William shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t. Stroll through the multitalented william shatners storied musical career. Jul 10, 2015 william shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t. The episode aired on halloween of 1999, and would be the final treehouse of horror special to air either before or on halloween until season 21s treehouse of horror xx in 2009, a full ten years later. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. Shatner s musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. Recently, the rumor mill for star trek 3 churned up an interesting nugget of information regarding roberto orcis directorial debut. The original series, but one way to bring the two series even closer together would be an appearance by original series star william shatner. Shatner clearly has a strong affection for the character, going as far as dressing up as kirk for the oscars opening monologue in 20. Theres a comic book that isnt a comic book were calling it cinematic graphic art, somewhere. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek bookswrites the comic which covers the start oftekwar, the first book in the series. Afterwards shatner spoke for a good 45 minutes, telling stories of the movie and jokes with leonard and deforest.
William shatner issues a star trek v apology, offering fans a sorry of sorts for the muchderided 1989 sequel. Jul 10, 2015 during a panel thursday to promote the upcoming book an autobiography of james t. This is shatner giving it another try, over thirty years later, and in my opinion, getting it right. What does shatner charge for photo and signature at cons. Oct 11, 2011 the phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album.
Kirk, shatner addressed the notion of star trek approaching the big 50. Sep 10, 2017 as a prequel starring spocks adopted sister, star trek. In the near future, humanity has colonized the moon and mars. Oct 23, 2015 a pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith sits down with captain kirk himself, william shatner. He just may be able to, if he can stop the shipful of space pirates out to kill him, that is. In the second issue of william shatners man o war, diplomat benton hawkes is fighting mad and on his way to mars. Tek world, william shatners the comic book price guide. His spoken word work is legendary check out his rendition of elton johns rocket man below, if youve. Homer and bart soon find a second, unguarded rocket nearby and climb on board. Iconic scifi figure, william shatner presents his boldest adventure.
They try to save xena from the collector, who is comic book guy. A jake cardigan is a police officer wrongly convicted of a crime and suddenly released from prison to. William shatner stars in new pedego electric bikes commercials shatner is a reallife pedego customer who is passionate about electric cycling fountain valley, calif. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. William shatner, the original captain james tiberius kirk, allegedly had an integral scene that would reunite him with his old friend and costar, leonard nimoy spock, continuing the rebooted franchises tradition of incorporating brief appearances from the. Jul 05, 2016 the 50th anniversary star trek panel at comic con will be moderated by bryan fuller and includes william shatner, scott bakula and more. Jun 17, 2015 william shatner william shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the clangers video star treks captain kirk has taken on a new spacethemed role. In other words, hes a doctor, not a starship captain. Star treks william shatner speaks out against police who. William shatner confirms hes been contacted for star trek 3.
William shatner announced for new york comic con 2017. William shatner has yielded a unique and muchparodied body of work during his musical. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek bookswrites the comic which. Now a cult classic, shatners performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with david letterman, among others. On the same scene, rocket man performed by shatner at the 5th saturn awards is mentioned as a waitress. William shatner s tekworld or tek world was a comic book series published by epic comics marvel, from 1992 to 1995. I think, shatner says dramatically, that ive invented something new. Starting in the 1960s, william shatner, riding high on his star trek fame. Tek war, william shatners detective noir science fiction novel serves as the foundation of this new comic book series. A a set in the 22nd century, the storyline will loosely follow the original tale set out in the first novel of the series. Pop culture might try to nudge everyone into thinking that this album is fully funny, but this isnt. To be honest, i was only ever a middling fan of the original song anyway. As a prequel starring spocks adopted sister, star trek. Sep 06, 2017 one of the leastrepeated rumors having to do with james gunns adaptation of marvels guardians of the galaxy was that his brother, gilmore girls actor sean gunn, would play rocket raccoon in the.
A quarter of a century later, its easy to laugh at shatner and his tek books but they were something of a cultural phenomenon with nine books, a tv series, comics, trading cards and a video game. Its a comic book or illustrated novel, as they call them now over which the camera roams. And as of november 21, 2019, hes an officer of the order of canada. Tek world, william shatners the comic book price guide for. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. In the episode treehouse of horror x 1999, the comic book guy as the supervillain the collector uses the. The phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album. Sep 22, 2016 silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin, william shatner. The first round of guests for new york comic con 2017 were just announced, and trekkies will be thrilled to know that william shatner the original, and still the best, captain james t. Selected issues in fn, vf or vfnm may not exist in some titles. William shatner books list of books by william shatner. Nov 18, 2016 this is shatner giving it another try, over thirty years later, and in my opinion, getting it right. God hates astronauts returns as ongoing print series with. One of the leastrepeated rumors having to do with james gunns adaptation of marvels guardians of the galaxy was that his brother, gilmore girls.
