Look At His Butt!

Is Bill Coming to Your Town?

2012-01-24T12:10:00.000-08:00

The Butt Girls have 2nd row seats in Chicago on March 16. We will be having a Very! Special! ... SHATMOY!

Tour dates posted here.

IMPORTANT: Check the website of your local venue. Even though it said tickets go on sale Feb. 3, Chicago has an American Express presale. The front row is already sold out. YIKES!

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I guess today is Star Trek Mashup Day

2012-01-22T11:46:00.000-08:00

Total Film shows us the 50 Worst Examples of Harry Potter fan art.

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Not What You Think

2012-01-22T11:34:00.000-08:00

No, it's not an online and strangely stiff captain propositioning an Orion Slave. It's the online Trek version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"!

It's only available outside the U.S. but that's OK because we have PLENTY of LISTENERS All! Around! ... the GLOBE!

Andthey'llgivethisashotandreviewitforus.

Right?

You have your orders.

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Bill on Broadway: The Shilling!

2012-01-21T17:18:00.000-08:00

Our man is lookin' good!@

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The Death of the Negotiator

2012-01-19T12:19:00.000-08:00

Priceline is killing off the Negotiator as part of a rebranding. No word on Bill continuing as their spokesperson.

But the commercial is a hoot!

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Show #153 - Jan 17

2012-01-17T19:19:00.000-08:00

Episode 153 on MP3

Bill woos an Australian weather girl!
Dueling BAMFs!
Futurama and why we love Zap Brannigan
Weird or What?
Bill in Australia!
Bill on Piers Morgan (looking very good)

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Bill Always Welcomes the Chance to "Go Native"

2012-01-17T17:20:00.000-08:00

(Not to mention "going native" on Natalie Wood.)

From Movie Posters From an Alternate Universe

And there's this analysis of such a movie from The Mary Sue:

"I’ll say right now that I would totally watch a badly cut together remake of Avatar that uses color-shifted clips from Star Trek, West Side Story, and The Longest Day, and laugh and laugh. This poster, like those that come after it, cut right to the heart of a cinematic time period and the taste of Hollywood at the time, to point out that if this story had shown up in that era, William Shatner would totally have gotten his way into a blue girl’s pants, and no better blue girl than the one who Hollywood already considered to be an virginal all-American sweetheart capable of passing for an ethnicity she clearly was not."

Word.

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Gee, how did this end up under my pillow?

2012-01-15T16:44:00.000-08:00

Thanks, Iddy!

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Gee, how did this end up on my desktop?

2012-01-13T22:58:00.000-08:00

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Today's Giggle

2012-01-12T12:59:00.000-08:00

From screencrave's Top 10 Most Berserk Computers in Film, coming in at #3:

"V’ger [...] decided to return to Earth to find its creator, which V’ger assumes is God. Instead, V’ger finds William Shatner’s hairpiece and Leonard Nimoy’s fake ears and decides to wipe out the Earth in a rage. All of which is yet another reason why we probably shouldn’t let our PCs get too religious, apparently."

Amen to that.

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Wooing the Trekkie Vote?

2012-01-04T14:10:00.000-08:00

This is supposed to be a Kirk Cookie Jar but this Butt Girl thinks it looks like Mitt Romney in a captain's shirt.

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Bill's Signature Analyzed!

2012-01-02T16:01:00.000-08:00

Kathi McKnight, a handwriting analyst, got Bill's autograph and posted her thoughts here.

"What an incredible visionary. The upper loops, (when properly placed!) have to do with the ability to visualize into the future, all the things we cannot see, touch or feel. Sounds pretty trekkie-like doesn't it!!"

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Direct from the Mirror Universe! And on sale!!

2011-12-16T23:14:00.000-08:00

Get a Star Trek cover for your iPhone 4. Choose from the uber-geeky Command, Science, Engineering or Mirror Universe models!
Forget about Santa, the folks at Think Geek are cranking my Christmas engine!

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Show SciFi Theatre Special Edition!

2011-12-15T20:33:00.000-08:00

Episode SciFi Theatre on MP3

In this special holiday show, JK reviews A Klingon Christmas Carol, playing at the Greenhouse Theatre Center in Chicago through the end of December. It's great! Go see it!

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Comanche Blanco Numero de Muerto

2011-12-14T12:35:00.000-08:00

White Comanche (1968)- William Shatner KillCount from Arnold Connery on Vimeo.

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THIS IS A DISASTER .

2011-12-14T12:30:00.000-08:00

Promo for "Star Trek: Generations" from 1992.

