SHATNER are a Leeds based band with two critically acclaimed albums under t… Read Full Bio ↴SHATNER are a Leeds based band with two critically acclaimed albums under their belts, "Energise" (2005) and "Thirteen O'Clock" (just released).
They were formed in 2003 as guitarist/songwriter Jim Bower plus bassist brother Rick, keyboard player Chris Minz and drummer Dick Sharp came out of retirement with no plan except to be as good as possible. They have recently been joined by Sarah Niven and 'Planet' Claire Gibbons on backing vocals.

Square One
Shatner Lyrics

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Abby Lee Tell me, what is this fascination That I seem to be…
Abe Flores I'm feelin' confidence, hunny done gave me some compliments …
All but One I'm over you again, coz I can't take it no, Would…
Anyway Gang Take a breath You're yourself again You're in good health ag…
Beck I've been watching the wheels turning But I'm learning to en…
bhertuy Baby I'm back to square one Where the hell are you A…
Boston Manor I start to look back at myself, I'll wipe the slate…
Buck 65 (song 1) it was the echoing voices of the old ones, through…
Caamp Had to find some higher ground Had some fear to get…

Coldplay You're in control Is there anywhere you want to go? You're i…
Coldplay (by f@riz rec.) You're in control Is there anywhere you want to go? You're…
Danny G & the Major 7ths I felt something stronger Don't know why I bother To put it…
Delaney Miller I left a note to myself last night I had it…
DENM You're in control Is there anywhere you want to go? You're i…
DJ Jazzy Jeff [Verse 1 - Ras G] Huh. I got some time to explain…
Ellip Been mutin' all my feelings But I'm done Don't want to date…
Emma Bradley Back at square one I'm your stranger I've lost you've won Do…
Empyrios Look beyond The creed and let me Return the lies you stole Y…
Farside You know I haven't moved much I'm more or less the…
fonzdot I'm getting tired of all of this pain I'm growing I'm trying…
Greenhouse Effect [Intro] [Blueprint Speaking] In there. Beats are so ridicul…
Hilliard Lookin' for the light, I'm standing here I can see you…
InI [Verse 1 - Ras G] Huh. I got some time to explain…
Jenelle Fourteen years I've lived Fourteen years of tolerating peopl…
Jessie J Roll the dice, double two, no more us, no me…
JJAMZ I'm just down the block What is it you want? Guess it's…
KITCHEN - Tom Petty Had to find some higher ground Had some fear to…
Lacy Wilder Here we go again It's been a while since I lost…
Lauren Aquilina Trying too hard to put a smile on my face When…
m-flo I was single met my first love at nineteen After i…
Mars Aspen I'm so tired I sleep a lot, I'm uninspired It's like I'm…
moss kena Sweet like cinnamon Sweet like cinnamon Sweet like cinnamon …
notions I′ve been holding onto day by day I let go something…
Pete Rock [Verse 1 - Ras G] Huh. I got some time to explain…
Pete Rock & Ini [Verse 1 - Ras G] Huh. I got some time to explain…
Pete Rock / InI / Deda [Verse 1 - Ras G] Huh. I got some time to explain…
Shooting Blanks You are the reason twelve drinks are not enough To put…
Swamp Thing Climbing your way through my Friends How can they not see…
The Like I'm just down the block, what it is you want? Guess…
The Red Pears Shooting guns on the run While they're having some fun Stuck…
Tom Petty Had to find some higher ground Had some fear to…
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Had to find some higher ground. Had some fear to get…
Tom Petty feat. Jeff Lynne & Mike Campbell Had to find some higher ground Had some fear to…
Tom Spencer I can't see where it went wrong I know you've waited…
Various Artists [Tom Petty - Square One] Had to fight some higher ground Ha…
Vylet Pony feat. Slyleaf & FlyoverRob Equestria's so far away So far away We don't know where we…
{F.B.R} I was single met my first love at nineteen After i…
김효은 기억해, 그 시작은 16년 스물넷에 내 평생의 꿈을 이루며 이제부터 내가 들려줄…

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Common People She came from Greece, She had a thirst for knowledge. She st…

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Lightnin' Sharples

52w↑8

He got a fine tan shirt with an emblem on the chest
The interstellar girls all like him the best
Captain of the crew and he knows kung fu
And he did Joan Collins in 1932
Really just an actor, a genius to boot
He never gets fire when the enemy shoots
So he ends each show looking neat and clean
After staring down the mouth of a doomsday machine
I really like the one where he reads the Constitution
After ending all the fighting in the future revolution!

A Friendly Face in the Crowd

43w↑3

William Shatner is superb as the youngest of the three (well, four, really) Karamazov Brothers in the eponymous Yul Brynner film.

He's a great actor.

He shouldered Star Trek and gave Leonard Nimoy and De Kelly a character to play off of.

My Shatner story is inappropriate and rude on my part, luckily he has a great sense of humor and still is a sexy guy who appreciates being flirted with.

I was at my first and only Star Trek convention, and had paid megabucks for three separate photos with Mr. Shatner. I was wearing a homemade "Mirror Mirror" costume, complete with thigh-high boots and midriff-baring microskirt.

The poor man was exhausted and looked grumpy by the time the very long line for photos was dwindling down to me.

I was desperate to see if I could get Mr. Shatner to crack a smile; to give him a little "something extra."

I spotted a piece of a Klingon's costume that had gotten caught on him, on his backside.
Eureka!

When my turn came, I reached around, smiled, picked off the plastic scrap from his rear end, and showed it to him.

His handlers jumped forward...
"Bill" said, "Hey, I couldn't feel it. There was something stuck to my ass."
His eyes crinkled and caught mine.
Emboldened, I surreptitiously tickled just lightly where the costume scrap had been and whispered, "Can you feel this?"
He laughed ( mirable dictu ) and we had three amazingly great photos together.

I will always be grateful for his vitality, sensuality, and tremendous sense of humor.

Otherwise, I certainly deserved to be tossed out for my brazen hussy behavior!

I said nothing else but a sincere 'thank you' and am happy to report that he was still grinning when I walked away.

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Christopher Mathieu

52w↑2.2K

I once talked to Mr. Shatner on the phone.

