This Captain Kirk blog has been created on Thursday August 18, 2022 for fans of Captain James Tiberius Kirk and the Star Trek Franchise, reasons why Kirk is better than Picard, see also this other Kirk blog https://kirkisawes.blogspot.com
For other Reasons why Kirk is better than Picard
1. In the 1994 Film, Star Trek: Generations, Kirk & Picard join forces to Fight Soran
ReplyDeleteon Veridian III, Soran see's Kirk for the first time and asks in a very nasty tone of voice to Kirk
"Just who the hell are you?" then Picard says Bursting with Pride
"He's James T. Kirk, don't you read history?" a few moments later in the fight
Soran aims his weapon at Kirk's head and says "Actually, I am familiar with history Captain, and if I'm
not too much mistaken you're dead" When would anyone Proudly introduce Picard to anyone ? Never
2. On the Front Cover of the October 2010 Issue of Playboy Magazine, American Edition
On the Front Cover of the October 2010 Issue with Sasha Grey on the Cover it says
"20Q The Unstoppable Shatner" William Shatner was the Featured "20 Questions" Feature for that Month,
And Captain James T. Kirk as played by Shatner really was Unstoppable in his Show and Movies
3. In the 1999 Book "Great Jews in the Performing Arts" by Darryl Lyman, it says under the entry for
William Shatner on page 264, That Shatner is one of the Major Stars of his Generation and
"He Developed an interest in acting when, as a small child in a summer-camp play, he had a Profoundly Moving Experience while portraying a Jewish boy in Europe during the Nazi Era"
That's what made William Shatner want to go into acting a "Profoundly Moving" experience when Shatner played a Jewish boy in Europe Marked for Death by Hitler's Nazis during the Holocaust for the "Crime" of
being Jewish.. 11 Million People murdered in cold blood, what motivated Patrick Stewart to be an actor, Money, Fame ? Leonard Nimoy is Profiled on page 223 in this book
4. Kirk is better than Picard, because from the Name James Tiberius Kirk, you can come up with the cool nickname J.T. for James Tiberius, just like how on the sitcom "Step by Step" which was part of the
Famous ABC Channel 7 TGIF Friday Night Lineup from 8 to 10pm , On "Step by Step" which ran from
1991 to 1998 there was a character named John Thomas Lambert played by Actor Brandon Call, he was called J.T. for short most of the time on the show, Patrick Duffy played Frank Lambert while Suzanne Somers played Carol Foster Lambert
5. There is cool meaning behind the surname "Kirk" as in Captain James T. Kirk,
on the website www.surnamedb.com The Internet Surname Database, it says
Kirk is "An Anglo-Scottish surname which is ultimately of Norwegian Pre 7th Century Origins. It can be either a topographical name denoting residence near a church, or a occupational name for someone employed in a church'
6. Kirk is great looking at any age, Unlike Picard who looks like the ugly wimpy 24th century version of
Mr. Clean
7. Even the Nerds on the Hit TV Comedy "The Big Bang Theory" would all Know Kirk is Better than Picard,
Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, Raj, Penny, Amy Farrah Fowler, Bernadette, Stuart Bloom & Barry Kripke, would all Know that Kirk and Shatner are better than Picard, and fans would prefer to see Shatner guest star on the show as Opposed to Patrick Stewart
8. In the "TV Guide" 35th Anniversary Tribute to Star Trek "A Timeless Guide to the Trek Universe" under the Captain's Entry for James T. Kirk on page 5 it says "James Tiberius Kirk, the name alone suggests, in fact Commands Greatness, and he more than lived up to it, as Commander of the Enterprise in it's Landmark Five-Year Journey through Space, Kirk became the Superstar of Captains with his Mission, Drama followed him Everywhere, Through it all, Kirk survived with his Spirit and Strength intact, He was after all the Descendant of Hardy Pioneers who crossed the United States Prairie back in the 1800's, Movie Star Handsome, The Red-blooded Iowan had a lust for the ladies, however, his Primary lust was for life itself, He was a Remarkable Leader, an Inspiring Citizen, a True-Blue Pal, and an Audacious Risk Taker, He is like Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone & Davy Crockett a True American Folk hero" when would anyone say this about Picard ?
ReplyDelete1. If Kirk & Picard were British Prime Ministers during the World War II era
Kirk would be the Legendary Sir Winston Churchill, who lived from 1874 to 1965,
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill served as Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II and made
Victory over Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany Possible, Kirk was a Fearless Militant Leader like Churchill,
Picard would be like the wimpy Neville Chamberlain who Appeased Hitler at Munich in 1938, which was a horrible Mistake
2. On the StarTrek.com website, on January 20, 2013 a "Guest Blog" by Bjo & John Trimble says
"Shatner's The Man" about how Great William Shatner is, NOT Patrick Stewart/Picard
1. In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations"
ReplyDeleteIn the Opening of the episode after the Defiant is thrown back in time,
Captain Sisko says to Chief O'Brien "Chief, I need that viewscreen"
Chief O'Brien replies "I think I've got it"
Then the static on the viewcreen clears, The Crew of the Defiant is filled with
Shock and Awe and Joy as they see Kirk's Enterprise NCC-1701 Materialize
on the viewscreen of The Defiant
Jadzia Dax says "That's"
Sisko Replies "The Enterprise" When would anyone express such shock and awe and joy upon seeing
Picard's ship
2. In the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Flashback" telling about the 23rd Century Events of the
Movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Captain Janeway says to Mr. Kim
that Captains Sulu, Kirk and Dr. McCoy were a "different breed of Starfleet Officer" and Janeway also says
"But I have to admit, I would have loved to ride shotgun at least once with a group of officers like that"
3. In the Movie Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , Kirk while Speaking to Admiral Bob Bennett
about the Situation on Nimbus III , Kirk wears a cool T-Shirt that says
"Go Climb a Rock" when would Picard wear a cool T-Shirt like that
4. Captain Kathryn Janeway in the Series Star Trek: Voyager explored far more space
In the Delta Quadrant than Picard did in his Entire Career
1. Kirk as played by William Shatner in The Original Series and the Trek Movies, James T. Kirk is Like
ReplyDelete"The Fonz" of the 23rd Century, The Fonz aka Fonzie was a major character of the Hit TV show
"Happy Days" His full name was Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, and on his entry on Wikipedia under
"Character traits and development" the Entry says
"Fonzie has a Very High Moral Code, he always treats others with respect & sticks up for those who can't
defend themselves" Just Like Kirk !!
2. In the Movie Star Trek: Generations, after Picard meets Kirk, Kirk gives valuable advice to Picard when they
are both riding horses, Kirk says to Picard "Don't let them Promote you, Don't let them Transfer you, Don't let them do anything that takes you off the bridge of that ship because while you're there, you can make a difference" When did Picard give such great advice to anyone
3. In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" Dax says to Sisko
"Aren't you Interested in meeting one of the most Famous Men in Starfleet's History, but it's James Kirk"
Sisko replies he wants to shake Kirks hand, later in the bar Worf says about Kirk
"It would be an Honor to meet him" Chief O'Brien says "Let's buy him a drink"
4. Kirk Truly is the "Big Man in Town" like the 1964 song by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Kirk is also the "Leader of the Pack" the song by the Girl Group The Shangri-Las
5. The Original Series has been called "Wagon Train to The Stars" by Gene Roddenberry, a Western in Outer Space,
6. In the CBS Sitcom "Yes,Dear" which aired from 2000 to 2006 , in the episode titled "A List Before Dying" which aired
on May 3, 2004, John Hiatt as himself sings a song to Jimmy called "Things I think about at Work"
In the context of the song John Hiatt says "My Second Favorite Actor has Gotta be Captain Kirk, these are
the things I think about at work" Nothing about Picard mentioned in this song
7. On the Hit NBC sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" starring Will Smith, the character of
Carlton Banks on the show, Carlton's Favorite actor was William Shatner, and Carlton often
makes Star Trek references on the show, and Shatner appeared as himself on the show
in the episode Titled "Eye,Tooth" which aired in 1996,
ReplyDelete1. In Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, In the Starfleet Officer's Lounge, Kirk was speaking with
Admiral Morrow about Genesis and Looking for Spock, Admiral Morrow tells Kirk
"Jim your life and your career stand for rationality , not intellectual chaos, keep up this emotional behavior and
you'll lose everything. You'll destroy yourself. Do you understand me Jim?"
Kirk replies "I hear you, I had to try" Morrow says "Of Course" Kirk then says "Thanks for the drink" to which
Morrow replies "Any Time" Morrow knew what a great leader Kirk was..
2. In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, when Admiral Kirk and Spock are riding on the Bus in San Francisco
in 1986, Spock asks Kirk about all the "Colorful Metaphors" meaning the Profanity
Kirk replies "You mean the profanity, That's simply the way they talk here, Nobody pays any attention to you if
you don't swear every other word. You'll find it in all the literature of the period.
Spock then says "For Example" Kirk replies "Oh, the Collective works of Jacqueline Susann, The Novels of
Harold Robbins." Spock replies "Ah...The Giants" Kirk even knows about 20th Century Earth literature
3. In the Classic Original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Cartoon series which ran from 1987 to 1996
Kirk is cool and wise like Master Splinter and Brave like Leonardo the Leader of the Ninja Turtles, while
Picard is like the wimpy white guy Vernon Fenwick on the show, Vernon Fenwick worked with April O'Neil at
Channel 6 "Happy Hour News"
1. None of Kirk's Vessels ever had a Sissy little "Captain's yacht" like Picard's
ReplyDeleteEnterprise-D & Enterprise-E
ReplyDelete1. In the 2004 book "What Hollywood Believes: An Intimate Look at the Faith of the Famous" by
Ray Comfort , The Religious/Spiritual Beliefs of over 120 Top Hollywood Stars from Past and Present are Profiled,
Shatner & Nimoy are Profiled, but NOT Patrick Stewart or any member of The Next Generation
2. At the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, after Spock dies and is buried
David Marcus is speaking to Kirk about the death of Spock, David says to Kirk that
he is "Proud, Very Proud to be your son" Kirk and David then have an emotional hug, with a pat on the back
3. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, In the Genesis Cave before beaming up to do battle with
Khan, Kirk takes a big Manly Bite out of an apple and says to Saavik
"All right, I don't like to lose"
4. When did any of Picard's films have a cool heartwarming scene like at the end of
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, where after the Two humpback whales George & Gracie communicate with
the alien probe, The Probe Departs from Earth's Solar System, Power Returns to Earth and George & Gracie are happy to be Free and Jumping up and down splashing in the Ocean along with
Kirk and his Crew laughing and splashing around in the water where the Klingon Vessel HMS Bounty Crashed into the
water.
1. In Kirk's era, on The Original Series and up to the launch of the Enterprise-B
ReplyDeleteUESPA - United Earth Space Probe Agency , worked closely with Starfleet and
it's crews, Picard's Era, No UESPA pronounced (you-spah)
ReplyDelete1. Kirk is like the Spiderman of the 23rd Century, he likes to hang around with his peeps
2. If they were Prescription Medications, Kirk would be Viagra the blue party pill,
Picard would be Prozac the Anti-Depressant, because watching Picard is dull and depressing at times,
Kirk is Brand Name, Picard is cheap generic
3. Kirk on The Original Series is like the "He-Man" of the 23rd Century, the character of "He-Man" is the alter
ego of Prince Adam from the Masters of the Universe Franchise, and is known as
"The Most Powerful Man in the Universe" the character of He-Man is Strong, has a Passion for Freedom and a
love for adventure, just like Kirk
ReplyDelete1. In the 2009 "Star Trek" Film, Captain Christopher Pike seeing Greatness and Potential in
young Kirk, Pike says to Kirk "Look so your dad dies, you can settle for a less than ordinary life, or do
you feel like you were meant for something better, something special, Enlist in Starfleet" Pike also says
"Starfleet could use you" a Damn Confident Kirk replies to Pike a few moments later
about Pike Saying Starfleet Academy would take Four Years, Kirk says
"Four Years, I'll make it in three"
2. In the 2009 "Star Trek" Film , after the bar fight scene, Captain Christopher Pike and Kirk are sitting
together at a table talking Kirk says to Pike "Why are you talking to me man?"
Pike replies "Because I looked up your file while you were drooling on the floor, your aptitude
tests are off the charts" When would Picard do so well in his Academic studies
ReplyDelete1. As seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Kirk's Refit Enterprise had a huge Recreation Deck with a
Giant viewscreen, used to brief the crew about the V'ger cloud, in the scene, where we see the V'ger cloud destroy
a Klingon vessel , the Federation Insignia then appears on the viewscreen,
Kirk says a few moments later "We can only hope that there is a lifeform abroad that vessel that reasons the
way we do" then we see the Epsilon IX station being destroyed by V'ger, Kirk says to Uhura
"Viewer Off...Viewer Off" Kirk's Enterprise as shown in TMP also had a cool recreation room !!!
ReplyDelete1. In the Film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier on planet Nimbus III , in this one scene while trying to rescue the
hostages from Sybok , Kirk walks into the Paradise City bar , and a Catwoman feline dancer attacks Kirk by jumping on him from behind, Kirk wrestles with the catwoman and throws her into a watery pool table, the Catwoman would have made
cat food out of Picard
ReplyDelete1. Kirk's show and crew is better because, the four word catchphrase "Beam me up, Scotty" has become part
of Popular Culture Worldwide, even though the exact phrase was never actually spoken even once in any
Star Trek television episode or film, Shatner/Kirk did however say a few similar phrases to his Chief Engineer
Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
2. The character of Gary Seven(played by Robert Lansing) from the TOS episode "Assignment:Earth" that episode with
Gary Seven was acutally a television pilot for a proposed series about Gary Seven !!!
3. In the late 70's Gene Roddenberry planned to created a New Star Trek series based on Kirk's Legendary crew on a
second five year mission, the series was to be called "Star Trek: Phase II" and was planned to air in early 1978, but the plan was cancelled, and the Pilot episode script for the planned Phase II series Titled "In Thy Image" the script of "In Thy Image" was used for the
1979 Film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture,
ReplyDelete1. On the Front Cover of "TV Guide" for January 11-17, 1997 on the Cover the theme is
"Why Dilbert Loves TV" about the Dilbert Comic Strip by Scott Adams, Dilbert says on the Cover
"Two Words: Star Trek"
2. A book was published in 2011 called "Shatner Rules: Your Guide to understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large" by William Shatner with Chris Regan, Shatner is on the Cover holding a Globe, proving that it's Shatner's world, we just live in it
3. Several years ago, a cool Parody T-Shirt of Kirk's show was made called "Gar Trek" based on the
Garfield Comic Strip by Jim Davis, The shirt had Garfield the cat as Captain Kirk sitting in his captain's chair , Odie as Mr. Spock,Arlene(Garfield's Girlfriend) as Uhura, and Nermal the grey kitten "world's cutest Kitten"
as Squatty(Scotty) Garfield says on the T-Shirt "Squatty, Beam me up a Pizza"
4. In 2009 a bizarro novel titled "Shatnerquake" was written by Jeff Burk, the novel was about every Shatner character sucked into reality to hunt down and destroy the real William Shatner , with the characters of Captain Kirk, TJ Hooker
Denny Crane, Priceline Shatner, Cartoon Kirk, Rescue 9-1-1 Shatner, singer Shatner and many more
If Kirk was on the Enterprise NX-01 with Captain Jonathan Archer in the 22nd Century, Kirk would have made an
ReplyDeleteexcellent, MACO , Military Assault Command Operations officer to deal with The Xindi after the Xindi attack on Earth,
Picard would never have passed the basic training to become a MACO officer
1. In the Original Series, and Star Trek Films, Kirk, Spock, & McCoy are the Holy Trinity of Trek, they are like
ReplyDelete"The Three Musketeers" or "The Three Amigos" of the 23rd Century , adventure follows them everywhere
ReplyDelete1. Kirk's original series was on TV in the 1960's which had many culturally significant & important events in human history
such as the 1964 New York World's Fair, the Famous Woodstock Music Festival in upstate New York from
August 15 to 18, 1969, and the Second Vatican Council aka Vatican II of The Roman Catholic Church which was
from 1962-1965 , in Addition to Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States !!!
William Shatner himself would have been a great guest at Woodstock !!!
ReplyDelete1. In the year 2000, the Original Star Trek was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having the largest number of spin-off productions, including the feature film series and the numerous TV series
2. As stated on the website www.Ign.com
William Shatner came very close to Playing Evil Captain Kirk on the 4th Season, the last Season of
Star Trek: Enterprise which ended in 2005, a clip is shown on the website from the Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 4 Blu-ray set
3. The Alien Nazi Vosk would have kicked Picard's ass in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode
"Storm Front Part II" and Nazi Germany would have taken over the entire world, the episode took place in an alternate Timeline during World War II in 1944 where Nazi Germany conquered much of the Northern United States, Kirk would have easily defeated the Nazi Alien Vosk and Win the
Temporal Cold War and Save the United States from Nazi Germany , Picard would have surrendered as usual
ReplyDelete1. William Shatner is so cool, that at the end of October 2015, him and famous comic book writer
Stan Lee , born Stanley Martin Lieber , Shatner and Stan Lee of Marvel Comics have worked together on a
collaborative project at the 5th annual Stan Lee Comikaze Expo Convention in Los Angeles for Shatner's new comic shingle called
Shatner singularity , Stan Lee created many superheroes , From Avengers, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Thor, Daredevil, Iron Man, The Hulk and many more, but the great Stan Lee would agree that Kirk is better than Picard
1. In Star Trek: Generations , after Soran is defeated and killed, Kirk is so cool, that as Kirk lays dying on
ReplyDeletePlanet Veridian III, after Kirk falls from the bridge,Kirk asks Picard if they made a difference, Picard tells Kirk that they made a difference , Kirk's very last words to Picard was "It was Fun...Oh my" then Kirk died, could you imagine what Picard's last words before dying would be, it would be "Why must I suffer, Lord ?"
2 . If they were sneakers, Kirk would be High Quality Brand Name Nike or Fila Sneakers, with attractive cool designs, Picard would be a cheap pair of Payless sneakers lasting 2 months tops
ReplyDelete1. By the year 2267, Kirk had earned an impressive list of Commendations from Starfleet including the
Palm Leaf of Axanar Peace Mission, The Grankite Order of Tactics(Class of Excellence), the Preantares Ribbon
of Commendation (Classes First and Second), Kirk's awards for valor included the Medal of Honor, the Silver
Palm with Cluster, the Starfleet citation for conspicuous Gallantry, and the Kragite Order of Heroism, Kirk earned all
these commendations , as stated in the TOS episode "Court Martial" when did Picard win so many Honors ?
2. On the StarTrek.com Database entry for Captain James T. Kirk as played by William Shatner it says
"As much as any other figure in Starfleet history, the tall tales about James T. Kirk's exploits over a 40-year career are as
numerous as the official recored- and probably closer to the truth in some instances," The Entry also states that
"Kirk was the first Captain to bring his Starship back relatively intact after a Five-Year Mission"
3. On the Front Cover of "TV Guide" for December 5-11, 2004, the Cover says
"The Top 100 Most Memorable TV Moments" 5 different covers are given for that week, Kirk & Uhura's
Inter-racial kiss from the TOS episode "Plato's Stepchildren" is on one of the 5 Covers !!
4. On the Front Cover of the "TV Guide" for August 24,1996 , The Front Cover says
"Star Trek Turns 30" and 4 different covers are given, one with each of the four Captains in Star Trek at the
time, Kirk,Picard,Sisko & Janeway, and on page 20 of this 1996 issue of "TV Guide" a Heroic Picture of Kirk appears and an Article about William Shatner
says "As to the Endless Debate over who is the best Captain, Kirk or Picard, Shatner lets out an exasperated sigh,
"It's ridiculous, It's Apples & Oranges, the fans like a Race, they want a winner but the contest is in their
minds certainly not in mine" OK but who is the best Captain? "I am" says Shatner" .. Kirk knows he is Better than Picard
ReplyDelete1. Kirk has Spunk, and his enemies hate Spunk, Spunk is a slang word for spirit, courage and determination, Kirk had more Spunk in his pinky finger than Poindexter Picard would ever have
ReplyDelete1. In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier we see a cool scene of Captain Klaa in the Klingon Bird of Prey
target and blow to bits a NASA Earth Space Probe, Pioneer 10, which was launched on
March 3, 1972, and this scene took place in the year 2287
2. In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , while Kirk and Admiral Bob Bennett are discussing the situation on
Nimbus III "The Planet of Galactic Peace" Kirk says to Admiral Bob "With all due respect, the Enterprise is a
disaster . There must be other ships in the quadrant" Admiral Bob replies
"Other ships, yes, but no experienced commanders. Captain I need Jim Kirk" Admiral Bob knew who to
turn to, when did anyone say they needed Picard
3. In the Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Vixis the Female Klingon Officer says to Captain Klaa that if
he could defeat Kirk, Klaa would be the greatest Warrior in the Galaxy, Picard, almost anybody could
defeat him
4. Yet another Example of how Fearless Kirk is, in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , on Planet
Sha Ka Ree in the Great Barrier , after the "God" creature turns out to be a big phony, Kirk is more
concerned with the safety of Spock & McCoy and has them beamed up first, the "God" creature chases
Kirk, then the Klingon Bird of Prey appears in front of Kirk, shoots the "God" creature & destroys it, then the
Klingon ship aims it's guns directly at Kirk's head, Kirk fearlessly stares at the Klingon ship and says
"So it's me you want, you Klingon Bastards! Come and Get Me" Picard would have fainted of a Heart
ReplyDelete1. Kirk is so cool that in the Alternate Reality of the 2013 Film "Star Trek: Into Darkness"
in one scene we see Kirk in bed having a threesome with two Caitian Twins, played by
real life twins Katie & Kellie Cockrell , when could Picard ever have two women at once ?
1. William Shatner/Kirk promote Peace in Real Life, in Internet News Articles in May 2006 it was
ReplyDeletereported that Shatner was in Israel promoting Horseback riding for Disabled Children to Promote
Mideast Peace & Peace in Israel
1. Both William Shatner and the character of Captain James T. Kirk have been described as
ReplyDeletebeing a "blowhard" by some people, but we Trek fans all know, Kirk/Shatner is a blowhard
in a cool positive type of way, wimpy Picard could NEVER be called a blowhard
ReplyDelete1. Kirk would be able to perfectly handle the bat'leth the Klingon "sword of honor" the Klingon blade weapon,
Picard would not be able to lift it
ReplyDelete1. On Facebook there are groups titled "William Shatner for god" "William Shatner Appreciation Society"
"International Talk like William Shatner Day" & "Christopher Walken and William Shatner" That's how
Legendary Kirk & Shatner are !!!
2. Picard is like the 24th century version of Charlie Brown from the "Peanuts" Comic strip by
Charles M. Schulz , on Wikipedia the entry for Charlie Brown says that Charlie Brown is .. The Great American
un-success story, and that he fails in almost everything he does and is .. dominated by insecurities and has a permanent case of bad luck and is constantly hindered by his own self-doubt, sounds alot like Picard, Good Grief, Picard
is a blockhead , while Kirk is cool and Confident with a great Imagination and sense for adventure, like Snoopy the pet beagle dog that belonged to Charlie Brown,
3. In the 2009 "Star Trek" Film, with Chris Pine as young Kirk, Kirk is gutsy enough to call Spock a
"Pointy-eared bastard' and says "bullsh-t" when encountering the aged version of Spock prime
4. In the Episode "Tapestry" of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard says to Q about his youth as an
Ensign, Picard says "I was a different person in those days, arrogant, undisciplined, with far too much ego but too little wisdom" Picard admits how stupid he was and that he was a "Puerile Adolescent" and NOT a "Ladies Man"
ReplyDelete1. As stated on many Internet articles, George Lucas, the legendary creator of the "Star Wars" Franchise, before he began devising the origins of Star Wars, Lucas attended a few Star Trek conventions and watched TOS, and George Lucas admitted Star Trek played a Vital part in the creation of Star Wars, a quote by Lucas said "Star Trek softened up the
entertainment arena so that Star Wars could come along and stand on it's shoulders" If Star Trek never existed, then most likely the space opera Star Wars would Never have been created
ReplyDelete1. Kirk's show is so Legendary that the character of Harry Mudd, aka
Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd, who appeared in the two episodes of TOS
"Mudd's Women" and "I,Mudd" and Star Trek: The Animated Series episode
"Mudd's Passion" Harry Mudd was played by actor Roger C. Carmel , Harry Mudd was supposed to be
in the first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Titled "The Neutral Zone" where Harry Mudd would have been
revived from Cryogenic suspension , but Roger C. Carmel passed away before he could replay his role as
Harry Mudd, that's how Legendary Kirk's show was, The Producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation wanted to use
a character from The Original Series
The Legendary Hollywood actor and Filmaker Orson Welles actually did the narration for the teaser trailer and Television advertisements for
ReplyDeletethe 1979 Film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture !!