Bill's toupee looks painted on, Worf's forehead ridge was apparently purchased at a novelty store, and the announcer mispronounces Star Trek!

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Bill at the CMT Awards

2011-12-14T12:23:00.000-08:00

Bill, Joe Walsh, and Brad Paisley (Bill's buddy) sing at the Country Music Awards. (Bill comes in at 3:30).

Tags: CMT Artists of the Year: Brad Paisley featuring Joe Walsh and William Shatner "Life's Been Good/Camouflage" Medley, Brad Paisley, Brad Paisley Videos

Also, you can see Bill presenting the Artist of the Year award to Brad here.

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Show #152 - Dec 11

2011-12-11T20:35:00.001-08:00

Episode 152 on MP3

Butt Girls in person!

A gift for Kitty
Next Trek movie in 3-D
Lene rants about "Ensigns of Command"
Part 2 of the Trek Comic (Where No Man)
Cracked.com - 5 Cover Songs That Stole the Show From the Original
Episode review: Is There in Truth No Beauty? (And here's JK's story)
Star Trek bathrobe!
Star Trek nutcrackers!
Bid for Bill's dog bowl!
What would you do with an hour with Bill?

Totally not worth looking at his butt.

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Seduction!Shatner Parts 2 & 3

2011-12-03T20:30:00.000-08:00

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Seduction!Shatner in Action!

2011-12-01T15:18:00.000-08:00

Just Part 1 for now.

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Bill should have done this.

2011-11-28T20:46:00.001-08:00

Courtesy of our friend Laura, a true piece of pop culture, starring Mr. Burt Reynolds. If Bill had posed for Playboy, they wouldn't have been able to keep it in print!

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Hurt/Comfort a la Shatner

2011-11-23T16:21:00.000-08:00

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Bill Sets Himself on (Fake) Fire for Safety

2011-11-15T15:28:00.001-08:00

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Words to live by

2011-11-15T11:47:00.001-08:00

From Sonja

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Real Life Trek Lego Costumes

2011-11-14T09:26:00.000-08:00

Courtesy of io9. These are awesome.

Nicely done, Dengue Survivor.

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Show #151 - Nov 13

2011-11-12T22:39:00.001-08:00

Episode 151 on MP3

Steve Jobs' last words
Star Trek freezicles, as seen in Wired
10 things you probably didn't know about Trek
The 10 Most Explosively Masculine Captain Kirk Battle Techniques
How William Shatner Makes Love, TV Star Parade, 1968
Peter Shatner??
JK reviews The Captains (and here's the GeekMom review)

Just look at how happy that little girl is.

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Your Guess Is As Good As Ours

2011-11-07T23:23:00.001-08:00

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Best Halloween Costume!

2011-10-28T10:04:00.000-07:00

From our friends at Pink Raygun:

Sexy Costumes: The Manly Edition

Sexy Captain Kirk

Any one can put on a mustard jersey shirt, pepper their speech with inappropriate pauses, and say they’re Captain Kirk. Be daring! Ditch the shirt, toss a dishtowel around your shoulders, and go sexy with your Kirk!

Your Butt Girls approve this message. And if you want to go crazy, throw on a little dirt, or fake blood. That's what Kirk would do!

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Show #150 - Oct 23

2011-10-24T20:16:00.000-07:00

Episode 150 on MP3

We're having a 4-Shatner day!

The blog looks DIFFERENT
And we have a poll! Vote early, vote often!
JK reviews Bill's book
Harry Potter, and Harry Potter and Methods of Rationality
The Magician/The Magician King by Lev Grossman (JK says read 'em!)
Things that make you crazy in SF
What is hard science fiction?
Bad Transformers fanfic!

Shatner and Goetz

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Holy Shatner! Bill does Bohemian Rhapsody

2011-10-20T12:01:00.000-07:00

I can't even....

Bill in the Sky With Diamonds.

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POLL: Kirk and the Female Legionnaires

2011-10-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

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Show #149 - Oct 11

2011-10-11T21:27:00.000-07:00

Episode 149 on MP3

Worst Trek episodes of all time (yes, I mispronounced "narcissistic")
Seeking Major Tom samples
Star Trek vs. Star Wars
Bill refuses to be interviewed! GASP!
Do any episodes of TOS pass the Bechdel Test?
Chris Pine meets Gary Lockwood
TOS + Legion of the Super-Heroes!

Davy Jones and Jerry Seinfeld's love child

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This is great!

