News from Creation Con in Las Vegas

From TrekMovie via twitter:

Nimoy razzing Shat for not seeing Star Trek. Bill call nimoy a "whore" for JJ abrams for doing Fringe and not Boston Legal

I almost like "Whore Spock" better than "Really Old Wrinkly Spock."

Spend Xmas with Bill!

From Bill's Twitter feed today:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JULY 22,2009

WILLIAM SHATNER BOLDLY GOES INTO NEW TERRITORY…AGAIN!

William Shatner has just about done it all. He’s starred on the stage, in movies and on the small screen. In fact, his acting endeavors have earned him Emmys and even a Golden Globe!

He’s also written books, recorded albums and saved a lot of people a lot of money on hotels and airfare. And one of his songs has been turned into a ballet!

This fall, William Shatner will release his first Christmas song, to be included on a compilation released by a new record label (Sounds of Christmas Records).

The song, which was originally recorded almost twenty years ago for L.A. rock radio station KROQ, will help raise money for Shatner’s charity, the Hollywood Charity Horse Show.

The Sounds of Christmas CD with William Shatner’s song will be released in October. The complete track listing for this CD is not yet available.

About the Hollywood Charity Horse Show
Back in the late 1980's, William Shatner first watched an exhibition by children who were so severely handicapped that some of them could not hold their head up, yet there they were going through intricate exercises on the back of a horse!

The program was sponsored by Ahead With Horses, a therapeutic riding group for handicapped children. When the exhibition was over, Shatner was deeply affected by what he had seen. "You can't watch these kids without knowing you have to help, somehow.

In March of 1990, the Hollywood Charity Horse Show was born.

Soon, other charities in need of help were added. These were small, grassroot charities that were doing big-time jobs.

Today, the Hollywood Charity Horse Show is an ongoing event that garners national press coverage, On one special Springtime Saturday afternoon each year, HCHS brings together world-class reining horses and riders in breathtaking slides and spins as they compete for top honors in their respective classes.

Then, as the sun sets, the much-anticipated auction and music show begins. The latter features singers and groups such as Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, The Ben Folds Five, Lyle Lovett and Randy Travis.

For more information on the Hollywood Charity Horse Show, please visit their website at www.horseshow.org

Order it now! You know you want it.

Video spanning Bill's career

Sent to us by Joe on Trekspace.

Tribute to William Shatner

Linked instead of embedded because otherwise it plays every time you visit our blog.

Show #112 - August 2

Episode 112 on MP3

Gorn cannon on Mythbusters!
Shatnerized movies
Peel and Stick Kirk!
Bill to receive award for Conspicuous Gallantry
Top 10 reasons why Trek is cool
Star-crossed lovers of Trek (no, not K/S)


GORN CANNON!!


The captain has arrived. Click to emBIGgen.

Bill on Jonathan Woss 2006 - Part 2

Ross is such a fan boy. I love it. And Bill shills like never before!

"You have a charm and power..."



Thanks, Jen! And sorry it took so long to get this up!

Bill on Jonathan Woss 2006 - Part 1

Bill takes over the interview at about minute 3.

Bill's Sermon on the Mount

If anyone would know why Kirk is climbing a mountain, it's this guy.



"Anything done supremely well is an act of sex."

Palin Poetry, Part Deux

Bill in the Comics Again

Click to embiggen.

What Do They Do When They're Sick of Replicator Food?

Watch this and find out.



A truly awesome Bill-lookalike (or someone did a truly awesome job with makeup)

Another media conquered! UPDATED

That is, if Sarah Palin counts as media. (Now linked to NBC.com instead of youtube.com)

Shatfest 2009 Special!

Shatfest 09 on MP3

Thanks, Will & Monica! It was awesomely awesome!

Shatfest 2009!

We rocked! One of our fabulous listeners brought us a present. (Thanks, Mike!) Francine and Matt ambushed us at Bill's Place. I swear that was the name of the restaurant and it was one block from the theatre. Best! Hamburgers! EVER!

Will the Thrill provided the most beautiful background ever for our shtick.

How to Light Up a Vulcan

Another mind-blower from Entertainment Earth.

[W]hat makes it so special is a clear body that, when you tap his head, lights up!

Does Uhura know about this? It's so kinky!

It also proves that Kirk is twice the man Spock is. NYAH!