1. As seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Kirk's Captain's Chair on the Refit Enterprise
ReplyDeletehad cool Leg Restraints as we see when the Enterprise enters the wormhole , Kirk also had a cool
Starfleet Wrist Communicator in this Film
ReplyDelete1. Picard is like the late Comedian Rodney Dangerfield(1921-2004) as in Picard gets "No Respect"
2. Kirk's Doctor, Leonard "Bones" McCoy is smart and witty like Doctor Gregory House , Gregory House was played by Actor Hugh Laurie on the show "House" which aired
from 2004 to 2012 on the FOX Network
3. In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Q Who" near the end of this episode when the
Enterprise-D is running from the Borg Cube, Q says to Picard "Admit it, Picard You're out of your
league. You should have stayed where you belonged." and also in this same episode when Q saves the Enterprise
from the Borg Picard says to Q. "I understand what you've done here Q, but I think the lesson could have been
learned without the loss of eighteen members of my crew" Q replies "If you can't take a little
bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl, under your bed. It's not safe out here, It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross, but it's not for the timid" No one ever had to make these type of
Statements to Kirk and his Legendary Crew
ReplyDelete1. On the Front Cover of the "Star Trek Communicator" Magazine for February/March 2001, Issue #132
On the Front Cover it says "Catching up with William Shatner suddenly He's Everywhere" and we see Shatner as Captain Kirk from TOS holding a Model of the Enterprise NCC-1701 !!!
2. On the Internet there is actually a website called "The First Church of Shatnerology" at shatnerology.com That's How Legendary William Shatner and His Career are !!
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ReplyDelete1. An Article on the website TrekMovie.com by Mr. Anthony Pascale dated November 23, 2009
Titled "Read the Star Trek 2009 Scene Written for William Shatner" Tells how a Scene was written for
William Shatner as Kirk for the 2009 "Star Trek" Film, but the Scene was Never Filmed !! It should have been
ReplyDelete1. Kirk would have been a great "Section 31" Agent, while Picard would never have been allowed to join the officially non-existent Top Secret autonomous clandestine intelligence &
Defense organization which is accountable to no one and Defends The United Federation of Planets from External Threats by any means necessary
1. At the End of the Film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , After James T. Kirk is reduced in Rank from Admiral to Captain, The Federation President
ReplyDeletesays to Kirk that "you be given the duties for which you have repeatedly demonstrated unswerving ability, the command of a starship" When did anyone say this to
Picard,
ReplyDelete1. In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "I Borg" The young Borg Drone named "Hugh" was going to be implanted with an invasive paradoxical program
(topological anomaly) which would function as a slow acting virus to destroy the entire Borg Collective from within , but Picard wimps out on destroying the entire Borg Threat to the
Federation and Entire Galaxy once and for all, and Picard worries it would be "Genocide" of the Borg race, which is what the Borg do to other Races, they encounter, destroy and assimilate entire Races and Worlds, Picard cares more about the Borg than their Victims
and we see the Negative Destructive Results of Picard's refusal to finish off the Borg in the later episodes of TNG, the episodes "Descent" Parts I & II where
Admiral Nechayev Picard's direct superior who has a poor working relationship with Picard, Admiral Nechayev believed Picard was too soft-handed in his dealings with
Federation Adversaries, She Scolded Picard for not using "Hugh" and the Invasive Program to Destroy the Borg Race once and for all, and orders Picard to use the
Invasive Program to Destroy the Entire Borg Collective if the Opportunity presents itself again, If Kirk was Captain in the episode of TNG "I Borg" he would have used
"Hugh" with he invasive program to Destroy the Entire Borg Collective Once and For all, Not pretty , but it's what would have had to be done to Save the Galaxy,
ReplyDelete1. In the 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis near the end of the film Picard is in the Enterprise-E battling Shinzon on the Scimitar , Picard fires photon torpedoes at the
Scimitar , the torpedoes miss and pass harmlessly by, Shinzon then says about Picard "Your'e too slow old man" No one ever said that about Kirk, also in the
Film Star Trek: Insurrection , Picard says in his battle with Ad'har Ru'afo, Picard says "Ru'afo we're getting too old for this" Kirk is never too old for action
ReplyDelete1. In the film Star Trek: Nemesis , in the battle between Picard and Shinzon on the Scimitar vessel, Picard admits to Shinzon how flawed he is
Picard says to Shinzon "I never told you about my first Academy Evaluation, did I, I received very high marks for my studies. But I was found lacking in certain other
areas, personality traits, you might say, In Particular I was thought to be extremely over-confident
ReplyDelete1. In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" Admiral J.P. Hanson is speaking on the viewscreen to the Enterprise-D crew in the Briefing Room, after Picard is abducted and assimilated by the Borg , Admiral Hanson is briefing the crew about the upcoming battle with the Borg at Wolf 359
Admiral Hanson speaking from his Office says that he knew & witnessed Picard as a Freshman Cadet at the Academy , Admiral Hanson then said
about Picard "I never met anyone with more drive, Determination or More Courage than Jean-Luc Picard, there is No Way in Hell he would assist the Borg, I want that clear"
Clearly Admiral Hanson has never met the great James T. Kirk !! And if Picard really has the most drive, determination and courage, in the 24th century Starfleet, well this says alot about the sorry state of The Federation and Starfleet in the 24th Century !! And a few moments earlier in this Scene Admiral Hanson said "The Klingons are sending warships, Hell, we've even though
about opening communications with the Romulans" that's how desperate the situation was with the Borg, and we all Know the Results of Wolf 359, 39 Federation Starships Destroyed, over
11,000 people Killed, not a single dent was put in the Borg cube by the fleet
ReplyDelete1. In the episode of the Hit TV Comedy "The Big Bang Theory" the episode Titled "The Colonization Application" which aired on March 5, 2015 shortly after the Death of
Leonard Nimoy on February 27, 2015, at the end of this episode there is a touching Tribute to Leonard Nimoy, and Spock, the words appear on the TV Screen
"The Impact you had on our show and on our lives is everlasting" also Adam Nimoy, the son of Leonard Nimoy, Adam Nimoy appeared as himself on another episode of
"The Big Bang Theory" the episode Titled "The Spock Resonance" which aired on November 5, 2015 , Sheldon Cooper says he first saw Spock in
"The Galileo Seven" episode of The Original Series
2. In the episode of "The Big Bang Theory" Titled "The Misinterpretation Agitation" which first aired on October 30, 2014, Actor Billy Bob Thornton played the part of
Dr. Oliver Lorvis, Dr. Lorvis mentions how he gave Gene Roddenberry a Vasectomy and spoke about William Shatner's bladder infection, he said Shatner gave him a
tribble or a toupee, he's not sure which,
ReplyDelete1. At the end of the Film Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Kirk says "Vessel Status, Fully Operational" Scotty then steps on to the Bridge of the Refit Enterprise,
Kirk is standing tall and then damn confidently says to Scotty , Kirk says "Mister Scott, Shall we give the Enterprise a proper shakedown?" Scotty replies
"I would say it's time for that, sir,aye" Picard could never be as cool and confident as Kirk was in this Scene
1. In the Film Star Trek: Insurrection Ru'afo says to Admiral Dougherty "Federation Support, Federation Procedures,Federation Rules, look in the mirror Admiral,
ReplyDeletethe Federation is old, in the past 24 months, they have been challenged by every major power in the Quadrant, the Borg, the Cardassians, the Dominion, they all smell, the scent
of Death on the Federation" This is what happens when you have losers like Picard in Command, if Kirk was still alive in charge in the 24th Century, the Federation would Not be having these problems,
ReplyDelete1. In an episode of "The Simpsons" Titled "The Man Who Came to be Dinner" which first aired on January 4, 2015 , this episode contained many
references to Star Trek: The Original Series, and the ending credits to this episode played the theme song to The Original Series with a Montage of Images of
characters from the Simpsons as Original Series Characters, and other members of the Trek Franchise,
ReplyDelete1. In September 2015, a in-universe reference book biography of James T. Kirk was released titled
"The Autobiography of James T. Kirk - The Story of Starfleet's Greatest Captain" by David A. Goodman
and in 2008 William Shatner wrote an autobiography titled "Up Till Now" by William Shatner and David Fisher
2. On leap day, February 29, 2012 , The 44th President of The United States of America
Barack Obama & Nichelle Nichols(Lt.Uhura) took a picture together at the Oval Office of The White House
both President Obama and Nichols are smiling in the picture and Giving the Vulcan Greeting "Live Long and Prosper"
(The Picture and story can be found in countless places Online)
3. In the New York City, Newspaper, the "Daily News" for Sunday May 14, 2006 on page 8 the "Movies"
Section, the Headline reads "This is your Captain Speaking" the article by Robert Dominguez states that
"Shatner goes Over the Hedge and into the stratosphere and that "He's just this Dynamo who lives life to the Fullest, and at age 75, it's Bill Shatner's Universe, we just live in it, and he's the Biggest Sci-Fi Icon Alive, He's Actually a Pretty Good Actor, and finally has the Recognition to Prove it, his clipped Dramatic Dictation and
Dramatic Pauses is called "Shatnerian" the article also tells how Shatner is the First TV Actor to win Two Emmy Awards for the same character the Loopy Lawyer "Denny Crane" from "The Practice" and "Boston Legal" Previously Shatner had an Emmy Nomination for playing the "Big Giant Head" on the Hit Comedy
"3rd Rock from the Sun"
ReplyDelete1. Kirk and his crew always perform great when in the "Danger Zone" and "Under Pressure" like the songs by the same name, "Danger Zone" was used for the soundtrack of the 1986 Film "Top Gun" and the 1981 song
"Under Pressure" recorded by Queen and David Bowie was used for the great 2004 Film
"The Girl Next Door" Picard's and his crew, nope
ReplyDelete1. An animated William Shatner has appeared in Several episodes of the Hit FOX Animated Cartoon Series
"Family Guy"
2. According to the website www.getnetworth.com The Net Worth for William Shatner as of Today
Friday May 6, 2016 is $300 Million, The Net Worth of Patrick Stewart as of Today is only $60 Million in comparison
1.If Television still existed in the 24th century, Picard would probably spend his Saturday Nights alone
ReplyDeletewatching the lame cornball show "The Lawrence Welk Show" which was an American Televised musical show on
20th century Earth with big band leader Lawrence Welk, Kirk would Never watch anything as dull as
"The Lawrence Welk Show" Kirk would have plenty of dates every Saturday Night, and if Television still existed in
Kirk's 23rd Century, Kirk would record his shows and watch them later .
1. The 2009 "Star Trek" Film had the lovely actress Winona Ryder playing the part of Spock's human Mother
ReplyDeleteAmanda Grayson , Winona Ryder was made famous from the 1988 Comedy film "Beetlejuice"
1. In the Closing Credits to the 1979 Film Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it says
ReplyDelete"Greatful Acknowledgements is made to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Science Consultant- Isaac Asimov" The Legendary American author and science fiction writer
Isaac Asimov 1920-1992 was a consultant for The Motion Picture, and The Motion Picture had a cool references to
NASA -
ReplyDelete1. In the film Star Trek: First Contact, Lily Sloane says to Picard "Watch your Caboose" as Picard was going up against the Borg, no one ever had to say
that to Kirk, and when Picard accidentally broke the display case to all the Previous vessels named Enterprise
Lily says to Picard "you broke your little ships" as if Picard was a 5 year old boy
2. In the film Star Trek: First Contact, The Borg Queen says to Data the Android, the Borg Queen says
"I am the beginning... the end.. the one who is many... I am the Borg " which many Christian Trekkers found offensive and Blasphemous, and mocking the words of Jesus in the Bible verse, Revelation 21:6, Chapter 21 verse 6 where Jesus
calls himself the "Alpha & Omega" None of Kirk's film had anything this offensive to Christianity
ReplyDelete1. In 2014 NASA awarded William Shatner with it's Distinguished Public Service Medal, which was the space agency's highest award for civilians, in real life Shatner has been
a vocal advocate of science education and space exploration, and he was honored for . outstanding generosity and dedication to inspiring new generations of explorers around the world, and for unwavering support for NAS and it's missions of discovery..
ReplyDelete1. William Shatner aka Kirk is so cool that at the age of 85, in 2016 William Shatner will be starring in an American reality travel show on NBC titled
"Better Late Than Never" along with other great celebrities Henry Winkler aka The Fonz from "Happy Days" Super Bowl quarterback Terry Bradshaw , heavyweight
boxing champion George Foreman, and Comedian Jeff Dye from NBC's "Last Comic Standing"
2. In the Film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , Captain Klaa of the Klingon Bird of Prey says about Kirk "He's Good" after Kirk uses the "Barricade" Method to fly the shuttlecraft into
the Enterprise and the Enterprise goes to Warp Speed narrowly avoiding a Photon Torpedo from the Klingon Vessel , and at the end of The Final Frontier Captain Klaa gives gives
Kirk and arm salute out of respect, Kirk salutes back
3. In the 2008 Issue of SciFiNow Magazine Issue 15 Published in the UK, the Cover Theme is "The Top 50 Sci-Fi Icons" Kirk is on the Cover in the Center with the Enterprise
from TOS in the background, Phasers from TOS are listed #43, Kirk's Enterprise-A is listed #25, Spock is listed #3, Kirk is listed #2 place with Darth Vader from "Star Wars" Listed #1 place
Picard is listed #32 place with a tiny entry, and for Kirk's entry it says Kirk is a "Leader, soldier, Warrior, and a Lover" with an "unfailing loyalty to his crew, and a Hero and Icon to
Millions" SciFiNow Magazine is "The Premier Sci-Fi Fantasy,Horror & Cult TV Magazine "
ReplyDelete1. In the 2013 Film "Star Trek: Into Darkness" this one scene at San Francisco Starfleet Headquarters, Admiral Christopher Pike says to Kirk
"I gave you my ship because I saw Greatness in You" when did anyone say this about Picard ?
ReplyDelete1. At the end of the 2009 "Star Trek" Film at the Starfleet Academy Assembly , Admiral Richard Barnett(played by Tyler Perry) Admiral Barnett says to
James T. Kirk "Your inspirational Valor & Supreme dedication to your comrades is in Keeping with the highest traditions of service and reflect utmost credit to
yourself, your crew and the Federation, it is my honor, to award you with this commendation, by Starfleet order 28445 your are hereby directed to report to
Admiral Pike U.S.S. Enterprise for duty as his relief" Kirk shakes Barnett's hand, Admiral Pike in his wheelchair says to Kirk "Congratulations Captain..Your Father would be
Proud" Kirk then goes on the Enterprise for his New Mission, we hear Leonard Nimoy saying the Famous words "Space:The Final Frontier..
ReplyDelete1. In the Series opener of the Star Trek: Voyager, the episode "CareTaker" Part II,
Picard and his wimpy Enterprise-D crew would never have been able to defeat the Gigantic Kazon Vessel seen in
CareTaker Part II, while Kirk and his Crew would have found a way to Defeat the Kazon Vessel, Save the
Ocampa Race and find a way back to the Alpha Quadrant all in the same episode !
1. William Shatner would have been great in the 2008 Comedy Movie "Role Models" which had
ReplyDeletePaul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Jane Lynch, because actor William Shatner and the character of
Captain James T. Kirk are truly role models for people everywhere , Picard as a role model, nope
1. There is actually a TV Crime show titled "Bones" it was created in 2005 by Hart Hanson, and it aired
ReplyDeleteon the FOX Network, the show is about Forensic anthropologist Temperance "Bones" Brennan
played by actress Emily Deschanel , could it be that this show was also called "Bones" after
Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy on The Original Series
ReplyDelete1. A deleted scene from the 1994 film "Star Trek: Generations" had Kirk practicing Orbital Skydiving with
Chekov and Scotty Watching, the scene was supposed to take place before the Opening scene on the
Enterprise-B Bridge, Picard would never be cool enough to do Orbital Skydiving
2. On Facebook in 2014, a Star Trek page called William Shatner "More Awesome than Chuck Norris
and Batman Combined" and James T. Kirk is like the "Walker, Texas Ranger" of the 23rd Century
3. On September 23, 2014 an article on the TrekToday.com website told about how Actors
William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy will both be appearing on German TV for the German Volkswagen automobile
campaign
4. Actress Jennifer Lawrence, aka J.Law has a habit of Geeking out and getting excited seeing other Hollywood Icons, for Example, J.Law got excited seeing Jack Nicholson at the 2013 Oscars, and seeing Jeff Bridges at the
2013 Comic-Con, in 2014 at the SAG Awards she was excited to see "Homeland" star Damian Lewis
and in 2015 Jennifer Lawrence Geeked Out over seeing Bill Murray at Comic-Con , Jennifer Lawrence is one of the biggest celebrities of all time and America's Sweetheart , but Imagine how Thrilled she would be to meet the Great William Shatner in Person !!
ReplyDelete1. In the Star Trek: The Official Magazine 2015 Special , with Christopher Cooper as the Editor
on page 22 it says at the Top "We Need to Talk about Kirk" the article is referring to Kirk as played by
William Shatner , and it says on page 22
"James T. Kirk . his name is legendary, his deeds even more so, with enough charisma to breach a warp core and an intellect that could put it back together again(with the help of a devoted engineer and loyal crew willing to do anything for him) Kirk is probably the most steadfast commanding officer in the Galaxy- if only he wasn't such an impetus maverick"
ReplyDelete1. In "Star Trek: Into Darkness" in this one scene Scotty is intoxicated and says to Keenser in the bar when Kirk calls him
Scotty says "If it isn't Captain James Tiberius Perfect-Hair!" no one could ever say this to Picard, Kirk is nearly perfect
2. In "Star Trek: Into Darkness" we see Kirk's Enterprise hiding in the Ocean, and then a Rise out of the Ocean as the shocked Nibirans look and then
worship an image of the Enterprise they have drawn in the soil, accepting it as their new deity/god, this was never done to any of Picard's vessels
3. In the 2009 "Star Trek" Film, Scotty says "I like this ship ! You Know, it's exciting" when would anyone say that about Picard or his dull ship and crew
ReplyDelete1. In the Film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, early in the Movie, Kirk and his crew land the Klingon Vessel, HMS Bounty in the San Francisco Golden Gate Park at
Nighttime scaring the hell out of two sanitation workers, Kirk says to his crew "Everybody remember where we parked!" and near the end of the film, the Bounty is flying in
near Alaska to rescue the two humpback whales George & Gracie, the Bounty is flying under cloak then de-cloaks scaring the hell out of the whalers !!! When did Picard and his crew have such fun scaring the hell out of people on time travel adventures
2. At the end of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, after Kirk saves the life of the Federation President, Kirk stands at the highest in the Center Podium with Scotty and Sulu to the left and right of him, !! Kirk is smiling like a true winner that he is
ReplyDelete1. On the Front Cover of the August 2012 Issue of Hustler Magazine - U.S. Edition it says
"Interview: William Shatner Beams Aboard" and it also says on the Front Cover of this Issue
"Alien Abductions: Fact or Fiction"
2. On December 21, 1970 Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon took their Famous picture together in the
Oval Office of The White House, the famous photo was a secret until January 27, 1972
Now Imagine if the Great William Shatner had his picture taken with President Nixon, !! Shatner wearing a Kirk uniform from The Original Series !! It wasn't done, but should have been
3. When Legendary Pop culture Icon Dick Clark died in April 2012 at the age of 82, William Shatner paid tribute
Shatner typed online "My Condolences go out to the Family of Dick Clark, my best, Bill"
Dick Clark was called "the oldest living teenager" he was a famous Radio & Television Personality famous for hosting "American Bandstand" and "New Year's Rockin Eve & Pyramid" Nothing about Patrick Stewart paying
Tribute to Dick Clark
4. Kirk's show The Original Series ended in 1969 after 3 Seasons, the same year that the famous
"Project Blue Book" ended, Project Blue Book was the United States Air Force Investigation into UFO's
Unidentified Flying Objects, to determine if UFO's were a threat to National Security and to Scientifically analyze
UFO related Data, Project Blue Book was terminated in December 1969, it began in 1952, before that there were Projects code named "Sign" in 1947 and "Grudge" in 1949 to study UFO's, and in one episode of
The Original Series, Kirk's Enterprise NCC-1701 was called a UFO "Tomorrow is Yesterday"
1.In the 2016 Film "Star Trek: Beyond" Kirk says to the Villain Krall "It's better to die saving lives than to live taking them" Picard wouldn't have lasted two seconds in a fight with Krall, Krall would have ate Picard for Breakfast, and in "Beyond" Kirk says "I have a Nose for Danger" when would Picard ever be cool enough to have a nose for danger ?
ReplyDelete1. On the website StarTrek.com the results of a Weekly Poll Question "Who's your favorite Trek Best Friend Duo?" 8 Choices were given, The Results of the Poll given on
ReplyDeleteAugust 7, 2016, had Kirk & Spock winning 1st place by a landslide with 46 percent of the vote, Picard & Riker only had 6 percent
1.In the New York City, Newspaper "New York Post" an Article appears on Monday February 29, 2016, where William Shatner talks about the 50th anniversary of Star Trek and makes
ReplyDeleteStar Trek Jokes about the 2016 American Presidential Election , Shatner Jokes "Trump looks like one of the aliens that assumed human form.. Bernie Sanders looks like an aged
Spock.. Hillary Clinton looks like one of those girls who wore a short, red skirt.. Ted Cruz & Marco Rubio would have replaced George Takei" The Article is here "Shatner unloads on Trump, Clinton and George Takei " by Yaron Steinbuch
ReplyDelete1. In 2015 William Shatner played the part of Coachman in a TV Movie Titled "Just in Time for Christmas" which also had Christopher Lloyd as Grandpa Bob , Christopher Lloyd was best known for playing the
Klingon villain Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and the character of Emmett "Doc" Brown in the "Back to the Future" Movie Trilogy
2. In 2016 a book came out Titled "What would Captain Kirk Do?" Intergalactic Wisdom from the Captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise , the book is by Brandon T. Snider
ReplyDelete1. In this YouTube Video Every 'Star Trek' TV Series in 3 Minutes | Mashable TL;DW by Mashable Titled "Every Star Trek TV Series in 3 Minutes" at the end of this Video, the announcer says "It's time to Accept that we are all Kirk's"
2. On the Website LiveScience.com an Article on April 25, 2016 is Titled "William Shatner: Star Trek Tech is Not That Far Fetched" Great Words of Wisdom from Shatner
1. On the 85th Academy Awards/Oscars hosted by "Family Guy" Creator Seth MacFarlane on February 24, 2013, William Shatner appears via Viewscreen in costume as
ReplyDeleteCaptain James T. Kirk from the bridge of the Enterprise-A to help MacFarlane host the Oscars, read this Article which describes it "Captain Kirk Beams Down to the Oscars" from Startrek.com
ReplyDelete1. In the Original Series episode "Obsession" Kirk was brave enough to scratch his chin with a phaser set to kill, and
Kirk was such a hardcore badass that in several episodes he disarmed people by grabbing the front end of their weapons..
1. On the website, worldofoddballs.com there is an article dated Sept 11, 2015 by Blake Zardan titled "Top 10 Characters of Star Trek we are totally in Love with" James T. Kirk is ranked #1 on the List, with Spock in second place,
ReplyDelete1. William Shatner is so cool, he gets to host the "Star Trek" 50th Anniversary celebration at the first
ReplyDeleteSilicon Valley Comic Con, as shown in this Article, "Shatner to host 'Star Trek' 50th anniversary at first Silicon Valley Comic Con" from the website cnet.com
1. William Shatner actually has a plan to end the State of California's catastrophic drought, he plans to raise
ReplyDelete30 Billion dollars on Kickstarter to build a "water highway" a pipeline to bring water from the Seattle area to
California, the Article can be found here, http://www.aol.com/article/2015/04/30/william-shatner-unveils-plan-to-save-california-with-water-highw/21178425/
2. In the year 2015, William Shatner actually got to travel the Historic U.S. Route 66 in a space-age motorcycle
Route 66 is also known as the Will Rogers Highway, aka "The Main Street of America" or Mother Road, Route 66 is one of the original Highways in the U.S. Highway System, see this Article,
"William Shatner soon will travel Route 66 in a space-age motorcycle - Route 66 News" from the website route66news.com
1.An article by David A. Goodman on September 16, 2015 Titled "Why Captain Kirk is still one of the
ReplyDeleteGreatest Space Heroes of All Time" appears on this website http://io9.gizmodo.com/why-captain-kirk-is-still-one-of-the-greatest-space-her-1731054520 And on the website uk.askmen.com an Article appears by Mr. Tom Fordy dated July 22, 2016 which is headlined "14 things every man can learn from Captain James T. Kirk"
1. In March 2013, an 82 year old Shatner appeared in a Cool Video Advertisement fighting a Gorn for "Star Trek: The Video Game" for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 Home Consoles & PC
ReplyDeleteas detailed in this Article "WATCH: Shatner Battles The Gorn In New ‘Star Trek: The Video Game’ Spot – TREKNEWS.NET"
1.In 2013 "TV Guide" Celebrated it's 60th Anniversary by having Six Different Covers for it's April 8-21, 2013 Issue, which was a Special Double Issue
ReplyDeleteThe Six Different Covers were based on the Most Influential shows of the past several decades, the Six Covers were of the shows,
I Love Lucy, Star Trek, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Cosby Show, The Simpsons, and Lost, , Kirk's The Original Star Trek was one of the Six Covers !!!