2011-09-30T14:29:00.000-07:00

Even if it is TNG.

My Star Trek Quiet Book

So who's feeling inspired? We could really use "My Kirk's Butt Quiet Book."

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Fussin' and Feudin' ... again ... still ...

2011-09-28T08:38:00.000-07:00

Apparently, one of Shatner's Rules is "Never let George Takei have the last word."

Click here to read more.

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Show #148 - Sept. 25

2011-09-25T16:24:00.000-07:00

Episode 148 on MP3

Bill on Craig Ferguson
Kirk as a doorknob
Bill's CBC interview
Dr. Who and Trek: Not Science Fiction?
Why we hate the holodeck
Fanfic rec: Ghost in the Machine by Killa
New Trek post-Voyager series?

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Samples of "Seeking Major Tom"

2011-09-25T14:39:00.000-07:00

If you go to this page at Amazon, you can listen to short excerpts from Bill's new LP. (Sorry, couldn't figure out how to embed it.)

What are your faves? Which tracks will be the best?

We've got our own ideas and will discuss on an upcoming show.

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Attention, all hands!

2011-09-19T15:33:00.000-07:00

You can now see "The Tenth Level" on YouTube. (Part 1 embedded here, go to youtube.com for the rest).

This is an amazing movie with a great performance by Bill and a superfluous shoulder roll!

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Those Damn Space Hippies!

2011-09-15T13:16:00.000-07:00

The Way to Eden goes through San Francisco. Who knew?Bay Area Trekkies, this runs until SEPTEMBER 24.

Thanks, Capn Ho!I will not sully our blog with a picture of TDSH.

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Bill "Sings" Iron Man

2011-09-12T15:16:00.000-07:00

From Revolver mag:

Acting legend and recipient of the Honorary Headbanger Award at this year’s Revolver Golden Gods has finally released his version of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man.” The Star Trek captain holed up with Black Label Society and former Ozzy Osbourne axman Zakk Wylde and Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez earlier this year to record the track, which can be found on his new double-album, Seeking Major Tom (Cleopatra), which comes out on October 11. Presales for the album start today right here!

Of working with Wylde, Shatner commented, “He’s fantastic! I’m energized.” Wylde was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Shatner and added, “He’s super cool, we had an awesome time working together.”

Revolver Mag debut William Shatner Iron man feat. Zakk Wylde by Cleopatra Records

I...don't think I like this. GASP!

Good guitars, tho.

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Trek Infographic - 45 Years in One Image!

2011-09-09T10:13:00.001-07:00

Source: SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

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Happy 45th Trekkie-versary!

2011-09-08T21:40:00.000-07:00

And here are the snacks for the celebration. Many thanks to Chad for the heads-up!

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Bill + Rookie Blue

2011-09-07T22:48:00.000-07:00

We don't know what "Rookie Blue" is but Bill's guest-starring on the season premiere.

All together now: BILL! IS! EVERYWHERE!

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Look. At. His. BUTT.

2011-08-31T17:23:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of the ever-lovin' zainin666 over at more_shatner. Happy sigh.

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Bill Is All Over the InterWebs!

2011-08-30T14:48:00.000-07:00

This! Is! Everywhere!

Giddyup!

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My theory

2011-08-27T23:59:00.000-07:00

I figured he got the black eye from the much bigger man he stole the suit from.

But I was wrong.

Read the article and listen to/watch the interviews. (Lene was practically beside herself seeing him do a Shatner Swallow(tm) in Real Life.)

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Wet suit! Chest hair!

2011-08-27T23:57:00.000-07:00

Ours is not to reason why; ours is but to drool and sigh.

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Bill: The #1 Reason to Love Fan Expo

2011-08-26T10:22:00.000-07:00

Bill Shatner doesn’t need our affirmation. Scientists have proven that, at any given second, Captain Kirk is doing something at least 6.7 per cent cooler than what you’re doing. Remember when Ben Folds produced Shatner’s second spoken-word album, Has Been, and people laughed (recalling, rightfully, his absurd parodic version of “Mr. Tambourine Man”) — but then it turned out to be, like, really kind of good? Or, remember the unmitigated genius in his interpretation of Sarah Palin’s language-mangling during the 2008 elections? Or his slew of post-slump roles that reinvented him as television’s coolest ironic self-aware dad? Never mind meeting him: writing this, we increasingly wish that we were William Shatner.

-- Postcity.com

"Check your data, Mr. Spock! A mere 6.7% is unacceptable. Kirk out."

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I Can Haz Enterprize?

