William Shatner responds to the new Star Trek trailer

[wyldwolf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fu656gGkhI

[Orrex]

1. Man. He thinks that he has to chime in on everything. Why does anyone care what he thinks?

And he'd better do something to cover up those scratches!

[YankeyMCC]

2. lol

And the fact that I got Orrex's joke about scratches before I watched the video probably means I have to much information about Trek stored in my brain. :)

[Orrex]

3. One geek to another!

Who's the bigger geek--the geek who makes the joke or the geek who gets it?


A question for the ages!

[Kind of Blue]

4. Thanks for posting. I like William Shatner and glad he's still around.

[JitterbugPerfume]

5. He is really great on Boston Legal

[Deja Q]

6. Well, I saw the trailer sans cameo and it was easy to see why he wouldn't want to be in it.

Even if he wasn't asked; they've bastardized Kirk's character from what is presented.

[Deja Q]

7. Oh, and a better example of Shatner's commentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b9LBed1M1g&NR=1

[Orrex]

8. Presented where, exactly?

As far as I can remember, he's from Iowa, and he crossed paths with Carol Marcus a few decades prior to ST:TOS. Also there's that glimpse we get in ST:Generations.

If the reworking of the character is a problem for you, then you might just be out of luck. But if you've got a bone to pick about the portrayal of Kirk's past, then I'd sincerely be interested to learn what you're using as source material.