Not Picard's Star Trek: The Next Generation, "TV Guide" was founded in 1953 !! see this Article "Star Trek (TOS) Gets The TV Guide Cover Treatment " from Startrek.com
1.William Shatner actually portrayed legendary writer Mark Twain(born Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 1835-1910 on the
ReplyDeleteCanadian Television Series "Murdoch Mysteries" As seen in this Article "Shatner Plays as Mark Twain" from May 31, 2015 on Startrek.com
1. As said in this New York "Daily News" Article from 2014 about the William Shatner one-man show Titled
ReplyDelete"Shatner's World: We Just Live in it" This Article says "There's a bliss in being William Shatner" and Shatner has
"Enduring appeal" Read the Article Here "Shatner is beaming into a theater near you" from nydailynews.com
The nydailynews.com article is by
DeleteBy Don Kaplan
TV EDITOR
on April 22, 2014
1. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, after Kirk enters the Enterprise docking bay for an inspection and meets Midshipman First Class Peter Preston , Spock and Saavik speak
ReplyDeleteto each other in Vulcan, and the end of their discussion, Saavik says about Kirk "He's so..Human" Spock replies "Nobody's perfect, Saavik" No one would ever say
"He's so ..Human" about Picard, Picard is a real stick in the mud
ReplyDelete1. The Friendship between Kirk & Spock, as well as William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy in real life, they were close just like
"Frog and Toad" from the famous series of easy-reader children's books, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel
Frog is taller, with a green shade, more friendly and relaxed than Toad, while Toad is shorter and stout, with a brown shade
and also the more serious and uptight of the duo, the first of the Books "Frog and Toad are Friends" was published in 1970
2. In the "New York Post" Newspaper for Monday September 19, 2016 on page 25, The "Business" page an Article by Claire Atkinson appears with the Headline "Speed of Plight Armstrong facing doubts over plans for Yahoo" and on page 25 a picture appears of
Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Larry Page of Google and Tim Armstrong of Verizon-owned AOL all 3 of them are wearing Starfleet Uniforms from The Original Series, and standing on the Enterprise Transporter pad, Tim Armstrong is in the Center as Kirk, wearing Kirk's Uniform Color, the words "Boldy dreaming.." appear over the picture, The Online Article can be found here "Tim Armstrong’s Yahoo plans face growing doubts from critics" from nypost.com
ReplyDelete1. On the website StarTrek.com an Article by Mr. Jordan Hoffman appears on February 13, 2013 on the "One Trek Mind" Column
The Article is Titled "10 Best Trek Romances" #7 on the list is Captain Kirk and Edith Keeler from "The City on the Edge of Forever"
and #1 listed is Kirk and The Enterprise , the Article can be found here http://www.startrek.com/article/one-trek-mind-63-10-best-trek-romances
2. On the StarTrek.com website, an Article by Mr. Jordan Hoffman on his "One Trek Mind" Column appears on March 6, 2013 Titled "Star Trek Bromances"
#6 on the list is Kirk and Bones while #1 on the list says "William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, No, not Kirk and Spock, Shatner and Nimoy" The Article can be found here, "One Trek Mind: Star Trek Bromances",
1.In 2009, a British Star Trek Fan named Chris Cargill, legally changed his name to James T. Kirk because he was so excited about the "Star Trek" 2009 Reboot film !!
ReplyDeleteRead the Article hear "Star Trek fan changes name to James T Kirk" from the website telegraph.co.uk on May 8, 2009
1. In 2015 Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond booked a seat on an airplane under the name James T. Kirk !!! The Article can be found here
ReplyDelete"Alex Salmond tried to board plane as Star Trek's Captain Kirk" from telegraph.co.uk on October 4, 2015
1. Scott Bakula wanted to play the part of Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise when he heard someone describe the show to him as
ReplyDelete"It's the Wild West, before Kirk" Bakula said about hearing that "I saw what that could be and was excited by the idea" It was the character of
James T. Kirk played by William Shatner that made Scott Bakula want to do the series Star Trek: Enterprise -
Read about it in this Article "Bakula: Enterprise Was The Wild West " from Trektoday.com
1. Porthos, the cute adorable pet beagle dog of Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise, If Kirk ever met Porthos, Kirk and Porthos would love playing with each other,
ReplyDeletePorthos would run away from Picard, And Picard would be too boring to want to play with and pet Porthos,
ReplyDelete1. The 1997 science fiction action film "The Fifth Element" with Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, & Milla Jovovich , was primarily based in the 23rd Century, could it be that the writers of the
Film, based the film mainly in the 23rd Century, in Honor of Kirk's The Original Series and Films with Kirk's Crew ? Who Knows,
2. In the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle" Romulans in cold blood murder the Starfleet personnel on the USS Prometheus and attempt to steal the experimental
Starfleet Warship, The Voyager Doctor and the EMH Mark II(Andy Dick) manage to take back the Prometheus, and Starfleet sends ships to Rescue the Prometheus, but the Federation basically lets the Romulans off the hook, instead of Declaring full scale War on The Romulan Empire like it should have, The Federation in Kirk's era would have Retaliated big time, for the act of war seen in this Voyager episode
ReplyDelete1. Star Trek fans commonly consider the Star Trek Films to be under a "curse" with Even Number Trek films being considered good, and odd number Trek films considered bad,
For Example, Even Number Trek Films, 2- The Wrath of Khan, 4-The Voyage Home, 6-The Undiscovered Country & 8-First Contact were considered good, "Nemesis" was #10 in the Trek series, While "Nemesis" was an even number film, it was bad, The Odd Number Trek Films, 1- The Motion Picture, 3-The Search for Spock, 5-The Final Frontier, 7-Generations & 9-Insurrection were considered bad, while the Odd Numbered 11th Trek Film, the 2009 "Star Trek" Reboot was considered very good , because it had young Kirk and his Crew !! Kirk's reboot crew defied the curse of the odd numbered Trek films, The Trek Film "curse" is mentioned often in pop culture, a 1999 episode of the British Public Service Channel 4 sitcom "Spaced"
had the character of Tim Bisley(played by Simon Pegg) speaking about the Trek Film "Curse" the same Simon Pegg, that played Scotty in the 2009 "Star Trek" Film and subsequent films,
See this Article , scroll down to where it says "The "curse" Star Trek (film series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ReplyDelete1. In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, after Chekov, McCoy, Dr. Gillian Taylor & Kirk escape from the two police officers and Hospital Security and Beam out of
Mercy Hospital, Dr. Taylor tells Kirk the radio frequency to track the humpback whales George & Gracie is 401 megahertz, Kirk says to Dr. Taylor
"Thank you, for Everything, Scotty Beam me up" Dr. Taylor then jumps into Kirk's arms and says "Surprise" just as Kirk was beaming onto the HMS Bounty,
Kirk then says to Spock "Spock where the hell's the power you promised?" Spock replies "One Damn minute Admiral" Good Funny lines, when would any woman
ever jump into Picard's arms ?
2. In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, early in the film, after the Klingon Vessel the HMS Bounty travels back in time to the 20th century, Earth appears on the viewscreen
of the Bounty, Kirk says "Earth, but when Spock?" Spock replies "Judging by the Pollution content of the Atmosphere I believe we have arrived at the latter half of the
20th century. Kirk replies "Well done Spock!" while raising his fist in Triumph , Spock replies "Admiral if I may we are probably already visible to the tracking devices of the
time, Kirk then replies "Quite right Mr.Spock, engage cloaking device Mr.Chekov" then a while later in the film, when Kirk & Spock are touring the Cetacean Institute
Dr. Gillian Taylor is distraught speaking about how whales are being hunted to the brink of extinction , Spock says to Dr. Taylor
"To Hunt a species to Extinction is Not Logical" Dr. Taylor replies "Whoever said the Human Race was Logical?" The Point is "The Voyage Home" was such a
great Movie for Trek Fans and Non-Trek fans alike, that it can use Humor to Address serious Issues such as saving the environment, saving endangered species and stopping Pollution
3. In the Superb Star Trek book Titled "Star Trek Where No One Has Gone Before - A History in Pictures" which was first published by Pocket Books in 1994, The Text of the
Book is by J.M. Dillard with an Introduction by William Shatner from the Valley of Fire, Nevada on June 3, 1994 , Not an Intro from Patrick Stewart
ReplyDelete1. In the Issue of "Geek Out" Magazine for Spring 2015 it says on the Front Cover
"The Ultimate Guide Through the Nerdiverse" and the Cover Theme is "The 30 Most Epic Fandoms of all Time" covered through pages 20 to 129
Star Wars was listed #2 on the list, and Star Trek was listed as #1 Top Fandom, and on page 124 it says
"Explore the Franchise Frontier that Boldy goes where no other has gone before" and "The opening line of the series proposal Gene Roddenberry used to sell
his risky idea to studio executives was "Star Trek will be a television first" Star Trek was indeed the first of it's kind, transforming perceptions about science fiction in
popular entertainment. But it was also first in galvanizing a fan base and influencing society in ways like no show before it. Each day, people who have never watched an
episode or the movies benefit from the technology and culture the series inspired. What was disarmingly pitched as a western in outer space birthed a series that
broke boundaries. Few Entertainment Franchises come close to matching Star Trek's longevity and cultural impact" That was said about the entire Star Trek Franchise but about
The Original Series in particular
ReplyDelete1. In the Film "Star Trek: First Contact" in one scene Deanna Troi is listening to Music at a bar in Bozeman, Montana, Riker appears and unplugs the Music,
Zefram Cochrane appears and throws a bottle at Riker, barely missing Riker, Zefram Cochrane sees Riker and asks Deanna "Who is this Jerk?" No one ever referred to
Kirk's first officer Mr. Spock as a "Jerk"
ReplyDelete1. In the 2013 Publication, Titled "The 50 Greatest Sci-Fi Icons" Issue #1 Printed in the UK by Imagine Publishing in Association with SciFiNow,
James T. Kirk as played by William Shatner is listed as the #1 Icon, info on him appears on pages 8-13, and Kirk is rated on a 5 Star System on different categories, with 5 Stars being the Highest
on Social Impact- Kirk is given 4 Stars, Sci-Fi Legacy-5 Stars, Fan Following- 4 Stars, Combat Skills-5 Stars, and Intelligence-4 Stars, and on page 8 it says
"20 Reasons Kirk is King" the 20 Reasons Given are
1. Free Spirits, 2. Superman(Space Seed, Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan) 3. I'm a soldier, not a diplomat "Arena"
4.David and Goliath "Who Mourns for Adonais" & Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
5. Love is in the Air-almost all of the time 6. The Chain of Command 7. Pub 8. Cultural Diversity 9. Double Dumbass 10. Good With Kids
11. Environmentally Friendly 12. "Let's get the hell out of here" (The City on the Edge of Forever)
13. Peacemaker - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 14. I don't like mysteries, they give me a belly ache, and I've got a beauty right now "The Man Trap"
15. "Khaaaaan" from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 16. Finishing the Fight 17. Doin' Time (Patterns of Force) 18. Survivor - TOS episode "Obsession"
19. Loyalty , 20. A Sharp Mind , see the website www.imaginebookshop.co.uk #2 on the "50 Greatest Sci-Fi Icons" is the U.S.S. Enterprise in all the Various Forms in the
Trek Franchise, #4 is Spock, #5 is Picard, #8 is R2-D2 & C-3PO from "Star Wars" #9 is Han Solo played by Harrison Ford
1. In the episode of the Hit TV Comedy "The Big Bang Theory" the episode titled
ReplyDelete"The Cohabitation Experimentation" which first aired on Monday October 10, 2016, we see cool
References to Kirk's show, The Original Series and it's Five year mission,
1. On the website StarTrek.com a "Poll" Question asked "Who is Star Trek"s Most Inspiring Female"
ReplyDeleteThe Results given October 2, 2016 are , Captain Kathryn Janeway from Voyager came in first place at 34 percent, Uhura from Kirk's show in second place at 25 percent
in 3rd place was Jadzia Dax with 18% , Seven of Nine with 16% and in last place was Deanna Troi with 7%, Kirk's Uhura was a far more inspiring female than
Picard's Deanna Troi,
1. William Shatner is so cool, he gets to do the voice of super villain Two-Face(Harvey Dent) in the film
ReplyDelete"Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders" along with actors Adam West, Burt Ward & Julie Newmar
See this article "Shatner To Voice Batman Character – TrekToday" from Trektoday.com
ReplyDelete1. The Film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" was the first film chosen to promote the McDonald's "Happy Meal" and made it a huge success
Click on this Article " A Collector's Trek #7: The TMP Happy Meal Promotion" from Startrek.com The very first McDonald's Happy Meal featured Star Trek: The Motion Picture !!
1. To Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Star Trek Franchise, a Trek Fan named Nick Acosta, has created a
ReplyDeleteMashup video where Captain James T. Kirk as played by William Shatner meets Kirk as played by Chris Pine !!
Click on this Link "Two Captain Kirks meet in this Star Trek 50th-anniversary mashup" from avclub.com
ReplyDelete1. In the film Star Trek: First Contact, In the Enterprise-E sickbay, Dr. Crusher activates the EMH
Emergency Medical Hologram(played by Robert Picardo) the EMH says
"Please state the nature of the medical emergency" Crusher states "Twenty Borg are about to break through that door. We need time to get out of here, create a diversion" The EMH replies "This isn't part of my program, I'm a doctor, not
a doorstop" Clearly this is a Reference to the character of Leonard "Bones" McCoy from The Original Series
1. A real life man named James T. Kirk, James Theodore Kirk born in 1966 one month before The Original Series first aired on TV, has built a replica of Captain Kirk's command Chair and Original Enterprise Bridge
ReplyDeleteClick on this Article, "The real James T. Kirk built the bridge of the Enterprise — in the Sunset District! " from sfgate.com
1. A 2005 TV Movie was made Titled "How William Shatner Changed the World" showing how Star Trek technology has slowly come true in real life !!
ReplyDeleteSee this Link "How William Shatner Changed the World (TV Movie 2005)" from imdb.com
ReplyDelete1. On "The Simpsons" Even "Comic Book Guy" aka Jeff Albertson , voiced by Hank Azaria
Comic Book Guy would Know Kirk and his Show is Better than Picard
2. In Destination Star Trek in Birmingham,UK in October 2016, William Shatner, George Takei and Walter Koenig briefly set aside their differences and posed in a picture with more than twenty Star Trek Actors, on a re-creation of The Bridge of Enterprise from the Original Series, Shatner was in the Captain's Chair, Takei was at the helm, and Walter Koenig was at the navigation, Awesome Picture, see this Article "An Absolutely Epic Moment Just Took Place During Destination Star Trek Europe –" TREKNEWS.NET
1. In April of 2012, William Shatner at the age of 81, danced with Extra presenter Maria Menounos and got a kiss from her, as seen in this Article, "Maria Menounos, 33, Gets Kissed by William Shatner, 81, " from usmagazine.com
ReplyDelete
ReplyDelete1. William Shatner(Kirk) is cool, that at the age of 85, in August 2016, while he was in Boston for the Boston Comic Con, Shatner threw out the first pitch prior to the Red Sox game against the Diamondbacks at Fenway Park , an Article about this online is Titled
"William Shatner Proves He's Youngest 85-Year Old in History at Red Sox Game" Article by
Rob Bradford, ,
ReplyDelete1. In February 2014, an Epic Crossover Tale, Star Trek Original Series Novel, was released by New York Times
bestselling author Greg Cox, titled "No Time Like The Past" released by Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, in this Novel Captain James T. Kirk from the Original Series meets Seven of Nine from the Series Star Trek: Voyager, Greg Cox is also the author of the 2 Volume series "Star Trek: The Original Series, The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of
Khan Noonien Singh" about the Eugenics wars which took place in the years 1992 to 1996 on Earth
1.Even Actor Malcolm McDowell who played the Villain Soran in the Film,
ReplyDeleteStar Trek: Generations , McDowell said James T. Kirk deserved a better death, and that the way his death was done in Generations was a waste, This is from a 2012 Interview McDowell gave , as seen in this Article , "Malcolm McDowell explains why the death of Captain Kirk was such a waste " from io9.gizmodo.com on September 13, 2012
1.On Facebook there is a page Titled "I want to have a beer with William Shatner" listed as a "Community" with 110 "Likes" and Groups about Shatner titled
ReplyDelete"William Shatner Appreciation Society" and "The William Shatner Fellowship"
"I want a William Shatner accent" "William Shatner for god" "William Shatner, The Man, The Actor, The Legend" and "Christopher Walken and William Shatner should remake every song ever!" That's how Legendary Kirk and Shatner "The Shat" is ,
ReplyDelete1. In the 2016 Film "Star Trek: Beyond" Kirk had a cool nifty Blue Jacket, it was blue with yellow & silver mixed in. when did Picard ever have a cool Jacket like that,
1.The Theme Song to Star Trek: The Original Series, actually had Lyrics written for it, see this Article: "Star Trek' at 50: The theme song has lyrics. No, really!" from the latimes.com website
ReplyDeleteIn the awesome 2014 Film "X-Men:Days of Future Past" in one scene in Hank McCoy's workplace we see a clip of
ReplyDeleteCaptain Kirk from The Original Series episode "The Naked Time" !!! See this article "‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Easter Eggs, Trivia & References" from Screenrant.com
1.In September 2016 "Rolling Stone" Magazine ranked the Top 100 TV shows of all time,
ReplyDeleteStar Trek: The Original Series, was listed as #18 on the list, Picard's show didn't even make the list, none of the Other Trek series made the list either
ReplyDelete1. In the Disney/Pixar "Toy Story" Films, The character of Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear(Tim Allen) is brave and Heroic just like Kirk, while Picard is like the cowardly dinosaur Rex(Wallace Shawn) Rex is an excitable large green plastic Tyrannosaurus Rex with anxiety and an inferiority complex
2. In the classic 1987 Mel Brooks Comedy Film "Spaceballs" which also starred Bill Pullman, John Candy &
Rick Moranis, "Spaceballs" had cool references to Star Trek, there was an engineer with a Scottish accent named Snotty(parody of Scotty) a reference to the Vulcan neck pinch and President Skroob said regarding beaming "What the hell? It works on Star Trek"
3. In the 1994 Film "Star Trek: Generations" On the Enterprise-B Bridge Kirk was smart enough to know that venting plasma from the Warp Nacelles would not disrupt the energy ribbon's hold on the transport ships..
4. In the Film "Star Trek:Generations" on the Enterprise-B bridge, after the starboard vessel the SS Robert Fox is destroyed by the energy ribbon killing 265 people, The Lakul's hull integrity goes down to 12 percent , Captain John Harriman being unable to deal with the crisis says to Kirk
"Captain Kirk, I would appreciate any suggestions you might have" we then hear the cool dramatic heroic music as Kirk steps towards Harriman, and we Know Miracles are possible and Kirk will save the day Kirk then says to Harriman "First move us within transporter range, beam those people abroad the Enterprise"
ReplyDelete1. In the Hit Comedy TV show "Married..with Children" which ran from 1987-1997 on the FOX Network about Chicago
women's shoe salesman Al Bundy, if Kirk & Picard were characters on the show, Picard would be like the dork
Steve Rhoades(played by David Garrison) who was Marcy's first husband, while Kirk is more like Marcy's much cooler
second husband Jefferson D'Aarcy(played by Ted McGinley) Kirk is also a great fighter like Al Bundy is,
ReplyDelete1. In the episode of The Original Series titled "Let that be your last Battlefield" this episode showed the stupidity of Racism and the destructive effects it has on society,
two aliens, Lokai & Bele were both half black and half white on the face but on opposite sides
2. A man named Mallory helped Kirk into the Academy when Kirk was 17, and his faith in young Kirk was amply rewarded, Picard would have let Mallory down
3. In the Film "Star Trek: Generations" after Kirk saves the Enterprise-B from Destruction, Captain John Harriman says "You did it Kirk !!" when did anyone say this about
Picard ?
ReplyDelete1. Kirk from the very beginning of his career was a brilliant and dedicated student, and at Starfleet Academy Kirk being a Midshipman befriended one of his Instructors Ben
Finney- the two became close friends, Finney even named his Daughter Jamie after Kirk
2. In the cool 2011 book "Star Trek: Book of Opposites" by David Borgenicht, Kirk's Enterprise from TOS is on the Cover, and pictures in the book are only from Kirk's show, Nothing from
The Next Generation or any TNG movies
1. In 1998 a book was published Titled "The Encyclopedia Shatnerica" by Robert Schnakenberg and in 2008 a Revised Millenium Edition came out Titled
ReplyDelete"The Encyclopedia Shatnerica: an A to Z guide to the Man and his Universe" about the Legendary Action Career of William Shatner
2. In the film "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" In the Hospital Operating room where Chekov was going to be operated on, after Dr.McCoy and The Surgeon argue over how to
treat Chekov, Kirk has the guts to Forces the Doctors and Nurses into the nearby room at Phaser point and Melts the Lock , the Doctor says "He Melted the Lock"
Picard would never have the guts to do this,
ReplyDelete1. In the Film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Scotty knows well enough to tell one of his assistants, "The right tool, for the right Job" as seen when Kirk,Spock and Dr. McCoy come aboard the Enterprise after their Camping Trip
ReplyDelete1. If they were subatomic particles that make up an Atom, Kirk would be like a Proton - positively charged, while Picard would be an Electron - Negatively charged
2. In the "Playboy Interview" for the May 2013 Issue of Playboy Magazine - U.S. Edition, J.J. Abrams says about Shatner on page 54, Abrams says "I adore him"
1.If they were characters on the Hit NBC TV show "Saved by the Bell" Kirk would be Zack Morris, the coolest student at Bayside High School, Picard would be a dork like
ReplyDeleteScreech .. Picard is the Screech of the 24th Century
2. William Shatner is so cool, that he has appeared in numerous TV Commercials, for Promise Margarine in 1974, for Commodore VIC-20 computers and for
Loblaws supermarkets, these commercials can all be seen on YouTube
3. In the 2013 film
Star Trek: Into Darkness, Kirk's Enterprise has cool Automatic Seat Belts
1.In 2013 William Shatner was awarded with the Legacy Award of the Stratford Festival which aims to "Create stimulating,thought-provoking productions of the plays of
ReplyDeleteWilliam Shakespeare , see this Article "New Award For Shatner – TrekToday" from trektoday.com
1. In a game of Chess, the famous board game, Kirk would be Powerful and Important like the King or Queen Piece, Picard would be the "pawn" piece in Chess, the weakest piece in the game
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ReplyDelete1. In the 2013 Film "Star Trek: Into Darkness" in a bar, Christopher Pike says to Kirk "The truth, that I believe in you, that if anybody deserves a second chance it's Jim Kirk"
2. On Thursday April 24, 2014 William Shatner did a superb Job of singing the Queen's Single song "Ladies First"
on "The Queen Latifah Show" which aired on CBS 2 in New York City that day
1. William Shatner/Kirk aka "The Shat" is so cool, that in December 2016, at the age of 85, William Shatner will make his
ReplyDeleteStand-up Comedy Debut on Gotham Comedy Live at the Gotham Comedy Club in Manhattan,New York City, as seen in this Article "William Shatner to make stand-up debut on ‘Gotham Comedy Live’ " from pagesix.com
ReplyDelete1. Legendary Actor & Comedian Eddie Murphy was actually going to have a Role in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, before Catherine Hicks was cast as Dr. Gillian Taylor,
As shown in this Article, "3 Facts About A Star-Trek Movie With Eddie Murphy As A Lead!" from thegeeknerdom.com
2. The cool 1975 book "Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual" illustrated and written by Franz Joseph, was based on Kirk's show !! The book was so successful that Revisions of the book were made in 1986,1996 and in 2006
ReplyDelete1. Kirk is a Great Military Leader like the General H.Norman Schwarzkopf of the 23rd Century, Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr (1934-2012) aka "Stormin Norman" was the United States Army General Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Central Command, who led the Coalition Forces during "Operation Desert Storm" in the 1991 Gulf War
1. In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk was probably a Household name throughout the entire Federation and Galaxy, just like C.Everett Koop(1916-2013) Charles Everett Koop was the 13th Surgeon General of the United States from 1982-1989 and according to the Associated Press "Koop was the only surgeon general to become a household name" Picard would be like whoever is the U.S. Surgeon General in 2022, almost nobody knows his or her name, who cares ?
ReplyDelete1. Season one of the prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise is filled with fond references to Trek lore: Soval's aide is named Tos, a nod to the first Star Trek series that is sometimes called 'the original series' or 'TOS' by fans. Admiral Forrest, Commander Williams and Admiral Leonard are all named after actors from the 1960's series. T'Pol's rank of subcommander was first established in the Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror" as a Romulan military rank and used in Enterprise to hint at the Romulans and Vulcans shared heritage !!!
ReplyDelete1. Patrick Stewart's sitcom "Blunt Talk" in which he played British newscaster Walter Blunt was cancelled after only two seasons,
ReplyDeletenow Sir Patrick Stewart has gone from playing Picard and other sometimes decent parts , to playing the part of "Poop Daddy" a poop emoji, a bow-tie wearing pile of excrement in Sony's upcoming 2017 Film "The Emoji Movie" seriously , this is what has become of
Patrick Stewart's career, William Shatner would never degrade himself by playing the part of poop, see this Article "Welp, Patrick Stewart Is Playing the Poop Emoji in Sony’s THE EMOJI MOVIE" from Nerdist.com
1. Mr. Peabody the super intelligent dog and his boy Sherman from "The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show" if they were real would love to use their Time Machine WABAC Machine (Wayback Machine) to Visit Kirk and his crew in the Original Series, they would not care about seeing Picard or his lame crew
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ReplyDelete1. A funny YouTube video was made of Captain Kirk and his Crew reacting to Miley Cyrus Twerking at the VMA
Awards, It can be viewed on YouTube
2. If they were in the "Police Academy" Film series, Kirk would be cool like Officer Carey Mahoney(played by Steve Guttenberg) while Picard would be like the Nerdy clumsy Cadet Douglas Fackler and gullible like Carl Proctor
ReplyDelete1. The Film "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" had the cool scene of the Enterprise leaving Drydock and Kirk says
"Impulse Power Mr. Sulu ahead Warp Point Five" a few moments later, Kirk says "Departure Angle on Viewer" and we see the Enterprise approach and Fly past the Planet Jupiter and leave our Solar System !