2011-08-25T15:46:00.000-07:00

I don't know who's making these cat trees but they're awesome. Here's one of Terok Nor.

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McCoy will keep you warm at night

2011-08-25T10:29:00.000-07:00

Part of a collection of Trek quilts made by The Alligator Bride over on Etsy. Extra props for basing them on the Animated Series!

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Captain Kirk Watches Out For Danger

2011-08-24T16:11:00.000-07:00

Ganked from Vibrant Oxymoron:

Captain Kirk guards the door to my room. Using advanced technology, he and Spock devised a way to shrink him to the size of a doorknob and make him two-dimensional. Posted behind the doorknob and disguised as paper, he is ready to report danger to me at any time.

T'Laina, you're a genius. I guess this is an Extremely Visible Doorknob (EVD).

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Hipster Star Trek blog

2011-08-12T14:45:00.000-07:00

It's here. Just a sample:

There isn't a Kirk template yet. This is because Kirk could never be a hipster, not in this universe, the Mirror Universe, or any other universe. I dare the world to make a Hipster Kirk joke that's actually funny. (Hipster Spock, now that's another story.)

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Star Trek Book of Opposites

2011-08-11T16:32:00.000-07:00

Via Neatorama:

What better way of teaching future Starfleet officers the strange new worlds of opposites than by using illustrations from the greatest sci-fi show ever? David Borgenicht went where no man has gone before with his book: The Star Trek Book of Opposites, published by Quirk Books.

NeatoBambino has a peek inside: Link

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Show #147 - Aug 10

2011-08-10T14:41:00.000-07:00

Episode 147 on MP3

Bill at Comic-Con!
Google+ Plus Bill
Lene reviews The Captains
Fan mail!!
Bill should be King of Canada (he said so himself)
10 Best Trek Moments

Your typical Google+ user.

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Bill Talks! And Shills!

2011-08-10T13:12:00.000-07:00

And he's sooooooo cute!

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Trekkies to Have Our Own Theme Park

2011-08-09T22:43:00.000-07:00

Finally! Too bad we can't afford to go to Jordan.

"The resort will include hotels, theatres, dining and shopping. The entertainment will be themed around the idea of Jordan as "a crossroads of civilisations', Ms Ayoubi said.
The Star Trek-themed 'space-flight adventure' will be created under licence from CBS Consumer Products, which manages the licensing of television shows including the CSI series."

More info here! Beam us up!

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O Canada! Cheer up. Bill is on the way.

2011-08-09T22:38:00.000-07:00

Bill is touring various Canadian cities in "How Time Flies: An Evening With William Shatner." He's going to sing songs from his new album!!!

Click here for the schedule. Tickets go on sale August 12 at Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster or charge by phone 1-855-985-5000.

We expect details reports from each and every one of you!

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Yeah, right

2011-08-05T15:04:00.000-07:00

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Star Trek

They wrote open-mouth kisses into the script! And they had to FORCE Bill to do them.

Other notes:

#3 kinda squicks me.

Fun comments, "analyzing" Spock's sex appeal. Capt. Snarky: "Now I've got an image in my head of Mr. Spock in a leather jacket sitting on a Harley Davidson while smoking an unfiltered cigarette."

QUICK CUT to fan art that I believe is now in Lene's possession.

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Star Trek Live in Seattle & Portland!

2011-08-03T14:42:00.000-07:00

Reblogged from the Wondermark blog:

"Over the weekend I was in Seattle, and when I mentioned that startling fact on Twitter I received an invitation from @pdunwin to attend “Outdoor Trek,” a live “Shakespeare in the Park”-style performance of Star Trek by the theater company Hello Earth.

It was great! It’s playing one more time, this coming weekend on both Saturday and Sunday, and it’s totally free to attend. I’m only marginally a Star Trek fan myself, but it was a really, really fun show put on by folks who’re clearly having a blast doing it. Live music, hula-hoop-heavy transporter effects, and the judicious use of Silly String just add to the experience. More info here!

Hello Earth took the idea from the Portland group Atomic Arts, who’ve apparently been doing “Trek in the Park” for several years, and who will be doing their own show (the episode “Mirror, Mirror”) one last time for the season on August 27. More info on the Portland show here."

Dang! We need it in SF and Chicago! If you go please tell us about it!

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A Feast of Shatner Rarities!

2011-07-29T23:47:00.000-07:00

Although we disagree with the assessment of "Kingdom of the Spiders" as Bill's worst (Impulse, anyone?), the clips that accompany this article are priceless.

