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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Lots of Bill Photos!

Suitable for framing. Suitable for drooling. Suitable for captions!






More at Fanpop.

Bill massages an octopus.

No, really. What the hell is this from??

Full of wonderful Shacting. "We....grow...up.......too soon."

I like the way he grabs the kid's hand and shoves it in the tank. Massage that octopus, Joey, goddammit!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Who's the cutest villain? Oo's the cutest villain. Yes, oo are.

The Khan plushie.


Coming in October! Read all about it at Trekmovie. So far, no one has pointed out that...

THIS IS A DISASTER .

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

AMC! (Another Media Conquered)

Graffiti!


This and more here.

Urban art by Robert D. Brooks.

Thanks, Anonymous.

Sulu Pour Homme

I wish I was joking. But you can get it at Comic Con.


Genki Wear (Booth #3744): The makers of the popular line of Star Trek fragrances are back with their latest and greatest product yet, Sulu Pour Homme Cologne for men. Sulu is the perfect cologne for the man who does everything, whether that’s cataloging exotic plants, collecting antique firearms, or piloting ancient helicopters and advanced starships. Get there early as they’ll only have 300 bottles on hand in exclusive Comic-Con packaging.

What's next? Uhura Pour Femme? Chapel Pour Cases Hopelesse? Chekov Pour Minions? (Previously sold as Essence of Davy)

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

And another media conquered!


"Remember the Christmas party? We danced. Then you got so lit you ending up hanging on the tree."

Available from Amazon.

Brad Paisley's mancrush


From The Star:

William Shatner’s last words on his 2004 album Has Been, “Sorry to disappoint you, but I’m real,” come from a song Paisley wrote for him.

So who was more exciting to talk to, the sitting President or the imaginary starship captain? “No offence to Mr. Obama,” Paisley says with a laugh. “I think if the president ever met Bill he would agree. I’ve never run into the likes of him anywhere. Truly a blast to be around, he has more energy than me — and he’s almost 80. ‘You want to ride motorcycles, let's ride motorcycles. You want to jump out of an airplane? I'm free tomorrow.’

“That's just how to live your life, man,” Paisley says.

Betrayed!!!!


He probably had an experience that was nothing at all like making love. OK, that was snarky. It's actually a very interesting article.

Posted by tintorera. Read the article and see more pictures!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Bill and Liza Minelli!

Bill is ON.

TJ Hooker in the FUTURE! Dashing, good-looking, masculine, vital...

The question is: Did he do her? I vote yes. There are Significant Looks being exchanged.



Sunday, July 18, 2010

Show #130 - July 18

Episode 130 on MP3

NEWS - JK is moving to Chicago!
A little more history of us and fandom!
Trek stuff that MIGHT be for sale!
Shatner's WIG?
Lene takes issue with Shatner's Toupee
Oh Fuck Yes: Commercial for the Kansas Lottery
Killing Captain Kirk



Oh, Bill. You look like a dork.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Shatner in Love

Ganked from More_Shatner. No idea who the artist is but this is BRILLIANT. The inclusion of the Gorn is the best thing.

New Priceline commercial!

Bill's so cute. And the "mom" gives him a great look - totally overcome with his charm and hotness. Also starring Brian O'Brian!

After you stop laughing...

...caption this! Please!


Thanks, Spockoid, for sending this to us.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Ah, subtext...subtitles...sublime.

Thanks to those wonderful folks at Shatner's Toupee for bringing this poetry to our attention.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Are you an uber-geek?

There's an app for that.


Turn your iPhone into a Star Trek communicator! And it's got Bill's voice! (Note to archivist: Another media conquered.)

Another Media Conquered: Other Actors

Show me an actor under the age of 45 who says he wasn't influenced by William Shatner and I'll show you a liar.

The Deadbolt Interview - Sorcerer's Exclusive: Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel Talk William Shatner

Bill is shocked--SHOCKED!

Government employee is one media that Bill has left unconquered. Or one (and perhaps the only) media that has resisted his conquest.