ReplyDelete1. In the Film "First Contact" Picard is listening to Very loud Music by French Composer Hector Berlioz(1803-69) in his ready room on the Enterprise-E, when Riker walks in, Kirk would be too cool to listen to Something like Berlioz
2. If you were stranded in the Badlands, the region of space near the Cardassian border, populated with dangerous Plasma storms, and extremely dangerous for Space Travel, who would you want to Rescue you, Kirk or Picard ? Kirk of Course !
1. William Shatner/Kirk is so legendary that at the age of 85, Shatner gets to Promote Tourism for the City of Montreal,Quebec, Canada, the city he was born in on
ReplyDeleteMarch 22, 1931, see this Article "Shatner Promotes Montreal Tourism" Trektoday.com
ReplyDelete1. On the Front Cover of the August 2011 Issue of the legendary Multi-platform video game magazine "GamePro" Kirk & Spock from the 2009 Star Trek Reboot Film appear and it says
on the Cover "Exclusive Official Game of the New Trek" and also in this Issue of GamePro an Article about the Real Life Science of Star Trek
ReplyDelete1. In the 1995 teen Comedy Film "National Lampoon's Senior Trip" the character of Travis the crossing guard is a Crazed Star Trek Fan, but even though he was weird, he knew that
Kirk and his Crew was better than Picard, Another teen comedy "Clueless" also came out in 1995 , that's what Picard always is Clueless and not in touch ,
1. On the website www.fayobserver.com there is an Article Titled "The Ultimate Career of William Shatner" by Brooke Carbo on January 16, 2016
ReplyDeleteyou could never say that Patrick Stewart had an "Ultimate Career"
1. On the website www.huffingtonpost.com there is an Article Titled "In Defense of(the Original) James T. Kirk" by Larry Womack , dated July 15, 2013 about how legendary Kirk & Shatner are
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ReplyDelete1. On the website thefanmetareader.org there is an Article Titled "In Defense of William Shatner's Acting" by Shatnerian on October 24, 2015, thus refuting the lie that
Shatner is a bad actor
1. The website www.outoflives.net has an Article Titled "Star Trek(2009): The Best Reboot in Cinema History" by Kyle Barratt on June 29, 2016 about how the 2009 "Star Trek" Reboot film was the best Reboot Film Ever, Because of Kirk and his Legendary Crew,
ReplyDelete
ReplyDelete1. The Classic 1967 Scott McKenzie song, San Francisco(Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) would remind many people of Star Trek and the Star Trek Franchise, because the song came out in 1967 when The Original Series was being shown on TV, and in the Star Trek TV Shows and Movies, San Francisco, California is where Starfleet Headquarters/Starfleet Command, Starfleet Academy and The Federation Council are all located
ReplyDelete1. On the Front Cover of the Print Edition of the New York Daily News Newspaper for Friday February 17, 2017 at the Top there is a Headline saying
"The wrath of Don" and a Picture of President Donald J. Trump, an article about President Trump appears on pages 4-7 , we all know this headline is a Joke Reference Parody of the
1982 Star Trek Film "The Wrath of Khan"
ReplyDelete1. In the February 1998 Issue of Playboy Magazine, U.S. Edition with Model Daphne Deckers on the Front Cover, on page 71 of this Issue there is this Funny cartoon by Chris Browne, it shows Spock getting dressed after having sex with a female green alien inside of a Space Station, the Enterprise from The Original Series is in the background, the Caption under the cartoon has the female alien saying to Spock "Actually, you have not just gone where no man has gone before"
William Shatner is 91 years young as of August 2022, countless people would prefer to party with Him at such cool events as Mardi Gras & Spring Break, or watch the next Super Bowl with him
ReplyDeletecould you imagine Patrick Stewart having fun as such cool events ? Nope
1. In the "TV Guide" Issue for July 24-30, 2006, Kirk & Spock from The Original Series are on one of the 4 Covers for this week, and it says on the Front Cover "The Ultimate Sci-fi Preview Star Trek Exclusive, Lost Creator J.J. Abrams talks for the first time about his new
ReplyDeleteTrek movie" the other 3 covers for this Week were for Smallville, Lost & Battlestar Galactica
2. Captain James Tiberius Kirk is so Legendary for the Star Trek franchise that a female version of Kirk was created
named Jane Tiberia Kirk !!! See this Article "Captain Jane Tiberia Kirk Takes Command" from Startrek.com on January 15, 2014
ReplyDelete1. A Political cartoon by Gary Varvel has appeared on March 3, 2017 showing Kirk's Original Enterprise and the word "Trump" as in President Donald J. Trump, on the Engineering Hull, and the words "Dow Jones" appear on the Saucer Section, the famous words "...to boldly go where no one has gone before" are seen coming out of the Enterprise , the cartoon can be found here, http://www.gocomics.com/garyvarvel/2017/03/03 and in appeared in the Print Edition of the New York Post Newspaper for Saturday March 11, 2017 on page 10
1. William Shatner will star in a Canadian documentary called "The Truth is in the Stars" which will air on March 19, 2017
ReplyDeleteIn this documentary Shatner interviews celebrities, scientists, and "thought leaders" famous scientists such as
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku , Stephen Hawking among others, The Article can be found here, https://www.trektoday.com/content/2017/03/shatner-in-new-documentary/ Please
1.In the 1995 "TV Guide" publication, collectors Edition, "Star Trek: Four Generations of Stars,Stories & Strange New Worlds,"
ReplyDeleteFour Captains are shown on the Cover, Kirk,Picard,Sisko, & Janeway, Shatner smiles on the Cover and gives a cool
"thumbs up" expression
2. If Kirk was around in the 24th century he would have been able to prevent the Breen Attack on Starfleet Headquarters in
2375, this was seen in the Deep Space Nine episode "The Changing Face of Evil"
3. Kirk's Enterprise-A is on the Front Cover of a 2000 Pocket Books Novel by Diane Carey titled
"Star Trek: New Earth -Wagon Train to the Stars" in which Kirk Colonizes New Worlds after the Events of the Film
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1.In the November 2009 Issue of Playboy Magazine - U.S. Edition on page 21 "DVD of the Month" the 2009 Star Trek Reboot Film is the DVD of the Month and is given a rating of 4 Rabbit Heads, the highest rating which means
ReplyDelete"Don't Miss"
2. In the "TV Guide" for March 23,2002 on pages 40-42 there is an article about Shatner titled "A New Voyage" by Mary Murphy , the article tells how Shatner has a "Renewed Love Affair with Life" and how Shatner played himself in the Film "Showtime" with Robert De Niro & Eddie Murphy
3. In the episode "Shredder & Splintered" of the Original Classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Series that ran from 1987-1996, in this episode, which was the 5th episode of a 5 part mini-series in the 1st Season of the show
we see Krang the Brain from Dimension X grow to Gigantic Size Outside the Technodrome , Krang says to the Ninja Turtles
"Now wretched Reptiles you will face the Wrath of Krang" Michelangelo says "Wasn't that the name of a Movie" Leonardo replies "I don't believe I saw it" Cool Wrath of Khan Joke
1. In the original series episode "Balance of Terror" in the opening of this episode we see a Wedding Chapel with a sort of altar and some religious symbols including a cross, !!
ReplyDelete2. In the "Star Trek: Into Darkness Special Collectors Edition" publication by AMI Specials, 80 pages long on page 17 we see a cool picture of William Shatner in Uniform as Captain James T. Kirk riding on top of a
Float with Soapbox Derby Members during the 1968 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Shatner is smiling and the U.S. Flag is in this Picture ,
1.If Kirk was in the TV series "Space: Above and Beyond" which was on the FOX Network from 1995 to 1996, the show took place in 2063-2064, during the "Chig War" The Chigs sometimes called
ReplyDeleteGlyphs were in a war with Earth , the War was at first going grimly for humanity, but if Kirk was in charge Humanity would have defeated the Chigs, and Kirk would have gotten the Hot female
Captain Shane Vansen (Played by actress Kristen Cloke)
2. Kirk would be a better Captain and commander of the Submarine DSV 4600 on the Sci-Fil show "SeaQuest DSV" which was later renamed "SeaQuest 2032" in the show's final season, people have sometimes
called this show "Star Trek under water"
3. Picard is such a loser at times, he is both the Schlemiel and the Schlimazel in life, a Schlemiel is somebody who often spills his soup, and a Schlimazel is the person the soup lands on, in the openings to the hit comedy show
"Laverne & Shirley" we see Laverne & Shirley skipping down the street arm in arm reciting a Yiddish-American hopscotch chant "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Schlemiel ! Schlimazel ! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated"
4. On the Official Facebook page for William Shatner on Saturday November 9, 2013 a woman named Line Rainville from Joliette,Quebec Canada says to Shatner "You are the Greatest Entertainer Ever!"
1.Kirk as played by William Shatner is brave like the character of U.S. President James Marshall (played by Harrison Ford) in the blockbuster 1997 Film "Air Force One" in this film, Air Force One is hijacked by a group of
ReplyDeleteRussian Terrorists, and the U.S. President fights them off by himself to save everyone on board including his family, Picard could never fight them off ,
2.The late actor and Funnyman Robin Williams, who died in August 2014 at the age of 63, was a fan of both Star Trek & Star Wars and had Connections to Both Franchises, as seen in this Article, Robin Williams: Mork's unlikely connections to Star Wars and Star Trek
3. William Shatner (Kirk) actually Narrated a Documentary Titled "William Shatner's Guide to Mars" as seen in this Article
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39146333
4. A real Life Captain Kirk, Captain James A. Kirk commands the U.S. Navy's Newest Destroyer the U.S.S. Zumwalt,
as shown in this 2016 Article Real Captain James Kirk commands a US Navy destroyer
5. William Shatner was great as the character of the politically incorrect father Ed Goodson on the 2010 CBS Sitcom "$h*t My Dad Says" , Shatner played the part of Dr. Edison Milford "Ed" Goodson III
superbly, sadly the show only lasted for one season, Patrick Stewart would never be cool Enough to do a role like Ed Goodson
6. William Shatner being fearless in Real Life, Just like Captain James T. Kirk, In April 2015 Shatner was a guest at the Dubai Comic Con, in Dubai which is part of the nation United Arab Emirates in the Middle East,
William Shatner being a Jewish Celebrity goes to an Arab Country for a Comic Con, not to sound "Racist" but that takes guts , see this Article, William Shatner beams into Dubai’s Comic Con | The National
1. William Shatner is so cool that on this Official Facebook page, on April 5, 2012 he posted a Picture of Himself as a Ghostbuster wearing a Proton Pack on his back !!!! Who ya Gonna Call, The Shat !!
ReplyDelete2. As seen in this Article on Kirk's Original Series, we almost exclusively saw the Enterprise Orbit planets from Right To Left,
we saw the Enterprise's good side, Unlike with Picard's Vessels, that all look stupid, https://www.inverse.com/article/26962-smithsonian-star-trek-enterprise-model-one-side
3. Kirk was actually made Chief of Starfleet Operations at one point in his career in the Prime Timeline, Picard, nope
1. In Early 2016 William Shatner was the first celebrity to do the Celebrity Weather Forecast on The Weather Network
ReplyDelete2. William Shatner would have a great time standing in the Audience to 60's Music Icon Lesley Gore sing her famous song "Maybe I Know" on this 1988 Cousin Brucie Special, see this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npyKVlgYHZo
3. The Great U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia, being a Judge on the U.S. Supreme Court, if he was a Trek fan, he would know Kirk as played by Shatner is better than Picard
4. In 2015 a book by Robb Pearlman was published titled "The Wit and Wisdom of Star Trek" about The Original Series, not Picard's show,
5. William Shatner even had a Christmas Music Album, see this Article, http://www.oregonlive.com/geek/2016/02/william_shatner_talks_portland.html , the album was called Shatner Claus
6.On the website npr.org an article in 2015 appears titled, "The Teenage Brain: Spock Vs Captain Kirk" by Cory Turner, there is a little bit of
Kirk and Spock in all of Us !!!
7.William Shatner in April 2017 is once again making the World a Better Place, Shatner is joining forces with Solar Alliance Energy,Inc. in a public awareness campaign titled
"Join the Alliance Save Money, Save The World" to Promote Solar Energy , see this Link, "Shatner Joins Alliance" TrekToday.com
8. The Blu-ray Collection Titled "Star Trek: 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection" containing all 3 seasons of The Original Series, all of Star Trek: The Animated Series, and the first
Six Feature Films, has been voted the Title of the Year on Blu-ray and Best Franchise Collection at the seventh annual Home Media Awards - See this Article
Star Trek's 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Collection Named 'Title of the Year' | TREKNEWS.NET
1.In May 2017 William Shatner is actually auctioning off an Action Figure of
ReplyDeleteCaptain Kirk in an Environmental Suit that was launched aboard NASA's first Orion spacecraft in 2014, see this Link,http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-050217a-william-shatner-orion-eft1-auction.html
2 .It pays to be a Star Trek fan, according to a PayScale survey, the Median Salary for Star Trek Fans is $53,300 per year, and for Star Wars fans it is $50,700 per year, while people who are fans of
BOTH Science-Fiction Franchises earn about $52,600 per year, those who say they hate both Franchises earn $44,200 per year, and those who are ambivalent about both Franchises earn
about $45,700 per year, see this Article, http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/05/star_trek_earn_star_wars.html
3. On August 4, 2017 , William Shatner will board a zero gravity flight with the Zero Gravity Corporation on their Modified Boeing 727 Aircraft dubbed G-Force One, Shatner is Even inviting Fans to Join Him,
That's how cool Shatner/Kirk is, see this Article, http://www.blastr.com/2017-5-5/william-shatner-going-zero-gravity-flight-and-you-can-join-him
1.On the Hit Children's TV program Captain Kangaroo with Bob Keeshan(1927-2004) the famous greeting
ReplyDelete"Good Morning,Captain!" was said by numerous celebrities over the years, including William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy as
Kirk & Spock, along with other great guests such as the "Peanuts" characters, Mister Rogers(Fred Rogers) the stars of
"M*A*S*H" & "The Price is Right" see this Link , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo
2. William Shatner is so cool that in 1974 he appeared on the syndicated bowling sports series "Celebrity Bowling" hosted by Jed Allan, the show ran from January 1971 to September 1978,
see this Link, William Shatner on Celebrity Bowling in 1974 - The Retroist
3. During the filming the Movie Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, a fire broke out behind the Paramount lot which caused minor damage to the Genesis Planet set, William Shatner actually helped to put out the
fire, along with some other people, and Shatner was in full Kirk costume and makeup when he assisted in putting out the fire, this was documented in the 1994 autobiography by William Shatner
"Star Trek Movie Memories" with Chris Kreski ,
4. In Kirk's era Starfleet security in the 2270's and in some of the movies "The Motion Picture" "Wrath of Khan" "The Search for Spock" &
"The Undiscovered Country" we see that Starfleet security wore cool body armor sometimes with a little helmet , and Body Armor is shown in the Trailers for Star Trek : Discovery coming out in September 2017, see this Article, Those Armored Starfleet Uniforms in 'Star Trek: Discovery' are Totally Canon
5. On Facebook there are actually groups titled "William Shatner for Prime Minister of Canada" & "Bill Shatner for Canadian Prime
Minister" & "Knighthood for William Shatner" Shatner was born on March 22, 1931 in Montreal,Quebec, Canada,
6. On May 7, 2017 Chris Pine hosted Saturday Night Live aka SNL, one of the Sketches had him doing a Shatner/Kirk impression on a "Lost 81st episode" of Star Trek The Original Series,
titled "Spock's Secret" about Spock's brother Spocko , The Article about this is Titled "Watch: Chris Pine Channels His Inner Shatner in SNL 'Star Trek' Sketch" The Article can be found here
WATCH: Chris Pine Channels His Inner Shatner In SNL 'Star Trek' Sketch | TREKNEWS.NET Chris Pine also did a Great Impression of Shatner in a Gag Reel from the 2016 Film "Star Trek: Beyond"
1. On the website, societyofrock.com there is an article dated July 11, 2017 titled "William Shatner singing Elton John's "Rocket Man" Is Still the
ReplyDeleteFunniest Damn Thing We've Ever Seen" The Article is here, William Shatner Singing Elton John's "Rocket Man" Is Still The Funniest Damn Thing We've Ever Seen
2. Even Pre-Kirk William Shatner was Legendary , William Shatner in 1958 was cast in the role of young artist Robert Lomax in the original 1958 Broadway version of Richard Mason's romantic novel
"The World of Suzie Wrong" he was the first man in the world to "woo" Suzie Wong, see this Article, Why actor William Shatner found Suzie Wong role hard going
3. On the Website heroesandiconstv.com there is an Article on October 25, 2016 Titled
"12 Wonderful William Shatner Television Performances Beyond Star Trek" and the Article says "Who doesn't Love William Shatner ? Few actors so boldly go for it on camera" The Article is here, 12 wonderful William Shatner television performances beyond Star Trek
4. On the website Silverscreens.org there is an Article dated September 6, 2012 Titled
"The Pre-Kirk William Shatner" telling how William Shatner was on the on the 1957
Live Television Drama "The Defender" along with Ralph Bellamy , Steve McQueen, and other Celebrities, in the 1950's there were no re-takes, no do-overs, no breaks, Live TV was much riskier back then, yet Shatner pulled it off, The Article is here, The Pre-Kirk William Shatner
5. On the website natlawreview.com which is the website for
The National Law Review an Article by Rob Fishman on June 19, 2017 is Titled
"Is Your Website Developer a Capt. Kirk or a Mr. Spock ?" Kirk, Spock and the Original Series are even used as Analogies/Metaphors for the Internet and the World Wide Web!! The Article is here,
Is Your Website Developer a Capt. Kirk or Mr. Spock?