Here's Bill at his swishiest as an apparently gay Southern arms dealer in "Barbary Coast."

Go to William Shatner's Most Unintentionally Hilarious Roles for the rest. Watch for Impulse's Ruth Roman in "Go Ask Alice." Plus there's a new contender for the worst hairpiece competition - the powdered wig in "Swing Out, Sweet Land."

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The Longest Khan

2011-07-23T15:16:00.000-07:00

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Show #146 - July 23

2011-07-23T15:04:00.000-07:00

Episode 146 on MP3

Donate to Trekfest for Kirk Dirt
American Pickers on YouTube featuring BILL
Back to Space Con
Toronto Sun piece on Bill - "Shatner more popular than ever" NO DUH

Whatever happened to the guy who changed his name to James T. Kirk? And
Melanie Mayfield, where are you?

Bill, always happy to perform (ahem).

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Another media to be conquered?

2011-07-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

A Shatner Clone!

Manny Coto, former "Enterprise" show runner, spoke to the Hollywood Reporter:

I would reboot Star Trek, with a young William Shatner. We clone William Shatner: If I start now, in 15 years, we’d have a young Kirk. Someone’s has to talk to Shatner to give up some DNA before he dies because it’s not that far away in terms of geekdom. Fifteen years is not a long time, 15 years will be here before we know it and we could have a young Captain Kirk. Do you think my wife would agree to carry it to term? That’s interesting. Honey?

Honey? HONEY?

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Watch Shatnerpalooza for free at EPIX!

2011-07-18T22:23:00.000-07:00

Click here for details!

All Shatner, All the Time!

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Shatnerpalooza!! July 21-30!

2011-07-13T19:28:00.000-07:00

We didn't invent this but we LOVE it! Go to Epix to get more information!

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Happy Canada Day!

2011-07-01T09:48:00.000-07:00

Happy Canada Day! Let's take a moment to celebrate the country that gave us WILLIAM FUCKING SHATNER!

(Best copy I could find, sorry)

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Angry Bird of Prey

2011-06-30T10:42:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of the lovely and talented Mike Sterling at Progressive Ruin. Mike says: "You’d be angry, too, if you had that stickin’ in your rear."

Couldn't find a link to buy it online. But rest assured, you WILL be able to buy it somewhere...

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A different kind of Rank Privilege

2011-06-29T15:59:00.000-07:00

This was originally done for Toyfare magazine. Don't know the year.

Love Spock's eyes!

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Trailer for "The Captains"

2011-06-29T15:24:00.000-07:00

I fucking LOVE Bill. "Possibly not."

Shatner-Palooza!

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Rah! Rah! Sis boom bah!

2011-06-24T12:01:00.000-07:00

William Shatner, rah rah rah!

Sean, thank you SO MUCH for this!

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Show #145 - June 19

2011-06-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

Episode 145 on MP3

Shatfest report!
Bill as the new boss of Dunder-Mifflin!
Dr. Kildare, The Encroachment, 1966!
The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1960

Thanks for the audio, Jen!

But no Shatner swallow. :-(

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Mr. Deity and Star Trek

2011-06-11T20:57:00.000-07:00

It's still a good idea.

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Show #144 - June 11

2011-06-11T17:26:00.000-07:00

Episode 144 on MP3

Part 2 of our interview with Mike Hall of the Merseyside Skeptics, host of the Skeptics with a K podcast! Mike talks about why Bill rules, and tells us about his Voyager script!

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McGill Honors Bill

2011-06-09T23:52:00.000-07:00

After awarding him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree, they also made this video.

As fun as the video is, nothing tops that first picture of young Bill. Sigh...

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Ship's Xenocosmetologist

2011-06-09T23:42:00.000-07:00

AKA the Ship's Fashion Police.

Check out this great blog.

Thanks, Dianne, for the heads-up.

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And Speaking of "Generations"

2011-06-01T19:27:00.000-07:00

Malcolm McDowell had this to say:

Bill Shatner is a force of nature, is he not?

Yea, verily.

Yes, It's a Bad Death Scene

2011-06-01T19:17:00.000-07:00

But not as bad as the one in "Generations."

SPOILER SPACE
BILL
BILL
BILL
BILL
BILL

Until I saw the hair dryer, I thought he was being killed by fireflies.

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Star Trek by Girls on Film

2011-05-27T12:20:00.000-07:00

Kind of awesome and better than Chris Pine.