I was working at a call center for a satellite TV company, a very long time ago. I get a call coming in, and the screen shows his name. I was expecting an assistant to be calling on his behalf, so I was VERY surprised to hear his unmistakable voice on the other end. I kept things professional, partly because my job required it, though I did remark on hearing from him directly. He said he just needed to make some changes, it was easier to do it himself.

So I handled his requests, making changes to his account, without discussing anything outside of that. Until the point where he lampooned himself. As I was getting a change processed, he said in his classic Kirk voice, "I need... MORE... channels!" And I responded in what was possibly a horrible Scottish brogue, "I'm givin' it all I got, Cap'n!" That got a laugh out of him. We then concluded our business, I thanked him for his time before he disconnected.

I told my wife about this encounter, and she STILL envies me.

oldfrend

52w↑42

was he adding playboy to his account? he was wasn't he? XD

theoneanton

52w↑36

That sounds like the optimal amount of 'showbiz encroachment' for that encounter that he could tolerate

Xen Orac

52w↑35

That was gold!

Stuart Gardner

52w↑64

You played that perfectly. Truly.

Caidoe Esthov

52w↑31

Nice! James Doohan's son once spoke to a Scottish person about his father's portrayal of Scotty. This person told him that James Doohan's impression of a Scottish accent was not very good, so you probably still did great compared to him!

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Patrick Daly

49w↑220

He was on Johnny Carson once, and Carson asked if he got tired of ppl always wanting to talk about Star Trek with him. He said he did until he got in a cab once. The driver recognized him, and told him he was a Vietnam vet and had been a POW. He said the only thing that kept him and his fellow POWs wits about them was reenacting Star Trek scenes. He said he didn’t mind after that. I’ve seen some other comments here that differ with that assessment, but I thought it was a great story.

Doug Robinson

37w↑13

Trump would have called that POW a "loser" because after all.. Trump "likes people who weren't captured".

anath ardayaldar

36w↑5

Well there's the famous SNL skit.
But he must have seen Galaxy Quest and realized how much of a jerk people thought he was.

Marty's 4x4

35w↑3

*PEOPLE -- oh my god, that was so exhausting to type in full. You're typing a real message here, not a lazy tweet or text.

Glen Chapman

34w↑9

James Blish back in the day novelized most of the original star trek episodes. He spoke of getting a letter from a Vietnam vet who's unit had stumbled right into an ambush. In desperation the vet (who was the radio operator) started talking like Shatner and giving orders for Enterprise to lay down targets for phaser banks and such. To his units astonishment the Vietnamese soldiers suddenly stopped firing and disengaged.

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yugnok

52w↑399

Went back and watching the whole TNG series. Brent Spiner is sooo good. A lot of subtlety to his acting. Crazy he was able to do this while they were doing 25 episodes per year.

No One Star

52w↑15

Do NOT miss Brent Spiner as "Stromboli" in the Drew Carey driver film "Geppetto" (sp?). He's beyond insane and masterful with it. BRILLIANT.

Seriously. Go support that film. Honestly! No long-nose lies.

🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

AL- BOT

52w↑9

Agreed.
Data really seemed like something else.

Bucky Dornster

52w↑3

Yeah, like when his 'friend' Deanna smirked and said, "now you will call me 'Sir'!"

Firstname Lastname

52w↑1

William shat is a liar and a pretender. He always signs his tweets and gets offended since twitter was started. There was some drama over control of his subreddit as I recall as well. This isn't huge but him lying makes me lol

Mxyzptlksac

52w↑1

I first saw him as a teenager in Sunday in the Park with George. He was so good in it

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Pamela Clare

52w↑282

William Shatner is an incredible story teller. I had the privilege of meeting him last year, and I wish I had half his energy.

Lightnin' Sharples

52w↑8

Dan Lo Fat

48w↑4

All I know is Takai rhymes with gay

Lightnin' Sharples

48w↑5

@Dan Lo Fat takai actually rhymes with "guy," the wine: "rosé" rhymes with "gay."

MrsSunshine75

45w↑2

He was so fantastic in both of the episodes of Columbo he played in!

EndoKrin

42w↑2

And I WISH you had half of his storytelling talent.

😂 😉

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Travis Richey

50w↑41

Seeing Shatner’s one man show about ten years ago completely changed my impression of him as a person. I’m so amazed that he’s still going strong in his 90s. The rest of us could only be so lucky!
~Trav

DVincentW

31w

Trav- Unless you've already seen it, the movie Trekkies (1997), is quite good if you like Bill Shatner.

Meghan Adrian

42w↑48

Years ago I worked at a tennis club where Bill was a member and played about twice a week. He was always kind and courteous to the staff, a real class act. And, yes, we were told to call him Bill.

MiddleAgedMangled

52w↑112

I've been a Shatmandude since I was a kid. Everything he does outside of Star Trek only makes me more astounded both for his passion for life but his reason and philosophy in his books are just as incredible. Everyone who mentions him talks about his wild energy. I just saw him a few months ago in Houston and he stalked the stage like he was half his age! Legend

Tunah Xu Shi

52w↑11

I remember watching Shatner when he had a series called TJ Hooker. Obviously I was a lot younger, but the vibe at that time was that he seemed like a ridiculous buffoon. For the last decade though I've been watching him on talk shows and interviews and the guy is awesome. He's sharp, plugged in, pragmatic, and hilarious.... Never a big fan but now a huge fan.

timefortea

41w↑3

@Tunah Xu Shi I've always been a fan of his, since I first watched the Star Trek re runs in the 1970s (but first run for me). My mother was a fan of his when I was a baby! Then our family watched him in TJ Hooker and liked that too. He's very interesting in interviews- a highly intelligent man.

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localcrew

52w↑521

I met a guy who served as Shatner’s personal assistant at (I believe) Comic-Con and he said he was a huge choad. Another guy knew him from the saddlebred horse business and said that in that world Shatner was very friendly and that he enjoyed just being “normal” for awhile. However, he wouldn’t allow any Hollywood talk and no pictures or autographs. And last, I used to know a guy who was a farrier (shoes horses) and he said that Shatner was very friendly and generous with the people who took care of his show horses. At the end of the week-long horse show at the Kentucky State Fair he personally gave all the horse crew envelopes with big cash tips and a short personalized note. I guess it all depends on the setting.

