Peek a boo!

Bill snuck into a photo at the Las Vegas Creation Con! Love it love it love it.


Go here for the story and another photo.

The Expendables

Ain't it the truth! Art by Dave Perillo.

That's How the Federation Rolls

Ganked from The Beat.

Another DO NOT WANT

"I have no mouth and I must scream"


If that toy could move, it would shoot it self.

Thanks, Greg. We think.

Stump the Butt Girls

JK: O.M.G.
another media conquered
What kind of animal is Scotty supposed to be?
LT: oh jezus
JK: Why does each one have a tribble on his foot?
LT: an ape?
JK: Does left foot vs right foot indicate a sexual preference?
An ape wearing a black mask like painters have?
LT: I just....I don't know.
why does the bear have mismatched eyes?
JK: And one tooth
LT: why are both of spock's eyes on the SAME SIDE OF HIS HEAD
JK: Why is he pigeon-toed?
Are the metal-tipped horns a ref to pointed ears? Looks more klingon
Oh my god, they're VINYL!!!!!!
LT: ew!
DO NOT WANT

And that's how you waste a Friday.

For the answer to these and other questions, go here. If. You. Dare.

Because he's the goddamn Captain, that's why

Bill's good friend Brian Evans talks about his entertainment series in Maui and what it's like to hang out with Bill. I think he missed the part at the end about Bill riding on the backs of dolphins to win the surfing competition while blindfolded. BECAUSE HE'S BILL.

"The last time I had dinner with William Shatner, he started talking about his salad that was just delivered. There was a jalepeno pepper on it and he stopped the conversation we were all having and said, 'Look at this! This is the perfect jalepeno pepper. This is the true essence of a jalepeno pepper,’ and he went on for about 40 minutes on the jalepeno pepper. What was amazing about it is that you were captivated by the topic."

Evans said he still isn't sure if Shatner was serious or just messing with them. Also during that same trip he and Bill ended up jet skiing. Hilarity ensued.

"He went way past the buoys where you’re supposed to go," Evans explained of Shatner's daring on a jet ski. "The security jets went out there to get him, telling him he couldn't be out that far. 'Yes I can,' Shatner reportedly told the enforcers, 'I’m Bill Shatner.' He refused to go back and they didn’t make him," Evans said.

Yeah, it was funny when Kirk lost his awesome...

But at least he got it back.



Spock never had any to begin with.



The mighty electricity generated by the powerplant in the background is drowned out by the non-awesomeness of the lameass bucket-o-boredom in the foreground. And the car's pretty yawn-inducing too.

P.S. I'm pretty sure that was supposed to be a color picture but the film was too bored to give its all.

Yeah, it's Cranky Night at Kitty's.

Another media conquered

Courtesy of the Ship's Embroiderer

ThinkGeek comes through again

As Steve Spears of Stuck in the '80s says:

I'll see your Jesus Fish and Darwin Fish and raise you this shiny Trek Fish Car Emblem

Only $7.99 at ThinkGeek!

Esquire Interviews with Bill

Bill teaches the interviewer about interviewing. And discusses restaurant service.

Read the interview

And this gem from around 2005. How many different ways can Bill say "It's like making love"?

Sex should be a template for your day. You need to start slow and end completely.

Whether it's drugs or artistry or athletics, all life seeks to re-create that ultimate sexual moment.

I hunger -- my passions are every bit as unbanked as they were when I was thirty-five.

Bonus image from jonk:


Nothing says "I'm a serious art collector" like this oil & Brylcreem on velvet masterpiece.

Private Sale: Lot #1, Nimoy zines

Private Sale Shill #1 on MP3

From the great big Box o' Mystery that JK gave to me, we have our first offering.

Three zines grandly titled "Leonard Nimoy Association of Fans Yearbook" are from the late 1970s and chock full of fan insanity: pictures, stories, poems, cartoons, news, and loads and loads of (really good) fan art. It's all about Nimoy, of course, so we're happy to sell these to the Nimoy fans we know are out there.

We've got the years 1976, 1977, and 1978. You can see the same zines on eBay here and here.

They're stapled together with nice glossy covers, and in great condition. (And they've been living in Kitty's house for years with Big Cardboard Kirk).

$20 each. We'll send them by Media Mail and you can pay by PayPal. If you're interested, send us email at lookathisbutt AT gmail dot com.

The 1976 edition has a great article about the con that year in New York. It includes this eye-scorching picture of Bill in a completely over-the-top sheepskin coat.