6. In the Final episode of Star Trek: Enterprise titled "These are the Voyages..." which aired in May 2005, at the end of this episode we see Kirk's Enterprise NCC-1701 in the ending sequence with Shatner's voiceover along with the Enterprise-D and Enterprise NX-01 , the scene can be found on YouTube
1. Kirk is cool just as Bobby Vee in this video of the 1962 song by Bobby Vee
ReplyDelete"The Night has a Thousand Eyes" Picard would be too much of a Stick in the Mud to enjoy hanging out with the ladies on the beach, The Video is here,
Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (1962)
2. William Shatner aka Kirk would be Awesome singing the classic 1984 song "Easy Lover" along with Phil Collins & Philip Bailey, Patrick Stewart, Nope ? Click on this Link, to view the
YouTube Video, Philip Bailey, Phil Collins - Easy Lover
3. On the website aleteia.org there is an Article by Zoe Romanosky on October 11, 2015 titled "Vatican's Chief Astronomer says You can't Divide the Universe Into "Kirk and Spock" and the Article says you can't divide the universe into "the purely rational and the purely emotional" Kirk & Spock are used to Describe real life Religion & Science, the Article is here,
Vatican’s Chief Astronomer Says You Can’t Divide the Universe Into “Kirk and Spock”
4. The "Ziggy" Comic Strip by Tom Wilson for Sunday February 22, 2015 shows Ziggy as Captain Kirk in the Captain's Chair of the Enterprise NCC-1701 from TOS saying "We might as well be honest with you Folks! Most of this Comic Strip takes place on the Holodeck!" Ziggy's pet dog and cat are also shown in this strip, the strip is here, Ziggy by Tom Wilson & Tom II for Feb 22, 2015 | GoComics.com
5. Some Scientists believe in the existence of "Planet Nine" a hypothetical large planet in Earth's far outer solar system , some Trek fans have even suggested that if "Planet Nine" is officially discovered that it should officially be named "Tiberius" after the character of Captain James Tiberius Kirk as played by William Shatner, but also Chris Pine, and the name "Tiberius" can even be found in the Holy Bible, in the Gospel of Luke 3:1 , Chapter 3 verse one, see this Article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Nine
6. An old comic of "The Far Side" by Gary Larson shows the crew of the Starship Enterprise encountering the giant head of
Zsa Zsa Gabor in Space, Kirk shouts "Quick Mr. Sulu, get those defense shields up"
1. Shatner/Kirk is so legendary that he can make headlines without even trying, an article on the website ijr.com is Titled
ReplyDelete"WIlliam Shatner Got Reported for a Facebook Post That's so Non-Offensive It's Lunacy" the post was on July 7, 2017
Shatner saying "Hello Everyone! How are you?" on the Facebook Public Group "Official WilliamShatner.com Group" with over
10,000 Members, and whoever reported Shatner's harmless post needs to "Get a Life" See this Article, William Shatner Got Reported for a Facebook Post That's So Non-Offensive It's Lunacy
2. In September 2013 when the NASA Space probe Voyager 1 left Earth's solar system and entered interstellar Space , The Theme song from Star Trek The Original Series was actually played at the
NASA Public Press Conference to Celebrate the Historic Event in Real Life Space Exploration, Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977, see this Article, NASA Quotes 'Star Trek' As Voyager 1 Enters the Interstellar Frontier
3. On the website, redshirtsalwaysdie.com there is an Article from 2016 Titled "Incredible fan made trailer for Star Trek: The Motion Picture" how someone on YouTube created an Awesome Trailer for the
1979 Film, see the article ,
Incredible fan made trailer for Star Trek: The Motion Picture
4. On the website cultofwhatever.com an article dated September 19, 2016 is Titled "Star Trek: TMP and The Final Frontier are quintessential Trek films..." About How Legendary Kirk's Movies Are,
Star Trek: TMP and The Final Frontier are quintessential Trek films…
5. Admit it, who would you rather have as Captain of the Spaceship Endurance from the classic 2014 Science Fiction Film "Interstellar" directed by Christopher Nolan ,
6.The 1994 comedy drama adventure film "North" directed by Rob Reiner had a great ensemble cast, with such great celebrities as John Ritter, Jason Alexander, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, etc
William Shatner was not in the film, but he should have been, he would have been great, North (1994 film)
1. On YouTube a Star Trek fan in 2017 created a Hilarious video of Kirk and his Crew meeting actress Ashley Judd !!! Watch it here, Captain Kirk Meets Ashley Judd - F*#%-ing Hilarious! Also the video of Captain Kirk and his Crew reacting to Miley Cyrus, you could call it Star Twerk
ReplyDelete2. On YouTube there is a cool video from 2011 of an Epic Rap Battle between legendary explorer Christopher Columbus & Captain Kirk, and some have compared the fictional character of
Captain James T. Kirk saying he is the Christopher Columbus of Space Exploration , the video is here, Columbus vs Captain Kirk. Epic Rap Battles of History #14
3. Kirk Thatcher who played the Punk on the Bus, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is actually making a Brief cameo in the 2017 Film Spider-Man: Homecoming, see this Article, Trek IV's Punk on Bus Returns... in Spider-Man Homecoming
4. In the 1982 Steven Spielberg Science Fiction Fantasy Film "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial ", in one scene Elliott says about E.T. "He's a man from outer space and we're taking him to his spaceship" Greg replies
"Well, can't he just beam up ?'" Elliott replies "This is Reality Greg" Cool Reference to Kirk's show, !! 1982 was also the same year "The Wrath of Khan" was released,
5. On the Hit Fox Sketch Comedy Show "MAD TV" one of the best sketches ever had Frank Caliendo playing William Shatner's character on Boston Legal, it can be found here on YouTube,
MAD TV: Frank Caliendo plays William Shatner
6. If they were characters in the 1994 Disney Animated film "The Lion King" Kirk would be like Simba the Lion, the Mighty King of The Jungle, Picard would be Ed, the dim-witted hyena who does not talk, and only communicates through laughter,
7. In 2017 NFL football quarterback for the Washington Redskins Kirk Cousins actually Met William Shatner an article about this appears on the website riggosrag.com Titled
"Kirk Cousins meets "Captain Kirk" and we love it" the Article is here, Kirk Cousins meets “Captain Kirk” and we love it
1. A cool Star Trek: The Animated Series, Public Service Announcement, PSA titled "Keep America Beautiful" was actually released around 1975 or 1976, it can be found here,
ReplyDeleteVintage PSA - Star Trek Animated Keep America Beautiful on Essential TV on the website essential.tv.com
2. In 2013 William Shatner was actually invited to go on British business tycoon's Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Spacecraft and it is even named the VSS Enterprise, Shatner declined,
Patrick Stewart wasn't invited by Richard Branson, see this Article, Capt Kirk turns down space invitation because he's scared of flying
3.On the website phoenixnewtimes.com an article appears titled "The 13 Best One-Liners of
William Shatner" the article starts with the sentence "When William Shatner talks, people tend to listen" and another article on this same website is Titled "Nine Reasons why William Shatner is a Badass"
see this Article, The 13 Best One-Liners of William Shatner
4. William Shatner for the record has actually admitted that Kirk could Kick Picard's Ass, see this Article from 2013 http://www.treknews.net/2013/01/09/william-shatner-kirk-vs-picard-id-kick-his-ass/
5.The lovely actress Kaley Cuoco aka Penny from hit CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory" has done several Priceline TV ads with Shatner, and in 2013 it was revealed that Kaley Cuoco was William Shatner's daughter in a Priceline commercial , People love Shatner's portrayal of "The Negotiator" on the Priceline ads,
6. In the "Mork & Mindy" episode titled "Mork,Mindy and Mearth Meet MILT" we see 3 legendary actors
William Shatner, Robin Williams, & Jonathan Winters acting together side by side, in real life Robin Williams was a Huge Star Trek fan, and Robin Williams would agree that Kirk/Shatner are better than Picard, see this Article, Surprising Robin Williams/Star Trek Connections
7. Kirk's Enterprise NCC-1701 actually had a Bowling alley, this was mentioned in the TOS episode "The Naked Time" and in the 1975 book
"Star Trek Blueprints" by Franz Joseph , which mentioned how the large bowling alley was on Deck 21 right across from the
"Food and Beverages Preparation Facility" and the "Refreshments Area"
1. On the Trek website for "Ex Astris Scientia" ex-astris-scientia.org there is an Article titled "Starship Design Guidelines" and it says
ReplyDelete"Starting Point: the original USS Enterprise" from TOS, Trek fans have said how The Constitution class from TOS is the Stradivarius of
Starship Design, a symbol of excellence, the article is here, Ex Astris Scientia - Starship Design Guidelines
2. On the website Trekmovie.com an list appears on March 22, 2011 to celebrate Shatner's 80th birthday titled "80 Reasons Why William Shatner is Awesome"
The List is here, 80 Reasons Why William Shatner Is Awesome
3. Shatner was cool enough to have a cool show named after him called "Shatner's Raw Nerve" which was on The Biography Channel from December 2008 to March 2011 in which Shatner conducted offbeat interviews with various celebrities , Shatner also had a show called "William Shatner's Weird or What ?" that aired on the Discovery Channel, which had Shatner discussing bizarre and unexplained phenomenon and events,
4. In 2013 Kirk's Phaser Rifle from the second filmed pilot episode for TOS "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was sold for
$231,000 at the Julien's Hollywood Legends Auction !!! See this Article, Kirk’s Phaser Rifle Sells For $231K At Auction
5. The 1987 epic novel "Strangers from the Sky" by Margaret Wander Bonanno tells about first contact between humans and Vulcans , and the 1980 book "The Monsters of Star Trek" by Daniel Cohen were both great books based on Kirk's Show,
6. In June 2017 at the 43rd Annual Saturn Awards in Burbank, California , The Film Star Trek: Beyond won a Saturn Award for Best Film Makeup !! See this Article,
Star Trek Beyond Wins Saturn Award For Best Makeup | TREKNEWS.NET
7. Even in 2017, Star Trek: The Original Series remains Legendary, on the website flickeringmyth.com an Article is Titled "Star Trek: Discovery Producer on honoring the spirit of The Original Series" about how Producer Alex Kurtzman wants to honor the "spirit" of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek: The Original Series, the article is here, Star Trek: Discovery producer on honoring the spirit of The Original Series
8. On the website for the National Catholic Register ncregister.com an article in 2016 appears that says "Why 'Star Trek' and Mr. Spock-Matters" The Article can be found here, Why ‘Star Trek’ — and Mr. Spock — Matters
9. On the website deadline.com an Article appears in 2015 titled "Obama on Leonard Nimoy: "I Loved Spock" about how then President Barack Obama was deeply saddened by the death of Leonard Nimoy and loved the character of Mr. Spock, see this Article , Obama On Leonard Nimoy: “I Loved Spock”
1. The Awesome 1996 Jim Carrey black comedy film "The Cable Guy" had a cool reference to the TOS episode "Amok Time" where Chip & Steven in the film were going to battle each other in Medieval Times,
ReplyDelete2. In 2017 William Shatner will narrate a 45-Minute Documentary on the 100th Anniversary of NASA's Langley Research Center , see this Article William Shatner Narrates History of NASA's 100-Year-Old Langley Research Center (Video)
3. Starting on September 10, 2017 AMC Theaters will be showing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on the Big Screen to Honor the Films 35th Anniversary of it's release in 1982, see this Article
'Wrath of Khan' Returning to Theaters for 35th Anniversary | TREKNEWS.NET
4.In the TOS episode "Mudd's Women" we hear edgy language for the 60's in one scene in that episode Scotty says about Leo Walsh aka Harry Mudd "That jackass Walsh not only wrecked his vessel, but in saving his skin" Kirk replies "If it makes you feel better, Engineer, that's one jackass we're going to see skinned"
5. On the website scout.com an article dated July 19, 2017 it Titled "Like Kirk and Spock, Robert Franks and Viont'e Daniels set to take leadership help for Cougars hoops team" about how these two Washington State Cougars Basketball players are being compared to Kirk & Spock, Daniels to Kirk, and Franks to Mr. Spock, the Article is here, Yin and Yang: RoBo and Viont'e ready to lead
6. On the website usatoday.com an Article dated July 21, 2017 is Titled "10 great sites for a 'Star Trek' pilgrimage" by Larry Bleiberg, At the Top of the List, is Kirk's the Fictional Future Birthplace of James T. Kirk in Riverside,Iowa , #2 on the list is the
Star Trek: The Original Series set Tour in Ticonderoga, New York , see this Article,https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/10greatplaces/2017/07/21/star-trek/496573001/
7. On the website salon.com an article on July 22, 2016 by Ethan Gilsdorf is Titled "Forever Captain Kirk: William Shatner opens up about "fandom frenzy" and 50 years of "Star Trek" The Article can be found here,
Forever Captain Kirk: William Shatner opens up about “fandom frenzy” and 50 years of “Star Trek”
1. On the website goldennumber.net an article on May 2, 2014 is Titled "Phi in the 23rd Century- Design of Star Trek's USS Enterprise" which tells about how Kirk's Enterprise from TOS is based on the Mathematical Concept of Phi 1.618 the Golden Ratio, Golden Number, the golden ratio, golden number gives elegance, balance, & aesthetics in design, ever since the Renaissance, and perhaps going back to ancient Greece & ancient Egypt, Phi is also the 21st letter of the Greek Alphabet , Matt Jefferies used Phi to design Kirk's Enterprise, see this Article, https://www.goldennumber.net/uss-enterprise-golden-ratio-design/
ReplyDelete2. An old comic strip of "The Far Side" by Gary Larson shows Scotty in Hell saying to Satan the Devil "Satan, Satan! It's the main megafurnace! She's losin power and the temperature is droppin fast!... I'm not sure I can hold her!" underneath the cartoon it says "Scotty in hell" of course Scotty would never be in Hell, but it was a Funny Cartoon, it can be found here, Buck Lawson
3. On Wednesday July 26, 2017 William Shatner at the age of 86 wins the race at a horse and buggy competition even after he is thrown from a buggy , this was at the Mercer County Fair & Horse Show in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, see this Article, William Shatner Wins Horse Race After Getting Thrown From Buggy
4. New York Post reporter Michael Starr is actually looking to speak with residents of Montreal, Canada , for information about
William Shatner for an Upcoming Biography about the Legendary Star Trek Actor, see this Article, https://reportca.net/2017/07/us-journalist-seeks-montreals-help-with-william-shatner-biography/
5. On the website for the New York Post Newspaper, an Article appears dated August 1, 2017 titled
"Carl Heastie's 'Star Trek' dreams come true" about how New York State Assembly speaker Carl Heastie visited
a Star Trek set of The Original Series in Ticonderoga and sat in a replica of Captain Kirk's chair, Heastie said
"The Wrath of Khan is one of the top five movies of all time" see this Article Carl Heastie’s ‘Star Trek’ dreams come true
6. William Shatner isn't afraid to cause Controversy in real life, on the website foxnews.com there is an article titled
"William Shatner: Social Justice Warriors 'stand for Inequality' about how in July & August 2017 Shatner wasn't afraid to
criticize Social Justice Warriors on Twitter , The Article is here, William Shatner: Social justice warriors 'stand for inequality'
7. On November 1st, 2000 an Article appeared in the News Satire Publication "The Onion" which calls itself
"America's Finest News Source" the Article was titled "Captain Kirk's Life Flashes Before Dying Trekkie's Eyes" the Article can be found here, Captain Kirk's Life Flashes Before Dying Trekkie's Eyes
8. Kirk's show and Movies are so Legendary that on the website fhm.com an article dated August 2, 2017 is Titled
"Star Trek: Khan at 50: New TV Mini-Series in Development" the series will be made by Nicholas Meyer and it will show what happened to
Khan Noonien Singh , in the time period between The Original Series episode "Space Seed" and the Film
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , the Article is here Star Trek: Khan At 50; New TV Mini-Series In Development
9. The website Tor.com has an article in 2013 Titled "These are the continuing Voyages: 5 Reasons Why Star Trek: The Animated Series Was Awesome"
1. In 2012 a StarTrek.com Poll Question asked "What is your favorite Star Trek character crossover episode?" the winner by a landslide
ReplyDelete41 percent was Scotty from The Next Generation episode "Relics" , and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy was in the Pilot episode for
The Next Generation "Encounter at Farpoint" the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation needed someone from Kirk's Original Series & Crew to get the Next Generation started !! See this Link, Scotty Named Top Crossover Character
2. A StarTrek.com Poll Question in 2012 asked "What was the Best Episode of Deep Space Nine ?" the episode
"Trials and Tribble-ations" won by a landslide 38 percent , because it showed Kirk & his Crew and the Tribbles , see this Link
"Tribble-ations" Wins Best DS9 Episode Poll
3. Yet Another StarTrek.com Poll Question in 2014 asked "Which Star Trek Captain and First Officer duo should have their own reality TV show?" Kirk and Spock come in first place with a Landslide 27 percent , see this Link, Trek Duo Fans Think Are Reality TV Worthy Is...
4.The website aplaceformom.com has an article in 2016 on the Senior Living Blog titled "What the Star Trek Era You Grew Up in Says About You" the Star Trek Franchise is Divided into Five Eras in this Article , Boomers and The Original Series of the Trek Franchise, the First Era is described as the Best Trek Era, see this Link What the Star Trek Era You Grew Up in Says About You -
5. In the New York Daily News Newspaper on March 3, 2015 a man named Stuart C. Hellinger wrote to the Newspaper regarding a Headline about Shatner, the death of Leonard Nimoy and Shatner's commitment to a Charity Event in Florida, Mr. Hellinger who had the honor of meeting Shatner, Nimoy and many others from the show , Mr. Hellinger said regarding Shatner
"Yes,Shatner could be difficult, but in general he was a kind and generous individual who has only become more so over the years" see this Link, March 3: Shatner, Mulgrew and Netanyahu
6. On the website Tor.com an Article in June 2017 is Titled "Someone Has Completed the Climb Captain Kirk Attempted at the opening of
Star Trek V" about how a man named Alex Honnold has successfully completed the most dangerous rope-free ascension in history when he climbed the Freerider route of El Capitan the geological formation, at Yosemite National Park , Kirk attempted to Climb this geological formation at the opening of the 1989 Film, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Kirk/Shatner are so legendary that even when someone else in Real Life accomplishes something great, it reminds people of Kirk and his Adventures, see this Article, Someone Has Completed the Climb Captain Kirk Attempted at the Opening of Star Trek V
7. In the 1999 Rob Schneider comedy film "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" there is a character named Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks played by actor Eddie Griffin, clearly the name of this character was based on Captain Kirk, James Tiberius Kirk, and the character of
T.J. Hooker as played by William Shatner, and T.J. Hicks was in the 2005 sequel "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo"
1. In the 2006 Comedy Film "Clerks II" the character of Elias Grover may very well be a total Geek, but even he would know that
ReplyDeleteKirk is the Best Captain , Jay & Silent Bob in this Film would also agree Kirk is better than Picard, Kirk & Spock are cool like the Jay & Silent Bob of the 23rd Century,
2 The Classic Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" had rapid fire allusions to more than 100 headline events from the years 1949 to 1989 , this song should have had in the Lyrics "Star Trek,Captain Kirk" that would have made the song even better,
3. Kirk as played by William Shatner on TOS and in the Movies, as well as by Chris Pine, Kirk is like the Christopher Robin of the 23rd Century, on the cartoon show "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" Christopher Robin is cheerful & had a compassionate personality, and was someone Pooh bear and the others looked up to despite Robin being a child he was wiser & more mature than the other characters...
4. In the 2014 book "The Future of the Mind" by famous Japanese scientist Michio Kaku on Chapter 12 of this book titled
"The Future Mind Beyond Matter" on page 266, Michio Kaku mentions Captain Kirk encountering an alien leader named
Sargon from the TOS episode "Return to Tomorrow"
5. On the Facebook page "Star Trek Universe" a Mashup is shown of the Comic Strip "Calvin and Hobbes" by
Bill Watterson & Star Trek, Calvin the boy is shown as Kirk, and Hobbes the Tiger is shown as Mr. Spock , and it says
Calvin Kirk & Mr. Hobbes,
6. Kirk never gives up, like the 1983 classic Matthew Wilder song "Break My Stride" part of the lyrics go
"Ain't nothin gonna to break my stride, Nobody's gonna slow me down, oh-no I got to Keep on movin" Ain't nothing going to break Kirk's stride
7. In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Kirk & his crew are preparing to leave Vulcan in the Klingon Vessel renamed the
HMS Bounty, Kirk says Damn Confidently "Prepare for departure, everybody not going to Earth had better get off... Saavik this is goodbye" Saavik replies "Yes Admiral" Kirk says perfectly "Thank You"
8.The website io9.gizmodo.com in 2016 had an article with the headline "The Voyage Home may not be Star Trek's best film, but it is the Funniest" when was any of Picard's films so Funny, The Article can be found here http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-voyage-home-may-not-be-star-treks-best-film-but-it-1786355146
9. An Article by Katharine Trendacosta in 2016 on the website io9.gizmodo.com is Titled
"Leonard 'Bones' McCoy Was the True Heart of Star Trek' you could never say that about Picard or any member of his crew, the Article can be found here, Leonard 'Bones' McCoy Was the True Heart of Star Trek
10. In 2013 a cool TV Commercial for Twizzlers candy showed a bunch of Twizzlers coming together to form Kirk's Enterprise from The Original Series, the commercial can be found on YouTube
1. The Classic Saturday Morning Cartoon show "Garfield and Friends" in November 1989 had a "U.S. Acres" cartoon Titled
ReplyDelete"Swine Trek" which showed Orson the pig and the other farm animals in cool parody of Star Trek The Original Series, Other episodes of the show had Garfield the cat, mentioning Spock and other Trek Related Stuff,
2. The Classic PBS children's educational game show "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" had a crook named
Kneemoi , (the correct spelling) from the planet Roddenberry, her name Kneemoi was a reference to Leonard Nimoy - Spock, while the planet Roddenberry was a Reference to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, see this Article, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)
3 .The 2014 American science TV documentary "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" which was hosted & narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson was superb, if
William Shatner hosted it, the show would have been even better, the show was a follow up to the 1980 documentary TV series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" hosted by Carl Sagan, the great Carl Sagan would Know that Kirk is better than Picard
4. Imagine if Picard were ever Married, he would be just like the character of Richard Bucket on the British sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances" which was created for the BBC and ran from 1990 to 1995, Richard Bucket is always pushed around & bullied & p-ssy whipped by his bossy, over-bearing wife
Hyacinth, who annoys the hell out of everyone !! While Kirk is cool and the man like Onslow !! see this Link, Keeping Up Appearances
Kirk would grab Hyacinth by the P-ssy, Kirk always grabs life by the p-ssy !!
5. On the StarTrek.com website an Article in 2013 is Titled "What if Chelsea Manning was a Starfleet Officer?" by Professor Anthony Rotolo , the article is about U.S. Army Solider Chelsea Manning, (Born Bradley Manning) along with Wikileaks released a cache of classified information, the largest amount of classified information in U.S. History, the Article tells about the Superior Leadership Qualities of James T. Kirk , see this Article, What If Chelsea Manning Was a Starfleet Officer?
6. In 2013 Diamond Select Toys released a cool Transparent Enterprise 18 inch model of Kirk's Enterprise from TOS, the transparent pieces & sections revealed the ships living quarters & detailed machinery, see this Article, Transparent Enterprise Uncloaking This Summer
7. Early in the 2009 "Star Trek" film with Chris Pine , we see Kirk as a young boy in the 2240's driving an antique 1965 model Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
C2 convertible along the Iowa landscape, the Corvette even has a Nokia phone, Kirk is being chased by a policeman on a flying motorbike hovercruiser, Kirk bails out of the Corvette just before it falls over the edge of a massive quarry and crashes on the canyon floor below, the Cop says to young Kirk
"Citizen what is your name?" Kirk replies "My name is James Tiberius Kirk" Picard as a young boy would never be cool enough to drive a 20th century Corvette by himself -
8. An Article on the website newsarama.com titled "10 Greatest Spaceships of all Time" has Kirk's Enterprise from TOS as #1 on the list, as well as all the other starships named Enterprise from the Star Trek , the Article is here, https://www.newsarama.com/23095-10-greatest-spaceships-of-all-time.html
9. In the classic 1992 Konami video game "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time" for the 16-bit
Super Nintendo has a cool reference to Star Trek on Level 9 the Space Station, on the Screen it says
"A.D. 2100 Starbase, Where no Turtle has gone before" and we see Foot Soldiers beaming onto the Space Station,
1. In the April 2016 Issue of Playboy Magazine- U.S. Edition, on page 11 contents it says Film-Patrick Stewart's latest roles- damaged anchorman and white supremacist- may finally put Picard to rest" unlike
ReplyDeleteShatner's Captain Kirk, which is Timeless & Eternal
2. On Facebook , there is a Picture of Kirk's Enterprise from TOS and it says "The only shade of grey... I don't care about the other 49" and it says "There is only one shade of Grey" a reference to the 2015 erotic romantic drama film
"Fifty Shades of Grey"
3. The Website Washingtonpost.com lists "100 Million Dollar Movies" Movies that have grossed over 100 Million dollars at the box office in the United States, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home made the list, #272 with over $109 Million made at the Box office, none of Picard's films are on the list, the list is here, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/daily/movies/100million/article.htm
4. In 2015 William Shatner appeared on The Late Late Show with guest host Wayne Brady - a lifelong Star Trek fan, who rapped in Klingon for Shatner, !!! see this Article Shatner Guests, Brady Raps in Klingon On Late Late Show
5. In the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country , General Chang says to Kirk near the end of the film "Oh now, be honest Captain Warrior to Warrior, you do prefer it this way don't you? As it was meant to be, No Peace in our time" when would anyone address Picard as "Warrior to Warrior" ?
6. In the 2015 film "Ted 2" Samantha L. Jackson played by Amanda Seyfried calls a Comic-Con attendee Captain Kirk, other conventioneers are dressed like Kirk, and we see an Orion slave girl, and a redshirt, Trek fans have pointed out that
Ted's Court case was similar to the one Data the android faced in The Next Generation episode
"Measure of a Man"
7. In 2015 William Shatner flirted with the Muppet Miss Piggy on Twitter, see this Article, http://www.startrek.com/article/shatner-miss-piggy-intergalactic-romance
8. In 2015 a Time Magazine Publication was Titled "The Search for Life in the Universe is Anybody Out There?" Science is Finding New Clues... on page 84, there is an Article that says "My Favorite Aliens" The 20 Favorite Aliens are Listed,
Spock from The Original Series came in #2 place, Yoda from Star Wars was #1 place
9. On the Website Billboard.com there is an Article titled "William Shatner Dresses as 'Star Wars' Stormtrooper, Sings "Girl Crush" at the CMA's" Country Music Awards in 2015,
William Shatner Dresses as 'Star Wars' Stormtrooper, Sings 'Girl Crush' at CMAs
10. A 96 page publication in 2015 titled "The Binge Guide" was published on the Front Cover it said "32 perfect shows for Every Occasion" by the Editors of Entertainment Weekly , on page 66 it says
Star Trek The Original Series was the "First TV Drama to take Space Travel seriously" and "what kept fans hooked on the show ever since it's 1966 debut is Star Trek's optimistic vision of the future of humanity. In the world according to Trek, we're not destined to blow ourselves to smithereens or degenerate into Blade-Runnerish squalor, Instead we'll spend our lives going "boldly where no man has gone before" unsullied by racism and sexism and untroubled by finances(no bank accounts, no ATMs) who wouldn't want to go ?" and it says " Gene Roddenberry conjured up this Utopia and pitched his concept as "Wagon Train to the Stars" Roddenberry's real plan was to tackle 1960's troubles-war,prejudice, the generation gap- in futuristic settings... "It's the shows corny edge, that the non-fans often wince at: Why, they carp, won't this franchise die? Because in an era of skyscraper-high monsters, Star Trek has always possessed something rare in pop culture- a real vision. And that trumps soulless state-of-the-art special effects any day of the week" and on page 68 it says
about TOS that Kirk,Spock & McCoy are Pop Culture's true Holy Trinities- brash Kirk, Cerebral Spock, irascible McCoy, and that TOS "set a new benchmark for bighearted Big Idea TV science fiction"
.1. A 2015 Magazine - SFX Bookazine 7 , on the Front Cover had the theme "The 100 Greatest Sci-Fi characters of All Time" the Magazine is from Total Film & SFX, see the website futureplc.com
ReplyDelete#6 on the list was Captain James T. Kirk and it says "Kirk is justifiably one of the most recognizable characters in popular culture history, with a "warm heart, quirky smile, bravado and swagger" Picard had none of these cool traits ,
2. An issue of "Empire" Magazine for August 2015(Issue 314) Empire Magazine calls itself "The World's Biggest Movie Magazine" on the Front Cover of this issue it says
"The Top 100 Greatest Movie Characters" #72 on the list is Captain Kirk as played by William Shatner & Chris Pine, Picard didn't even make the Top 100 List, on page 7 it says "The Galaxy's Finest Always Save the Day" and on page 9 it says about
"The Heroes" Whether They're Starfleet's Finest or The Galaxy's Bravest Civilians, Countless planets owe them everything, and on page 11 it says about Captain James T. Kirk as played by
William Shatner "The commander of the USS Enterprise became the Template for what sci-fi Heroes could be... and it says "For TV audiences in 1966, James T. Kirk represented everything bold, righteous, and brave about the final frontier, tackling challenges as varied as space racists, salt monsters and mad psychiatrists. His importance as a sci-fi icon is clear when you consider the fact that Riverside's Trek Fest(Riverside,Iowa,USA) a yearly celebration of the show and it's main characters publishes a catalog from which fans can buy vials of "Kirk Dirt" from his future birth site. Sometimes his role as Captain means he's an explorer, sometimes, he's a Judge and a Jury, sometimes he's enforcing the Prime Directive and sometimes he's brushing up against an alien female. other times, he's joining other officers together in marriage. He's a history buff, a true-blue American and an old-fashioned military man through and through. He's always prepared, whether he's called to face an unimaginable monster and unknown life form or even worse-himself, He Lived centuries in the future but still managed to teach viewers about everything from bravery to loyalty to the need to think objectively even in the most painful circumstances. Every character-captain since whether air,sea or space owes him a debt of gratitude."
3. The 1999 Tim Allen Film "Galaxy Quest" which was a cool parody/spoof of Star Trek , Galaxy Quest had the cool tagline expression "Never give up, Never Surrender!" clearly Galaxy Quest was based on
Kirk's show & Crew, Picard and his crew often does give up and surrenders ,
4. A 2015 episode of the superhero TV show "Arrow" had a cool reference to film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" see this Article, Arrow's Nod to Star Trek
5. A New York Post Article on November 9, 2012 is Titled "GOP's lousy timing" by John Podhoretz, where the GOP & Republicans are compared to Khan in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Article is here,
GOP’s lousy timing
1. In the "Star Trek- The Official Magazine" Leonard Nimoy Special Commemorative Issue #54 for the Summer of 2015 published by Titan Magazines, on page 51 of this issue it says about the Chemistry between, Kirk, "Bones" & Mr. Spock
ReplyDeletethat "Space may have been the final frontier, but the reason, we fell in love with Star Trek because of who was going boldly where no one had gone before, Kirk, Spock and McCoy, shipmates, opposites, friends" and it continues ...
"Sigmund Freud claimed that the Psyche was constituted of three distinct elements - the Impulsive, pleasure seeking Id, the logical, self-regulating Ego, and the Moralistic, self-Judging superego(Do you see where we're going with this?) The Psyche of Star Trek is likewise built around the three key figures of the libidinous, devil-may care Captain Kirk, the emotionless rationale of Mr. Spock, and the passionate conscience of Dr. McCoy, Each is a joy, but when sparking off each other, this interstellar triptych is a wonder. The affection that built between these men was infectious, their bonds of friendship "fascinating" the cultural divides they spanned amusing and profound. In many ways it was the Perfect Platonic love triange each pairing had a specific dynamic that stood apart from any other. Kirk and Spock's outlook and style complemented each other both as friends and in command combining together to become a formidable team based on powerful instinct, piercing logic and genius lateral thinking.