Karl with a K

52w↑16

I can't imagine wasting one second on uselessly posing or writing on paper.

localcrew

52w↑35

@Karl with a K Should someone tell him?

Chad Melonite

52w↑9

You can do generous things some of the time and still be a schmuck much of the time. There's a video on YouTube where Shatner is asked to rate various impressions of him. You can tell a lot by watching that just what kind of person he is.

viktor muerte

52w↑48

@Chad Melonite Shatner is a complicated person like most people.

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WTF Horror & Scifi

50w↑68

I'll always love Bill Shatner. He's the starship captain in the first sci fi series I ever watched, and he remains an iconic legend. Few will ever rise to Mr. Shatner's level. I'd love to spend some time with him. What a guy! 100% fan!

TR Hansen

50w↑3

I would never want to spend time with him personally. I heard those Hollyweirdos are into some really strange stuff. You ever hear of Helter Skelter? I hear that was about a Hollyweird party. Anyways, I have met several of the cast at conventions. The nicest was James Doohan. Not even close. He genuinely wanted to meet us, was incredibly nice. The not so nicest? I won't say. But it was someone on TNG.

Randy Baumery

41w

I've enjoyed much of his schlock movies and his novels he wrote. The Star Trek ones. I totally enjoyed the series Tek War.

SciMajor1

48w↑17

As much as I loved Shatner as Kirk, his role as Denny Crane in Boston Legal was my favorite Shatner role. If it was possible, I'd watch 20 more seasons of both Star Trek with Shatner and Boston Legal.

Charlie Ross

43w↑4

Boston Legal for me was essentially waiting for the laid back golden dialog between him and James Spader while they had cigars. "Sleep over tonight?"

timefortea

41w↑1

I really would like to see this show. I read Bill is fabulous in it!

wrath231

52w↑92

We actually had Patrick Stewart cancel going to Ottawa Comic Con and William showed up instead so I'll always appreciate Mr. Shatner helping us out .

MastaKush427

49w

😂

YoungPadawan85

49w↑8

I remember that! I didn't go but I remember Stewart cancelled his appearance. I didn't know that Shatner showed up instead though, wow!

Maria Haarsma

35w

@YoungPadawan85he is Canadian and had performed at Stratford in his younger years- I bet he is in Canada more often than we know. 🇨🇦

ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ

51w↑68

Shatner is larger than life. Sometimes that will rub you wrong, and sometimes it will be enormously impressive. The man is 92 now. When we lose him, I know which of those times I will focus on remembering.

Moneyball

51w↑5

Well said

Aero01

47w↑5

I agree. He has more energy than some 21 year olds I know. He does get a lot of negative comments from Takai and certain fan groups, but he's always willing to laugh at himself, he has time for fans at conventions and does a lot of charity. He has a strong optimistic and positive mind, which has contributed to his longevity.

Mario Alfaro

46w↑4

@Aero01 Those certain fan groups can stick it.

dickson franssen

41w↑2

Funniest thing ever was the SNL skit. "Do you all live in your mom's basement? Have you ever kissed a girl?" That didn't go over too well with some people, that's what the stun setting is for.

Mario Alfaro

41w↑4

@dickson franssen yeah I wasn't too crazy about that part either but I'm mature enough to recognize that this was all done in good clean fun because if there's anything we know about the Shat is that he has a sense of humor. So he can poke fun at anything he wants because he's also willing to poke fun at himself. So that SNL skit and Shatner himself I give both of them 👍👍

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RTFLDGR

34w↑6

Shatner's bit on Sat Night Live blasting Star Trek nerds was spot-on. "Get a life! Have you ever kissed a girl? DO SOMETHING." He nailed it.

Paulie’s Hideout

52w↑76

All of the scenes Spiner was in he just knocks it out of the park. By far one of the most underrated actors. I met Shatner at a NYCC. He was pretty cool. Spoke with me (even though I was nervous meeting him) and personalized the autograph for me.

Brian S

52w↑9

i am trying to figure out why you would think he is underrated. i think he is very highly rated. for most of the movies it was the Picard-Data show. there was a reason for that - the producers and writers knew that Data was the strong selling point for the show.

Autonomous Collective

48w↑1

@Brian S
I hate it too when someone who’s famous and well-respected is called “under-rated.” The word is overused, and it’s like some people don’t know what it means.

Emperor Pawpateen

35w↑1

Brent is not underrated. He's an icon

Joseph Mango

33w↑1

My favorite TNG episode "The Messure of a Man." In which Data (Spiner) had to validate himself as a sentient being and not be replicated by a StarFleet scientist.

Harry Lime

52w↑44

I went to see his one man show on broadway called Shatner’s World: We just live in it. His energy, and his ability to tell a story, was just amazing.

Joseph Flashman

48w↑2

Harry, i saw the show on Oz.....he entered the stage riding an office chair on his knees....great show. & showman.

C Snide

52w↑20

What I liked about him was his ability to joke about himself..... The SNL skit where he appears at a Star Trek convention is hilarious !

D F

51w↑2

I loved it when he says "Why can't you just get a life!" 😂

C Snide

51w↑3

@D F I liked both of :
" You - have you ever kissed a girl..? " & " you've taken a job I did as a Lark and turned it into a colossal waste of time " 🤣

dickson franssen

41w↑4

I've read both Shatner and most of the various crews all loved Galaxy Quest. Tony Shalhoub is priceless and Alan Rickman was hysterical. It's one of summer movies, never get tired of it.

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timefortea

41w↑7

I love Brent and I love William Shatner! They of course have played two of the most beloved and legendary SF characters ever. What Brent revealed about Mr Shatner's qualities doesn't surprise me. It is well known that people who hit their 90s and remain vital, healthy and vibrant do so because they have kept on learning, active and creative!

D

51w↑41

Just wanna thank Brent Spiner for all his hard work. StarTrek has been one of my best friends during some dark chapters I can thankfully say I sailed through. Likely because of the incredible works of art Star Trek presented to me through story telling. When my brain had lost interest in life StarTrek provided anouther avenue for my thought process and kept the train on its track.

dickson franssen

41w↑1

@texasdaveinla That's odd you mention your brain losing interest. I've had a long history of concussions and neurological problems but it's true the brain will rewire itself. One of my self taught therapies was reading newspapers end to end and re-reading every book in the house. I've also discovered the clever and ahead of it's time writing of every ST TV show and movie, even the odd stinker. Always wear a helmet and life will get better.