True Confessions, Trek-style

Thanks so much to Di for bringing this gem to our attention!

Shit Harve Bennett Says

From an article at Daily Tidings (which sounds like a religious website but none of the quotes start with "Lo!" so I guess not.)

On the set, [Bennett] recalls, Bones (DeForest Kelley) was a "kind healer who kept the big egos from tearing each other apart," while Kirk (William Shatner) was "a study in being the matinee idol — brilliant, energetic and rather full of himself."

We comment during an iChat:

LENE: how can he not be full of himself? Himself is awesome and overflows the human container

KITTY: Yeah - it's surprising his awesomeness hasn't burned out the human container, kind of like Sargon in Kirk's body. But more awesome.


We can hear it all the way across the galaxy!

Banana Republic pants, special Kirk EVE model

I mean, really. Too bad they're not black. Then they could just have substituted one of our screencaps from "Trouble With Tribbles". Original here, for reals.

Show #131 - Aug 1

Episode 131 on MP3

We review And the Children Shall Lead AND IT STINKS!
The Schattner family geneology!
InKredulous #4 hits Star Trek twice! And the tricorder story appears to be true
"Jim, there's no point to a safe word..."
Interview with Jen!



Bill channels Ted Knight. All that's missing is "Louuuuuuuuuuu...."

Star Trek: Tik Tok

Posted in lots of places but I just around to it. Indeed, the party don't start till Jim Kirk makes the scene.

Bill wants to sex us up

And we're fine with it.



Thanks, Sean.

For one man, shame has no meaning.

As Bill was shilling for "Shit My Dad Says" (yes, I actually typed it out--Shit. Get over it.)

One critic repeatedly asked about a theory that pornography and the social nature of Star Trek fans "did sort of launch the Internet." Shatner tried to deflect the question but the critic followed up and finally asked, “Do you not in some minor way feel responsible?”

I am responsible. And I'm shouldering it. I'm okay.

Eat his static, Al Gore.

And man oh manischewitz, does he look good!

Let me save you some time.

If the question starts with "Who should replace" and ends with a question mark, the answer is William Shatner. VOTE NOW!

He's William Shatner. He deserves to be on every celebrity list. Enough said.

-- Amy Roth

You can't argue with that.

Even if you don't know what you're voting for (new judge for American Idol), don't watch American Idol (we don't), don't know what American Idol is (lucky you), and/or don't feel right about voting without knowing who the other candidates are (they aren't Shatner--'nuff said), VOTE NOW!

Bill Shills and EW Loves It

Mancrush!

But a very interesting article.

EW: William Shater talks great $#*! and wiscom at press tour

If Shatner can translate the energy and intelligence he brought to this press conference to $#*! My Dad Says, it’ll be a sitcom worth watching.

And then there's this priceless quote from Bill reported by deadline.com:

Twitter? Tweet? I know it isn't a Twat.

Bill's Helicopter Ride

"Mission Accomplished"! HA!

Click to watch on Trekmovie

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!

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 .

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)

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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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• Stacia herself blogs about:
• Big Bad Mama
• The Intruder
• The Kidnapping of the President
• Impulse
• Incubus


• Andreas at Pussy Goes Grrr! writes about "The Devil's Rain", a movie that I just yesterday said I was kind of afraid to watch after hearing how bad it was. Now that I've read the post at PGG, though, I realize that I've seen pictures and screencaps of this for years. Also, allow me to quote briefly from the post:
  

  "William Shatner does indeed appear in this movie, but alas, like Ida Lupino and John Travolta, he spends most of his time moaning satanic chants and not having any eyes."

  I now understand that it is my life's mission to watch this movie as soon as physically possible.
  
  
  
• Bryce at Things That Don't Suck accidentally watched "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." Things did not go well, and I think he might have to change the title of his blog to Things That Don't Suck Unless ST:TMP Is Involved.
  
  
  
• Ed at Ed's Omniscient Overview composed a loverly pome for our man Bill.
  
  
  
• Ivan gives us more early television Shatner, this time from "The Naked City". An excerpt of Ivan's post:
  

  Man! Ever have one of those days when you wake up with the hangover to end all hangovers—and then find your wife’s corpse on the floor of your apartment? (Boy, if I had a nickel for…well, this isn’t really about me, is it?)

  Huh. Well it is now, Ivan. Just stay there while we alert the authorities I MEAN come over for a game of Pictionary.
  