Kirk and Bones had the comfortable candidness of old drinking buddies, with an edge of avuncular disapproval from McCoy concerning Kirk's tendency to rush in where angels fear to tread, with Kirk occasionally dismissive of McCoy's "older brother" chastising, McCoy and Spock couldn't have been more different if one had been made of oily chalk and the other watery cheese(eugh) but their painted-yet-playful interplay remains a true delight" and it also says "Three's a Charm, Kirk,Spock and McCoy fulfill a tradition of dramatic archetypes, as defined by Greek philosopher Aristotle, Kirk is the pathos(the emotional) Spock is logos(the logical) and McCoy ethos(the ethical) the mythic triumvirate from which all drama stems, Gene Roddenberry acknowledged this, saying that the three men personified the internal debate we all have within us- of emotion, logic and pragmatism, and that's "McCoy & Spock would always united in support and defense of Kirk" and it says next to a Picture of Kirk,Spock & McCoy, "Spock,Kirk & McCoy" AKA Trek's Holy Trinity"
2. In 2016 William Shatner along with several Deep Space Nine actors among others teamed up with the Pop Culture Hero Coalition to Stop Bullying, see this Article, "Trek Actors Against Bullying" Trektoday.com
1. On the StarTrek.com website, a 2015 Article by Mr. Jordan Hoffman is titled "One Trek Mind: Trek-Batman Crossovers" about How the Star Trek & Batman Franchises are forever linked together, specifically
ReplyDeleteThe Original Star Trek and the Batman series from the late 60's with Adam West as Batman
2. In the "CBS Watch!" Magazine - Collector's Edition for December/January 2015, with Kirk & Spock from TOS on the Front Cover, on page 2 it says about Kirk,Spock & McCoy from TOS that they were the
"Three Intergalactic Amigos" and on page 51 it says "To an entire generation of Sci-fi fans, Shatner is as immortal a heroic figure as television has ever produced"
3. On the Front Cover of "TV Guide" for September 4-10, 1993 it says "Exclusive Book Bonus William Shatner's Star Trek Memories Untold stories from behind the scenes" with a big Picture of Kirk from TOS on the Cover,
see this Link, William Shatner's Star Trek Memories Tribute to Gilda Radner -
4. In 2015 Shatner said some very wise words about Star Trek Fandom, he said "There is a mythological component, especially with science fiction. It's people looking for answers-and science fiction offers to explain the inexplicable, the same as religion tends to do. Although ninety-nine percent of the people that come to these conventions don't realize it, they're going through the rituals that religion and mythology provide" And in this Article Shatner On Trek Fandom – TrekToday "Shatner on Trek Fandom" it says that while most people in their 80's like Shatner are retired, Shatner keeps going strong, like the Energizer Bunny, Shatner keeps going and going and going ,
5. In Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , after David Marcus is killed Kruge orders Kirk to surrender the Enterprise, Kirk says "Give me a minute to inform my crew" Kruge replies
"I give two minutes for you, and your gallant crew" When would any of Picard's enemies treat him and his crew with such respect ?
6. On the series Star Trek: Discovery the character of Michael Burnham played by Soneque Martin-Green is Spock's adopted sister, see this Article Michael Burnham is Spock's Adopted Sister, and it's Canon. No, Seriously.
7. In the film Star Trek: The Motion Picture, after Kirk steps onto the bridge of the Refit Enterprise for the first time, Everyone's face lights up with Joy and smile upon seeing Kirk, and they walk towards him, we see Big smiles on the faces of Sulu, Chekov, & Uhura, Kirk says "I appreciate the welcome" after Kirk briefly speaks to the Crew, Sulu says regarding Kirk and the Enterprise, "He wanted her back, he got her" When were people ever so happy and filled with Joy to see Picard ?
8. In the film "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" Kirk after speaking with Admiral Bob Bennett about the Crisis on Nimbus III
the "Planet of Galactic Peace" Kirk gives a damn confident short speech to his crew and says
"I'm afraid the ship's problems will have to be solved en route. Since we're undermanned I'm counting on each one of you to give his best. End of Speech, Let's go to work" Kirk then says to Scotty "We'll need all the power you can muster,Mister" Scotty replies
"Don't you worry, captain, we'll beat those Klingon devils even if I have to get out and push" Kirk always has cool things & expressions to say,
1. The website whatculture.com has an Article saying "Star Trek The Motion Picture: 10 Reasons It's underrated" & the website
ReplyDelete13thdimension.com has an Article Titled "Why Star Trek: The Motion Picture is an underrated Masterpiece" Giving 13 Reasons,
2. The website inverse.com has an interesting Article titled "Burnham is Like Captain Kirk in One Way on Star Trek: Discovery" about how the character of Commander Michael Burnham(Sonequa Martin-Green), doesn't trust Klingons because "her parents were killed while being hosted at the Vulcan Academy when there was a Klingon attack" Kirk was such a cool character that the producers of Star Trek: Discovery are making
Michael Burnham & her life story similar to Kirk !! See this Article, The One Way Sonequa Martin-Green is Like Captain Kirk 'Star Trek: Discovery'
3. In August 2017 a StarTrek.com Poll Question asked "Which Star Trek Movie is the best to watch inside on a rainy day?" The Wrath of Khan came in first place with 25 percent of the Vote,
The Voyage Home came in second place with 24 percent, Kirk's films did far better than Picard's films, the results are here, Poll Says Best Trek Movie for a Rainy Day Is...
4. An August 2017 Article on digitalspy.com website titled "Captain Kirk's Star Trek: Generations death was supposed to be far more epic" about how the writers of Star Trek: Generations originally imagined Kirk's death to be Truly epic, and imagined Kirk dying bravely on the Bridge of the Enterprise, instead of Kirk having a bridge fall on him, see this Article, Captain Kirk's death was supposed to be far more epic
5.The website comicbooksgalaxy.com had an Article on August 16, 2017 titled "Kirk was Not supposed to Die in
Star Trek: Generations" Kirk Was Not Supposed To Die In Star Trek: Generations
6. The website mirror.co.uk had an Article in August 2017 about how the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley Himself was a Huge Star Trek fan before his Death in 1977, and even named his horse "Star Trek" after Kirk's show, The Article is Titled
"Beam me up, Presley!" Elvis was a huge Star Trek fan and even named his horse after the show" Kirk is the Elvis Presley of
Starfleet !! The Article is Here, Elvis Presley was a huge Star Trek fan and even named horse after sci-fi show
1. Jerry Lewis, the legendary actor,comedian, humanitarian passed away on August 20, 2017 at the age of 91, an article on the website
ReplyDeletedailymail.co.uk is Titled 'The world is a lot less funnier today' Jim Carrey, William Shatner and George Takei lead stars in paying tribute to comedy icon Jerry Lewis after his passing at age 91" The Article can be found here, William Shatner, George Takei pay tribute to Jerry Lewis
2. Shortly after the Horrific Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016 that left 49 people dead, in Orlando,Florida, William Shatner along with numerous other Star Trek stars took to Twitter to condemn the Senseless violence
Shatner tweeted "Sending my Condolences to the victims of the FL Club massacre, shocked & saddened to think this kind of senseless violence still exists." The Article about this is on the TrekMovie.com website, an article titled
"Star Trek Stars Grieve For the Victims of The Orlando Shooting" the Article is here, Star Trek Stars Grieve For The Victims Of The Orlando Shooting *UPDATED*
3.Famous Teen Icon, actress & singer Annette Funicello , who was one of the original "Mouseketeers" from
The Mickey Mouse Club would have been great as a Female Yeoman on Kirk's The Original Series, she died in 2013 at the age of
70, see this Link , Annette Funicello
4. On the Website, saturdayeveningpost.com an article in the September/October 2017 issue is titled
"William Shatner on Sci-Fi, Aging, and the Environment" and the first sentence of this Article says
"William Shatner has been on a voyage of personal discovery that is bolder and more ambitious than his exploration of the galaxy at the helm of the USS Enterprise" The Article is here, William Shatner on Sci-Fi, Aging, and the Environment | The Saturday Evening Post
5. In the "New York Vue" section of the New York "Daily News" Newspaper for Sunday May 4, 2014 which was Star Wars Day, on page 2, there is an Article Titled "Shatner: There is Space for everyone" and the article starts with the words
"May the Fourth be with you..That's the much heralded greeting to celebrate today's date, which is an intergalactic holiday for sci-fi fans. So we're offering a hat tip today from Captain Kirk himself, who thinks there's room in the universe for both "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" Iconic TV star William Shatner believes this- even if both film franchises are directed by the same guy. That's television-wunderkid-turned-movie-mogul J.J. Abrams" Shatner praises Abrams... "What he's been able to do is bring in a new audience and revive the 'Star Trek' Franchise" a picture of Shatner is shown at the bottom of page 2, and it says
"William Shatner is Keeping track of "Trek" the article is here, William Shatner gives J.J. Abrams a thumbs-up
6. The website imdb.com Internet Movie Database, under the Biography for William Shatner it says as one of the facts that "He is widely known to be a social butterfly" meaning someone who is VERY
social and easygoing , socially dynamic, networking, charismatic, personally gregarious, see this Link, William Shatner
1. In July 2014 a cool illustrated book by Robb Pearlman titled "Fun with Kirk and Spock" was released, it is a cool parody of the
ReplyDelete"Fun with Dick and Jane" books, nothing about a "Fun with Picard and Riker" book, see this Article, http://www.startrek.com/article/first-look-fun-with-kirk-and-spock
2. On YouTube there is a cool video showing Kirk defeating the Borg the video is Titled "Captain Kirk vs. The Borg" Captain Kirk vs. The Borg
3.There is a cool 90 second online video titled "The Carbonite Maneuver" showing a battle between the Star Trek & Star Wars Franchises, see this Article, https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/11/8589275/star-trek-star-wars-crossover-trailer-the-carbonite-maneuver
4. William Shatner will be doing the voice of the talking plant named Phil in the upcoming 2018 film "Aliens Ate My Homework" based on the 1993 book of the same name , Shatner even calls the film
"an incredibly fun galactic adventure" see this Article,
https://www.trektoday.com/content/2017/08/shatner-in-aliens-ate-my-homework/
5. In 2015 a cool Star Trek Mad Libs book by Eric Luper was released, based on The Original Series !!! See this Article, Yes, It's _______, Star Trek Mad Libs
6. The classic 1968 epic science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick may have been influenced by Star Trek: The Original Series, which first appeared on TV in 1966, Kirk would have been able to easily outsmart the Computer HAL 9000 aka "HAL" which ran the Discovery One spacecraft in the film, the sequel to film to "A Space Odyssey" was Titled "2010: The Year We Make Contact" and it was released in
1984, the same year as Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , and some have said the name of the new Star Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery which is coming out in September 2017, that the name "Discovery" is a slight nod to the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey" see this Article http://uproxx.com/movies/star-trek-discovery-stanley-kubrick/
7.James Doohan aka Scotty was a World War II Hero !! the website cracked.com has an article titled "5 Celebrities You Won't Believe Were Badass Soldiers" the 5 Celebs listed were
Bob Ross from "The Joy of Painting" Jimmy Stewart, Steve Buscemi, Vidal Sassoon & James Doohan listed in #1 spot on the list, telling how James Doohan got shot Six Times on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allied Invasion of Normandy, France aka "Operation Overlord" James Doohan even had to have his right middle finger amputated, see this Article, http://www.cracked.com/article_20442_5-celebrities-you-wont-believe-were-badass-soldiers.html
1. The website popularmechanics.com has an article titled "Here's a Fun Math Goof in Star Trek: The Next Generation" about how in the
ReplyDelete1989 Next Generation episode "The Royale" Riker walks in on Picard ruminating on Fermat's Last Theorem , the math problem proposed in the year 1637 by the 17th century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat, in real life Fermat's Last Theorem was solved in 1994, D'oh ,
see this Article, http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/news/a28040/fermats-last-theorem-star-trek-the-next-generation/
2. The website teamrock.com has an article titled "William Shatner: Space explorer and progressive rock's unlikeliest star" about how Shatner's 1968 debut album "The Transformed Man" allied
Shakespeare, Bob Dylan, and The Beatles, yet another Example of how Legendary Shatner & Kirk is, the Article is here,
http://teamrock.com/feature/2017-09-04/william-shatner
3. A 2014 Video Advertisement for Volkswagen Germany with William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy showed Shatner taking a tour of a young boy's room, the young boy being a Rabid Star Trek fan, with tons with
Star Trek merchandise and a Captain Kirk action figure, this was described in an article titled "Shatner and the young Fan" on the TrekToday.com website, Shatner And The Young Fan – TrekToday
4.The Warp Core Design we all saw on the Enterprise-D in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, we actually saw on the Enterprise-A in the 1991 film, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Kirk's Enterprise had the Design First !!
5. The website cinemablend.com has an article titled "William Shatner's Idea For a Star Trek 50th Anniversary Episode" about how William Shatner pitched his idea for a Special episode of Star Trek to the
Syfy network to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Star Trek franchise in 2016, and how the 50th Anniversary Special would be about the ideas Star Trek dramatized , see this Article,
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/William-Shatner-Idea-Star-Trek-50th-Anniversary-Episode-71139.html
6. Numerous Online Articles in 2014 confirmed that William Shatner was indeed contacted about a role in "Star Trek 3" the 3rd Trek Film in the Reboot Series - Kelvin Timeline, the film was titled
"Star Trek: Beyond" and it was released in 2016, Shatner didn't appear in the film, but he should have !! See this Article, http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/123456-william-shatner-confirms-he-has-been-contacted-about-star-trek-3
7. Kirk would have loved to hang out at the "602 Club" bar as mentioned in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Shuttlepod One" and as seen in the Enterprise episode "First Flight"
8. In the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country , when Kirk & McCoy are being held on the penal asteroid Rura Penthe, Kirk is involved in a fight with this huge ugly brute of an alien Kirk kicks the alien in the knees, the
big brute of an alien moans in pain and walks away, Kirk says to Martia the Chameloid who was watching "Lucky that thing has Knees" Martia replies "that wasn't his knee, not everyone keeps their genitals in the
same place" Yet another Example of Kirk's Fighting skills !!
9.There is an article on the usatoday.com website titled "How William Shatner's Famed 'Wrath of Khan' cry became an instant 'Star Trek' legend" about when Admiral Kirk yelled "KHAAAN!" at Khan Noonien Singh in
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the article tells how it was "A moment so profound it earned an instant spot in Star Trek history and popular culture" the Article is here, https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/09/05/william-shatner-star-trek-wrath-khan-cry-became-instant-legend/596472001/
1. In September 2017 William Shatner sent a recorded message to NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft on the 40th anniversary of it's launch in 1977 the message was "We offer friendship across the stars. You are not alone"
ReplyDeleteSee this Article, https://www.trektoday.com/content/2017/09/shatner-sends-message-to-spacecraft/
2. Chris Pine aka Kirk in the Reboot Films of the Kelvin timeline will be playing Politician and Liberal Icon Robert F. Kennedy in an upcoming limited edition Hulu Series, see this Article,
https://www.trektoday.com/content/2017/09/pine-to-play-robert-f-kennedy/
3. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Admiral Kirk, Dr. McCoy & Saavik beam down to the Spacelab Regula I station , the three of team come across a metal container beeping, Kirk makes one quick punch and breaks the glass on the container, the metal container opens and Chekov is inside Kirk says "Oh my God" Picard would never be manly enough to punch the glass, he would worry about breaking a nail, also if Picard saw the huge ugly rat crawling on the ground that McCoy saw in the Regula I spacelab, Picard would have freaked out, see the scene below, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGCTD5o_eGI
4. After the Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017, Star Trek fans on Facebook have made cool pictures of Kirk's Enterprise from The Original Series passing through the eclipse, nothing about any of Picard's ships,
see this Link to the Facebook page "I Was Born to be a Trekkie/Trekker" , https://www.facebook.com/I-Was-Born-to-Be-a-TREKKIE-TREKKER-133153073388008/
5. If Kirk was on the series Deep Space Nine, he would have been an excellent friend and mentor to Jake Sisko, the son of Benjamin Sisko
6. Cool Children's books were made of Kirk's Movie Adventures, such as "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Storybook" by Lawrence Weinberg, and "Just for Boys Presents Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" by
Peter Lerangis, and other TOS Films, both of these books can be found on Amazon.com
7. If Kirk was in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "The 37's" with Amelia Earhart , the episode would have been halfway decent, Picard would have made the episode worst, the only thing cool about this episode was watching the U.S.S. Voyager land on the Surface of the Planet ,
8. The website thewrap.com has an article on September 8, 2017 titled "All 39 'Star Trek' Main Characters Ranked From Spock to Wesley" James T. Kirk as played by Shatner is rated #3 on the list, and it says
"The original captain, whose appeal hasn't waned in the slightest over the past five decades, Kirk is the perfect mix of geek and space cowboy, serving as a sort of John Wayne figure for the sci-fi crowd" Spock comes in at #2 on the list, the Article is here, http://www.thewrap.com/all-39-star-trek-main-characters-ranked-from-spock-to-wesley-photos/
9. To Celebrate the 51st Anniversary of the Star Trek franchise on September 8, 2017 , William Shatner took to twitter to playfully mock the Star Wars franchise, this is told in the Article on thewrap.com
website titled "William Shatner celebrates 'Star Trek' Anniversary by shading 'Star Wars' the article is here, http://www.thewrap.com/william-shatner-celebrates-star-trek-anniversary-by-shading-star-wars/
10. In 2013, then President Obama mixed up the Star Trek & Star Wars franchises by mentioning a "Jedi mind meld" this is discussed on an article on the wired.com website titled
"Nerd Fail: President Obama Mixes up Star Wars and Star Trek in sequester comments" the Article is here, https://www.wired.com/2013/03/obama-jedi-mind-meld/
1. If Kirk was on the series Deep Space Nine, he would befriend Elim Garak the former Cardassian Agent who owned a clothing shop on the promenade of the station, Kirk would make good use of Garak's Knowledge
ReplyDelete2. Kirk would make an excellent captain of the 26th century Universe Class Enterprise-J as seen in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Azati Prime" he would be better than Jonathan Archer & Picard combined ,
See this Link http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-J)
3. A DVD Box Set titled "Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trilogy" containing The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock, & The Voyage Home was made several years ago, Digitally remastered in High Definition, Brilliant Picture Quality, 5.1 Dolby Digital surround
EX Sound, and on the Back of the Box Set it is described as "An Epic three-part Adventure starring the Legendary crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise as they risk their lives, ship & freedom to save the Universe from Imminent Destruction, Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trilogy is the the Ultimate Story of Heroism, Duty & Friendship, that will thrill old & new fans alike"
4. In the 2009 "Star Trek" Film with Chris Pine, Young Kirk as an Adult rides a cool Motorcycle , an adult Picard would never be cool enough to ride a Motorcycle,
5. On Saturday Night Live, the SNL "Weekend Update" for December 3, 1994 , Adam Sandler sings "The Chanukkah Song" Kirk & Spock are both mentioned !!
6. The website for "The Onion" Theonion.com has article dated October 17, 2001 titled "Walking Sports Database Scorns Walking Sci-Fi Database" Captain Kirk is mentioned in the Satire Article, Not Picard
see this Link, http://www.theonion.com/search?q=Walking+sports+Database+scorns+walking+sci-Fi+Database
7. In Star Trek: Nemesis , Riker says during battle with Shinzon "Defensive Pattern Kirk Epsilon" named after James T. Kirk ,
8. In The Wrath of Khan, after Khan's first surprise attack on the Enterprise, Midshipman 1st class Peter Preston is in Sickbay dying of his injuries, Kirk smiles at him, the young cadet says
"Is the word Given Admiral?" Kirk then warmly smiles & replies "The word's given warpspeed" then Preston dies Scotty tearfully says "He stayed at his post... when the trainees ran" Kirk brought comfort to Peter Preston as he was dying !!
9. In the 1999 Star Trek: Encyclopedia by Pocket Books on the page 137 entry for Kirk's Enterprise from TOS it says "It is perhaps THE most famous spacecraft in the history of Space Exploration"
10. Kirk would kick the ass of Dunbar, the man in charge of security at the Chronowerx Earth Corporation in 1996 as seen in the Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Future's End" Parts I & II
1. The "Prophets" Energy Life forms/wormhole aliens living in the Bajoran wormhole near station Deep Space Nine would think very highly of Kirk, and be impressed and ask Kirk to Join them, not Picard,
ReplyDeletethe "Prophets" are central to the Bajoran Faith & Religion -
2. In the episode "The Doomsday Machine" Kirk pilots the U.S.S. Constellation into the planet destroyer and beams out at the very last second, Picard would never be brave enough to do this,
3. In the "TV Guide" for August 31, 1991 on the Front Cover thee is a picture of Kirk & Picard standing together, Kirk has has arms folded confidently , Picard has a ugly blank stare on his face(as usual) on the Cover it says "It's Kirk vs Picard- Experts and Fans Debate who's best, 25 Years of Star Trek" and on page 5 of this "TV Guide" issue it says
"Sci-fi sage Isaac Asimov says William Shatner's Kirk is "Boyishly eager, Open and Vigorous and Kirk is more the classic Hero, young,strong, passionate, risk-taking" Indeed, both are Light years apart, Kirk is roguish, mercurial, finger on the phaser space cowboy, Kirk takes charge, Picard delegates, Kirk has a taste for Leggy Yeoman, Both Kirk & Picard alike make Trekkettes gush, Mary Henderson said Kirk was
"Really Great" Sci-Fi Novelist Ben Bova said "People talk all their problems to Death on TNG" and watching Picard is like "Visiting a Social Worker" Astronaut Buzz Aldrin says Kirk is the
"Explorer,shooting from the hip" TV Critic David Bianculli says "Kirk ran through the universe seemingly propelled by his Libido" Picard runs on pure ego, he can be pompous, didactic, even boring,
"Kirk was still gaining wisdom through Life Experience" D.C. Fontana says "Each Adventure was a learning experience for him as well as the Audience" Dave McDonnell of Starlog Magazine said
"No Contest" Kirk could kill Picard anyday.. and that Kirk's show was a "Globe-hopping, time-warping Enterprisers gave hope to viewers in the Turbulent 60's that the Human Species would manage to survive and what's more more, discover a better tomorrow, and it says how Patrick Stewart recalls "Many fans of the original series had a jealous possessive resistance to the very idea" of a Spinoff to TOS being produced, Shatner says about the enduring appeal of Trek "It has something to do with a deep human need to know what life will be like after we die" Nichelle Nichols says "It's a reassurance that we won't push the button"
4. In the TOS episode "Balance of Terror" The Romulan Commander says about Kirk "He is a Sorcerer that one" and in "Space Seed" Khan says Kirk is "An Excellent Tactician"
1. An Example of How Dedicated fans of Kirk are, in Issue #41 of Star Trek: The Official Magazine for Fall 2012 by Titan Magazines "Celebrating 25 years of Star Trek: The Next Generation" On the "Quark's Bar" Feature on page 93 there is a cool song about Captain Kirk by Mr. Kevin Baskin of Blackpool, UK The song goes
ReplyDelete" I want to be like Captain Kirk
On Board the Enterprise
He is always on the ball
You can see it in his eyes
He's got respect from all his Crew
In troubled times knows what to do
Everybody knows he's no fool
And everything he does is cool
Yes, I want to be like Captain Kirk
And represent the Federation
I know I'll never be as good
Cos Kirk's an inspiration
He's got the cunning of a fox
He's intelligent and wise
He wins at every fight he takes
And always get's the lady's eyes
So run away, you Klingons
Cos here comes Captain Kirk
He's got the golden Captain's shirt
And he's got that big smug smirk
He's always got the answer
And he's not afraid of anyone
He draws fast on his phaser
But it's always set on stun
Yes, I want to be like Captain Kirk
Cos, Jim, he can't be beat
He'll always end up snogging
Every woman that he'll meet
But me, I'm just a rookie,
And my uniform is red
I'm due an expiration
And I'm as good as dead "
2. The "Soup to Nutz" comic strip for Sunday March 16, 2014 by Rick Stromoski shows several classic Trek aliens from TOS, it shows Gorn, Mugato, M-113 Creature,Horta, The Puppet Balok, & Nomad ,
it can be found here on the Gocomics.com Website, Soup to Nutz by Rick Stromoski for Mar 16, 2014 | GoComics.com
1.To Kirk's enemies, the Klingons,Romulans, etc, the name "Kirk" is literally a four letter word, but most Trek fans are literally Krazy for Kirk !!!
ReplyDelete2. In 2011 George Takei aka Sulu, made a funny Joke on Facebook about Kim Kardashian & Cardassians called "Keeping up with the Cardassians" Takei said "Now this I would watch" the Article is on the website
inquisitr.com Titled "George Takei makes Kardashian/Cardassian Joke on Facebook" see this Link, George Takei Makes Kardashian / Cardassian Joke on Facebook
3. Another Example of how Legendary William Shatner is , on the website www.2.kqed.org on January 26, 2016 there is an Article titled
"Talking to William Shatner About William Shatner being 'William Shatner' " The Article can be found here, Talking to William Shatner About William Shatner Being ‘William Shatner’
4. On "The Daily Show" in 2014 Patrick Stewart looked silly & foolish dressed up as "Jade Rabbit" the Chinese lunar moon rover, , Shatner would never do something as ridiculous as that , on the website
theverge.com there is an article about this Titled "Sir Patrick Stewart dresses up as China's dying lunar rover, bids farewell to humanity" The Article can be found here, Sir Patrick Stewart dresses up as China's dying lunar rover, bids farewell to humanity
5. On April 1, 2013 , in an epic April Fools day joke , both William Shatner & George Takei teamed up on Facebook to announce they would both be in the Next Star Wars Movie , Episode VII coming out in
2015, this is described in an article on the website dailydot.com titled "This Shatner-Takei April Fools' "Star Wars" Prank is Devastating" The Article can be found here, This Shatner-Takei April Fools' "Star Wars" prank is devastating | The Daily Dot
6. In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the Ilia Probe talks about carbon-based units infesting the U.S.S. Enterprise, security officer Ensign Perez asks "Carbon-based units?" McCoy replies
"Humans Ensign Perez .Us" and in Star Trek: First Contact Picard speaks about the Borg transforming the deflector dish into an interplexing beacon, Lt. Hawk asks "Interplexing?"
