trek: Generations, wishes he had insisted on a better death scene.
Even Star Trek fans were disappointed when the heroic sci-fi character fell to his death from a cliff.
The 76-year-old says, "The mistake I made was thinking I could make it a spectacular death with what they had written."
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From the Centre Daily Times ...
William Shatner "Boldly Goes" Online With VideoJug
The Legendary "Captain Kirk" Actor Explains Why Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan Get into So Much Trouble, and Shares a Few Parenting Tips of His Own!
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES — VideoJug announced today that William Shatner, acclaimed actor, prolific author and accomplished recording artist, and the one and only "Captain James T. Kirk," will be delivering his candid and personal views on life, Star Trek and the entertainment business in a series of high definition, phaser-sharp Ask the Expert films exclusively at www.VideoJug.com.
The internet is the latest medium for Shatner, and he has selected VideoJug, the online video encyclopedia of life which hosts over 35,000 professionally made, short "How To" and expert advice films on practically everything, to house his entertaining commentaries.
The legendary actor of Star Trek, TJ Hooker and Boston Legal fame, opens up on his opinions regarding everything from raising three daughters, why Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan have such a hard time with their own fame, and how he got into hip-hop music.
The straight-shooting star also answers a series of questions as only he can -- pertaining to acting, writing his ten Star Trek novels, recording music, juggling family and career, parenting, education and life in general.
Websurfers can access all the short films for free by visiting VideoJug and typing "Shatner" into the site's search engine.
VideoJug hosts one of the world's largest, most all-encompassing libraries of factual content online. The site's professionally produced, high definition video content covers every conceivable topic and delivers the definitive online "encyclopedia of life." From the helpful to the hilarious, from the sensual to the scientific, VideoJug literally has something for anyone.
For more information on videojug.com, its mission and services, please visit www.videojug.com. Or to arrange interviews with VideoJug spokespeople, contact Paul Williams at 310/937-2009 or medialine2@aol.com.
For VideoJug Paul Williams, 310-937-2009
http://www.centredaily.com/business/tec ... 65470.html
http://www.videojug.com/tag/william-shatner
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From MSNBC ...
Joe Jackson still 'Steppin' Out' to his own beat
MSNBC: You did a cover of Pulp's "Common People" with William Shatner on one of his albums (2004's "Has Been"). Is Shatner underappreciated musically?
Joe Jackson: (Laughs). No. I can't say that. But I think that the song and the album are really good. It's fun and musical in a clever kind of way, and it's fun to listen to. It's very much tongue-in-cheek, but you know Shatner's in on the joke. On the same album, Shatner and Henry Rollins do a song ("I Can't Get Behind That") where they're both just ranting and raving. It's brilliant. You've gotta check it out. I mean, humor is such an important part of being a human being, so why shouldn't it be a part of being an artist? I'm frankly surprised by how little humor there is in rock 'n' roll these days. People take themselves very seriously. And even when they don't, the critics do.
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Video from Mahalo Daily ...
LA Art Show with William Shatner
Last week we hit up the LA Art Show in Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar, to see what exactly this whole art scene thing was about. In our mission to find out how to start building an art collection, we happened upon a certain someone browsing the contemporary section: William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk.
"Excuse me? Not right now. I appreciate you asking me."
VIDEO: http://daily.mahalo.com/2008/01/30/md04 ... m-shatner/
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From National Enquirer ...
William Shatner Surgery Turns Into Life-Or-Death Drama
Published on: 02/04/2008
Routine hip replacement surgery turned into a life-threatening health crisis for "Star Trek" legend William Shatner, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.
The 77-year-old "Boston Legal" star developed heart complications on the operating table following his Jan. 25 procedure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a Hollywood source confided.
"The hip replacement surgery went fine," the source said. "But William's heart started beating erratically. For a few seconds, it looked like he might die on the table."
Shatner was quickly stabilized, but "he was pretty shook up when they told him about the heart complication," the source said.
"Until now he's had no real medical problems. But he's overweight and out of shape, so hearing he had a heart problem scared the hell out of him."
Now recuperating at home, "William feels fine and he's already walking," the source said. "William said he's going to drop some weight and start taking better care of himself."
The cardiac complication suffered by Shatner is potentially lethal, say experts.
Such heart rhythm disturbances can easily lead to severe heart attacks, long-term heart damage, and even sudden death if they aren't addressed quickly, according to doctors.
A Harvard University study found that about one million Americans undergo joint replacement every year -- and about 30,000 of them experience potentially dangerous heart complications like Shatner did.
As result of the medical nightmare, the actor is vowing to get in better shape. "The incident really shook him up," said the insider. "He's trying to process the whole ordeal as a wakeup call."
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/william ... rity/64522
William Shatner responds...
