Shatner Never Watched Star Trek!

• Lo
  February 10th, 2008 at 12:44 am

  At least he admits he can’t act. But why must he inflict it on the rest of us?

• Emptyminded
  February 10th, 2008 at 1:11 am

  My BS detector just picked up klingons around Uranus! So William Shatner never went to any of the film premiers? He directed Star Trek V for crying out loud. No wonder it sucked if he didn’t watch any of the footage. I sense a case of sour grapes as he hasn’t been asked to be in Trek XI.

• Geoduck
  February 10th, 2008 at 3:14 am

  No idea if Shatner’s being truthful, but it’s my understanding a lot of actors don’t particularly enjoy watching their finished work. (Michael Caine on Jaws: The Revenge: “I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.”)

  And Shatner’s wrong. He doesn’t suck, he’s just incredibly egotistical and lazy. They are not the same thing…

• Allison Slater
  February 10th, 2008 at 7:26 am

  He was fine-looking back in the day. If I was a space-alien babe, I’d definitely do him.

• Daniel Kim
  February 10th, 2008 at 10:44 am

  If you “suck” at something, one of the best ways to improve is to examine your own work with a critical eye. Such an evaluation can reveal areas that can be improved, reducing the overall suckiness. If Shatner really never viewed his own finished work (I can’t blame him for not watching TJ Hooker), it is rather like a cook who never tastes his own meals. They will remain bland, at best.

• jen
  February 10th, 2008 at 11:58 am

  This kind of makes me hate him. How disrespectful to all the people who enjoy the Star Trek saga. Blah. What a jerk.

• earl
  February 10th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

  Shatner’s hammy acting, with his over-the-top performances, is one of the reasons I like Star Trek so much.

• Ali S.
  February 10th, 2008 at 3:31 pm

  I hope he watches his “Price Line Negotiator” Ads because God help me I start foaming in the mouth whenever that comes on when I’m watching TV.

• Reboot
  February 10th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

  He’s being too hard on himself. If you compare the completely wooden acting styles of Keanu Reeves, Kevin Costner and a ton more - William Shatner absolutely shines. I quite like what he brought to the series as much as I like the series itself. Star Trek:TOS wouldn’t have been the classic it IS without him.

  Anyway, there are many, many actors who don’t view their own work and are highly critical of themselves for whatever reasons. His career hasn’t suffered because of it.

• MoniA
  February 10th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

  I don’t care. Star Trek rocks!! Everything but DS9. I didn’t care for that series. Also, I can’t believe he’s 74.

• MoniA
  February 10th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

  opps, 74 I mean

• MoniA
  February 10th, 2008 at 6:41 pm

  76

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