In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dr. McCoy says "Sweet Jesus!" as he tries to save the life of Chancellor Gorkon, yet in Star Trek: First Contact, Zefram Cochrane yells
"Sweet Jesus!" upon seeing the Enterprise-E in orbit, Picard's films are so lame, they rip off Kirk's Films in even very short lines,
1. On September 10, 2017 the website bostonherald.com has an article titled "Seth MacFarlane's 'Orville' a poor imitation of 'Star Trek' " and the article starts with the sentence
ReplyDelete"To anyone familiar with his career, it's no surprise Seth MacFarlane wants to play Captain Kirk" while some have said "The Orville" is lame & Corny, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane wants to be
like Kirk, not like Picard, see this Article, http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/2017/09/seth_macfarlane_s_orville_a_poor_imitation_of_star_trek
2. The website for Entertainment Weekly Ew.com has an article titled "Rainn Wilson sings the Star Trek theme while touring 'Discovery' set" about how Rainn Wilson aka Harry Mudd on
Star Trek: Discovery sang the theme song from TOS while touring the set of Star Trek: Discovery which takes place in the Prime Timeline, 10 years before Kirk & Spock on The Original Series , the Article is here,
Rainn Wilson Sings the 'Star Trek' Theme While Touring 'Discovery' Set
3. On September 9, 2017 the website comicbook.com has an article titled "William Shatner Reveals if He'd Appear On 'Star Trek: Discovery" about how William Shatner is open to the Idea of making a guest appearance on the prequel series Star Trek: Discovery , the article says "So, then I get to play my father" Shatner suggests, because Shatner is 86 in 2017, and Star Trek: Discovery has strong ties to The Original Series, the Article is here, http://comicbook.com/startrek/2017/09/09/star-trek-discovery-william-shatner-cameo/
4. On the 16th Anniversary of the Horrific Attacks of 9/11 September 11, 2001, an article appears on the huffingtonpost.com website dated September 11, 2017 titled
"In our Wars, Are We Captain Kirk or Malign Aliens?" While War is Horrible, Kirk is so legendary that his name and character are being used to ask and answer moral,ethical & political questions in real life
21st Century Earth !!
1. In the TNG episode "Q Who" after the Borg cube grabs hold of the Enterprise-D with a tractor beam and starts slicing into the Saucer section Riker remarks "They're carving us up like a roast" Picard orders 3 Phaser Blasts to the Borg Cube, damaging twenty percent of the Borg Vessel, then Picard holds a wimpy conference, Kirk would have kept firing until the entire Borg cube was destroyed not giving it any time to recover or Adapt,
5. The website bransontrilakesnews.com has an Article dated September 8, 2017 titled
"Shatner speaks: Legendary entertainer talks Branson debut" about how on Friday October 27, 2017 at the Welk Resort Theatre in
Branson, Missouri Shatner will perform his one-man production "Shatner's World: We Just Live in It" the article says
"William Shatner, author, producer, director, recording artist, and star of iconic fare including "Star Trek" "T.J.Hooker" "Rescue 911" "Boston Legal" and more than 230 other films and TV shows" That's how Legendary Kirk & Shatner are,
1. The website for CBC News, cbc.ca had an article on September 11, 2017 titled "Always the captain: Star Trek legacy lives long and prospers," Shatner says in an Interview with CBC radio about Star Trek that
ReplyDelete"The Interest is in the mystery of space. What's out there? Who's out there and are they coming for us ? "And that obsession never leaves" the Article is here, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/william-shatner-edmonton-star-trek-captain-kirk-1.4283745 That was on CBC's Radio Edmonton AM
2. The Legendary Original Queen of Comedy Lucille Ball from "I Love Lucy" actually had a major role in Making
The Original Star Trek Series become a Reality !! Click on this Article, How Lucille Ball saved 'Star Trek' before it began" some people call Lucille Ball Star Trek's Godmother
3.In Real Life, William Shatner the man who plays Captain James T. Kirk is so cool, he could have easily dated actress,model & sex symbol Marilyn Monroe, as well as 1950's pin-up model
Bettie Page often referred to as the "Queen of pinups" Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 at age 36, while Bettie Page passed away in 2008 at age 85, if Marilyn Monroe had lived another 10 years, she would have made a great Yeoman on The Original Series, Bettie Page would have also made a great Yeoman, and there are even online fan made Star Trek pinup pictures of Bettie Page in a Star Trek uniform, on Google type in
"Star Trek Bettie Page" and click on "images"
4. An Article Titled "Top 10 Funniest Captain Kirk Quotes" appears on the website listforus.net on August 23, 2017 , The Article can be found here, http://listforus.net/2017/08/23/top-10-funniest-captain-kirk-quotes/
Picard could never be that funny,
5. Star Trek: The Original Series, after only three seasons and 79 episodes was so legendary that by 1986 , almost two decades after it entered syndication, the A.C. Nielsen Co. recorded Star Trek: The Original Series as the No. 1 syndicated show !!!" this can be found in an article on the website listforus.net titled "8 ways The Original "Star Trek" Created History" see point #8 in the Article, which can be found here,
8 Ways The Original “Star Trek” Created History - Page 8 of 8 - List For Us
6. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, after Khan is defeated, Khan being enraged uses the Genesis Device to set off the Genesis Wave , a few moments later, Kirk facing certain death sits calmly in his Captain's Chair calm with his arms folded, Kirk says "Time?" Saavik replies "3 minutes, 30 seconds" Kirk asks "Distance from Reliant?" Chekov replies "4,000 kilometers" Sulu asks "We're not going to make it are we ?"
David Marcus nods his head in a Nope gesture, Kirk still remains calm and composed , as does his entire crew even when facing certain death, but thankfully Spock saves the day see the Clip below
Star Trek II: Escape from Genesis
7. In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, during the battle of Camp Khitomer , Spock & McCoy are working on the photon torpedo Kirk asks "Where's that damn torpedo?" McCoy replies
"She's ready Jim lock and load" Kirk then jumps out of his Captain's Chair clenches his fist perfectly and says "Fire" !! Picard couldn't pull that scene off , when would Picard be so passionate about obtaining victory during battle with a mortal enemy, never
1. Quentin Tarantino the legendary director of "Pulp Fiction" is a fan of Star Trek The Original Series, and thinks great movies can be made by adapting & expanding on TOS episodes , this is mentioned on an article on the website cinemablend.com Titled
ReplyDelete"What kind of Star Trek Movie Quentin Tarantino Would Like to Make" on September 15, 2017 , the article is here http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1703249/what-kind-of-star-trek-movie-quentin-tarantino-would-like-to-make
2. In September 2017 it was announced that William Shatner has become the new spokesperson for LottoGopher , the California messenger service that allows California users to easily order and manage their state lottery tickets online using a debit or credit card, see this Article , https://www.trektoday.com/content/2017/09/shatner-is-lottogophers-new-spokesperson/
3. On the Official Facebook page for William Shatner Mr. Fernando Fernandez from Parma,Ohio, USA on September 8, 2017 typed
as a comment "Part of the Magic of TOS was that the ship seemed to have a life of it's own and was part of the crew, always finding a way to keep all safe and for all to survive including the Enterprise , It's what made The Search for Spock, such a shocker"
4. The website for Inside Edition, insideedition.com has an article on September 21, 2017 titled "To Boldly Go 'Star Trek: Discovery" Launches With William Shatner on Red Carpet" about how William Shatner & Nichelle Nichols along with other actors were at the Los Angeles premiere of Star Trek: Discovery !!
5. The Future is becoming more Kirk-like all the time !! The website for Automotive News, autonews.com has an article on September 16, 2017 titled "Interiors reconceived for the self-driving era" and it says
"When automakers introduce self-driving vehicles over the next decade drivers may feel like Captain Kirk on the Starship Enterprise" the article is here,
6. An Article titled "The Ultimate Ranking of the best 'Star Trek' captains" appears on the Washington Post website on September 22, 2017 , The Top 7 Captains in the Trek Franchise are listed
Jonathan Archer from Star Trek: Enterprise is listed last at 7th place, James T. Kirk as played by Chris Pine in the reboot films comes in at 5th place , and in 1st place is Kirk as played by William Shatner
and the article says about Shatner's Kirk "The predictable but correct choice. Kirk commanded with brains, heart and brio. He is the Federation's greatest one-on-one tactical commander in battle"
1. A Star Trek fan named Trish Bennett has created two cool limerick's about Captain Kirk, the first one is
ReplyDelete"There was a young Captain named Kirk
Who took a great pride in his work
He's heroic and true,
yet compassionate too, "
The second one is,
"There once was a Captain from Earth
who seemed destined for greatness from birth
The unrivaled James T.
Roams the vast galaxy
And defends it with all that he's worth " The Limerick's can be found here, https://www.fanfiction.net/s/392446/1/Star-Trek-Limericks
2. None of Kirk's episodes had a silly lame corny scene like in The Next Generation episode "The Arsenal of Freedom" where the holographic duplicate of Captain Paul Rice of the USS Drake confronts Riker and asks him the name of his ship, Riker replies "the name of my ship is the Lollipop" the holographic Captain Rice doesn't recognize the name Riker replies "It's just been commissioned. It's a good ship" a reference to the song
"On the good ship lollipop" see this Link, http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/USS_Lollipop
3. The website io9.gizmodo.com has an article in September 2017 titled "Barbarella, the Lady Captain Kirk, Returns to Comics for the first time in 35 Years" about how the iconic and controversial sci-fi heroine is returning to the comics, no one would ever want to see a female version of Picard,
4.In the film Star Trek: First Contact , Zefram Cochrane says "I got to take a leak" Geordi La Forge replies "Leak? I'm not detecting any leak , Cochrane then says "Don't you people from the 24th Century ever pee? "
Geordi then says "Oh, leak , I get it.. That's pretty funny" None of Kirk's movies ever had a crude joke about urination,
5. The Enterprise from the Reboot Trek Films starting with the 2009 "Star Trek" film, the reboot Enterprise looks far more cooler and modern inside & outside than any of Picard's vessels, and in the Kelvin Timeline of the reboot films the main viewscreen of the USS Enterprise depicted the sublight and faster-than-light speed of the ship in warp factors at a three decimal place accuracy !!
6. The website for Sky News on September 22, 2017 has an article titled "Sock Wars: Canadian PM's footwear incurs the wrath of
Shatner" about how Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently wore Chewbacca socks at a business forum in New York City, Shatner & Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker from Star Wars engaged in Twitter banter over it ,
1. In the second episode of Star Trek: Discovery "Battle at the Binary Stars" Captain Philippa Georgiou & Michael Burnham try to capture the Klingon leader
ReplyDeleteT'Kuvma, Captain Georgiou is Killed by T'Kuvma, Michael Burnham then shoots & kills T'Kuvma , If Kirk was there fighting with Captain Georgiou, he would have made sure that she would not have been killed,
2. In 2013 a "Make it Sew" Star Trek T-Shirt Design contest had a cool "EntHERprise" design which won the contest, it showed the merging of Kirk's Enterprise from TOS with the classic Venus female Gender Symbol, the Design helped to celebrate 2013 at the "year of the Fangirl" see this Article,
REVEALED: "Make It Sew" Design Contest Winner
3. In 2017 an Article appeared on the website thevintagenews.com titled "The Spockmania of the 1960s really surprised Leonard Nimoy" about the massive Popularity of Mr. Spock on TOS !!!
4. Leonard Nimoy aka Spock actually helped a victim of bullying in real life, in 2013 an Article appeared on the website upworthy.com titled
"Spock Gives Teenage Girl Advice About Bullies, Entire Internet Has a Cry" about how in 1968, a young girl wrote to Fave Magazine about her difficulty fitting in as a mixed race teen, Spock, aka Leonard Nimoy, was so taken by her letter that he wrote back a detailed response on how to shake the haters off"
5. Sir Paul McCartney of The Beatles was a Star Trek fan and actually asked Gene Roddenberry to write a galactic story about McCartney's band Wings !!
If all 4 of The Beatles were alive today, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr would all know that Kirk is better than Picard, see this Article, http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/sir-paul-mccartney-wanted-star-trek-creator-to-make-wings-space-movie-742390.html
6. In June 2013 William Shatner actually had a guest appearance on the TV Land Comedy "Hot in Cleveland" and got to work with such legends as Betty White, & Valerie Bertinelli on the show
Truly "Cleveland Rocks" like the song by the same name which was used as the theme song on the Hit ABC sitcom "The Drew Carey Show" which took place in Cleveland, Ohio and ran on TV from
1995 to 2004 , see this Article, https://www.trektoday.com/content/2013/06/shatner-to-guest-on-tv-land-comedy/
7. In 2016 William Shatner aka Kirk created controversy and gives credit where credit is due, an article on the website syfy.com is Titled "William Shatner says Star Wars "created" Star Trek. Here's Why" telling how while
Star Trek The Original Series, was on TV from 1966 to 1969 for 3 seasons, and Star Wars: A New Hope was released in 1977, the success of Star Wars: A New Hope sparked Paramount's renewed interest in Star Trek. leading to the 1979 film Star Trek: The Motion Picture , and the Revival of the Trek franchise, other online articles have stated these comments by Shatner , see this Link, http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/william-shatner-says-star-wars-created-star-trek-heres-why
1. Fans of Star Trek: The Original Series, Kirk's show, have literally changed TV forever, and for the better, on the website vox.com an article appears on September 29, 2017 titled
ReplyDelete"How Star Trek fans helped change TV forever" the article talks about the debut of Star Trek: Discovery on CBS in September 2017, and the famous letter writing campaign by Betty Jo "Bjo" &
John Trimble to Save Star Trek from cancellation, thus allowing it to run for a 3rd Season in the late 60's on NBC , it was one of the first grassroots fan campaigns in Hollywood history - a letter-writing chain petitioning NBC to renew the series, and by 1967 Paramount spoke of TOS as it's "crown jewel" the Article is here, https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/9/29/16369692/star-trek-history-fan-campaign-original-series-discovery
2. Fellow Trek Actors Even in 2017 realize that William Shatner is a Legend , on the website for Entertainment Weekly ew.com on September 29, 2017 actor Jason Isaacs aka Captain Gabriel Lorca of the U.S.S. Discovery on Star Trek: Discovery says in an Article Titled "Star Trek's Jason Isaacs explains why William Shatner is a genius" Isaacs says about Shatner "He's a genius! He elevates his dialogue and makes it epic and truthful" and that "He sells everything" the Article is here, http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/29/star-trek-discovery-jason-isaacs-interview/
3. In 2014 a reporter for the entertainment Gossip TV show TMZ interviewed Star Trek writer Brannon Braga and asked him which Captain was Better, Kirk or Picard, Braga replied
"I'd probably go with Kirk, I'd have a little more fun" and that "Dude, Shatner's the Man, that guy is great" Braga has written for series , The Next Generation, Voyager & Star Trek: Enterprise , so a big
time Trek expert knows Kirk & Shatner is Better than Picard, see this Link, http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/05/star-trek-writer-better-captain-kirk-picard-brannon-braga-video/
4. In the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Context is for Kings" Captain Gabriel Lorca says to Michael Burnham regarding war with the Klingons that "Universal law is for lackeys, context is for Kings" Kirk of course would agree with Lorca, Picard would be too much of a wuss to agree,
5. In October 2017 an Article on the website comingsoon.net is Titled "Vintage Elvira and William Shatner shows Coming to Amazon" about how Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and Shatner will be having shows coming soon to Amazon, the Article is here, http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/892305-vintage-elvira-and-william-shatner-shows-coming-to-amazon#/slide/1
6. Kirk's show The Original Series, debuted in 1966 on the NBC network, years later in the early 1990's there was a cool expression coined "I wanna be on NBC" !!!
1. In the New York Post, Newspaper for Friday October 6, 2017 on page 82 the "TV Friday" section , there is an interview with
ReplyDeleteactor Anthony Rapp who plays Lt. Paul Stamets on Star Trek: Discovery , Rapp says The Original Star Trek is his favorite Trek series, that "There are aspects of Spock- and Leonard Nimoy as Spock, his incredible performance- that resonated so powerfully through all of the different series. He became an archetypal way to examine the human condition, so I have a real soft spot for him" The Article can be found here, http://nypost.com/2017/10/05/anthony-rapp-was-giddy-as-a-kid-when-he-got-his-star-trek-phaser-and-communicator/
2. In October 2017 an article on thedailyrecord.com website is titled "It's time for the 28th Amendment" and reference is made to the Yangs from the TOS episode "The Omega Glory" Currently in 2017, the United States Constitution has 27 Amendments, the article is here
It’s time for the 28th Amendment
3. On October 9, 2017 the website gizmodo.com.au had an article titled "The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows of All Time" The Original Series is one of Several shows listed, at the top of the list, Picard's The Next Generation isn't listed, the article is here,https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/10/the-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-all-time/
4. At the New York Comic Con in October 2017, both Burt Ward & William Shatner paid tribute to Batman's Adam West, Shatner says of the late Adam West "I really admired him" Shatner & West knew each other for decades , see this Article, http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/batman-vs-two-face-adam-west-burt-ward-william-shatner
5. In October 2017 a bronze statue of Anton Yelchin aka Pavel Chekov in the Reboot Trek films, was unveiled at the Hollywood Forever cemetery's Garden of Legends which is viewable to the public , Yelchin was tragically killed in an automobile accident in June 2016 at the age of 27 , the article is here, https://www.trektoday.com/content/2017/10/yelchin-statue-unveiled/
6. Robert Picardo aka the EMH Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager realizes how Incredible Shatner is, and invited Shatner to guest star on the show
"The Planetary Post" hosted by Picardo , in October 2017 to celebrate the 40th anniversary Launch of the NASA probe Voyager 1,
see this Article, https://www.trektoday.com/content/2017/10/the-planetary-post-welcomes-shatner/
7. On April 5, 2017 William Shatner posted a picture to Twitter, of him spending "First Contact Day" on April 5, 2013 with the late
"Star Wars" actress Carrie Fisher, Fisher and Shatner were good friends , "First Contact Day" marks the events of April 5, 2063, in the fictional Trek Franchise, Humanity's First Contact with Vulcans , as seen in the film "Star Trek: First Contact" see this Article,
William Shatner recalls spending First Contact Day with Carrie Fisher
1.In the Star Trek: Discovery episode "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry" the Hologram of the deceased Captain Georgiou from her last will and testament says to Michael Burnham, "the best way to know yourself is to know others" Kirk always realized that, and had great relationships with others, unlike Picard,
ReplyDelete2. The New York Post website has an article on October 6, 2017 titled "That awkward time when Urkel met Captain Kirk" about how
actor Jaleel White aka Steve Urkel on the ABC TGIF Sitcom "Family Matters" once met William Shatner for an episode of
"Boston Legal" see this Article http://nypost.com/2017/10/06/that-awkward-time-when-urkel-met-captain-kirk/
3. Gene Roddenberry himself once said "The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope 'Star Trek' has helped to show us what we can be if we believe in ourselves and our abilities" Kirk's Show and Movies are Proof of this, See this Collection of Roddenberry Quotes, http://www.azquotes.com/author/12514-Gene_Roddenberry
4. The website poststar.com has an Article Titled "Capt. Kirk, William Shatner, to visit Star Trek set in Ticonderoga" about How Shatner himself will visit the Star Trek set in May 2018, an advertisement for the event says
"Captain On The Bridge: The William Shatner Weekend" the Article is here, http://poststar.com/lifestyles/capt-kirk-william-shatner-to-visit-star-trek-set-in/article_9294723f-6bed-5f5f-be28-caf51efd024a.html
5. In 2011 William Shatner himself said some very wise words about the hot topic of debate over which is Better, Star Trek or Star Wars, these words appeared on the website
tekgoblin.com Shatner said "Star Trek had relationships and conflict among the relationship as well as stories that involved humanity. Star Wars was special effects it was ILM(Industrial Lights and Magic) at its best. First of all Star Wars is derivative of Star Trek by 10,15, 20 years whatever it was. DERIVATIVE! The only thing they had was... Our special effects as good as they were(laughs). God knows what those actors looked like in reality with all those special effects. I mean there's no telling what ILM did to those faces and those hairdos, they may have walked around with nothing on and they got clothed and made up by ILM. We don't know! There's no question that we puny humans on Star Trek facing that cold camera everyday were exposed to a far greater degree. Tight fitting clothes after lunch as well. There is a BIG difference between Star Wars and Star Trek and with J.J. Abrams piling on the special effects now uh I would say that there is a resurgence of Star Trek in a big movie frame that supersedes Star Wars. On EVERY level! Now look at that, I've just discovered something, not only was the television show more humane and dealt with more human principals than Star Wars but now Star Trek has even more special effects than Star Wars. So Star Wars has nothing to expand on. Princess Leia is as beautiful as she was and as wonderful an actress as she is can't compare to the marvelous heroines that we had on Star Trek. I'm saying, I'm not saying that the pretty girls and they were pretty on Star Wars absolutely I'm not saying that Star Trek is the only thing that its better than Star Wars I'm saying that the stories were better. The perfect union between Star Trek and Star Wars would be if Captain Kirk and Princess Leia were to run off together pursued by Chewbacca" and the website adds "There you have it, straight from the horses mouth. There really is no comparison between Star Trek and Star Wars, they are different and that's how it should be."
1. A funny Meme appeared in 2013 on the Treknews.net website saying that "Is it just me, or should J.J. Abrams Cast William Shatner as "Darth Tiberius" in the New Star Wars Film" the picture is here,
ReplyDeletehttp://www.treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/shatner-star-wars.jpg
2. People always want more Kirk, on the website Ign.com an article on October 11, 2017 is Titled
"Star Trek: William Shatner Thinks there are still stories to tell about his Captain Kirk" the Article is here, Star Trek: William Shatner Thinks There Are Still Stories to Tell About His Captain Kirk - IGN
3.William Shatner always having a great sense of Humor Jokes around with Mark Hamill about the Porgs, the new alien race seen in the Upcoming Film "Star Wars: Episode 8 The Last Jedi" which will be released in December 2017, the Article is here, http://screenrant.com/mark-hamill-william-shatner-star-wars-porgs/
4. In 2014 the website globalnews.ca had an article titled "The Fonz gives Captain Kirk a thumbs-up" the article was about how actor Henry Winkler says "William Shatner was chosen to be grand marshal of the Calgary stampede parade because he attracts followers wherever he goes"
5. In May 2016 William Shatner sent a Twitter greeting "Khaaaaaannnn!! Congratulations Mr. Mayor! Bill" to Sadiq Khan, the First Muslim Mayor of London, England, Sadiq Khan then followed Shatner on Twitter,
Shatner's greeting was a reference to the 1982 Film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, See this Article, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3580627/KHAAAANNN-Captain-Kirk-tweets-congratulations-new-London-Mayor-Sadiq-Khan-follows-Twitter.html
6. On October 13, 2017 the website radiotimes.com has an article with the headline "William Shatner has got his hands on Peter Capaldi's last ever Doctor Who script- and he's auctioning it off for charity" How Shatner has the last Doctor Who script by Peter Capaldi & Steven Moffat and is auctioning it off online for charity, the article is here, http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-13/doctor-who-script-william-shatner-script/
7.It's all about Kirk, it's always about Kirk, on the website, comicbook.com an article dated October 14, 2017 is Titled 'Star Trek: Discovery' Novel to Revisit Key Event From Captain Kirk's History" about how the upcoming Novel "Drastic Measures" by Dayton Ward will take place a decade before the Discovery episode "Battle at the Binary Stars" and tell about Kodos the Executioner from the TOS episode
"The Conscience of the King" see this Article, 'Star Trek: Discovery' Novel To Revisit Key Event From Captain Kirk's History
1. Kirk's fighting moves & style are so Legendary that the Urban Dictionary website, urbandictionary.com has entries for the terms Kirk-fu & Kirk-jitsu see this Link, Urban Dictionary: Kirk-jitsu
ReplyDelete2. On April 23, 2017 an article appeared on the website uk.news.yahoo.com titled "Why Star Trek: Discovery must deal with the legacy of Janice Rand" about the character of Yeoman Janice Rand from TOS played by Grace Lee Whitney, the Article is here,
Why Star Trek: Discovery must deal with the legacy of Janice Rand
3. An Article on the website syfy.com is titled "William Shatner has another idea how Kirk could appear on
Star Trek: Discovery" the Article starts with the sentence "William Shatner is a man full of ideas" the Article is here,
http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/william-shatner-has-another-idea-how-kirk-could-appear-on-star-trek-discovery
4. In the 5th Star Trek: Discovery episode titled "Choose Your Pain" in one scene, Lt. Saru performing as Acting Captain asks the ships computer to list the Most Decorated Starfleet Captains Living and Deceased , the Starfleet Database gives the following names "Robert April, Jonathan Archer, Matthew Decker, Philippa Georgiou, & Christopher Pike" and the computer says the characteristics most cited for these captains were
bravery, self-sacrifice, intelligence, tactical brilliance & Compassion, James T. Kirk had all of these traits, and three of the Captains listed by the Starfleet Database , Robert April, Matt Decker & Christopher Pike are all from Kirk's shows & Movies !!! Captains Robert April & Christopher Pike were Captains of Kirk's Enterprise before James T. Kirk
5.In October of 2016 the website moviepilot.com had an article titled "Alien Crew Members and Rogue Holodecks: This is what
Star Trek: Discovery should take from The Animated Series" the article is here, https://moviepilot.com/p/what-star-trek-discovery-can-learn-from-animated-series/4131563
6.The Tardigrade alien nicknamed "Ripper" that was found on the USS Glenn in Star Trek: Discovery, if Kirk ever encountered the tardigrade he would be able to bond and communicate well with it, the tardigrade would ignore or Kill Picard,
7. On the Poster of "For the Love of Sci-Fi" event in Manchester, UK which takes place this December 2-3rd 2017, Kirk from TOS is shown on the Poster along with a Dozen other Sci-fi Figures, Picard is Not, no one from Picard's show is on the poster !! the Poster is here
William Shatner see this website fortheloveofsci-fi.com
1. In October 2017 the website thenewsherald.com had an article Titled "Meet Captain Kirk!" about a very cute and playful Beagle/Hound/Dachshund Mix Puppy named "Captain Kirk" , the article is here,
ReplyDeleteMeet Captain Kirk!