William Shatner, Governor General. Not.
"They know nothing about people and life in outer space."
Well said, Bill.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Shatnerathon blog roundup

So we were going to participate in this, but Kitty is packing and I was having a hell of a week at work, and we missed it. Boo! But LOTS of other people participated in the joy that was Stacia's Shatnerathon, and you should read each and every one of the entries. To make sure you do that, I've assembled all the posts in one long list here. All comments are Stacia's. GO!

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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

The Bike Story

We've talked about this story many times. They still do it at cons. Look at his butt!

Monday, July 05, 2010

Junior Star Trek!

As recommended by our pal Commodore Mendez at Drunken Trekkies. This is AWESOME! All it is missing is "Check gas" "Gas OK".

Sunday, July 04, 2010

Show #129 - July 4

Episode 129 on MP3


Extra material from Captain Kirk's Guide to Women
- Guess the episode!
Kitty said she would research the quotes but didn't - HOMEWORK FOR YOU ALL
Jonathan Frakes is funny
Fanfiction contest judged by Dorothy Fontana!
Commodore Mendez interview!



This sign was in an empty room. Somehow fitting.

Friday, July 02, 2010

Could This Be Genuine?

Now up for sale at the Heritage Auction Galleries:

Description: William Shatner's Star Trek TV Series Costume Wig. A brown hairpiece made for him for an unspecified production. Possibly worn by Shatner during the third season of the groundbreaking science fiction series Star Trek, which spawned the mega-successful franchise. Hand-tied and made from human hair, the wig includes the original MGM wig stock record card, reading "Stock No. 1244, Date 6-7-68, Original Player: William Shatner, Description: Brown - 1850" with the added notation: "Rented to F. Phillips - Paramount Studios 6-7-68/6-17-68." Fred Phillips was the make-up department head for the entire Star Trek series from 1966-1969, and he rented the wig for Shatner from MGM Studios (most likely from William Tuttle, who was the make-up department head of MGM). The wig has been restyled for photography, and is in Excellent condition. From The MGM Wig Archive. Estimate: $2,000 - up.



Bidding starts at $1000!

Your LAHB gals wonder if this is really a wig Bill wore on Trek - we always thought that (even in the third season) Bill wore a piece, and not a wig that covered his whole head. Maybe it was for something else? We've asked our pals at Shatner's Toupee for their analysis.

The only time Bill wore an actual wig in Trek was when he did that one shot as his brother Sam in Operation Annihilate! Are there others? Let's solve this, people!

P.S. from Kitty: Photoshoppers, a challenge! Can you put this believably on Bill's head?

A Fight Club We Can Believe In

From Floobynooby's 51 Conspiracy Theories That Don't Exist But Should:
18. In 1992 Patrick Stewart and William Shatner had a bare-knuckles boxing match in the basement of a sound stage in Hollywood, the result of which Shatner had to die at the end of Star Trek: Generations.
AT LAST! OF COURSE! How could it be otherwise?

Thursday, July 01, 2010

OMG Bill Shills for the Kansas Lottery... Musically

This is the YouTube comment: "At WOW Music, we take on all sorts of challenges and turn them into winners....like this radio post-score using William Shatner. It came to us, voice only. He ad-libbed. We made it musical."

OMG, you guys. OMG. Bill is a MANIAC.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Another Media Conquered!

The $5 Canadian William Shatner Coin!


From the Toque:
William Shatner was chosen to be represented on the coin because of his status as a hero to Canadians, and especially the science fiction community, which makes up approximately 80% of the Canadian population. [Really?]

Most Canadian coins are composed of standard base metals. However with Shatner on the face, they thought it more appropriate to go with a heavier metal, and ultimately chose a nickel-plated tritanium alloy. [Not gold?]

Shatner beamed with joy when told he had been selected to be on the face of the coin.

"I can't...tell you...how happy I am," he said in halting English. "No bones about it. I hope these coins...live long...and prosper...like my career."

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Risk Is His Business!

From TulsaWorld.com.
"I'm actually working on an album now," [William Shatner] said Monday.

[H]e called it a "concept album." [...] "I'm attempting to do something that might embarrass me," he said of the album.

When I responded that it's great he's still willing to take career risks, he replied: "Yes, let's say it like that. I'm still taking risks."

