Comments on: RIP

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:29:48 +0000

You didn’t see Captain Kirk costumes at fan conventions.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:27:01 +0000

He had a *style*? 😐 Whoda guessed?

He makes the typical 3rd rate Hollywood ham look like an actor. LOL 😉

Nurse Christine Chapel had a lot more style and ability than Shatner. Then again, so does a pot plant. LOL

She’s gone too (Majel Barrett Roddenberry, RIP). 🙁 *sigh* See… the good ones *DO* go too soon (perhaps not young, but before those who don’t deserve to last so long IMHO).

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:11:11 +0000

I loved the show, it was him I had a problem with, but then I was a military brat and wasn’t very impressed with his “command style”.

By: jams O\\\'Donnell

jams O\\\'Donnell — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:14:58 +0000

I've got a soft spot for Shatner as James Tiberius although I do love TNG and DS9. I suppose it was because I grew up with the original Enterprise. it was first shown here when I was 6 or 7 and has been repeated time and time again jams O\\\'Donnell´s last blog post..Swedish cows make lousy earthquake detectors- Official!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:11:13 +0000

Boston Legal must be something current, so I haven’t seen it. Shatner always reminded me of someone being really earnest in a high school production of Shakespeare … except the play was Our Town. He is easy to parody, however.

McGoohan was a great villain in many roles, and was probably concerned with typecasting to forswear 007 and the Saint. Connery really did play McGoohan, including the hat.

By: jams O\'Donnell

jams O\'Donnell — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:56:44 +0000

I caught the obits for McGoohan. I loved the Prisoner, although I didn't see it until it was repeated in the late 70s.. I was only 4 when it was shown here first. Danger Man was before my time. I didn't catch teh Montalban obits. the Space Seed episode of Star Trek was excellent BTW McGoohan was offered the James Bond and Somon Templar roles and turned them both down.. Sean Connery and Roger Moore were very happy men! jams O\'Donnell´s last blog post..Kim Jong-il declares successor..... possibly

By: Badux

Badux — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:29:27 +0000

The Shat is a hoot. Practically a parody of himself after his turn in Star Trek, and never much of an actor, but he lucked into a low-budget show that made him one of those iconic figures and good-naturedly ran with it. McGoohan and Montalban, on the other hand, were pros. Badux´s last blog post..GRRR....

By: LadyMin

LadyMin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:39:03 +0000

Hahahaaaaa... I gotta laugh; Kryten you just can't stand Shatner. I liked him in Boston Legal. He got to play himself, Denny Crain. Call me nutty, but I enjoyed watching it. LadyMin´s last blog post..Island Caretaker

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:57:31 +0000

Nahhh. Shatner was cheap and has an ego and libido the size of the moon. He probably offered to work for free when he found out the *girls* would be wearing tight little uniforms and he’d get to ‘be up close and personal’ with them. He’s not an actor BTW. A person is only an actor when he’s *acting*, you see? When a person is simply being themselves… then they are simply themselves. 😉

Still sad about McGoohan and Montalban passing on. *sigh* Still, I hope they have found peace now. They were true actors and as Steve said, masters of their craft.

Thank you both for all the wonderful entertainment. Rest, in Peace.

Shatner… can go to hell.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:44:49 +0000

The original show was relatively low budget – Shatner may have been the right size for the costume, or he knew Roddenberry.