Star Trek XI - with holograms!

WARNING: As many wise beings have pointed out, the day they come up with real holodeck technology will be the end of all other human endeavors. And Star Trek leads the way! GO TEAM!

"With the packaging feature dubbed "augmented reality," consumers will be able to hold their disc packaging in front of any standard webcam to unlock an interactive hologram on the computer screen, through which they can tour five cabins on the Enterprise, even shooting enemies from the ship's deck."

Read more in Variety.

Sidenote:

You don't need the movie to do this: all you need is either a printout of the image or a copy of it downloaded to your iPhone, iPod touch. As long as you have a webcam, you can go to www.experience-the-enterprise.com/ww/ RIGHT NOW, click on the links for the images and check out this amazingly cool program.

I have no idea what that means but I'm sure Lene will figure out.

Another Media Conquered

#55 on the Table of Awesoments. Click to embiggen.


Thanks, Logan!

William Shatner, Certified Nice Guy

Bill will receive a humanitarian award in Providence, Rhode Island. He will talk about his life & career, do Q&A and introduce the Gonzo Ballet film.

Our good friend Capn Ho will be there and you should too!


"What's ... WRONG...with whatI'mwearing? You said! it! was! ... ... FORMAL!"

More here

Show #111 - July 18

Episode 111 on MP3

We review the movie - AGAIN! This time from a drive-in next to some train tracks.

Also: Star Trek meets the Roller Derby!

You should be reading Candorville

Candorville is one of the new comics in the SF Chronicle (and by "new" I mean it hasn't been running for 10 years...). One of the reasons I like it - besides the sharp political commentary and refreshingly non-white-middle-class characters - is that Lemont Brown, the main guy, is a Trek geek and is usually drawn with a Starfleet emblem on his shirt. In the current plotline, he's a journalist on assignment in Iran and has been captured. He tweets (follow him on Twitter!) to his friend Susan to "prove" that he's OK. Click to embiggen and enjoy the Trek goodness:

Shatfest! And the Butt Girls!

The Shatner Butt Girls are mentioned in this article from SFWeekly.

In space, no one can hear you mock.

July 23 - Party with Will the Thrill, Monica Tiki Goddess and the Butt Girls!

This is why you need to be on Twitter

Here's what greeted me when I checked my Twitter stream this morning (on my iPhone). I love the interwebs.

Oregon Trek in the Park

"Atomic Arts" is performing Amok Time at Woodland Park Amphitheater in Parkland, Oregon on July 18, 19, 25 and 26. It's free and sure to be lots of fun!

Listeners, we know some of you live near enough to see this and report back to us. SUPPORT LIVE TREK!

The Kirk Doll We Don't Want

Is that his space lunch he's reaching for?


"Back off, Cupcake! I'm not letting you steal my lunch and beat me up. Again."

Get Trek XI Kirk and all his little friends. Or not.

Bill Shills and Reveals How He'd Take On Chris Pine

And the host of Attack of the Show slams Pine in a major way of which we totally approve.

Video Games - E3 2009 - Attack of the Show

Show #110 - July 3

Episode 110 on MP3

We're at the San Francisco Theatre Fest at the Metreon
Maynard talks to us again!
Shatfest again! We will be there!!
Bill on Conan
Comments from you, the listeners!
Star Trek Wall Mural (and other cool Trek junk!)
Trek cakes at cakewrecks - wedding
Bad fanfic at Fanfiction.net
Star Trek Underwear: do Vulcans wear underwear?
Great Trek icons!


A tin for your cake (not death)

Kirk vs. Picard For the Umpteenth Time

Thanks to Nikki for letting us know that Wired.com has boldly gone where freakin' EVERYBODY has gone before and we wish to Grapthar we could stop going along!

As usual, the real entertainment is in the comments.

It’s a well-documented fact that the daughters of those who prefer Kirk grow up to become strippers.

Who says Trekkies never get out of their parents' basement.

Picard is a little too dramatic. A stentorian Shakespearian actor certainly seems hammish and bizarre captaining a ship. Everything he speaks seems artificially either over dramatic or carefully subdued. Each one too much to feel natural.

This is the first! time! EVER! that Patrick Stewart has been accused of being hammier than Bill. One for the record books.

The Prime Directive is for sallies.

Not exactly relevant but nonetheless entertaining.