Executive producer alex kurtzman has said that he has several stars on the line whod like to appear in discovery, and. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek books writes the comic which covers the start oftekwar, the first book in the series. Shatner used the album to compare contemporary pop songs of the period to the works of william shakespeare by providing dramatic readings of shakespeare interspersed with dramatic readings of the lyrics of songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds and mr. William shatner william shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the clangers video star treks captain kirk has taken on a new spacethemed role. Oct 15, 2010 william shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it.
William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and. Mar 27, 20 in the second issue of william shatner s man o war, diplomat benton hawkes is fighting mad and on his way to mars. In 1978, william shatner performed a spokenword version of the song at the 1978 science fiction film awards. Comic book guy treehouse of horror x is the fourth episode of season 11, as well as the tenth treehouse of horror episode. Shatners musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. William shatner discusses star trek 50 years popularity.
Kirk of the starship enterprise, is the star attraction at this weekends wizard world comic con cleveland. As of june 2, 2011, he is now doctor william shatner, having received an honourary doctorate from mcgill university, his alma mater. Comic book men is a reality television series on amc that is set inside kevin smiths comic book shop jay and silent bobs secret stash in red bank, new jersey during the course of the series, 96 episodes of comic book men aired over seven seasons, between april 8, 2018 and. William shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek. It was a parody of shatners performance 14 years prior and probably at a height of preinternet obscurity to lettermans collegeage audience and also it was a joke about elliotts own uncertain career trajectory as a supposedly typecast former star of a cancelled tv series. Lee sullivan, who was the principal artist on the series providing the art for 16 issues and all the. As originally announced at c2e2, ryan brones cultsensation webcomic god hates astronauts is returning to image comics with an all new story this september. William shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. Weve become dependent on our martian colony for food, minerals, and all the stuff of everyday life. Vendors and guests come from all over the world take part. Silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin, william shatner.
During a panel thursday to promote the upcoming book an autobiography of james t. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to which shatners career had fallen poststar trek. Comic con kicks off in winnipeg, william shatner the special. Discovery already has some strong ties to star trek. Oct 28, 2016 the event bring in more than 46,000 fans of comic books, gaming, science fiction, anime and horror. Shatner s spokenword delivery, set to quiet musical accompaniment, is completely different from elton johns performance, and thats fine. From s21e19, and comic book guy has bought himself a blowhole corset. And as of november 21, 2019, hes an officer of the order of canada one step shy of as close to knight fever as a canadian can get. You can find a new recording of rocket man on seeking major tom. One of the interwebs most popular viral videos is of william shatner singing elton johns classic rocket man at an awards show from the 70s. It was a parody of shatner s performance 14 years prior and probably at a height of preinternet obscurity to lettermans collegeage audience and also it was a joke about elliotts own uncertain career trajectory as a supposedly typecast former star of a cancelled tv series. Kirk in star trek beyond while answering an audience members question at.
Star trek comiccon panel includes bryan fuller and william. William shatners man o war comic read william shatners. Actor william shatner has directly addressed rumors that he could be reprising his role as james t. William shatner addresses star trek beyond rumors at comiccon. But corporate greed and overreliance on technology have stripped earth of its natural resources. Someone is tampering with his life and hes determined to stop them.
This years celebration of all things geek will feature themed exhibits and sessions focusing on what life will be like in 2075. William shatner joins free comic book day lineup cbr. This years celebration of all things geek will feature themed exhibits and. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to. A pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith sits down with captain kirk.
Best known as an actor, defined by his role as captain kirk. The event bring in more than 46,000 fans of comic books, gaming, science fiction, anime and horror. 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. According to him, the reason why its still so beloved isnt because of the show itself or the actors. Its apt, because although shatner is often wry and self.
The 50th anniversary star trek panel at comiccon will be moderated by bryan fuller and includes william shatner, scott bakula and more. She packed my bags last night preflight zero hour nine a. Discount prices on books by william shatner, including titles like live long and. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor has lived in the us most of his life but as recently as 20 said he wasnt a us citizen.
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