Peter Lightning

52w↑249

Shatner is amazing. He's like the John Wayne of Science Fiction. A true legend.

Mike Talley

51w↑7

You NAILED it! I'm going to steal this!

Kevin White

51w↑3

That's what he told me.

H Barnwell

51w↑11

How so? He never prevented Black people from appearing alongside him…if anything the direct comparison would be Charlton Heston.

Myron Helton

51w↑2

@H Barnwell John Wayne & Charlton Heston were patriots of war.

Kyrila Scully

51w↑2

Really? That is hilarious. John Wayne had much more respect for his fellow actors than this guy. And more talent.

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Agent W

40w↑5

I've always been a Brent Spiner fan ...and ever will be following a Twitter exchange with him over a hot-button social topic. He was so kind in his messages and I truly do appreciate him taking a higher road of discussion with me, a faceless fan.

Gary Wagner

51w↑9

Shatner did Shakespeare before he got into TV. He was a classically trained actor who often found the silliness of Star Trek and other programs grating. Let’s face it, some of the scripts were awful. Then the comic con craze hit, and nobody took ‘no, thanks’ for an answer. Some of the Trekkies were out of control. I don’t blame the guy for putting his shields up.

bchuntfish

52w↑19

Brent Spiner is the most under appreciated of the Star Trek stars. His embodiment of being an android in TNG will go down in history.

Zeke Igtos

33w

I don't disagree, but a lot of people say he is not a very nice man, especially to fans who just want to talk to him because of his Star Trek work.

Ranger Fontana

32w↑1

Name 3 people you know that under-appreciate Brent Spiner (see these 'under appreciated' posts every single, fricken time I'm on YT). Name 3.

Robert Forman

52w↑61

When I was young, back in the 60’s I was a big Star Trek fan. My father managed a men’s health club and Shatner became a member. Of course I was anxious to see him in person. In those days he didn’t always wear his hair piece. It was a shock to see him without it for the first time.
The health club had a barber shop and when the barber quit my father had a hard time finding a replacement but finally found one. My mom came to the club one day to have lunch with my dad and as it happened Shatner was there and my dad introduced her to him. My clueless mom said “Oh, are you the new barber?”
Shatner was livid, and actually yelled at my mom “HOW DARE YOU” stuff. My poor mom was extremely embarrassed!

Good Cop Bad Cop

52w↑12

I did that to a big celebrity at a poker table once. It was bugging me who he was as he looked familiar. I then asked him (loud enough for the whole table to hear) if he was a checkout guy at Safeway.

Sniff Heinkel

52w↑12

@Good Cop Bad Cop Was it James Woods? Please say it was James Woods.

Esphaeras Praestans

52w↑15

Really? He was livid over that? I would have thought he would just laught it out and say to her "No my dear, I am just a regular member."

Paul M

52w↑11

You should go to his next public speaking event and ask if he remembers making your mom cry.

Jon S.

35w

@Esphaeras Praestans He'd probably do that today, but he was terribly insecure at the time.

Homeless Ron Meredith

47w↑8

Shortly after the cancellation of "Star Trek", I read that he was living more or less a "Hippie" way of life at one time in his life. I believe it was the TV Guild or something in those years of the 1970s. The man is amazing, at 92 years of age, he flew into space recently and has a current TV Series. The Man sold his soul to the Devil. We are gifted with an Actor that will not die. If he lost his weight, He can play himself once more as Capt. Kirk again. If I get to 92 years of age, I do hope I have that much energy to do stuff. The man is amazing, and his face is still young looking vs to other 92 years of age. In the article that I read about him from the 1970s, he admits he was doing pot. See what the effects of Pot do to you? Makes you live long and energic like William Shatner. Ok, I guess I will be heading to the Pot Shop since I am approaching my 70s in a few years. Long Live Capt'n Kirk! Long Live the Mummy called William Shatner, heh. When he leaves us all permanently, we will surely miss an actor with 70 years of acting. I have followed him in everything he has ever done on film and I will surely miss this actor. I am so glad, he was allowed to fly to outer space. It was fitting for a character that lived out there. "KHANNNNNN"! heh.

Jason Remington

43w↑5

My friends father worked with Shatner on a film once as a costume designer. They saw him at the airport and decided to say hello. He flipped them off. Great guy.

FlyinZX10R

51w↑10

I shook his hand at a Star Trek convention in the 90s. Also saw him on his “Shatners world”. He was hysterically funny.

Charlie Ross

43w

I remember he was generating insane lineups for his appearance at Comdex the year Windows 95 came out. Maybe that's the same one. My biggest laugh down there was a guy at a cross walk on the way back to the strip shoving brochures for a brothel at the men leaving Comdex: "Make a trip and check out our girls. They're all user friendly."

Scott Fitzpatrick

52w↑51

Shatner is such a mystery to me. For every story about him that makes him seem mean you hear another about how great he is. I think the cast pretty unanimously said he was hard to work with. He sounds mostly difficult but it sounds like there is good in him.

Brandon Francey

52w↑13

People change. Sometimes an actor will have a drive and passion to do things right is what makes them successful, but also rubs others the wrong way. At some point people get older and reflect on how they have lived their life. The drive that made them successful isn't necessary anymore. When you have a few million in the bank, it doesn't matter if your next job is a smash success or not.

david10006

51w↑13

I think he's just a huge, dynamic personality and a lot of people can have trouble relating to that. He really is a force of nature in the business even at his age, most of the 20 year olds in Hollywood should a fraction of the passion and enthusiasm he still has.

Captain Obvious

51w↑9

I suspect he is both. He is an emotional person, not saying that in a bad way.

VoodooV

51w↑4

people can be both. it's not complicated.

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Dom8o8

52w↑44

Shatner is a Legend, I’m happy he’s still with us.

xray606

52w↑7

I worked in production for a long time, and the story of somebody speaking for him is very common. A lot of the... "OMG so and so is such a diva"... stories, are started like that. It's not the actual person, it's some idiot handler trying to score brownie points by being ridiculously fussy about things that the actual person never asked them to do. That's why it's a good idea to take those stories with a huge grain of salt. But when you hear repeated stories about someone, where the details are very unique and specific... it usually means they're an ass. I've met famous people who were supposedly an ass, but I found nothing wrong with them at all. Another part of the problem is that people have way too high of expectation on people. They're just people. They're not gods. Yes, if people ask them 50 times a day to sign stuff, they're going to get annoyed after a while. Just like anybody would.