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2011-05-23T23:46:00.000-07:00

May 2011:

Lene Taylor and Jungle Kitty at Shatfest 2011!

*********

Shatfest!
Monday, May 23, 2011

WHERE: FORBIDDEN ISLAND TIKI LOUNGE

WHEN: 7:30PM

No reservations. First come, first served.

THRILLVILLE'S SHATFEST: TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM SHATNER
Thrillville's biggest annual show...with pizza, beer, wine & more!
Featuring two of Big Bill's all time grindhouse classics..
His immortal serial killer classic IMPULSE (1974)
Plus! Bill personifies goodness and purity (really!) and speaks Esperanto- in INCUBUS (1965)
With special guests...
THE SHATNER BUTT GIRLS!

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Show #143 - May 20

2011-05-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

Episode 143 on MP3

Big interview show with Mike Hall of the Merseyside Skeptics, host of the Skeptics with a K podcast! This is Part One. We're all so chatty!

Mike talks about Trek, Doctor Who, the Trek movie, Trek fandom, atheism, and much more!

Mike, have you seen The Adjustment Bureau yet?

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From 1959: Bill Narrates a Film about Venice

2011-05-19T22:32:00.001-07:00

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Thrill Bill & Bill Shills!

2011-05-19T21:06:00.000-07:00

Part 1:

Part 2:

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Shatnerpalooza! July 21!

2011-05-18T18:20:00.000-07:00

Bill's documentary "The Captains" and "Gonzo Ballet" will both be shown on the 48-hour Shatnerpalooza. Read about it here.

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"O Canada" "outtakes" - All Shatner All The Time

2011-05-17T15:47:00.000-07:00

Bill is SO FUNNY. Love his take at the end. Entertain us, Bill!

Behind the Scenes at William Shatner Sings O Canada - watch more funny videos

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Bill interview circa TMP

2011-05-16T19:04:00.000-07:00

Bill looks hot! And he tells the trailer story. He was getting better at interviews by this point.

I think Paul Ryan is actually a character played by Martin Short on SCTV, like Brock Linehan.

AND: CHEST HAIR.

That is all.

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Star Trek Fan Film - 1971!

2011-05-15T20:00:00.001-07:00

From the YouTube comments:

This video was a final exam in a TV production class that I took at Ohio State back in the spring of 1971. Even as a lad of 21, I always had to have everything preserved!! I had this taped on 1" open-reel videotape, then transferred it to U-Matic and then to Beta. (I got an A-.)

Spock appears to be played by Mike Nesmith (well, the guy stole his sideburns, anyway), the sets are non-existent, the humor is not really humorous, and yet it's STILL better than The New Voyages.

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Bill as Falstaff - reviews!

2011-05-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

We mentioned that Bill played Falstaff recently in a celebrity performance of Merry Wives of Windsor:

Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles presents co-chairs Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks and a rhinestone-studded roster of celebrities reading Shakespeare's bawdiest comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor for its 21st Simply Shakespeare fundraiser. Celebrity readers include Christina Applegate, Kenneth Branagh, Faith Hill, Eric Idle, Arte Johnson, Eugene Levy, Tim McGraw, William Shatner, Martin Short, Tracey Ullman. The evening also features live music from country superstar Reba McEntire, and progressive bluegrass musicians Sara and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek.

Look at that cast line-up!

We were hoping to find some photos or videos, but alas, there are none to be seen. We did, however, find some great reviews. Bill, naturally, killed. Here are some highlights:

What a fantastic event! Where else can you get such a diverse cast?!?! William Shatner as Falstaff...I never thought William Shatner when I think William Shakespeare, but he magically fit, pompous and pudgy!

Shatner - hillarious as Falstaff - worked his behind off, dressing as old woman, hiding in a laundry basket and getting beat up by fairies...........

Bill Shatner outstanding as Falstaff

Martin Short is a firework of fun and Arte Johnson, Tom Hanks, William Shatner, and Reba - the whole cast - make this the best Shakespearean comedy ever!

holy crap. i was cracking up the ENTIRE TIME. martin short, tom hanks and shatner were amazing. seriously a good time.

The principals, Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, Tracey Ullman & Kenneth Branagh, along with William Shatner (as Falstaff) were superb, with Artie Johnson & Martin Short providing over-the-top comedy schtick.

And here's another great review, plus a pic:

Monday night's "Merry Wives of Windsor" reading at UCLA was one-third Shakespeare, one-third country standards sung by Reba McEntire, and one-third ad libs by Tom Hanks and Martin Short.