  
  
• Ivan of Thrilling Days of Yesteryear shows off his enormous schwanzstucker archives (he's very popular) with a post about "Thriller" episode "The Hungry Glass", starring William Shatner and several lovely mirrors.
  
  
  
• Ivan with another day of excellent early TV Shatness: A "Route 66" guest starring role. Ivan says the Shatnerthon has been "tremendous fun", and I agree! This has been a blast so far.
  
  
  
• Jake at Cine-a-tech gives us a lovely post about the Billster's one true love: Horses. A 'net friend of mine has mentioned seeing William Shatner at a large Midwestern horse show, but until Jeff's post I didn't know he hosted a charity horse show in Hollywood each year. And now you know it, too.
  
  
  
• J.D. at Radiator Heaven with an incredibly good write up of "Free Enterprise," not just a summary but a history, and a screencap of Shatner looking at porn that I just can't stop grinning about. If the movie is half as charming as JD's write up of it is, then it's got to be a modern classic.
  
  
  
• JPK at Can't Explain gives us an excellent review of William Shatner's 2004 album "Has Been." JPK quickly pinpoints the heart of Shatner's current incarnation and its expression on the album. Insightful and highly recommended reading.
  
  
  
• Kris of Kris' Movie Reviews writes an excellent, informative review of William Shatner's short-lived 1965 television series "For the People," a show that was supposed to be Shatner's big break. It didn't quite turn out that way.
  
  
  
• Monty at Hero Worship with a very funny look at "Free Enterprise," with a Caesar rapping porn lovin' William Shatner. Awesome in every way.
  
  
  
• mortmere at LiveJournal combines "Gilda" with a hint of Shatnoy slashiness. This is a post after my own heart. You have got to see that poster manip!
  
  
  
• Movie Bullstuff with a terrific post on "Impulse" and its shared themes with a Hitchcock classic. Also, are there any better last names than Shatner and Hitchcock? I submit to you that there are not.
  
  
  
• The Floating Red Couch gives us his 3rd and final review (thus far!) for a Star Trek original cast film: The Voyage Home. What I love about this film is that any Trekker who hears the title of this film immediately utters these 2 words: Transparent aluminum! The Couch's review wastes no time in this regard, not letting us forget that even though the crew was a bit long in the tooth by this time, dammit people, they were making transparent aluminum. You don't mess with that.
  
  
  
• The Floating Red Couch irreverently dissects "The Wrath of Khan", and the results couldn't be more spot on. And he's right, Scotty didn't get promoted. What the hell is that all about?
  
  
  
• The Floating Red Couch gives us part 2 of his series on Star Trek movies: The Search for Spock. It was in this post that I realized Mr. Couch and I share the same ability to communicate only in "Futurama" quotes. It makes travel to foreign countries a lot easier, as we can both tell you.
  
  
  
• Tony at Cinema Viewfinder discusses the complicated "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", the difficult path it took from conception to reality, and its place in the current canon. And now I know I must see the director's cut of this film.
  
  
  
• Tony at Cinema Viewfinder reviews the "Star Trek: Season 1" Blu-Ray with decidedly fresh observations on a series everyone on the Internet has been discussing since 1966.
  
  
  
• Tony at Cinema Viewfinder with a perceptive look at "The Outrage," the 1964 Hollywood remake of "Rashomon." Tony always has terrific insight into the films he blogs about, and posts like his are even more remarkable when compared to so-called reviews on sites like the IMDb. Most comments about movies William Shatner is in refer to him as "Captain Kirk" or, at best, qualify a film as being "pre-Kirk." There is more to Shatner than Captain Kirk, and maybe posts like Tony's can finally get that notion through to more people. One can hope.
  
  
  
• W.B. Kelso of Scenes from the Morgue has posted several original newspaper ads for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," and they are all a lot of fun, especially the article about Persis Khambatta. Check it out!
  
  
  
• W.B. Kelso contributes the tarantula-and-Q-tip epic "Kingdom of the Spiders" at 3B Theater: Microbrewed Reviews. I had trouble reading this because AUGH SPIDERS YUCK, but the cap of Shatner with the Q-tip was so worth it. The last time I saw this film was when it was a movie of the week in the 1970s; I was a wee lass and less freaked out by cinematic spiders than I am now, but I am 99.44% sure that this movie is why I grew to be so arachnophobic. To this day I remember the scene where Shatner is covered in tarantulas. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA make it stop make it stop
  
  
  
• You can't get enough W.B. Kelso or "Kingdom of the Spiders," which is why W.B. posted a series of vintage advertisements for the movie. CREEPY vintage advertisements.
  