Cracker Jack

52w↑594

I had a window seat on an airplane. During flight I looked out on the wing and saw Mr Shatner tearing apart the plane...

Ray S

52w↑8

😂😂😂

James Darwin Smith II

52w↑26

😂😂😂😂 Wasn't Rod Sterling there? 😁

Cracker Jack

51w↑29

@James Darwin Smith IIthx, I wasn't sure if anyone would get that reference.

William C

51w↑12

I'll bet nobody would believe you.

Michael

51w↑5

😂 Okay fellow boomer!

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Glenn Gibson

52w↑28

The more I watch these clips, the more I am blown away. Great interviews and guests. It is very entertaining and captivating.

Brad Huff Jr.

48w↑8

I sat next to him on a TWA flight and when the stewardess offered him some, "complimentary TWA coffee," he replied, "I would REALLY like to have some of your TWA tea!" 😅

Shampoo Jones

51w↑10

Brent Spiner, he’s one of the people I have always liked and rooted for. I can’t explain it but his Data is like a Jedi Knight hero of mine. Love the actor and the character.

Midnightkitty

31w

I remember seeing him at a small venue in an Agrodome.
I had my young ( about 4 yrs old ) daughter with me, and she asked:

'Who are we going to see? - Captain Pork?'
And the entire line broke into laughter.
Good times.

ortizmo

52w↑430

Shatner gets a bad rap. I got to work with him for an afternoon back in the 90's and he was late. Once he finally arrived he apologized profusely to us all and suddenly stopped, seeing we were all just slack-jawed. "What's....everyone.....staring at?" Once that ice was broken the day went great and he was actually a blast to work with. Having lunch with him was pretty legendary as well.

unropednope46

52w↑59

Shatner discovered humility and started treating people better after the extremely negative response to him and star trek 5 that he directed. That movie was so monumentally terrible that Shatner really thought he single handedly destroyed the franchise forever. He turned over a new leaf after that whole experience. Before that, he was a certified grade A a$$hole.

Matthew Thomas

52w↑18

I worked with him at a convention and he was pretty unpleasant. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about celebrities though it’s that they are all kinda assholes.

Lightnin' Sharples

52w↑3

As long as he's not eating fermented canned swedish fish!

starwarsrebel2006

52w↑13

@Matthew Thomas IKR. Back in the 90s, one of the filming locations for The X-Files was the George Pearson Centre in Vancouver, BC. My Mom was a nurse there and I did some volunteer work for the handicapped people that lived there. Gillian Anderson was so sweet and kind. David Duchovny, on the other hand, was a major asshole.

GOB

52w↑9

Thank you for sharing this. I really don't like finding out about the dark side of those like Shatner and the others. Most modern "stars" do a great job of showing us all their ugly sides. I don't care to hear about the behind-the-scenes bad behavior.

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Mr Quirky

52w↑149

Wow, hearing that Shatner did the original stage performance of 'A Shot in the Dark' before Peter Sellers did it in the movies is probably the oddest and coolest bit of entertainment trivia I'm going to learn today. And I'm probably going to continue wasting my Friday afternoon at work watching a lot more Youtube.

David Cooke

52w↑2

Have you ever seen Jack Lemmon beat up Sylvester Stallone and take his wallet? It's worth a Youtube search. Not a lot of folks can say they took Rambo's lunch money.

Plunderkid

52w↑7

Another piece of trivia: Before Star Trek, both Shatner and Leonard Nimoy were on the same "The Man From Uncle" episode.

Steve's Garage

52w↑2

And Shot in the Dark was really the second Pink Panther movie right?

Jerry In El Paso

52w↑1

Shatner starred in a Broadway production "The World of Susie Wong." The production later became a movie starring William Holden. This link is the clip from a Ed Sullivan show that featured a clip of the play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19BKU7m2PXQ

Alienart

52w↑2

Next he could come full circle and make an album with a cover of Ozzy Osbourne's track "A Shot in the Dark."

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Marc Weiner

51w↑6

I talked to Shatner in an AOL chatroom sometime in the late 90's as a little kid! Some kind of Q&A he was doing. I remember asking him a science question and remember he was very kind and thorough with this answer, but I don't remember what the question was!

Jennifer Yiu

52w↑19

I met him once as a teenager and he was very gracious and kind.

Bill McDonald

49w↑6

Love this guy. Best recurring 'Night Court' character ever.

Joe Murdoch

52w↑8

What I notice about Shatner is that he seems to be a very curious person, which is what Spiner spoke about, and I think that is one of the keys to keeping yourself young. When you hear Shatner speak off the cuff he is sharper than other people I know who are half his age.
I always wonder about his reputation for being difficult. I heard an interview with a crew member from the original series who said that Shatner was always friendly, always joking around. This guy said when he had his camera out, Shatner was always ready to clown around and pose for him.

Peter Rouleau

45w↑5

Imagine being a Trek fan going out to a restaurant and seeing Shatner and Spiner at a table together.

dickson franssen

41w

With Christopher Lloyd as the waiter and Lursa and B'Etor as hostesses. The Duras pancake house?

Adam B

36w↑1

Imagine a talk show with the two of them as hosts. Call it Shat & Spin.

Rcade now

52w↑18

this guy is really underrated actor. brilliant in every role.

Chief Scheider

52w↑2

His performance in The Master of Disguise is positively Day-Lewisian!

Lance Lambert

51w↑1

Night Court.

Neal m

33w↑1

William Shatner goes to Galaxcycon every year and he is so funny. The man knows how to entertain. He always has a line of people to ask questions but he only gets through a few people cause he goes off telling stories. Sometimes, they are life stories and sometimes Star Trek stories. He can be cantankerous for sure. But when you reach 92 years old, ill bet you'll be cantankerous too!! 😁

rh1507

51w↑4

It's kind of cool that William Shatner is a reader. I have been one of those since my childhood when I began my love of going to the library.