Kirk. Jeez. How is this even a discussion?

Don't ask me, I'm just a podcaster.

And in closing...

And anybody who grew up with TNG, instead of the original series, shouldn’t get a say.

Amen to that.

No! More! Bloody Singing!

TNMC summarizes scenes cut from Star Trek XI.

Finally, at the end of the script is provided an alternate take on the scene in which Spock and Spock Prime meet. Before saying goodbye, Spock Prime hands Spock a locket. Spock activates the locket and sees a holographic video of Kirk, and by that I mean Shatner, singing happy birthday to Spock and congratulating him on becoming an ambassador. The message continues, basically telling Spock that the two of them should get back together one more time with a starship and just... explore.

The writer goes on to speculate why this scene was cut. Doesn't mention how incredibly slashy it would have been for Kirk to send Spock a locket (ew!) or that this would have been the Trek movies' second-most embarrassing musical moment, the first being "Row Row Row Your Boat" from STV. That's #1 because they weren't happy with how stupid & sappy it was the first time so they reprised it! OUCH!

Maynard Chats Up the Butt Girls AGAIN!

We love him. Here's our latest insane ramblings about the movie and a bunch of other crazy stuff.

You should all subscribe to his podcast, Maynard's Malaise!

SHATFEST!

Yes, friends, the Butt Girls will appear at Thrillville's Shatfest, this year in San Francisco!

As if that weren't enough, it's a double feature!

Impulse!



Kingdom of the Spiders!



Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Admission $12
4 Star Theater (Clement at 23rd Avenue)

William Shatner, Career Counselor

Rule #1--Ask yourself: What would Bill do?

Shatner describes his career plan as "answering the phone." When someone called to say, "I've got a part for you," he had work.

"Sorry, I have to take this call."

Full article at the Courier Post Online.

Nichelle and Uhura RULE.

Once again Frederick at My Star Trek Scrapbook brings the awesome with a fantastic post about Uhura, featuring some amazing shots of Nichelle. I reproduce my two favorites here.

HOW CAN ANYONE NOT LOVE UHURA??? Three cheers for Captain Uhura and Her All-Girl Band!







And check out this gorgeous Frank Kelly Freas portrait.

Trek PEZ dispensers as Flash Drives!

I so want one! You can get Uhura, Sulu, and the Enterprise. No word on whether Kirk will be available. We suspect that one is SOLD OUT.

Show #109 - June 20

Episode 109 on MP3

Bill shills for stairs!
Shop with a Shatner?
William Shatner cologne? Send in your suggestions!
Jack Lemmon as Daphne in Spock's Brain?
New Think Geek catalog!
Go to My Star Trek Scrapbook!
Ultimate TOS Communicator Site at HeroComm!

Follow us on Twitter and leave reviews on iTunes!

Bill's E-Z Stairs video ad

Oh, Bill.

You can go to the website to watch it, or click here.

(I would have embedded it, but I couldn't figure out how to get it to stop playing automatically - and NO ONE wants to see this fucking thing play automatically ever time they visit the blog.)

Bill's E-Z Stairs print ad

SERIOUSLY? They used a 20 year old picture of him? This is really starting to reek of blackmail. What did he do to the stairs people to deserve this??

AND LOOK AT THAT SWEATER!!! AAAAAHHHHHH!

Save the Date!

Your own Shatner Butt Girls will appear at the San Francisco Theater Festival on Sunday, July 26.


Location: Metreon 4 Stage
Time: 12:20 pm
Price: FREE!

More info here.

Xmas with Crazy Pike!

Because nothing says Happy Holidays like a radiation-scarred Captain Pike tree ornament.


Press the button and you get dialogue from Kirk and Spock, and some beeps from Pike. And his lights work! Isn't that precious?


But check this out:

The one on the left is the image from main Hallmark page, and the one on the right is a screencap from the video you can watch from said page. I suspect the one they've used for the main page is a prototype or something, as the quality is much higher and it actually looks like Pike from the episode. But look how crappy the production version is! It doesn't look anything like him! His eyes are wide open, and his skin color is normal! THIS IS A DISASTER!


Also, Kirk?

Looks like Henry Winkler.

$28.

Start Your Week Off Right

Good work, Fresca!

Kirk and Spock Review the New Movie

"We should nevertheless destroy it." LOL!