  
  
• Zachary at The Lightning Bug's Lair posted about "The Kidnapping of the President" before I did! And better, too. Thanks to the wonders of technology, I didn't find out about his post until late Wednesday, so I'm late to the party when it comes to his fine write-up. He also figured out that Shatner was an FBI agent; I confess I couldn't figure out who was Secret Service, who was FBI, and who was CIA. The Lightning Bug's Lair holds a Shatner celebration each March, the month our man Bill was born, and I highly recommend perusing the Shatner tag on LBL.
  
  
• Allen Hefner, the Bit Part Blogger gives us a look at bit actors Mark Lenard and Persis Khambatta in ST:TMP.
  
  
• In a wonderful video entry, Francesca has given us a unique and fun look at TOS Captain Kirk featuring Walt Whitman's celebration of the male body:
  
  
  
  Check out her full entry at l'astronave with notes, as well as her sidebar with links to more of her glorious Star Trek fan videos.
  
  
• Ivan with two more great entries on early TV Shat: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "12 O'Clock High." I have not seen any of the episodes Ivan has written about, and while I've read all his other entries with gusto, I didn't want to get spoiled for this UNCLE episode: It's the one with Shatner and Nimoy.
  
  
• Judy at Costume Drama Reviews (as well as Movie Classics) writes about the 1978 "Little Women" mini series starring Susan Dey, Meredith Baxter-Birney, and William Shatner. An excellent review and some really nice screencaps -- jealousy-inspiring, actually.
  
  
• J. Kingston Pierce, editor of the amazing blog The Rap Sheet, has written an absolutely terrific article on "The Barbary Coast," a short-lived 1975 series starring Shatner and Doug McClure. Very highly recommended!
  
  
• Margaret at the lovely Smoothable with a delightful entry combining William Shatner and Wendell Berry. Absolutely charming.
  
  
• Peteski at This Isn't Happiness is drawing a blank.
  
  
• Sci-Fi Fanatic has a truly excellent review of Captain Kirk's Guide To Women by John "Bones" Rodriguez, with a bonus comment from the author himself! Learn how to mack the Captain Kirk way.
  
  
• Tracy Dolphin of Wickedlady Collectibles pointed out that one of William Shatner's jackets from "Wrath of Khan" is up for auction at Heritage Auction Galleries. This reminds me that some Star Trek items were also for sale recently at Profiles in History.
  
  
• W.B. Kelso with vintage newspaper ads for "The Devil's Rain"! Also, buy one hot dog, get one free.
  
  
• W.B. again at Micro Brewed Reviews with a review of the good-twin-evil-twin "White Comanche", starring William Shatner and William Shatner. You must read WB's assessment of Shatner's portrayal of the half-Comanche half-White twin Notah Moon.
  

Bill's Wonderful Speech at Banff

The Bike Story

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

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".

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.

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.

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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?

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.

K/S - the movie!

"A movie about me!" LOL!

A Unique Shatner Swallow

I'd totally forgotten about "Police Squad." The guest star was always killed during the opening credits.

Only 178 shopping days til Christmas!

You Kirk-lovin' gals and Shatner man-crushin' guys know you want to find this under the tree!


Thanks, Big Bad Toystore and Iddy!

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."

Happy Pride Weekend!

From Big Cardboard Kirk and his fuck buddy.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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

Show #128 - June 13

Episode 128 on MP3

Oh Fuck Yes!
Mike Sterling clues us in to Bill's UFO story
Dave Ex Machina talks Trek in previews
Shatnez
Risk IS Our Business
Return to Tomorrow - Shacting!
More thoughts about Twitter and Shit My Dad Says (and what Time has to say)


From the remastered version.

Bill Shills for His Daughter

Bill's shill for his daughter Melanie who's shilling for the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme is at about 5:35.



I'm pretty sure the Cutlass Supreme isn't on the list of Bill's 10 Favorite Cars.

Bill Shills for Eternal Life

Okaaaaaay.

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.

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!

Star Trek Old School

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



Bravo to all involved!

Shatnerthon! A blogging event

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

Is This Perfect Or What?

From the Trek BBS Caption Contest:


KIRK: I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

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.

Bill on Match Game 74!

Sometimes I feel like we should just reblog everything from More_Shatner.