Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatner s comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Shatner literally goes undercover in makeup at a convention to get the true feel of a star trek convention, so this is also first hand experience speaking the entire time. In the book, he describes how they met, their struggling relationship, and the bonds they shared. This is the alleged 71st funniest thing ever done on snl, the infamous william shatner goes to a. William shatner boldly goes on about life lessons hes learned in new biography. Nimoy will be a guest on shatner s raw nerve on tuesday january 6, 2009. It is set in the star trek universe but, as part of the shatnerverse, does not follow the timeline established by other star trek novels. On the anniversary of nimoys death, shatner released leonard.
William shatner family photos, wife, age, net worth, tv shows william shatner is standing in the list of well known canadian actors. The best thing is that by the books end, you get the feeling that shatner finally. For those that do not get the biography channel, some episodes have been. In his seven decades of television, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. In it, william shatner sits down with various celebrities and conducts offbeat interviews with them. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. The star trek actor, 88, filed for divorce after 18 years of marriage, tmz reports. Caption a meme or image make a gif make a chart make a demotivational flip through images. Not only that, but shatner interviews cast members as well as those who worked behind the scenes of the series. His work as an author, producer, director, and singer also makes him one of the famous canadian celebrities. In his new book, the actor who saved the starship enterprise for 79 weeks. William shatner boldly goes on about life lessons hes learned in. Songs get a life, by built to spill from ultimate alternative wavers get a life, by the freestylers from. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
William shatner sits down with actors, politicians, and others for candid interviews. A celebration in fact and fable, will be released in may 2017. Get a life, william shatners comic rallying cry, memorably first exclaimed during a popular saturday night live sketch, has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t.
An epix original documentary directed by william shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which he examines. Shatner is also the host of the interview show shatners raw nerve on the biography channel, and the discovery channel. Actor, director, author, singer william shatner is best known for his roles on boston legal and star trek early life. Star trek movie memories is an entertaining and informative exploration of the seven films that william shatner was apart of i. The couple, who got married back in 2001, reportedly. Get a life stiff little fingers album, or the title song. William shatner boldly goes on about life lessons hes. If you are a fan of anything this is a must watch documentary of passion and dedication, friends and family, heartache and triumph.
William shatner s get a life documentary looks at trekkie culture its william shatner s final frontier. Premiering july 28 at 8pm est based on shatners hugely popular book in response to his now infamous skit on snl, this film examines the mystery, longevity and the cultural phenomena of star trek and its longobsessed fans known as trekkers. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. With william shatner, rene auberjonois, john cho, james darren. She also appeared in the 2009 documentary film william shatners gonzo ballet. Genres documentary director william shatner starring. It is a direct sequel to the latter, and forms part of the shatnerverse collection of novels, being the third novel written by shatner for the trek series of novels.
William shatner files for divorce after 18 years of. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. Some celebrities who have appeared are tim allen, jon voight, drew carey, kelsey grammer, walter koenig, levar burton, scott bakula, rush limbaugh, judge judy sheindlin, weird al yankovic, jenna jameson, and. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director. The star trek star reveals why he wanted to make the documentary and the longevity of why people still consumed with the series. Watch full episodes of shatner s raw nerve and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Shatner s raw nerve was an american television program on the biography channel.
Shatner discusses his own life and the parallels in nimoys, but he does not upstage his friend, rather giving him center stage with his usual shatner selfdeprecating humor. William shatners get a life is a forthcoming documentary by william shatner that focuses on the fans of star trek and how the show has played a role in their lives. Kirk, he stars as denny crane in the hit television series from david e. Directed by william shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which he examines the cultural phenomena of star trek, its fanfollowing and his own role within it. Entertainment a long while back hence the old copy. An epix original documentary directed by william shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which he examines the cultural phenomena of star trek, its fanfollowing and his own role within it. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk, being a part of star trek, and life after. The official trailer has been released and it will premiere at san diego comiccon on saturday, july 14, 2012 at 7. The novels are published by pocket books as part of their pocket tos line 1995 2007 and set in an alternate timeline with a resurrected captain james t. One of shatner s lines, sick of star trek fans asking him what he felt to be inane questions, is to tell them to get a life. William shatner has 214 books on goodreads with 83328 ratings. Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of. Avenger is a star trek novel by william shatner cowritten with judith and garfield reevesstevens, depicting the events shortly after the feature film star trek generations and the previous shatnerverse novel the return.
William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. Shatners raw nerve, which aired on bio, was his own edgy, celebrity interview series. With william shatner, regis philbin, edward asner, carl reiner. Leonard nimoy is scheduled to be bills guest on shatners raw nerve this. William shatner audio books, best sellers, author bio. Bill talks about interviewing his friend leonard nimoy for his new talk show. William shatner and wife elizabeth are getting a divorce. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, and singer. An unofficial nickname for a collection of 10 star trek novels written by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens.
He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. William shatner on his documentary william shatners get. The book, cowritten with david fisher, details nimoys life and shatner s relationship with nimoy. The epix original documentary william shatner s get a life. William shatner family photos, wife, age, net worth, tv shows. William shatner and leonard nimoy, from the tv show shatners raw nerve. A new science fiction adventure from william shatner famous for his role as captain kirk on star trek about the intrepid, eightyyearold fbi deputy director samuel lord and his quest to stop the chinese from using a weapon that, unknown to the. William shatners get a life official trailer youtube. The return is a novel by william shatner that was cowritten with garfield reevesstevens and judith reevesstevens. Each episode showcased shatner getting to know his guest on an. For the second year in a row bill explores star trek, but this time he turns his focus to the fans.
Born on march 22, 1931, in montreal, quebec, canada. Get a life, william shatner s comic rallying cry, memorably first exclaimed during a popular saturday night live sketch, has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. William shatners get a life, a documentary of star trek fans. Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of debate. The untold truth of william shatners wife elizabeth shatner. Shatner uses interviews from other cast, crew, etc. In it, star trek fans are portrayed as immature, nerdish, without social skills, focused on fandom minutia, and objects of disdain. My fiftyyear friendship with a remarkable man, was released in february 2016 appearing on the ny times bestseller list.
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