David R. Lentz

50w↑1

Onr hears all sorts of stories about especially well-known public figures in the entertainment business. As a voracious, eclectic reader myself, and an aspiring novelist, it delights me to hear this.

nothingtoo

52w↑19

Is Brent going to reprise his role on the Night Court reboot? I hope so.

John Watson

52w↑7

Would like to hear Shatners side of Bob Justmans story how on TOS Bill almost got in a fistfight with a film editor who asked him to “not telescope your reactions so much”” as these were hard to cut around.

AlienLife

44w↑2

My brother says he met and talked to Bill Shatner in Montauk, New York. Says he and a friend were walking a trail when Bill and a couple of other people came by riding horses. Shatner asked them if they had any water because one of his companions was a little dehydrated. They talked for a few minutes and then went their separate ways with an invite from Shatner to see an off Broadway play he was doing in N.Y.C. They never made it to see the show. Nice guy.

Joel Genung

51w↑2

I've dealt with Shatner as an airline agent in the 70's and much later, backstage as a stagehand. The man is, by far, the biggest jerk I've personally ever encountered.

Curtis Ziprick

52w↑8

My favourite role that Bill Shatner played was Denny Crane! I pictured him not really acting in that role, but playing himself.

John NY

48w↑2

From everything I have read, William Shatner was not very well liked by many of his castmates from the original series. I read one of his books in which he quoted Nichelle Nichols confirming that. However, I think he has changed for the better since then. It's long overdue for George Takei to let go of his grudge and end his feud with him.

Jonathan 916

52w↑18

THANK YOU so much for this video! Years ago, Shatner blocked me on Twitter over something I said and I've felt a bit bad about it ever since. Now I realize that it probably wasn't even him in the first place, lol. A bit weird that he has someone impersonate him on Twitter.

TBone4Eva

52w↑3

It's not that weird. Most celebrities have management companies that handle their social media accounts though they do also post things themselves. It's not that different than in the past you might write a letter to a celebrity and get a signed letter back that was likely written by their assistant.

Seti Michael Maxwell

51w↑2

I don't think there's a single celebrity that actually types their own posts, especially now when everything said by somebody is always a pr nightmare. It all probably has to go through 5 layers of protection to make sure it can't offend even one person on earth. They probably have a team of mood experts that approve and write all messages.

Josh Woods

45w↑1

@Seti Michael Maxwell "Not a single celebrity" may be a bit of a stretch, though I agree that a vast majority of them don't type their posts. Terry Farrell(Jadzia Dax) seemed to be an exception though.

Vic Loma

52w↑13

I was recruited to work "starfleet" security at a convention back in the 90's. Shatner came out of the limo with his own heavy security. Looked like suited ex mossad guys with yamakas and ear pieces. Backstage he was all business and very serious before going on stage. When he got his cue, he went on stage and turned on the charm for the fans but once backstage again it was all business wanting to get paid and get immediately to the airport, which we escorted him to. I really wanted to talk to my hero and was disappointed at the time, but I understood when I read his many books. So I get it. He's a workaholic from his family experience being Jews in Canada during the depression. I think this approach to work has rubbed many people the wrong way, including many co-stars but that's how Shatner is wired and still busy in his 90's. Just $.02 with my little brush with the captain.

Historian212

48w↑1

That's "yarmulke" (really!).

Jim Perry

48w

One of the galaxycon panel things he did not long ago was outstanding. He did the whole damn thing in a robe like he just got up and munched on breakfast the whole time. I was worried he might choke on something but I'll wager he's used to doing several things like that at once. Sure wish he'd do another. I can't travel to actual cons.

Adrian Marmy

52w↑6

I know this is only a 3 minutes cut but I feel a little sorry for Spiner going there just to talk about what kind of person William Shatner is 😄 like dude, Data has feelings now. 😅

Kyrila Scully

51w↑3

Those of us who worked the conventions and had to deal with his diva attitude called him Bull Sh*tner. He was so rude to the fans. This was back in the '70's.

acidtwin

52w↑5

Such a great voice (and wonderful actor) - I kinda wish they would get them all together to voice-act some of the books. Make it like a big radio-style production (or to the Americans, like the latest Sandman audio adaptation). Easy money! Imagine I, Q or Federation voiced by everyone. I remember seeing Mr Spiner in some projects outside of Star Trek and thinking what an under rated actor in every way.

Danwir Knight

52w

Wow, someone mentions “Federation”!! One of my favorites of all time; I have a hardcover first edition for review edition from when I worked at my college newspaper. Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens are such an amazing writing team.

The Bman

51w

@acidtwin Umm, pretty much all of the cast are deceased now, we just lost Nichelle (Uhura) recently, so the only one left are Shatner and Koenig. So no such voice acting for anything is gonna happen.

No Soup For You

43w

Crazy how all of the star trek world needs to bring themselves closer to Shatner. He is obviously the franchise 😎

blppt

52w↑78

I find it amazing that Night Court hasn't reached out to him for the reboot.

Strike Force Alpha

52w↑2

To be fair, the dude is 92, I think he probably wants to relax a bit, I mean after going to space and shit at 90!!!

Mike Gike

52w↑14

Strike Force..
Think he meant Data. He was on original night court in several episodes.

r0bw00d

52w↑1

I was about to ask when Bill was ever on the show, but then I caught myself.

Mechadondada

52w↑2

New Night Court might have also reached out to Michael Richards, but, well you know…

ilovebeinagirl

52w↑1

@Strike Force Alpha Brent Spiner guest starred on Night Court. I think OP is talking about him.

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Dean Howard

52w↑2

Brent Spiner, is one of the finest actors of our day; doesn't get the credit he deserves!

Gandoff2000

33w↑1

Hilarious. We all do like Mr. Shatner. But this made me LOL. Interviewing "Commander Data" and asking "Do you know Captain Kirk?" 😀

Nita B

32w

I love that we have a Judy Holliday story here! She was brilliant, and to reference "shat" as a past tense, proves it!!

bozo the clown

52w↑15

its strange but fun to think Data and Kirk hang out now and then and occationally text each other (its also crazy they never even had a scene together in Star Trek VII)

TrumbullComic

52w↑4

How epic would it have been to have Kirk meet the rest of the TNG crew?

