I just learned that William's costar, Leonard Nimoy who played Mr. Spock, has died. Shatner himself is getting up there so he might not be around much longer. Soon he might be joining Nimoy, Doohan, and Kelly if from nothing else, old age. So meet him while you still can and get his autograph while you still can. And RIP Leonard Nimoy.
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shareMy wife and I met Shatner last year at Oz Comic Con. Although you weren't allowed to talk to him, touch him or shake his hand. Just get a picture taken, then herded away like cattle. It kind of bummed me out as I'm such a big fan of Star Trek.
I'm sad cause I never got to meet Nimoy. He seemed like such a lovely man.
It looks a bit sweaty in there so you may need to apply baby powder Zapp Brannigan
Yeah I saw him briefly at the Toronto Fan Expo last year. Same rules applied.
shareThat sucks there are rules like that, but I suppose it's understandable. They are probably afraid some quack will ask a bunch of questions about some random Star Trek episode or get way too personal with Shatner.
shareIts not always like that. I've gotten to meet and shake hands with some famous Star Trek actors and ask them some questions such as Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner. I even did get to meet Nimoy and I asked him if Vulcans would make good Jedi. He responded by saying why would a Vulcan ever want to be a Jedi? He was a funny guy. I got his autograph too and yes he was a great guy. As for Shatner, he no doubt has his reasons why he doesn't want to make physical contact or answer questions from fans.
shareYes, not all stars are like this. When we looked at all the other photos on the wall, Jason Momoa and Orlando Bloom were HUGGING and embracing their fans in the photos. When we met Chris Lloyd and Val Kilmer a few years back, they were fantastic. Old Shatner just sat in his chair and didn't even make eye contact.
It looks a bit sweaty in there so you may need to apply baby powder Zapp Brannigan
Well the original series actors hit their fame back in the 1960s, before anyone knew that Star Trek would become what it is today. At that time they didn't get royalties for future episodes and they probably all felt that they could have done other projects if not for Star Trek. Leonard Nimoy blossomed the most career wise out of those actors but even Nimoy had a loathing attitude towards Trek until the mid 1980s. In the 70s he wrote that book "I am NOT Spock", but then he directed a couple of Trek movies in the 80s, Paramount studios let him direct a hit movie in Three Men and a Baby and by the 90s Nimoy wrote a book now called "I AM Spock".
The Next Generation and onward Star Trek actors knew what they were getting into, and they accepted it from the get go. Most of them were plenty happy to be associated with Star Trek and happily took the pay that came with it and the opportunities Trek provided to be able to fund projects outside of Trek. Shatner is still from that old mentality and although by now he's long since accepted Star Trek as something that follow him to his grave, he never seemed to completely embrace it the way Nimoy or others have.
:) I saw Nimoy back at the time Star Trek was just taking off. He was at Riverside Park in Agawam, Massachusetts, on a small outdoor stage. He sang "This Land is Your Land." Saw Bobby Sherman there, too!
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