Episode 147 on MP3Bill at Comic-Con!
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Lene reviews The Captains
Fan mail!!
Bill should be King of Canada (he said so himself)
10 Best Trek Moments
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Captain Kirk
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Show #147 - Aug 10
Episode 147 on MP3Bill 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.
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Trekkies to Have Our Own Theme Park
Finally! Too bad we can't afford to go to Jordan.
More info here! Beam us up!
"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!
O Canada! Cheer up. Bill is on the way.
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!
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!
Friday, August 05, 2011
Yeah, right
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.
They wrote open-mouth kisses into the script! And they had to FORCE Bill to do them.
#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.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Star Trek Live in Seattle & Portland!
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.Dang! We need it in SF and Chicago! If you go please tell us about it!
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."
Friday, July 29, 2011
A Feast of Shatner Rarities!
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."
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."
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Show #146 - July 23
Episode 146 on MP3Donate 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).
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Another media to be conquered?
A Shatner Clone!
Manny Coto, former "Enterprise" show runner, spoke to the Hollywood Reporter:
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?
Monday, July 18, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Friday, July 01, 2011
Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! Let's take a moment to celebrate the country that gave us WILLIAM FUCKING SHATNER!
(Best copy I could find, sorry)
(Best copy I could find, sorry)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Angry Bird of Prey
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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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Show #145 - June 19
Episode 145 on MP3Shatfest 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. :-(
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Show #144 - June 11
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!Thursday, June 09, 2011
McGill Honors Bill
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...
As fun as the video is, nothing tops that first picture of young Bill. Sigh...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
And Speaking of "Generations"
Malcolm McDowell had this to say:
Read more at TrekToday.
Bill Shatner is a force of nature, is he not?Yea, verily.
Read more at TrekToday.
Yes, It's a Bad Death Scene
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.
SPOILER SPACE
BILL
BILL
BILL
BILL
BILL
Until I saw the hair dryer, I thought he was being killed by fireflies.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
May 2011:
Lene Taylor and Jungle Kitty at Shatfest 2011!
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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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Friday, May 20, 2011
Show #143 - May 20
Episode 143 on MP3Big 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?
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
"O Canada" "outtakes" - All Shatner All The Time
Bill is SO FUNNY. Love his take at the end. Entertain us, Bill!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Bill interview circa TMP
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.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Star Trek Fan Film - 1971!
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.
Bill as Falstaff - reviews!
We mentioned that Bill played Falstaff recently in a celebrity performance of Merry Wives of Windsor:
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:
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.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Show #142 - May 13
Episode 142 on MP3Shatfest!!! 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
Sunday, May 08, 2011
"Back to Space-Con" on DVD
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.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Lessons Learned from Wrath of Khan
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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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Shatner Rules: Best Book Cover EVER
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!
Monday, April 18, 2011
More Trek Pron - TNG
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?
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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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Bill's new record - track listing! OMG!
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
Friday, April 08, 2011
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