View Full Version : In bed with Captain Kirk… William Shatner tells of his 40-year Star Trek


Jim NCC1701A
05-11-2008, 06:01 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=565380&in_page_id=1879

One morning, shooting a Star Trek movie in the desert, I had a very early call.

So I told the wardrobe girl: "Give me my uniform and I'll put it on at the house so I don't have to come in any earlier for wardrobe. I'll just wear it to the set."
So at 4am I was racing across the desert to our location. I was way over the speed limit, figuring there wasn't another car on the road in the entire state. It turned out there was one other car - and it had lights and a siren.

I got out of my car, dressed in my uniform. The police officer looked me up and down, frowned and asked: "So where are you going so fast at this time in the morning?"
I told him the truth: "To my spaceship." He sighed. "OK, go ahead," he said, before adding the Vulcan blessing: "Live long and prosper."

I would've posted the whole article but the Mod might've had words with me about the length of it.

jheilman
05-11-2008, 07:25 PM
Not much new except the insight toward the end. I recognize several items as stories Nimoy had told. Much of the content is seen in the DVD Mind Meld. Still a living legend.

Jim NCC1701A
05-13-2008, 10:30 PM
See, I never knew Nimoy was an alcoholic...

jheilman
05-13-2008, 10:49 PM
I didn't until I saw the Mind Meld DVD. He probably stated it publicly before, but I never heard about it. Get that DVD. It's got some great stuff (mostly from Nimoy :). Shatner's stuff seems very self-serving and repetitive with the exception of his account of his late wife. Nimoy plays along with the familiar stuff and is probably used to the game. It's interesting how in this piece, Shatner does mention the in-fighting between the two. On Mind Meld, they both can't recall any friction. It's also interesting to hear their opinions of the other cast members and Nimoy's struggles adjusting to the studio's demands. Also, it's rumored that they actually shot footage of Nimoy's TOS prop collection, but Nimoy insisted it be cut. His is the last great undocumented TOS original prop collection. Would love to know what he has.