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William Shatner turns 93
William Shatner on Twitter X ^ | March 22, 2024 | William Shatner

Posted on 03/23/2024 1:17:00 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

William Shatner @WilliamShatner

I am overwhelmed with emotions for all of the wonderful messages I have received today from the far corners of the world. Thank you all for the outpouring of love!!!

Bill

(Excerpt) Read more at twitter.com ...


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KEYWORDS: birthday; captainkirk; startrek; williamshatner
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To: Sacajaweau
What an amazing person...and he is as modest as they come.

Leonard Nimoy and George Takei both griped about Shatner's "ego."

My own impression is that Shatner loves acting so much, he doesn't care if he comes across as hammy, or egotistical, or whatever. He simply ignores critics, and plows ahead doing what he loves.

21 posted on 03/23/2024 1:59:10 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Macho MAGA Man
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Rock on Bill.

22 posted on 03/23/2024 2:02:15 PM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Some of Shatner‘s fellow actors on Star Trek say he was a bit snobbish. But then again, I read an article about when he was shooting a scene on a movie set. I forget the name of the movie. I’m getting old, too.

When all the shooting was done, Shatner handed all the people on the set (actors, crew, etc.) an envelope with a note of thanks and a good amount of cash.

So, yeah. I think that says more about his personality than anything else.


23 posted on 03/23/2024 2:06:14 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
Years ago when Shatner was doing ads for Priceline, for Halloween I dressed up as Shatner, my girlfriend put on a skintight black outfit and was Naomi Price and a good and HUGE friend was Big Deal. I tweeted the pic. Shatner saw it and retweeted it.

That was one of the proudest moments of my life, to be appreciated by William Shatner for being him for Halloween :-)

24 posted on 03/23/2024 2:32:32 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (Liberalism is a tyranny that MUST be overthrown.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

His crowning moment on SNL

William Shatner: You know, before I answer any more questions there’s something I wanted to say. Having received all your letters over the years, and I’ve spoken to many of you, and some of you have traveled... y’know... hundreds of miles to be here, I’d just like to say... GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it’s just a TV show! I mean, look at you, look at the way you’re dressed! You’ve turned an enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years, into a COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME!

[ a crowd of shocked and dismayed Trekkies.... ]

I mean, how old are you people? What have you done with yourselves?

[ to “Ears” ] You, you must be almost 30... have you ever kissed a girl?

[ “Ears” hangs his head ]

I didn’t think so! There’s a whole world out there! When I was your age, I didn’t watch television! I LIVED! So... move out of your parent’s basements! And get your own apartments and GROW THE HELL UP! I mean, it’s just a TV show dammit, IT’S JUST A TV SHOW!

Charlie: Are- are you saying then that we should pay more attention to the movies?

William Shatner: NO!!! THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M SAYING AT ALL!!! HEY, YOU GUYS ARE... THE LAMEST BUNCH... I’VE NEVER SEEN... [ walks away from podium ] I can’t believe these people... I mean, I really can’t understand what’s....

[ Emcee argues with Shatner off-mike, shoves him, Shatner shoves back harder.... ]

Second Emcee: Uh... that was William Shatner, ladies and gentlemen. Uh, I’d like to remind you Trekkers that we have some fine refreshments from all over the galaxy... Coke, Diet Coke, Bubble Up, Orange, I believe. We....

[ Meanwhile, Emcee waves the contract in front of Shatner, who then reluctantly returns to the podium.... ]

William Shatner: Of course, that speech was a “re-creation” of the “Evil Captain Kirk” from um... Episode, um... [ Emcee whispers ] THIRTY-SEVEN... uhh... called... [ another whisper ] “The Enemy Within.”

[ Trekkies get happy, applaud ]

William Shatner: Yuh, Yuh, so thank you... and, and... Live Long and Prosper...

[ Trekkies make Vulcan “peace sign”.... ]

William Shatner: So everybody... set your phasers on stun, cause... THIS CONVENTION’S AHEAD WARP FACTOR NINE, Y’KNOW? RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! WARP FACTOR NINE!


25 posted on 03/23/2024 2:35:51 PM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

“”I’d just like to say... GET A LIFE””

Along with that wonderful moment is his first words at the start of the the movie Star Trek 5:

“What the hell are we doing here?”

I always wonder if he insisted on that opening line, as if to say “Enough with the original crew.”

Recently he mentioned the Hollywood and Drive-By Media attempting to erase Captain Kirk from the record. He stated something akin to - since Captain Kirk is everywhere, in every country, it would take many generations to really get rid of the character, and probably won’t succeed anyway. He wasn’t concentrating on himself, just an observation.


26 posted on 03/23/2024 2:53:24 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: fightin kentuckian

He’s still alive, Captain!

Seriously. Happy Birthday!


27 posted on 03/23/2024 2:54:11 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Bye done!)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Very cool:)


28 posted on 03/23/2024 2:58:17 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: LittleBillyInfidel
I hope I can look as young as he does at that age.

Yes, he looks a lot better than how they portrayed him getting old in the original series episode, "The Deadly Years":


29 posted on 03/23/2024 3:43:20 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I heard he went 93 million miles with his left blinker on.


30 posted on 03/23/2024 4:01:04 PM PDT by ArtDodger
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To: Ciaphas Cain

True congratulations! Well done with that!


31 posted on 03/23/2024 4:10:29 PM PDT by mairdie (Fireworks Beethoven's 9th https://youtu.be/cHboDhFT9dc)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

This has an age statement on it, which is as absurd as the age statement on a video of fine art. I truly do not understand these YouTube censors. Garbage goes thru and THESE get age statements?

only Kirk kissing - Star Trek - Secondhand News - Fleetwood Mac
https://youtu.be/LSqLB0lrwwA


32 posted on 03/23/2024 4:12:21 PM PDT by mairdie (Kirk kissing - Star Trek - Secondhand News - Fleetwood Mac https://youtu.be/LSqLB0lrwwA)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

That
Is Wonderful!!
Thank you FRiend.
Tatt


33 posted on 03/23/2024 5:01:56 PM PDT by thesearethetimes... (Had I brought Christ with me, the outcome would have been different. Dr.Eric Cunningham)
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To: Phinneous

Come on, this is great, you just know it:

93, it’s the המגילה HaMegillah highway for the timing.

Captain Kirk is world-famous for being the face of that “five-year mission” — to explore strange new worlds (Big Dig)...

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_no_man_has_gone_before

Then the series kept on going forever anyway. It’s like those years of famine Joseph told the family about. Five years to go, but when was the end noted?

That kind of stuff always bothers me. Like it had kept on going but nobody realized.


34 posted on 03/23/2024 7:25:30 PM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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Is such a thing even possible? Yes, it is.
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

35 posted on 03/23/2024 9:21:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

He’s the Shat!


36 posted on 03/25/2024 8:08:54 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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