William shatner blasts star trek costar george takei as a. It is the second tv movie made from the series of books. Nimoy shut him out after shatner filmed him without permission for a documentary he was making about the captains of. Ewan mcgregor and ahmed best read william shatners book. William shatner writing book about his star trek costar. After all, anyone whos been to a trek convention has seen one or two people who bear a resemblance to dana carveys spockgrokker, but we all knew bill was just teasing. William shatner s new book tells readers how to live as he does in shatner rules, william shatner dishes on his boston legal role, his feud with george takei, and more.
Shatner later said that a generational label should not define a person, warning against the poison that comes with blaming others for their problem. The book apes the familiar selfhelp format, with the rules say yes, stay hydrated, etc. We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and. Get a life idiom, an idiom and catchphrase usually intended as a taunt. In 2050, the fbi governs outer space, and 80yearold samuel lord has been appointed as associate deputy director of earth operations on the space station empyrean. William shatner has 214 books on goodreads with 83076 ratings.
When leonard nimoy died, he hadnt spoken to william shatner in five years. Get a life is an idiom and catch phrase that has gained international usage. William shatner on his documentary william shatners get. William shatner was born on 22nd march 1931 to joseph and anne shatner. William shatner speaks at a book signing in san diego, california, on july 9, 2015. Actor william shatner, 88, reveals he blunders on and hopes for the best. The title of this documentary is taken from one of the funniest saturday night live skits of the 1980sthe one where william shatner addresses a groups of trekkies and tells them to get a life.
The star trek books by shatner and the reevesstevens are known for their incredibly complicated plots and huge cavalcades of characters. Named after william shatner s famous method of acting where lines are delivered with long pauses between them, the shatner is a sexual move where when performing oral sex on a guy, the girl gags, vomits, and goes back to performing oral sex. William shatner sets sights on star trek musical captain kirk actor says he would like to be involved in 50th anniversary celebration and suggests it could be a musical or variety show published. 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.
The star trek star reveals why he wanted to make the documentary and the longevity of why people still consumed with the series. William shatner s get a life documentary looks at trekkie culture. William shatner is biting his tongue under president trump. As a television star, shatners most famous role was that of the character denny crane in the series the practice and later on in the series boston legal. In the book, he describes how they met, their struggling relationship, and the bonds they shared. For the second year in a row bill explores star trek, but this time he turns his focus to the fans. Its been that way since forever, responded shatner. William shatner get a life official trailer youtube. 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. What leonard adds to the mix is a new latelife awareness on shatners part about how both he and.
It is intended as a taunt, to indicate that the person being so addressed is devoting an inordinate amount of time to someone elses trivial matters. William shatner biography childhood, life achievements. Leonard nimoy wasnt speaking to william shatner when he died. Mar 03, 2009 the shatner project filmed behind the scenes. Look up get a life in wiktionary, the free dictionary. On september 4, a new book will hit stores by none other than william shatner, the original captain james t. Oct 17, 2011 a journey through william shatners life.
William shatner change regret moment phone call spencer tracy was a man who did very much what i do on a set, and that is, he comes down and he. Some sources have also named linda glovach as a coauthor of the book. William shatner has 192 books on goodreads with 83 ratings. Feb 15, 2016 william shatner remembers his friend leonard nimoy in new book. Get a life by william shatner is a short documentary that celebrates the rabid devotion of trek fans to their chosen icon. In the course of this book, shatner gives us a short history of trek fandom. How difficult was it to get approval to write star trek academy collision course.
Its very freeing to hear how awkward that is, and to feel how that resembles life, suddenly, he. William shatner gets in twitter feud with millennial who. A few years before leonard nimoy died last february at 83, he stopped speaking to william shatner, his close friend since their many star trek adventures. It is a shame that william shatner has never released a standup comedy album, or even an album of one of his star trek convention talks, but the audio version of his book get a life, comes close to what shatner might be like live on stage. An unofficial nickname for a collection of 10 star trek novels written by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens. William shatner is known for his role as captain kirk in the original star trek, but the actors personality is a sharp departure from his iconic character. I was never a huge fan of the original trek series, but come on when you get the chance to meet captain. 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 talks death of kirk, returning to star trek, chris pine, and bucket list september 7. Shatner unloads on trump, clinton and george takei. Oct 12, 2015 william shatner is exploring strange new worlds in trashtalking his former star trek costar george takei. In it, star trek fans are portrayed as immature, nerdish, without social skills, focused on fandom minutia, and objects of disdain. 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.