Also this (which is so Shatner I can't stand it!):
On his Twitter feed, he talked in May about attending a friend's 100th birthday party, where "I understand there's going to be a lot of music and dancing girls."

What about his own 100th birthday party?

"I'd like to hold it in the Sierra, in the mountains, and then fall," Shatner said.

With or without a parachute? "Without."

No music and dancing girls?

"On the way down."

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Who Else Is Obsessed with Shatner?

Fall On Your Sword, that's who. They're the electro-punk band who did the fantastic video "Shatner of the Mount."

Interviewed by NBC New York.
So what’s your fascination with William Shatner in general?

Will: I mean how can you not be?

Phil: How can you not be fascinated?

Will: [laughs] The man is a tortured genius. [...] I just happened to stumble on that footage of him, he’s talking for 45 minutes about a scene in a movie that’s first of all, completely [expletive] and secondly is only about 20 seconds long. It’s phenomenal -- the man is a maniac.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Ricky Gervais Meets Nature. And Shatner.

[Banff is] the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen. I love nature. Animals wandering around. And Shatner! Shatner wandering around. He came up to me. I held out some nuts, and he came up to me.
There should be a cartoon of this.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Go Read This Now!

From the Globe and Mail Update, a report on Bill receiving a Lifetime Achievement at the Banff World Television Festival.
[S]peaking to the industry crowd from prepared notes, Shatner was anything but flippant. Sure he’s an actor, but when he choked up as he dedicated his award to his wife Elizabeth, he seemed to have everyone in the room convinced. “My lifetime achievement is being married to her, and every day reminding myself that sustaining a marriage is in itself the achievement of a lifetime.”
And Elizabeth's response:
“I was totally overwhelmed ... and consumed with love,” Elizabeth Shatner, who was in tears during the speech, said afterward. “It’s his lifetime-achievement award, but I would thank him for taking me on the adventure of a lifetime.”


What a guy. What a gal. I love this.

The Power of Shatner

As summarized on Redshirt's Lament:
[H]ere we witness the real power of the Shat - famewhore Palin getting an autograph. Ha.


I love how the universe is being repopulated with same people, new names. Crazy Pike, FameWhore Palin. Ha indeed.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Coming Soon to a TV Near You (If You're In Canada)

Bill is going to direct a documentary about a topic to which only he can do justice:

H I M S E L F !


The world knows William Shatner as the former "Star Trek" captain.

Canadians know Shatner for his Montreal roots and early classic stage career in Stratford, Ontario.

So Canadian pay TV channel Movie Central will combine those two worlds in "The Captains," a feature documentary that captures Shatner's career arc to overnight success as Captain James T. Kirk.

[...]

to be directed by Shatner[.]

This will be (CUE JULIE ANDREWS) Shatnercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

More at Hollywood Reporter

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Another Media Conquered!

Shaturday. Calendar publishers, take note! SHATURDAY!

From Real TV Addict:
My mom, who does not read my columns, says the fact that I focus so much effort every Shaturday on William Shatner might suggest I have idle hands, but I can’t figure out if she’s implying The Shat is the devil, or she’s just saying I need to get a life.

Bill Talks Horses and Never Mentions Sex!

Today's headline is our version of "Man Bites Dog."

Shakespeare in the original Klingon

Srsly.

If you're going to be in Virginia in September, you might want to see this! George doing Shakespeare should be pretty cool. It's being presented by the Washington Shakespeare Company:

By Any Other Name: An evening of Shakespeare in Klingon
Sat 25 Sep 2010


By Any Other Name: An Evening of Shakespeare in Klingon: The first ever WSC gala will take place early fall and will commence with an introductory talk by Mark Okrand, creator of the Klingon language for the original Star Trek films. He will share about his experience working on the film series, and introduce the performers. The show will consist of famous Shakespearean scenes presented in both English and Klingon. George Takei, "Sulu" in the original Star Trek TV series, will appear, along with WSC Artistic Director Christopher Henley and WSC's Acting Company.

It's Sir Stewart now (still not King, tho)

This was covered everywhere but I like this image best. Where are the honors for BILL???


