Shatner Out, Nimoy In - Original Trilogy

Author: BrikHaus81
Time: 21-Jun-2007 11:36 PM
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Recently Leonard Nimoy (Spock) was offered a cameo role in the upcoming prequel Star Trek XI. William Shatner (Kirk), however, was not, despite lobbying for such a role. Apparently, Shatner is furious over the snub. I can't blame the guy. Star Trek arguably wouldn't have gotten where it did without him. I hope the producers come to their senses, and include him, before it's too late.

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Author: Marvolo
Time: 22-Jun-2007 12:04 AM
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How can you have Star Trek without Shatner?

Author: HotRod
Time: 22-Jun-2007 5:15 AM
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Huh?? I think they managed ok with ST:TNG, ST.DS9, ST:V, ST:E

- Actually, you're right...Apart fron TNG, the above was a pile of poo

But I'm not a Trekkie so my opinion is of a casual viewer

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Author: Johnny Ringo
Time: 22-Jun-2007 8:15 AM
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All of those DID revisit various elements of the 'classic' star trek during their run. Look, Bill Shatner may be far from a truly great actor and I'm sure star trek could have been successful without him. But i'd have thought they'd be a bit more respectful. Given past statements I can't imagine Nimoy really wanting to put in an appearance.

Author: Fang Zei
Time: 22-Jun-2007 11:22 AM
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Color me shocked.

They've been talking about having both Shatner and Nimoy making cameos in the movie for a good year now! I mean, how much money does he expect to be paid for a fucking cameo that they can't afford to get him?

Author: Marvolo
Time: 22-Jun-2007 10:00 PM
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Show the man a little respect I say. Find a way to put him in. Everytime I see him give an interview he promotes Star Trek in some way.

Author: skyjedi2005
Time: 23-Jun-2007 2:31 PM
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William Shatner has a new book coming out at some point called Star Trek: The Academy--Collision Course it apprenrently features both kirk's enterprise and picard's and possiibly time travel, and has little or nothing to do with his other kirk books.

Not sure if this is the academy story he wanted to be the reboot or has nothing to do with the new movie.

William Shatner has been known to have a huge ego and probably wanted a bigger role or more money, cash or kudos so to speak.

I'm suprised Nimoy is involved since he turned down directing generations or being in that movie in a cameo role, Deforrest Kelley also turned down the role of bones in that film.

Paramount waited to long to do a another classic trek picture or reunion movies as both scotty, and doctor mcoy actors are dead.

If the studio could not afford shatner's fee what does that saw about the special effects will they fuck up again and not use ILM. Remember nemesis, insurrection or trek V they did not work on them.

Jerry Goldsmith is dead so who is doing the music?, and if they cannot get Matt Damon for kirk who should they hire on?

I have very little faith in the studio that botched enterprise by cancelling it despite about 4 million fans who wrote in to save it. the same people who cancelled the original series and had no faith in it til they saw the cash cow star wars was and wanted to get on the bandwagon.

I look at how beautifully restored the live action footage is in the cgi crapfest of the new version of tos and i'm mad that they did not keep the original elements to be able to have HD versions of the old show. Some of the effects on that show were revolutionary at the time and were done by Richard Edlund who later worked on star wars.

This new movie will be a decidedlly diffrent departure from the planned trek 11 by berman which was to be directed by nick meyer and be the romulan vs earth wars. His contract was up in 2005 and he was not rehired, though it has been reported in some places that he was fired because of the failure of enterprise and nemesis.

With new young blood being added into the mix as well as new writers and producers it may be a good film or it may not. I personally think despite his age nimoy should be the director of this movie.

movies 1-6 are much better than the next generation movies except for the excellent first contact.

then again i still think trek 7 should have been the ashes of eden.

star trek the return would have also made a good sequel to generations but it is too late now.

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