But in the end, it also describes how nimoy refused to speak to shatner in the final years of his life. William shatner says goodbye to leonard nimoy in his new book. Star trek legend reveals why star trek star william shatner has spoken out on why he and costar george takei have always had a frosty. Shatner reveres dogs and horses, but earlier in his life, he didnt view. Here bill shatner talks about hosting saturday night live where he performed his infamous get a life skit. The star trek actor, 88, filed for the split last month. Shelia invites both girls to lavish parties, where they resume taking drugs. Caption a meme or image make a gif make a chart make a demotivational flip through images.
Its an excellent title to this shatner hosted show, as it explores star trek fandom as well as tries to draw some meaning to all this. Entertainment a long while back hence the old copy. A 50 year friendship, according to roger friedman at. Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of debate. Not only that, but shatner interviews cast members as well as those who worked behind the scenes of the series.
William shatner s divorce from his fourth wife, elizabeth martin, has been finalized, according to a new report. 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. Jul 28, 2012 the title of this documentary is taken from one of the funniest saturday night live skits of the 1980sthe one where william shatner addresses a groups of trekkies and tells them to get a life. Nov 17, 2016 william shatner was never friends with costar george takei. Discount prices on books by william shatner, including titles like live long and. It aired on 20 february 1994 and is preceded by tekwar 23 january 1994. Star trek movie memories is an entertaining and informative exploration of the seven films that william shatner was apart of i. Shatner worked in television throughout his life and also wrote some episodes of the tv series titled t. William shatners get a life documentary looks at trekkie.
Quotes when asked if he was a fan of technology i love technology. The novel still manages to be quite captivating and filled with intrigue. When william shatner appeared on saturday night live in 1986 and told jon lovitz and a convention hall full of absurdly nerdy star trek fans to get a life, it was all in good fun. Shatners father owned a small mens clothing manufacturing business. Its a very subtly told, simple tale with only a few charascters interacting in quiet, even lyrical scenes. This is the alleged 71st funniest thing ever done on snl, the infamous william shatner goes to a trek convention bit. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. Shatner speaks from the heart about the remarkable effect horses have had on his life and on the lives of others. A nearfuture spy thriller set in space from star treks shatner leonard, 2016, etc. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk, being a part of star trek, and life. William shatner stars in new pedego electric bikes commercials shatner is a real life pedego customer who is passionate about electric cycling fountain valley, calif. Prometheus all of the shatner verse novels are accepted as. 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. The phrase has also appeared as a generally more emphatic variant of the taunt get a job page needed and implies the addressee needs to go out and.
Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. Based on william shatner s hugely popular book in response to his now infamous skit on snl, get a life. Here bill shatner talks about hosting saturday night live where he performed his infamous get a life. Kirk was restored to life following his death in 2371, and went on to adventures involving former crewmates from the uss enterprise ncc1701 as well as prominent 24th century figures. And having learned his lifes lessons well, william shatner does not just. Kirk, called live long andwhat i might have learned along the way. The book is a mixture of life experience and advice, including the advice for.
The wheel is really one of the great inventions of all time. Ben folds on brick, william shatner and hitting rock. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. O n may 26, 1999, i made a special trek no pun intended out to the westside pavilion in l. In it, he credits the writers of the sketch that inspired the title. The snl sketch that predicted our nerd overlords the.
Ewan mcgregor and ahmed best both read william shatner s book about fandom while they were making 1999s star wars. The return is a novel by william shatner that was cowritten with garfield reevesstevens and judith reevesstevens. The thing is that fandom has changed in the past twenty years that it has gone from something fringe to mainstream so. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title get a life. William shatner explores new worlds of selfpublishing and. To celebrate all things shatner, see how well you know his work. William shatner books list of books by william shatner. Teklords is a 1994 tv movie, based on a series of books by william shatner. He also is sharing tidbits about his life and career.
Youll have to read his book to see what happens, but for now, ill tell. William shatner finalizes divorce from fourth wife, will. William shatner biography, life, interesting facts early years and education. William shatner was never friends with costar george takei. Most other rock memoirs would make a whole book out of this.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. Kirk has gone on to do so much more, from music to commercials. Star trek legend and veteran author william shatner discusses the meaning of life, finding value in work, and living well whatever your age. The book, cowritten with david fisher, details nimoys life and shatner s relationship with nimoy. 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 shatner, 88, reveals he blunders on and hopes for. William shatner answers your questions william shatner has been working as an actor for more than half a century actor william shatner has become one of the worlds most wellknown entertainers after almost 60 years in showbusiness. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. How well do you know the career of william shatner. 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. In your new book, shatner rules, what rule is most important to you and what story best illustrates that rule. William shatner is in the midst of writing a book about his star trek costar leonard nimoy that is tentatively titled leonard. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatners comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere.
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