And just about everybody on stage at Royce Hall wore a cowboy hat, except Kenneth Branagh's Master Ford, who seemed to have wandered in from another production, if not another continent.

No one gave the word "adieu" more twang than McEntire's Margaret, prompting Hanks' Master Page to remark, "It's like she's affected half the cast with her dialect."

The show did stick to the Bard when it came to William Shatner's Falstaff, who delivered the grand finale in drag, looking like "the witch of Brentwood," as Rita Wilson's Mistress Ford put it.

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O Canada. O Bill.

2011-05-14T23:35:00.000-07:00

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Show #142 - May 13

2011-05-13T20:01:00.000-07:00

Episode 142 on MP3

Shatfest!!! BE THERE: May 23rd at the Forbidden Tiki Lounge in Alameda, 7:30 - FREE!!!
Bill tweets about wanting clips of the Captains
Bill's new book "Shatner Rules" - preorder now!
Star Trek "fine art"

"Fine art" - yeah right

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"Back to Space-Con" on DVD

2011-05-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

This looks pretty awesome! I think we'll get it and review it. From SFGate:

It was much harder to be a Bay Area science fiction geek in the early 1970s. Instead of aisles and aisles of sci-fi-themed toys and clothing in retail giants such as Target, there was one hole-in-the-wall store in Berkeley. Instead of a huge comic book convention at the Moscone Center, "Star Trek" fans gathered at Lincoln High School in San Francisco. Bay Area documentarian Tom Wyrsch, who directed the similarly nostalgic "Remembering Playland at the Beach," opens the vault again to present a loving tribute to the first science-fiction conventions in San Francisco and the East Bay. What could have been an archive dump - Wyrsch has a plethora of footage of varying quality, including interviews by "Creature Features" legend Bob Wilkins - quickly takes form, with many themes that are moving, funny and sometimes sad. Some of the fans felt extremely isolated, and were thrilled to find a convention hall filled with like-minded costume-wearing Trekkers. Bay Area fans were instrumental in convincing Hollywood that there was value to sci-fi, but that corporate mind-set eventually took over the conventions. "Space-Con" is rough around the edges at times, but still a very enjoyable time capsule for local sci-fi fans. Available for sale at www.garfieldlaneproductions.com.

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Lessons Learned from Wrath of Khan

2011-04-29T21:07:00.000-07:00

Via ThoughtCatalog, a great list by Oliver Miller. See esp. #2, #4, #6, and #22.

VALUABLE LESSONS THAT I LEARNED FROM “THE WRATH OF KHAN”

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1) …For all things, there is a first time.

2) There is no such thing as a no-win scenario.

3) If you meet someone who’s not part of your regular circle of friends, this person might just turn out to be your long-lost son.

4) Russian people are generally useless.

5) Black people tend to make noble sacrifices.

6) You shouldn’t accept a promotion just because it comes with a fancy title; stick to what you’re good at.

7) Don’t ever let someone stick a bug in your ear.

8 ) If you’re talking on the phone and some jerk can overhear you, try to speak in code.

9) It has always been easier to destroy than to create.

10) Obsession can be a bad thing — a very very bad thing.

11) If you strand someone in a distant location, try to check back from time to time, just to see how they’re doing.

12) The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few… or the one.

13) Paradoxically, cheating can sometimes be a good thing.

14) You should avoid two-dimensional thinking.

15) If someone gives you a present, accept it politely — after all, this person could die someday.

16) How we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life.

17) If your best friend stands up, gives you kind of a funny look, and then leaves the room for no reason, then your best friend might be thinking about committing suicide. You should grab him and hold him down.

18) However, if your best friend does commit suicide, this will have the effect of making you grateful for your own life, such as it is.

19) In life, there are always possibilities.

20) Khan!

21) Khaaaaan!

22) KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

23) Foreign chicks are pretty hot — especially when they let their hair down.

24) Ideas begin in words.

25) Every death leads to the beginning of a new life.

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Shatner Rules: Best Book Cover EVER

2011-04-28T13:20:00.000-07:00

Shatner Rules: Your Key to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large

Finally, Bill writes a how-to book. About everything. Confirming our theory that BILL IS EVERYWHERE (at all times). The book will be published in October - pre-order NOW!

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Mondo Mirror Mirror Poster

2011-04-28T10:13:00.000-07:00

With knives so shiny they cause lens flare!

Get yours now! Or whenever it's released.