In Honor of the NBA Playoffs - BASKETS!

Click to embiggen.

Bill with manpurse and basket


Manpurse and basket closeup


Bill + Pretty Girls = BASKET!



Found these treasures and more at zimbio.com.

Speaking of motorcycle accidents

It probably goes without saying but I'll say it anyway: LOOK AT HIS BUTT!

From our buddy at My Star Trek Scrapbook.

Bill by Ben Folds

Found this via @BenjaminFolds on Twitter - he took the pic about four years ago, after Bill crashed his motorcycle. We discussed the accident on the show but I can't remember which one. What a GREAT picture.


You can see the original post here, where the image is much bigger, and read the wonderful comments, the best of which is "That man will live forever!"

Other Than Bill...

Other than Bill (who's facing away from the camera almost the whole time), there's only one person in this video we wish we had been there to meet. And no, it ain't Tommy Turvy.



Can you guess who?

Two great photos

We've been terribly remiss on spreading the word about the My Star Trek Scrapbook (mentioned some months ago), which continues to be awesome. Frederick posted two great pictures, with comments, which I now share with you.


"What you don't see in this cozy shot is the knife Nichelle is holding behind his back."
(Lene adds: Also a great shot of Kirk doing his Bill the Cat impression)



"The crew reacts as the young Kirk gets the snot beat out of him again in the new movie about their exploits."

Butt Girls Log

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

Show #108 - June 4

Episode 108 on MP3

Questions about the MOVIE!

Where do they go from here?
How would Shatner!Kirk rate Pine!Kirk?
Kung Fu Monkey blog discussion about Trek
AssistNews.net - the Trek/Jesus quiz
News about Bill!
Pine and Quinto on SNL
ShatnerQuake!
Marjorie outtakes


Memory Alpha about NCC:
For those of you curious as to the origin of "Naval Construction Code", Mada101 is correct. It comes from a Diane Carey novel entitled Star Trek: Best Destiny (ISBN 0671795872) and features an "origin" story about James Kirk's early years aboard the first USS Enterprise and his father, Commander George Kirk and Captain Robert April through a series of flashbacks. At the beginning of several different chapters, the novel sets the scene location by utilizing the ship's name followed by the words "Naval Construction Contract 1701-A" or "Naval Experimental 2001" referring to a non-cannon starship USS Bill of Rights. From that novel, many acronym websites have decided to use that designation as hard canon fact, when we all know that most of the novels are not canon.

And Wikipedia:
NCC doesn't stand for anything. It was devised by Matt Jefferies, art director of the first Star Trek series. Jefferies, who is a pilot, based NCC on 20th century aircraft registration codes. In such 20th century usage, an "N" first letter refers to an aircraft registered in the USA. A "C" second letter refers to a civil aircraft. Jefferies added a second "C", just because he thought it looked better. Think of it as being like the arbitrary three-letter code that's part of automobile license plate numbers in many states.

Presenting ... THE KIRKULATOR!

Inspired by the Trekulator.


You want lens flare? I gotcha lens flare right here.


OK, I know I'll never compete with Lene (builder of the lightsaber-dildo and dress designer to Captain Brandt) but I NOW HAVE A KIRKULATOR!!!!

Herb Solow reviews Star Trek XI

It's very interesting to see which characterizations he takes issue with.

The original article is at bbc.co.uk but the comments (yay!) are at TrekMovie.com.

Rude Person came out of the cave to post this gem:

all of the people who majorly complained about the spelling error have imbalanced lives.

people, there i no reason to get worked up over a spelling oversite.

–on to Solow’s review.. i like that, and he hit Nimoy’s Spock dot on! with the, “tthe centuries of knowledge that always lurked in his eyes.” comment.

perfect.
i think Quinto will put that into Spock as the movies progress.. ;)

ICANT WAIT!

-im going to watch this movie again this weekend :)

yeah i wish peple wuldnt' get worked up over spelling oversites ..its punkuation what counts .

Star Trek TREKULATOR

I want one! Ganked from RetroJunk.com.
"Check gas!" "Gas OK!"

Captain Kirk's Favorite Weapons

According to Den of Geek...

Kirk’s best conversational skill, though, was his ability to ruin a computer faster than your grandparents would, simply by talking to it.

Well, yes, but I don't really think TALKING was his favorite - ahem- weapon.