Borrowed from here.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Risk continues to be our business

OMG. So funny.

Another Media Conquered

Squirrel Monkey. Read on.


From It Made My Day:
Today I went to the Phoenix zoo and learned that all 16 of the squirrel monkeys are named after characters from Star Trek. They also have a Mandrill named Spock. IMMD.
Are they in uniform? Do they have a little TOS bridge set? Does Squirrelly Kirk get all the Squirrelly girls? (Yes.) Does Squirrelly Chekov scream all the time? (Yes.) Must! Have! Answers!

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Star Trek Old School

How could we have missed this? It's been around for an entire year!



Bravo to all involved!

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Shatnerthon! A blogging event

We did not invent this, but we endorse it. And we'll probably participate, too. Click through for details!



Monday, June 07, 2010

Saturday, June 05, 2010

I prefer TAS Kirk

From TrekCore's YouTube channel:
Paramount seriously considered making a CGI series based on the Original Series. There were also two video tests from the project that were leaked to the public. The first one is of Kirk's head, while the second is of Spock doing Joe Pesci's lines from the movie Goodfellas. Paramount eventually decided not to do the project.
Gee, I wonder why.

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

More Trek stuff being auctioned June 12

Via Profiles in History - they've set up a separate website for the Trek items being auctioned. This time around, there's not too much from TOS, but you can get this:


Which was used thusly:


There is no guarantee that it will get James Kirk into bed with you - but hey, it worked for Deela!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Show #127 - May 30

Episode 127 on MP3

Just an amuse-bouche before the next real ep.

We appear at Shatfest! (sorry it got cut off and about the sound quality)
Shatmoy interview with Chad Nelson!
Bill in the GQ interview!

"You have to have many orgasms to overcome the fear."

Not a problem, Bill.

Third Season Kirk

Our friends over at TrekCore continue to post extremely lovely Blu-Ray high-def screencaps of TOS episodes. They've just done The Savage Curtain - not one of our faves - but I found some great shots of Kirk. Sure, it's third season and he's put weight, and he's got a terrible toupee, but it's BILL!

Look at the faces. And the pointing.

Sheer Shatner.

Enjoy. And click to embiggen.



Saturday, May 29, 2010

Jonathan Frakes IS William Shatner!

I was just listening to Frakes, Wil Wheaton, and LeVar Burton doing a panel at the Phoenix Comic Con and I wanted to see what Frakes looks like these days - and I found THIS picture of him! Does he look like Bill or WHAT? I think that if they film a biography of Bill, they should get Frakes to play him in his later years. Amazing.

Also, Frakes is really funny. I didn't know he was so snarky.

Also also, Captain Kirk was mentioned during the panel EVEN THOUGH they were supposed to be talking about TNG.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

According to the New York Post...

From The New York Post.
Post television columnist Michael Starr has signed a deal with Sterling & Ross to write a biography of legendary actor/singer/pitchman William Shatner.

Notice it's not an authorized biography. Does that mean we can count on some yummy dish? Or will it be left to us to provide that once again?

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Bill! Is! Everywhere!

Hanging on the wall of an editor's cube:


Kind of blurry but here's what he's saying: "But what, O Editors of TCL, are the rules for serial commas!!"

Imagine that in Shatnerese.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Bill shills for Shit!

I love the fact that Bill can explain what the show is about even though he DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW TWITTER WORKS. What a pro.

Bill looks great!

Bill reads Shit My Dad Says actual tweets

Two things:

1. He reads the word "fucking" but they bleeped it out

2. He gets the title wrong at the end

3. He SAYS "My Best, Bill". (Sometimes abbreviated in tweets to MBB)

OK, three things.

Thanks, Jen!

What Bill thinks the show should be called

From Slate:
It should be more obvious yet that the casting department knew in an instant whom to speed-dial. In days gone by, when a great actor reached a great age—Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud come to mind here—he would take another go at the great Shakespeare tragedy about the mad king and his three daughters. In 2010, when a casting agent needs a great ham actor in his 70s, there is only one place to go, and $#*! My Dad Says is William Shatner's King Lear. The show's tag line seems to be, "The Shat hits the fan."