"I'm in absolute perfect health. I've never felt better in my life.
Somebody made up an absolutely foolish story."
My Best, Bill
Feb 05, 2008 - 09:18 AM
http://williamshatner.com/PNphpBB2-view ... ebbe.phtml
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From 131blog's Weblog...
William Shatner, The Heavy Weight Champion of Advertisement Today
February 6, 2008
William Shatner is the Heavy weight champion of advertisement today. Why do I say this? It has something to do with him being in commercials for almost everything and I see him at least once every commercial break. I cannot think of anyone today that is more advertisements. Yes there are some famous people that are in some great commercials, but none as often as Shatner.
Shatner has countless numbers of Priceline commercials and my personal favorite of his the World of Warcraft commercial. The Mr. T world of Warcraft commercial would give Shatner's one a run for its money but that is Mr. T's only commercial advertisement. Besides Mr. T the next challenger for Shatner's title is Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris is the butt end of a lot of jokes in current day American and has been for past few years. He however took too long to capitalize on making fun of himself. For example, the Mountain Dew commercial he is in where he chases down the two guys making fun of him and steals their Mountain Dew and is drinking it as he works on a YouTube video of him roundhouse kicking them. I might also consider Michael Jordan a contender to his title but I really can't do it; he needs other stars in his commercials with him such as Kevin Bacon, Larry Bird, and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Some people might think of superstars of sports as heavy weight fighters of advertisement that can contend with Shatner. The Manning Brothers, Eli and Peyton, have a string of advertisements. why shouldn't they? Back to back Super Bowl MVP is hard to fight off. Those commercials are mostly played on ESPN and other sports networks on TV and do not really get seen by everyone. Shatner's commercials appear on every TV channel except for those few channels that do not have commercials.
One of the most paid walking advertisements now is LeBron James. Something like a 90 million dollar contract with Nike doesn't make me want to go buy Nikes or even his multimillion-dollar contract with sprite make me want to drink sprite. Every time I see the William Shatner World of Warcraft commercial it makes me want to go play. The only one that I would rate higher than Shatner all time as the best ever would be the Taco Bell dog but he retired. I ate more tacos in the time he was in the commercials then I have in the years since he retired. All the Commercials I have mentioned can be found at www.youtube.com.
Thomas Wakerley
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From ShowBiz Spy...
William Shatner never watched Star Trek
By Gavin Wilson, Feb 07 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
Star Trek legend William Shatner has admitted he's never watched the TV show that made him famous.
The 76-year-old star, who played Captain James Kirk in the cult sci-fi programme, also confessed that he's not seen any of the spin-off movies.
And he said he hadn't watched his performances as a lawyer in television's hit drama Boston Legal, either.
He said: "I never watched Star Trek.
"I have not even seen any of the Star Trek movies.
"I don't watch myself.
"When I direct and have to look at filmed scenes of myself, I suck."
In an interview with 46-year-old daughter Lisabeth for his Internet video blog, Shatner also admits he has one big regret about his days on the space age show -- not holding on to any memorabilia.
He added: "I've kept nothing.
"Given the choice at the time of having a Star Trek shirt or a designer suit, I'd have taken a suit.
"I should have known better."
The Canadian-born actor recently had a health scare when a routine hip replacement operation went wrong. He developed heart complications during the procedure. But he has since gone on to recover.
The original Star Trek television series ran from 1966 to 1969.
http://www.showbizspy.com/2008/02/07/wi ... star-trek/
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From Digital Spy...
Shatner denies heart scare reports
NBCU Photobank / Rex Features
Thursday, February 7 2008, 13:20 GMT
By Beth Hilton, Entertainment Reporter
Shatner denies heart scare reports
William Shatner has denied reports that he almost died while undergoing a hip replacement operation.
It was claimed that the Star Trek actor suffered a heart complication under anesthetic during the operation at LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre last month.
However, the 76-year-old dismissed the claims in a post on his website, writing: "I'm in absolute perfect health. I've never felt better in my life.
"Somebody made up an absolutely foolish story."
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From UPPERCASE Gallery...
The Shatner Show & Book
The Shatner Show art exhibition was hosted from June 16 to August 31, 2007, at the UPPERCASE Gallery in Alberta. All of the artwork is published in the commemorative book.
The Shatner Show book and exhibition is curated and designed by Janine Vangool and written by Glen Dresser. In addition to the over 76 images inspired by the life and career of Mr. Shatner, the book includes quotes from Shatner, as well as commentary by the artists on the pop culture icon and their working methods.
The book is 128 pages, hardcover, 8.5" x 10.5" with full colour throughout.
The Shatner Show art book can be ordered from UPPERCASE Gallery (Canada) or Amazon.com (USA)
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