Comments on: Shatner Never Watched Star Trek! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:03:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MoniA http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440886 MoniA Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:41:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440886 76 76

]]> By: MoniA http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440885 MoniA Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:40:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440885 opps, 74 I mean opps, 74 I mean

]]> By: MoniA http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440884 MoniA Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:40:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440884 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. 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.

]]> By: Reboot http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440701 Reboot Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:39:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440701 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. 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.

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440693 Ali S. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:31:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440693 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. 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.

]]> By: earl http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440618 earl Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:50:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440618 Shatner's hammy acting, with his over-the-top performances, is one of the reasons I like Star Trek so much. Shatner's hammy acting, with his over-the-top performances, is one of the reasons I like Star Trek so much.

]]> By: jen http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440545 jen Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:58:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440545 This kind of makes me hate him. How disrespectful to all the people who enjoy the Star Trek saga. Blah. What a jerk. This kind of makes me hate him. How disrespectful to all the people who enjoy the Star Trek saga. Blah. What a jerk.

]]> By: Daniel Kim http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440487 Daniel Kim Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:44:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440487 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. 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.

]]> By: Allison Slater http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440331 Allison Slater Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:26:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440331 He was fine-looking back in the day. If I was a space-alien babe, I'd definitely do him. He was fine-looking back in the day. If I was a space-alien babe, I'd definitely do him.

]]> By: Geoduck http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440098 Geoduck Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:14:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440098 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... 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...

]]> By: Emptyminded http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440047 Emptyminded Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:11:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440047 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. 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.

]]> By: Lo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-440039 Lo Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:44:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/shatner-never-watched-star-trek/#comment-440039 At least he admits he can't act. But why must he inflict it on the rest of us? At least he admits he can't act. But why must he inflict it on the rest of us?

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