Wiping the truffled crumbs of one such canapé from my mouth, I asked Shatner how he thought CBS should refer to $#*! My Dad Says on air. Moonves had told me that there was an "ongoing discussion" about whether they'd go with "Stuff My Dad Says" or "Bleep My Dad Says" or "[Bleeeep] My Dad Says," but the star wants to be very specific about the vague noun: "We say spit; why can't we say shit?" said Shat. "Shit is a very natural function of the body. We shouldn't discard it."
Oh, Bill.

PS. Anyone know where I can get a better copy of this image? I screencapped this from the YouTube clip. Look at his eyes!

Perilous Voyage

This clip from Perilous Voyage came to us from RubyPearl. It's chock-full of Shatnerific Shatnerness. And at the end--the weirdest kiss ever. Enjoy!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Slate Blames William Shatner for Knife Attacks on Chinese Children [Oops]

Of course it's an error! Bill only uses his powers for GOOD.

A tipster thought an image of William Shatner over the headline 'How the Chinese Explain the Rash of Horrific Knife Attacks on Schoolchildren' might be the best contrarian Slate piece ever. But it seems it was just a mistake.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Shit Mie D@d Sez

A clip! This looks like so! much! Fun!

Mark your calendars!

Look At His Butt Live! at the San Francisco Fringe Festival


WEDNESDAY Sep 8 10:30 pm
TUESDAY Sep 14 10:00 pm
FRIDAY Sep 17 10:00 pm
SATURDAY 18 Sep 4:00 pm

Exit Studio, 156 Eddy, San Francisco, CA

Stay tuned for more details!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

In Costume

A photo of Bill in costume for "Shit My Dad Says."


About the title: I think they should keep the original title, "bad" word and all, but change the spelling of the last word: Shit My Dad Sez.

Dr. Oz's Mystery Guest

LOVE the audience!

This Ask Oz special is so top secret not even the Doctor knows who’s coming! Hint: this superstar is Dr. Oz’s hero. The topic: predicting...

Confession: When I saw the commercial that precedes the clip, I actually thought, "A commercial for Banana Kirk? Wow!"

Monday, May 17, 2010

Another Media Conquered!

It's official - Bill is starring in a sitcom.

From ew.com:
CBS has picked up the Twitter-inspired sitcom $#*! My Dad Says starring William Shatner, sources confirm.

YAY!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Wrath of Khan - The Opera

From Adult Swim via Trekmovie.



There are several Trek segments posted there including the immortal SHATNER'S TOUPEE, but I'm getting an error message on most of them. Enjoy what you can!

Thanks, Ruru!

Friday, May 07, 2010

Bill's Favorite Cars


Find out what they are and what that tells us about Bill.
What [the Willy Army Jeep] Says About Shatner: Tough, dependable, found all over the world. Just like Bill.
P.S. He's had sex in every one of his favorite cars. Even the ones without a backseat.

Thursday, May 06, 2010

If you love Trek...

...why not wear your heart on your sleeve?

Shuttlecraft cufflinks. You read that right. Shuttlecraft. Cufflinks.


These are fairly large cufflinks and are meant to draw attention.
Ya think?

$29.99 from Etsy.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Yep, he's everywhere!


Bill has another new show on Bio.
The former "Star Trek" captain will command a program called "Shatner's Aftermath" that looks at Americans who became overnight household names, such as The Unibomber and Iraq war PFC Jessica Lynch. This marks the second Shatner series on Bio, with "Shatner's Raw Nerve" returning this year. GRB Entertainment will produce six episodes.

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Show #126 - May 2

Episode 126 on MP3

We start off with a dream!
Bill & Leonard have a love affair on Twitter
Planet of Hats, and Star Trek!
A Trek new blog, featuring Banana Kirk!
It's called Mounted Shooting
We love you Maynard!
Kool Aid Gets Fired by Tim Piotrowski
We talk with Di from Australia!

Kirk in action:


Here's the special variant:

The Enterprise FLIES!

Bill tweeted this, and he was right: it is AWESOME.