You go Bill. We love you in all your incarnations. How are the horses? Love Original Star Trek, ST: Next Gen and Deep Space 9. Realized watching re-runs of Original ST where I got my "fashion sense" obsession with Big Hair EEEK. Disappointed in Voyager ; gravely disappointed beyond words in Enterprise and messing with ALL the ST timelines. I am have found I am rare in that I love ST, SW, Babylon 5, & Battlestar Galactica among many other SF properties. I chose to be married on bridge of Enterprise D in Las Vegas. SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE ST: EXPERIENCE IN LAS VEGAS. CEDAR FAIR IS CLOSING IT IN OCTOBER. THEY CONSIDER THIS PROPERTY AN EMBARRASSMENT.
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Shatner Shrugged: The actor inhabits his own special orbit
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Boldly Going There
In a new memoir, William Shatner traces his path from humble Canadian origins to TV icon.
May 22, 2008 | Updated: 5:08 p.m. ET Sep 15, 2008
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William Shatner would like you to know that he is so much more than "Star Trek"'s Capt. James Tiberius Kirk. He is also, in no particular order: Shakespearean actor, B-movie star, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner for his role as Denny Crane on "Boston Legal," musician, celebrity pitchman. And serial memoirist. His latest tome, the first to extend beyond his experiences with "Star Trek," is called "Up Till Now" and chronicles his life from a modest Canadian childhood up to his latest gig, a self-spoofing Priceline.com spokesman. NEWSWEEK's Brian Braiker recently caught up with the unrepentant cheeseball and tireless huckster. Excerpts:
NEWSWEEK: You've had this incredibly varied career. Is it by design?
William Shatner: It's ad hoc. Fate gives you the finger and you accept.
You seem to have this healthy sense of humor about yourself. Did you intentionally set out to self-parodize?
No. It's not something I'm doing consciously. Things people say strike me as amusing, and I am prone to saying out loud what everybody's thinking.
Do you get recognized on the street as the Priceline guy?
Haven't heard that one.
Who does the best impression of you?
I don't recognize what. They're doing. When they're doing. Me.
I was disappointed not to read about any affairs with senators in your book. Did you read the Barbara Walters memoir?
I have. I've been a bit appalled at what purportedly would be a smart lady making some odd mistakes.
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