2. In November of 2015 the British website mirror.co.uk had an article about a three-eared cat abandoned near Norfolk, England, the rescuers nicknamed the cat "Captain Kirk" due to the cat's
"final front-ear" The Article can be found here, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/abandoned-cat-been-nicknamed-captain-6820451
3. As seen in the Film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Kirk's Enterprise-A in the forward observation room had a cool antique wooden ship's wheel, paired with a compass binnacle, a plaque on the wheel said "To boldly go where no man has gone before"
4. On October 18, 2017, the website seekingalpha.com had an Article titled "Making Investment Decisions: Are You Kirk or Spock?"
the Article is here, https://seekingalpha.com/article/4114156-making-investment-decisions-kirk-spock
5. In the print edition of the "New York Post" newspaper for Friday October 20, 2017 on page 43 there is an article by Justin Terranova Titled
"Beam them up, Scotty" about the basketball team New York Knicks new general manager Scott Perry
6. Two online quotes that definitely describe Kirk as played by William Shatner, but also Chris Pine, they are "A Real Man will be Honest No Matter how painful the truth is, a coward hides behind lies and deceit" and a quote by Actor Vin Diesel "Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice"
7. In the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Lethe" early in the episode Michael Burnham & Cadet Tilly are jogging together on the ship, wearing the "Disco" T-Shirts Burnham says to Tilly that if she improves "Then,getting a transfer on a
Constitution-class, like the Enterprise" reference is made to Kirk's Legendary Ship from TOS in this episode, Spock is also mentioned in this episode,
8. Kirk is like the Captain N: The Game Master of Starfleet, Captain N: aka Kevin Keene on the NBC Saturday Morning Cartoon show " Captain N: The Game Master" , Captain N is armed with a NES Zapper Gun from the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System , and a belt buckle shaped like a NES controller , Captain N has to save Videoland from the Evil Mother Brain, Picard could never be compared to Captain N: The Game Master !! Picard would never be that cool, see this Link, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master
9. In October 2017 the Chicagotribune.com website has an article titled "Chicago's secret weapon in Amazon HQ bid: Captain Kirk" about how William Shatner is doing the narration to a video persuading Amazon.com to open a Second Headquarters in Chicago , the Article is here, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-amazon-chicago-pitch-video-20171025-story.html
1. The Star Trek: Discovery episode "Lethe" showed Captain Lorca & Lt. Ash Tyler in a "hologram battle simulation" fighting Klingons , Many Trek fans have pointed out that the Holodeck first appeared in the
ReplyDeleteStar Trek: The Animated Series episode "The Practical Joker" Yet Another Way, Star Trek: Discovery is Honoring Kirk's shows & legacy !! See this Article, http://me.ign.com/en/tv-shows-1/139215/feature/star-trek-discoverys-holodeck-has-fans-freaking-out
2. On the website Kansas.com an Article appears on October 26, 2017 titled "Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker and Denny Crane all coming to Wichita next week" the Article is here, http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/article181135971.html
3. In the 2002 Book "Garfield at 25: In Dog Years I'd Be Dead" by Jim Davis, the book celebrated 25 years of the Garfield Comic Strip and Franchise, the book was 221 pages of Garfield Fun, on page 218 of this book there is a Joke called "The Hair Club for Cats" and it says "Toupee Touche' a drawing shows Garfield the cat hacking up a toupee and a mouse standing next to Garfield says "Hey! The William Shatner Model"
4. The Facebook page titled "I live and Breathe Star Trek" with over 10,000 "Likes" as of October 2017 currently has a Cover Photo of 5 Trek Captains, Left to Right,
Archer, Picard, Kirk, Sisko & Janeway, Kirk from TOS is in the Center and points his finger at YOU, the Facebook Viewer, the picture is here https://www.facebook.com/I-Live-and-Breathe-STAR-TREK--120740907967201/
5.William Shatner/Kirk is so cool, that on Monday January 9, 1995, Shatner made a special appearance on King's Court from Raw on the WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment, Shatner was even called Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, the video is here,
King's Court with William Shatner: Raw, January 9, 1995
6. The year 2016 had an incredibly high number of celebrity deaths, so much in fact that many refer to it as the "Curse of 2016" an article on the website thehollywoodgossip.com on December 29, 2016 was Titled
"The Curse of 2016: Why Have so Many Celebrities Died This Year?" and some mathematicians have said only once every 200 years are there so many Celebrity deaths in a year, and a Meme of William Shatner appears on Facebook and it has him saying "Guess Who Made it to 2017 ? You're Goddamn Right" Shatner survived the "Curse of 2016" the picture can be found here https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=227914377651820&set=g.150747098691992&type=1&theater&ifg=1
1.An online Picture shows a Standard Comma, the Oxford Dictionary Comma, a Christopher Walken Comma, and a William Shatner Comma, showing the Legendary Acting Styles of actors
ReplyDeleteChristopher Walken & William Shatner,
2. On November 17, 2013 an Article appeared in the New York "Daily News" Newspaper Titled "John Goodman ready to give Broadway another shot" about actor John Goodman, the article describes
John Goodman as "Larger-than-life" well, actor William Shatner and his role as Captain James T. Kirk are also "Larger-than-life" in the sense that Shatner/Kirk are Legendary and Unforgettable , unlike Picard,
The Article is here, http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/goodman-mood-play-ful-article-1.1519344
3. An online Picture has Snoopy the beagle dog from the "Peanuts" comic strip as "Joe Starfleet" a parody of the Snoopy alter-ego "Joe Cool" and shows "Joe Starfleet" on the transporter pad on Kirk's Enterprise from TOS with Kirk,Spock & McCoy, the caption underneath the picture says "Too smart to beam down wearing a red shirt" the picture is here, https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8223/8321145999_88899204a9_b.jpg
4. An online Meme has Captain Kirk from TOS in a picture smiling and saying "Always be Yourself, unless you can be Captain Kirk, then be Captain Kirk" another one has Kirk from TOS smiling and the picture says
"Captain James T. Kirk.. I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am" https://i.pinimg.com/564x/5e/38/b5/5e38b50a924045f6442ab7fc7e3f51d4--star-trek-humor-star-trek-funny.jpg
5. The cool cover for the "Star Trek Magazine Special 2015" which was a special issue of "Star Trek Magazine" published by Titan Magazines, had all the Major Star Trek characters from all the Trek series on the Cover, Kirk is shown on the Front and in the Center, http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Trek_Magazine_Special_2015
6. The website bbc.co.uk on Oct 27, 2017 has an article titled "Quiz: How well do you really know your Chris movie stars?" the article tells how a lot of Hollywood leading men are going by the name of Chris, The Article Mentions Chris Hemsworth,
Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, & Chris Pine of Star Trek & Wonder Woman fame !!!
7. A cool fan-created non-canon web series titled "Star Trek Continues" was created in May 2013 and is an unofficial direct continuation of the third and last season of The Original Series, it has been hugely popular and has won numerous awards, and even had a Kickstarter fundraiser campaign nicknamed Kirkstarter !!! see this link, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Continues
and www.startrekcontinues.com
8. In 2011 a feature documentary film Titled "The Captains" was hosted by William Shatner in which he interviews the people who played Captains in the Other Trek TV series and Movies, Shatner interviewed Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Chris Pine & Sir Patrick Stewart . see this article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Captains_(film)
9. A cool documentary film titled "Mind Meld :Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime" was released in 2001 in which actors William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy discuss the Star Trek science fiction franchise and it's effects on their lives ,
1. On YouTube there is a cool video Titled "William Shatner - Funny Jewish Commercial" in which William Shatner talks about the
ReplyDeletePilgrims and Freedom of Religion in America, the advertisement is for "Desperate Crossing: The untold story of the MayFlower" on the History Channel , William Shatner - Funny Jewish Commercial
2. Star Trek: Discovery has cool references to Tribbles & The Original Series, in the Discovery pilot episode
"The Vulcan Hello" there is a book discussing Tribbles titled "The Trouble with Tribbles" owned by Captain Philippa
Georgiou , the book was on a bookshelf in the USS Shenzhou's ready room , "The Trouble with Tribbles" was also the name of a classic episode of TOS, Captain Lorca had a pet tribble in his ready room on the USS Discovery & Lorca's laboratory dissected a tribble, this was seen in the Discovery episode "Context is for Kings" we also saw Tribbles, in the
Star Trek: Enterprise episode "The Breach" where in the year 2153 Dr. Phlox shows Hoshi Sato a Tribble,
3.The Star Trek: Discovery episode "Magic to Make the sanest Man Go Mad" showed the Discovery crew having an awesome time at a ship Party to let loose and relax , Picard and his crew would be too much of a group of lame boring squares to enjoy such a cool party, Kirk & his crew would have had a great time,
4. The 2009 "Star Trek" film showed Uhura ordering three Budweiser Classics, along with Cardassian sunrise drinks & other beverages at a Shipyard bar in Iowa for her and a friend, and in the film "Star Trek: Into Darkness" we see
Scotty & Keenser ordering a Budweiser while at the Port of San Francisco bar, when did any of Picard's films have references to Budweiser beer ? And the engineering section of the USS Enterprise in the Reboot films was filmed at the
Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Van Nuys, California according to J.J. Abrams himself !!
5. The 2016 film "Star Trek: Beyond" actually had Amazon.com founder & CEO Jeff Bezos play a small part as an alien
Starfleet Official at the Yorktown Station, Jeff Bezos as of October 29, 2017 is the #1 Richest Man in the World with a Net Worth of $ 93.8 Billion , with Bill Gates being Second Place, Jeff Bezos later joined the cast and crew of the film at a San Diego comic-con screening !
1. According to the Film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Kirk has never faced a no-win scenario, but in 2014 an article on the website
ReplyDeleteio9.gizmodo.com is Titled "10 Times Captain Kirk Actually Faced a No-win Scenario" The Article is here, https://io9.gizmodo.com/10-times-captain-kirk-actually-faced-a-no-win-scenario-1516665144
2. In the TOS episode "Assignment: Earth" with Gary Seven , Kirk & Spock both look great in a Suit & Tie, and at the end of this episode
Gary Seven says to Kirk & Spock "What else do your record tapes show?" Kirk smiles and replies
"I'm Afraid we can't reveal everything we know Mr Seven" Spock adds "Captain, we could say that Mister Seven and Miss Lincoln have some interesting experiences in store for them" Picard & Riker would never look as great in a Suit & Tie !
3.The website TheFederationtimes.com has an article titled "James T. Kirk: Playboy of The Western Quadrant" about Kirk's Legendary Luck with the Ladies, Kirk is literally the Hugh Hefner of the 23rd Century, the article is here, http://www.thefederationtimes.com/james-t-kirk-playboy-of-the-western-quadrant/
4. In September 2014, the Playboy.com website had an article titled "The Trouble with Bunnies(It's a Lot Like What Captain Kirk Went Through...)
5. On October 31, 2017 , for Halloween, William Shatner dined at the Flying Mango restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa, this is discussed on the website desmoinesregister.com in an article Titled
"Star Trek celeb totally dines on Redneck Surf-n-Turf at this Des Moines landmark" the article says "It's not every day that a starship captain gets to dine with the Pope" The Article describes how Shatner had his picture taken with a Man named Mike Wedeking who was dressed as the Pope for Halloween, Mike Wedeking said on Social Media "I'm just gonna say William Shatner is one of the nicest people I have ever met" Wedeking also said "He was extremely engaging and really personable" The Article is here, http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/dining/2017/11/01/star-trek-celeb-boldly-dines-redneck-surf-n-turf-des-moines-landmark/821175001/
6. At the end of the 1991 film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Kirk gives his final Captains Log: It goes "Captain's log, U.S.S. Enterprise, stardate 9529.1 This is the final cruise of the Starship Enterprise under my command, This ship and her history will shortly become the care of another crew. To them and their posterity will we commit our future. They will continue the voyages we have began and journey to all the undiscovered countries. boldly going where no man, where no one, has gone before" Kirk changed the Expression to from "Where no man has gone before" to "Where no one has gone before"
7. At the end of the 2016 film Star Trek: Beyond in the closing credits we see a touching tribute to Leonard Nimoy & Anton Yelchin , it said "In Loving Memory of Leonard Nimoy" and it said "For Anton"
Leonard Nimoy died in 2015, and Anton Yelchin aka Chekov in the Reboot films tragically died at age 27 in June 2016 in a automobile accident,
8.In June 2015 an Article appeared on the Playboy.com website titled "Just How Many Ladies did Captain Kirk make Space-Time With?" see this link www.playboy.com/articles/the-many-passions-of-james-kirk-star-trek
1. The Hit FOX Animated Series "Family Guy" has several cool references to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , in the episode
ReplyDelete"Road to Rupert" we see Stewie Griffin as Admiral Kirk, Brian as Scotty and Rupert the teddy bear as Spock in the Spock Funeral Scene, in
"We Love You,Conrad" we see an animated actress Lauren Conrad from "The Hills" and Brian Griffin recreate word for word the Wrath of Khan Genesis Cave Scene, and another episode of the show has "Wrath of Khan edited for goats" with William Shatner screaming "BAAAA!" instead of "KHAAAN" in real life Seth MacFarlane is a Huge Trek fan, see this Link
Family Guy - Star Trek (Edited For Goats)
2. Captain & Admiral James T. Kirk is a perfect example of the following quote by Singer/Musician Kurt Cobain who famously said
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" and also the quote by Musician Frank Zappa who said
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open" See this Link, https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/k/kurtcobain167123.html
3. A famous 20th century Political/Religious Leader once said in a 1985 Speech at the National Press Club in
Washington D.C. that "It's better to be a Winner, than a Loser, it's better to Live than to Die" but Kirk wasn't Afraid of Death or Anyone, unlike Picard who was Afraid of Death, and was a Loser ,
4. The Legendary actress & singer Elaine Stritch died in 2014 at the age of 89, she was best known for her Broadway performances, Stritch & Shatner would have had great chemistry together in a Broadway show or a
Hollywood Movie or TV appearance, Shatner & Stritch , Stritch & Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Nope, see this Link, Elaine Stritch
5. The website Whatculture.com in 2013 had an article titled "Star Trek: 10 Things You Must Know When Dating a Trekker" point #4 on this list is Titled "William Shatner" and the Article opens with the words "William Shatner should be in everything, and has developed somewhat of a cult following and Trekkers have an endearing and enduring loyalty to him, and that he is a very good talented actor equally
comfortable with action & wry humour, The Article is here, Star Trek: 10 Things You Must Know When Dating A Trekker
6. In November 2017 the washingtonpost.com website had an article titled "Analysis- Which Chris is the Best Superhero? A Definitive ranking, from Pratt to Hemsworth" #5 on the list is Chris Pine, who we all Know is Captain Kirk in the Star Trek Reboot Films, see this Link, Analysis | Which Chris is the best superhero? A definitive ranking, from Pratt to Hemsworth.
7. See this Article, https://www.space.com/38677-william-shatner-mars-insight-lander-names.html William Shatner's name is among 2.4 Million names that will be onboard NASA's InSight Lander Mission in May of 2018 !!
8. The Star Trek: Discovery episode "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" which is a Latin adage that translates as "If you want peace, prepare for war" this Discovery episode Referenced Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, when Michael Burnham & Lt. Ash Tyler are on the planet Pahvo discussing the war with the Klingons Burnham says "The needs of the many are worth fighting for" Tyler adds "worth dying for" and "So are the needs of the few" Burnham adds "Or the One?" the two of them then Kiss, this is mentioned on a November 2017 article on the Comicbook.com website Titled "How Star Trek: Discovery Referenced Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" The Article is here, http://comicbook.com/startrek/2017/11/07/star-trek-discovery-wrath-of-khan/
1. In the "TV Guide" for August 24, 1996 , Kate Mulgrew says on page 18 that "It's also time Voyager kicked some ass, Janeway needs a more Kirk-like approach"
ReplyDelete2. In 2016 a book was released by William Shatner Titled "Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man" with David Fisher, in this book Shatner talks about his 5 decade long friendship with Leonard Nimoy aka Spock, see this Link,
https://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Fifty-Year-Friendship-Remarkable-Man/dp/1250083311/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510359866&sr=8-1&keywords=Leonard
3.In November 2017 the website boingboing.net has an article titled "William Shatner covers The Cramps 'GarbageMan' for new
Dr. Demento punk box set" and the article says "Oh, William Shatner, you have brought us much joy over the years with all your awkward spoken word interpretations of popular songs" The Article is here, https://boingboing.net/2017/11/09/william- shatner-covers-the-cra.html
4. The film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home actually had singer-songwriter Jane Wiedlin from the 80's all female new-wave rock band "The Go-Go's" as an alien female communications officer named Trillya serving on the U.S.S. Shepard !!! When did any of Picard's films have such a cool cameo appearance ?
see this Link, http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Jane_Wiedlin
5. William Shatner always making a difference and trying to make the world a better place in November 2017 took to Twitter to support the survival of the Montreal Canada McGill Daily Newspaper, an article on the website
montrealgazette.com has an article titled "Shatner tweets in support of the survival of the McGill Daily" the Article is here, http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/shatner-tweets-support-for-the-survival-of-the-mcgill-daily
6. On the website surreynowleader.com there is an article in November 2017 titled "Captain Kirk helps B.C. kid's enterprise" about how
William Shatner is taking to Twitter to Tweet Oxford Dictionary to add the world "Levidrome" which came at the request of a 6-year old boy, a levidrome is a different word backwards yet with the same letters, words such as pool & loop, the Article is here, https://www.surreynowleader.com/buzz/captain-kirk-helps-b-c-kids-enterprise/
7. In the "TV Guide" for August 25, 2001, of the 3 different covers, for the prequel Trek series, Enterprise, later renamed
Star Trek: Enterprise , one cover says "The Next Trek Enterprise looks back to bring forth the legacy of Kirk and Spock"
another front cover says "Enterprise Treks back in time to Rekindle the legacy of Kirk and Spock"
type in on Google "TV Guide Cover Gallery"
8. David Cassidy aka Keith Partridge from the Hit 70's , ABC musical-sitcom "The Partridge Family" passed away on November 21, 2017 at the age of 67, Kirk was so cool he was like the Keith Partridge of Starfleet, and his crew on TOS was cool like "The Partridge Family" only in Space !!! see this Link, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cassidy
1. In February of 2017 an article on the website redshirtsalwaysdie.com was Titled "The Internet would have hated Star Trek: The Next Generation" about how if the
ReplyDeleteInternet & World Wide Web were around in 1987, all the negative things Trek fans would have been saying about The Next Generation, this article also says to give Star Trek: Discovery a chance , the article is here, https://redshirtsalwaysdie.com/2017/02/14/internet-hated-star-trek-next-generation/,
2. In November of 2017 the name & caricature of William Shatner have actually been used for a Condo Project in Hamilton,Ontario to promote the floor plans for a million dollar two-bedroom penthouse !! see this
Article, https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/11/22/william-shatner-objects-to-hamilton-television-city-condo-using-his-name-likeness.html
3. On November 22, 2017 the day before Thanksgiving 2017 the website inverse.com has an article titled "Why 'The Search for Spock' Is the Best Thanksgiving Movie Ever" and the article tells how in the
90's , in the days before streaming access that Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , would often play on various cable stations as part of a holiday movie marathon !!! The Article is here,
https://www.inverse.com/article/38684-star-trek-iii-best-thanksgiving-movie-search-spock-discovery
4.In the Empire Classics - Winter 2017 Issue Titled "The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Ever: celebrating cinemas fantastic worlds and outer space adventures" 55 films that defined a Genre are listed,
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is listed on pages 68-69 under "Outer Space Epics" None of Picard's films are listed , see this Link https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/empire-classics-presents-greatest-sci-fi-movies-ever/
5. In late November 2017 a Poll Question on the StarTrek.com website asked "Which Star Trek series are you most thankful for ?" The Results were, The Original Series came in at first place with
32 percent of the vote, The Next Generation at 31% Deep Space Nine at 17% Voyager at 11% Discovery at 6% and Enterprise at 4% , Star Trek: The Animated Series was Not Given as a Choice for this Poll Question, but it should have been ! the results are here, Trek Series Fans Are Most Thankful for Is...
6. William Shatner in real life is the bigger man, as seen in an article on the msn.com website on November 29, 2017 titled "William Shatner ends Star Trek feud, unblocks Jason Isaacs on Twitter" The Article says
"Peace has returned to the Federation, After a tense two-day social media cold war, William Shatner has unblocked Jason Isaacs on Twitter. The Star Trek captain stand-off concluded Tuesday evening with a ceremonial unblocking followed by playful banter" Jason Isaacs plays Captain Gabriel Lorca on Star Trek: Discovery, Shatner always has a great sense of Humor ,
7. In the film Star Trek: The Motion Picture, in the engineering section Kirk & Captain Willard Decker are speaking with each other
Decker says "with all due respect,sir, I hope this isn't some kind of Starfleet pep talk, I'm really too busy" Kirk informs Decker that he is personally assuming command and taking over the center seat, replacing Decker as Captain, meaning that Decker would stay on as Executive officer, a Temporary grade reduction to Commander, Decker visibly upset that he will not be Captain during the mission says to Kirk "May I ask? Why?" Kirk replies "My experience, five years out there dealing with unknowns like this, my familiarity with the Enterprise, this crew" Kirk isn't shy or ashamed to admit when he is the better more qualified man for the job, Also Picard would never be Assertive or Gutsy enough to Personally assume Command like Kirk did in this Scene !! Picard never did have the experience dealing with unknowns that Kirk had,
1.The website thegeeknerdom.com in 2016 had an article titled "10 Best Time Travel Stories From Star Trek That Made Scientists Smile!" #1 on the List was the classic TOS episode
ReplyDelete"The City on the Edge of Forever" #3 on the List was the Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" and #6 on the list was the Film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the Article is here,
10 Best Time Travel Stories From Star Trek That Made Scientists Smile!
2. An old online Article by a Woman named Trish Bennett said about Captain James T. Kirk as played by William Shatner, that Kirk is "Highly Respected by allies & enemies alike..But Kirk is Very Much a man for all seasons and a VERY thoughtful man, it is not uncommon for him to examine his beliefs, to question his own motivations or Indulge in a little Healthy Soul-Searching" The old article was at this site
www.trishbennett.net/jtk/captainkirk.html
3. William Shatner's real life daughter Melanie Shatner is an actress who is also involved in Trek History, She has played the part of the Yeoman in the 1989 Film, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, an uncredited brunette girl in the TOS episode "Miri" and has appeared as herself in 2006 "William Shatner in Concert"
4. Kirk's The Original Series was so cool, that even the Names of The Federation Starships from Kirk's Era are still being used in the 24th Century, as seen in series, The Next Generation & Deep Space Nine !!
For Example, In TOS there was a Constitution class vessel named the U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709, and in the 24th Century there was a USS Lexington NCC-30405 Nebula Class Starship,
Likewise in TOS in the 23rd Century there was a U.S.S. Defiant NCC-1764 Constitution Class Vessel, and in the Series, Deep Space Nine, there was the warship USS Defiant NX-74205 assigned to station Deep Space Nine
1.The Search for Spock is a Excellent Thanksgiving film just like the 1987 Comedy Film "Planes,Trains and Automobiles" with Steve Martin & John Candy, "Planes,Trains and Automobiles" has also been called the Greatest Thanksgiving Movie Ever ,
ReplyDelete2. In August 2015 the entertain-o-rama.com website had an article titled "Old Meets New: 10 Best Crossover Amalgamations in Star Trek" #1 on the list was the Deep Space Nine episode
"Trials and Tribble-ations" !!! Where Sisko and the Defiant Crew meets Kirk and Crew from TOS !!! see this Article, Old Meets New: 10 Best Crossover Amalgamations in Star Trek
3.The TV show "Black Mirror" will have an upcoming episode titled "USS Callister" which will be an homage to Star Trek, actor Jesse Plemons does a Great Impression of Captain Kirk !! see this Link,
‘Black Mirror: USS Callister’ Trailer: Jesse Plemons Does His Best Captain Kirk Impression in ‘Star Trek’ Homage
4. In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, on the recreation deck of the Refit Enterprise, Decker shows Ilia the previous ships named
Enterprise, we are introduced to the Enterprise XCV 330 which was Earth's first sublight, interplanetary, interstellar space vehicle launched between the 2020's & 2063 , a painting of this Enterprise XCV 330 & mission patch appeared on the wall of the 602 Club in 2143 as seen in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "First Flight" and in the office of Admiral Forrest on Earth in 2154 as seen in the Enterprise episode
"Home" and in the 2013 film "Star Trek: Into Darkness" on the desk in the office of Admiral Marcus in 2259 we see a model of the
XCV 330 along with other historical aircraft, spaceships & starships, see this Link, http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(XCV_330)