PABLO ANDRES ARAYA MUNOZ

52w

@TrumbullComic The novel titled The Return shows it.

Kurzemesmeita

39w↑1

Data is my all time favourite ST Character of all time, bar none. Thank you so much Mr. Spiner!

ARIZJOE

52w↑7

We should all be like Bill - at 92 years old!! Yes, very well read. His favorite book: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig. Difficult reading for some. Highly recommended. It changes how you look at the world. Brent Spiner, fine actor, good guy. Helped to make "The Next Generation" great in its own right.

Mike C

36w

As much as I like Shatner I think hes lucky for having Brent as a friend. When he was first on STNG it was one or two episodes in and I was like" is that the guy from night court?" Sure enough it was.

Bob Kohl

44w

Bill has the amazing ability to make you feel like you're his long lost best friend. We always talked horses

Mark Giardina

47w

The first time I saw 'Inside of You' was on YouTube and came away with a greater appreciation of Michael Rosenbaum's interview skills.

Hike System

35w↑2

Bill Shatner really went into space, at 90 years old! Amazing!

Strike Force Alpha

52w↑4

Had the pleasure of being unsulted by him on reddit, gotta admit, the man's still got it.

A Friendly Face in the Crowd

43w↑3

diana manzanilla

50w↑1

Dang! Spiner looks great... he's always got that voice too! I could listen to him talk all day! Glad he didn't dish the dirt on the Shat (and wasn't a hater like a lot of folks). I was watching in disbelief in case that would occur. Whew! My faith in Spiner is maintained!

IKFKSwitch

41w↑1

I've heard William Shatner's Tekwar series is amazing. I caught some of the TV series, liked it, so I figure the written series must be dynamite. I'm convinced Strange Days swiped his concept. It's too similar IMO.

James Wallace

37w↑2

Lucile Ball we thank you from the bottom of our Star Trek hearts.❤❤❤❤❤
Without this one oerson, there would be NO Star Trek
And Jim Kirk alais Shatner would never have been. Or Spock, o....all of our heros past AND present❤❤❤❤❤

Ruthless Reid

52w↑19

He flew on my brother's airline and thanked my brother the captain for a super smooth landing!!

Fox Davion

50w↑1

Good thing that was brought up, a lot of Star Trek fans are unaware that Mr Shatner is a prolific reader and also an author, he wrote over a dozen novels. It is what he has mainly been doing the past 30 years.

Jon S.

35w

I've only made it through one "Shatner" novel, Tek War. It was clearly written by Ron Goulart, both by style and by the fact that when the protagonists had to go undercover they used the names of the main characters from Goulart's short-lived comic strip Star Hawks. Were the others ghostwritten too?

Fox Davion

35w

@Jon S. hmmm most likely.

idesofmars

52w↑15

data is one of my absolute favorite characters on tv. man i hate seeing actors i grew up watching get old. time is a bastard.

The Ham Sandwich Thief

52w↑44

Damn Captain Kirk is 92 years old. Wowser he's gotten old now, time sucks.

Chris The Other

52w↑7

He's old now, but he will be young again in the future.

Robd1

52w↑2

Hes up there in age...and hes active. I have tons of autographs

Stephen Jenkins

52w↑1

That's my original childhood hero.

Daniel Dickson

52w↑8

Shatner is one of those proofs that you don't have to get old as you grow older.

Robd1

52w↑3

@Daniel Dickson for real. Ive seen people by the age of 60 already looking older than Shatner

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cosmicrdt

52w↑8

Omg, he TOTALLY flipped out on HIM! I don't think BRENT will ever recover from this. I'm devastated.

C Richter

51w

@cosmicrdt ... You didn't watch the video did you? It wasn't Bill Shatner that wrote the upset reply (the flip out) to Brent Spiner but some assistant of Bill's.

Brent called Bill to apologize to him because he thought Bill was upset with him and Bill didn't know anything about it. Had no clue what Brent was talking about.

cosmicrdt

51w↑1

@C Richter 😂 oh yes I watched it. That's what prompted me to make the comment.

Drawkcabi

52w↑1

Everything he's done...
The good..just gets better... because he's Shatner!
The bad... he always gets a pass on... because he's Shatner!
The Ugly...becomes legend... because he's SHATNER!

❤ William Shatner ❤

No One Star

52w↑8

This is actually an EXCELLENT topic about how fame and "having others do things for you" can mess up ALL sorts of things. Especially if there are "fan groups", social media "admins", and so forth. They become so messed up in the head, they pretend that they actually think FOR others. 🙄

Friggin' stupid. Why should anyone have to put up with it, either? 🤮

Sweep The Dog

51w↑1

I briefly encountered William Shatner at Ticonderoga (a long trip from Newcastle, Emgland). I stood on the engine room set in awe, looked around and saw a guy had appeared off my left side who was also in awe. Took me a second to realise who it was, Mr S. All I could say was "y'all right?" He looked around, smiled at me and was ushered away by the guys.

Erik Whitney

52w↑4

I met Mr. Shatner coming from an Airport 2016ish? and spoke with him. I would hope that he remembers it, but probably not. I told him I thought he did not get enough recognition as a comedian (SNL) and how he can make fun of himself (CanCan Dance Star Wars) and to be that type of person is a class act. I think he was pleasantly surprised that I did not bring up Star Trek, or TJ Hooker. He thanked me and said something like you actually remember that?

ARIZJOE

52w↑2

Of course, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" with the gremlin on "Twilight Zone." On another episode his co-star became the co-owner of the Cleveland Browns. That would be my comment for William Shatner, just a great guy.

Erik Whitney

52w

@ARIZJOE or when he and his girlfriend were stuck at the diner with the devil box etc.

ARIZJOE

52w↑1

@Erik Whitney It was the Busy Bee Cafe, and his girlfriend was played by Patricia Breslin. She quit acting and became Pat Modell, co-owner of the Cleveland Browns with Arthur B. Modell, and was responsible with her husband for moving the franchise to become the Baltimore Ravens. Nice lady, good actress, not much of a businesswoman - a good match for her husband.

G P

44w

Fun commentary and Shatner's energy is warp factor 20. If it came out that he's an alien from another planet, modified and then sent here to investigate 'what it is to be human'... wouldn't surprise me because he has that level of curiosity and energy, it seems inhuman lol.