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More Trek Pron - TNG

2011-04-18T15:37:00.000-07:00

Via Wil Wheaton (believe it or not):

Tasha Yar's wig is pretty impressive (and by impressive I mean it LOOKS LIKE A BOILED BARBIE HEAD) but you know what? Who wants to watch Trek porn without Kirk?

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Bill's new record - track listing! OMG!

2011-04-13T10:52:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of WilliamShatner.com. This is going to be a LONG album. We can't wait!

Space Trucking Originally By Deep Purple - Deep Purple Drummer Ian Paice Has Performed The Drum Part. Johnny Winter Is On Guest Guitar.

She Blinded Me With Science Originally By Thomas Dolby - Bootsy Collins Is On As The Guest Bassist. Patrick Moraz (Ex Yes And Moody Blues) Is Guesting On Keyboards/Synth.

In A Little While Originally By U2 - Manuel Gottsching From Ash Ra Tempel Has Added Guitar.

Empty Glass Originally By The Tea Party - Michael Schenker (UFO/Scorpions) Has Added Guest Guitar.

Lost In The Stars As Done By Frank Sinatra - Jazz Legend Ernie Watts Is On Guest Saxophone.

Twilight Zone Originally By Golden Earring - Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule/Allman Brothers) Is On Guest Guitar.

Space Cowboy Originally By Steve Miller - Country Artist Brad Paisley Has Added Guitar And Vocals.

Rocket Man Originally By Elton John - Guitarist Steve Hillage (Ex Gong Member And Current Member Of Techno Rock Duo System 7) Has Added Guest Guitar

Space Oddity Originally By David Bowie - Ritchie Blackmore (Ex-Deep Purple) Has Added Guest Guitar. Alan Parsons Is Adding Guest Keyboards.

Spirit In The Sky Originally By Norman Greenbaum - Peter Frampton Has Played Guitar On This Track.

Bohemian Rhapsody Originally By Queen - John Wetton From Asia Has Played Bass And Done A Vocal.

Silver Machine Originally By Hawkwind - Wayne Kramer From The MC5 Is Adding Guitar And Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/Rod Stewart) Is Adding A Guest Drum Part.

Major Tom Originally By Peter Shilling - Nick Valensi, The Guitarist From The Strokes Has Added Guest Guitar To This This Track. Also Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourn, Black Label Society) And Mike Inez (Alice In Chains)Have Contributed To This Track.

Learning To Fly Originally By Pink Floyd - Edgar Froese From Tangerine Dream Has Played Guitar And Keyboards On This Track.

Mr. Spaceman Originally By The Byrds - Dave Davies From The Kinks Has Added Guest Guitar On This Track.

Iron Man Originally By Black Sabbath - Zakk Wylde (Ex Ozzy Guitarist) Played Guitar And Did A Vocal On This Track.

Planet Earth Originally By Duran Duran - Steve Howe, Guitarist With Yes, Played Guitar On This Track.

Walking On The Moon Originally By The Police - Toots Of Toots & The Maytals Has Added A Guest Vocal.

Mrs. Major Tom - Female Singer To Add A Track -To Be Announced

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Bill Down Under!

2011-04-08T11:54:00.001-07:00

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Creation Con Show!

2011-03-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

Episode Creation Con 2011 on MP3

FINALLY!

Our quick report on the trip to Creation Con in SF

Nichelle!
Leonard!
Puppets!
Cupcakes!

It was kind of a mediocre con but we had a great time!!

A Kirk doll that looks like Bill!

The Gorn left a note for his fans!

The Spock puppet that scared me! From the JibJab guy!

Disrespectful but hilarious Mego doll!

Cupcakes!

The elevator buttons in the parking garage! WHUT?

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Oh hi, I'm William Shatner

2011-03-24T09:35:00.000-07:00

What a pro! Shilling! Joking! Every take is different! Hilarious!

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Talk Like William Shatner Day WINNER!

2011-03-23T12:15:00.000-07:00

Congrats to the winner of the Talk Like William Shatner Day contest, as decided by Maurice LaMarche, who started the whole thing. This guy is great! I bet the voiceover offers start flooding in...

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Happy Birthday, Bill!

2011-03-22T15:50:00.000-07:00

To the one and only William Fucking Shatner:

We are, and shall always be, Your Butt Girls.

Happy 80th Bill!

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Talk like Bill on His Birthday and Win!!

2011-03-18T14:55:00.000-07:00

Can you talk like Bill? You can win this cool stuff from Thinkgeek.

I want that robe. Want. Robe. GOD, I wish we'd videotaped the Shatner warmups at Shatfest!

Contest info here.

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