Charlie Ross

43w↑1

I see from Shatner's bio that he was already into stage in 1951, so about age 20 and still in college. One of my really good friends was a few years younger than him, also born in Montreal and only knew Shatner from them both having summer jobs at a Jewish resort north of Montreal; no further than that. It sounded like a Canadian version of the Catskills :)
He wasn't entertaining there. He was part of the swimming facilities staff. A busy guy from a young age.

BlueFM

52w↑1

Sadly a very bad persona has been fabricated. ❤ At 65, star trek still one of the best produced shows of all time.

DAD TYPE 2

46w

Shatner is a human being just lole the rest of us, I have come across him twice in different times in my lifetime, and one direct and one overhearing, and I had a friend who was a flight attendant who had the pleasure and had to deal with him. I have a ggod and bad tale as does my friend who works for an airline company. We all have good and bad days, and of course we remember the bad memories. I first had a good interaction but my friend had a bad one. I said I'm surprised he was so friendly and funny to me, and my friend said he was an absolute ass. And she proceeded to tell me who she also didn't exactly do things to help his mood, i told her maybe instead of giving a tit for a tat or eye for an eye attitude, maybe he was having a bad day and had she been an island in troubled waters maybe she would have seen his nice side, i certainly would be upset if i was in a bad mood and then someone goes out of their way to not be professional, my friend did apologize, well, to me. Well luck would have it she got him again and she did tell him, I don't know if you will remember, but i have to apologize to you, in short we were both having a rotten day and i didn't help you any a mistake I'm going to remdey today, and she said you know what, he asked for her hand and he smiled with a slight tear and he told her I do remember, and I am sorry that was an awful day, you are not the only one ive apologzed to for that days behavior, and I was afraid when i saw you I thought you hate me, she said no, no I happen to love your work, they both exchanged some laughs and a hug, and vice versa I had a pleasant direct conversation with him, and in passing I heard him lose his cool, lol was about to say hi again but he saw me and remembered me and apologized. You know you also do or can lose your cool much easier when you're older too. You hurt more that's bound to impede and put a damper on your attitude. Which is why I started off saying he is human just like the rest of us. The difference is, he has fame and anytime a famous person gets upset, lol they BLOW UP lol. And any interactions we have that are negative with anyone we tend to remember those the most.
On the longer pleasant conversation I had with him, now he didn't name names but we both knew who he was talking about without having to be asked or him telling me, but he said to me one of the hardest things to do in life is to forgive after days weeks months or even years of bickering have ensued, be it you started it or not you get to an age where you say it doesn't matter anymore, and other don't arrive to that understanding either ever or late or too late and even never. I have tried to right many wrongs over the years, I've also been guilty of not accepting others who wronged me and probably because of me to begin with, but, and i remember he held out his finger and said, life is so fast it can feel short, giving forgiveness and being forgiven by others or to yourself if one of the hadest things to do, maybe number 2, but it's hard, and I'll tell you once you do you will be happier and feel better the sad part is when others can't accept your apology or forgiveness they can't change you just have to say a prayer or what have you and just walk away and not let them drag you down.
I asked him, if that's the second hardest thing, what is the first as you pushed it back by one? He looked up and then smiled and looked at me, his pauses by the way are natural lol, but he smiles and says, Quitting Somking! Some can pick it up and drop it others it can be a life long battle. He added one of his vices is a good cigar with an excellent brandy or whiskey. I looked aroubd the airport and said I doubt we'll find that here he looked serious and said nope and its not worth it to go outside and face the TSA again. But yes, human, just going through the river of life like the rest of us. And i dont recall if i mentioned it or not but how we got on the topic of forgiveness was by me asking him whats something you have learned from life thus far, he did talk about other things and I mentioned to him for me forgiving others was a hard one and to truly let go once the sun goes down. Took me a long time but now, once that Sun goes down and comes up again its a new day. And then he went into it from there. We had a good long visit with our delay one of the best ever, I wont lie it was like waiting and talking with Captain Kirk. I did a long time ago meet Gene Roddenberry, and Bill looked like he had a doubt in his eyes ubtil i said I was surprised when Gene spoke as I was expecting this deep voice from the appearance lf his face but what came out was not a baritone but in fact a tenor! He spoke with a bit of a high voice, and his laugh was not only unforgettable, unmistakable, but also infectious and you could just smile hearing it or laugh and not know the punch line. Anyway, sorry this is long, and if there are typoes well, blame the smart phone it thinks it knows best and the box isn't big enough to edit all this so, there you have it.

At Lanta

51w

I love ALL of the TNG cast equally (minus Shut Up Wesley), but Brent – along with Patrick – is simply the best actor of them all.

Lord Monty

52w↑11

I too was blocked on Twitter some years ago by Shatner. The tweet that did it was something like, "So like, do you tweet all by yourself, Mr. Shatner, or do you have your great-grandson Patrick to do it for you?" I guess I now know that it was in fact his great-grandson "Patrick" who was helping him and who blocked me.

Steve Eddy

49w↑1

Hi, Brent. Thanks for coming to do the interview. Do you mind if we spend the entire time asking you about Bill Shatner?

Brent Beacham

52w

Very nice to hear good stories about William.

Debbie ForHim

51w↑2

I LOVED Brent Spiner as Data!!! What a wonderful character, so lovable.

feenix219

32w

I really, really wish that Spiner had guested on Boston Legal. I need to see more of him and Bill together dammit lol.

Benjamin Rush

39w

Brent Spiner was fantastic as Data. Great idea to have an Android on the show - Star Trek.

TrumbullComic

52w↑6

Wow, the TNG cast is so friendly that they're even friends with Shatner!

Missy Missymiss

43w↑1

Shatner is an icon. For me he is the ultimate Star Trek captain. They’re all great but he is the best.

Angree Grizlee

33w

Agreed

Michael C

32w

William Shatner is a legend. Seems like an awesome dude.

Forrest Redd

35w↑1

I once made William Shatner laugh, so he'll always be good to me.

Shannon Bagley

51w

I used love watching Brent as a child and star trek was on most t.v. back in the day miss those days ❤❤❤❤❤😢

The Secret Door

52w↑28

Somebody's gotta get this twitter anecdote to Mike Stoklasa - it will surely set his mind at ease

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