Apr 25, 2016 in this powerfully emotional book, shatner tells the story of a man who was his friend for five decades, recounting anecdotes and untold stories of their lives on and off set, as well as gathering. Shatner s family life was also deteriorating while making star trek and contributed to. In the book, he describes how they met, their struggling relationship, and the bonds they shared. Uncomfortable with speaking on stage, william shatner had spent the better part of the previous.
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. Its now also given birth to an honest, sentimental, insightful book. William shatner opens up about deathbed rift with leonard. In the course of this book, shatner gives us a short history of trek fandom, reveals the thinking behind paramounts decision to kill off james t. Our aim is to encourage the love of reading by retaining all of the important elements of story time.
I was talking to a guy who tours in a diametrically opposite way that im touring. It is the only one not available digitally at, and therefore a rare gem to be enjoyed in the old walkman. Leonard audio extract written and read by william shatner. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. When leonard nimoy died, he hadnt spoken to william shatner in five years. 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. O n may 26, 1999, i made a special trek no pun intended out to the westside pavilion in l. But in the end, it also describes how nimoy refused to speak to shatner in the final years of his life. In the course of this book, shatner gives us a short history of trek fandom. Sure, he gave life to such iconic tv characters as captain kirk and t. Based on shatners hugely popular book, this film examines the mystery, longevity and the cultural phenomena of star trek and its. Nimoy will be a guest on shatner s raw nerve on tuesday january 6, 2009. Ewan mcgregor and ahmed best both read william shatner s book about fandom while they were making 1999s star wars.
Leonard nimoy wasnt speaking to william shatner when he died. Buy get a life star trek by shatner, william, kreski, chris, author isbn. In his seven decades of television, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. Get a life is an idiom and catch phrase that has gained international usage. In the book, shatner writes lovingly of a man he considers one of the only true best friends hes ever had. 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. In the book shatner discusses several aspects of his life including his childhood, early career struggles, time starring on star trek, his career after star trek and his marriages. Most audiences associate shatner with captain kirk, but if you know your audience likes boston legal and not start trek, act more like denny. 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. Ewan mcgregor and ahmed best read william shatners book.
William shatner talks starfest, fans, his constant presence in the american zeitgeist, and the life and times of a cultural icon. Soon he was talking to fellow cast members, convention organizers, and the fans. 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. 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.
Aug 20, 2019 the book, cowritten with david fisher, details nimoys life and shatners relationship with nimoy. Get a life, william shatners comic rallying cry, memorably first exclaimed during a popular saturday night live sketch, has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Jul 18, 2012 san diegowilliam shatner returns to comiccon to introduce his new epix original documentary get a life. This is the alleged 71st funniest thing ever done on snl, the infamous william shatner goes to a. William shatner audio books, best sellers, author bio. My fiftyyear friendship with a remarkable man, william shatner reflects on his 50year friendship with his star trek costar leonard nimoy.
William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. Jul 20, 2018 most of us remember the saturday night live bit that had william shatner at a star trek convention. Jul 25, 2014 based on william shatners hugely popular book in response to his now infamous skit on snl, get a life. For the second year in a row bill explores star trek, but this time he turns his focus to the fans. In his new memoir, william shatner opens up about painful moments from his past, including a false cancer diagnosis and his sadness over the. May 26, 2017 the irrepressible, unstoppable william shatner is back in action with a flurry of projects. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadianamerican actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. Hes answering bizarre, detailed questions about the show that hed have no way of possibly knowing the answer to. William shatner boldly goes on about life lessons hes. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise.
For those wanting to understand more about the dynamic relationship leonard nimoy and william shatner developed over their life, this book provides that and so much more. 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. 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. Each episode showcased shatner getting to know his guest on an intensely personal level, touching upon subjects not normally visited on other talk shows. Get a life stiff little fingers album, or the title song. The autobiography is a 2008 autobiography by actor william shatner with david fisher.
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. More than half of shatners long life has been defined by three years on tv in the 60s. I was pretty fearless back then about talking to actors if i was certain it would help the end result, smigel said. William shatner filed for divorce from his fourth wife less than a week after her brother dropped dead from a heart attack, can reveal. Star treks iconic captain kirk has a new book, spirt of the horse. Get a life idiom, an idiom and catchphrase usually.
An unofficial nickname for a collection of 10 star trek novels written by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens. Jul 15, 2012 we chatted to william shatner at san diego comic con about everything from life on other planets to his enduring legacy as captain james t. At what point did william shatner truly become captain james kirk. William shatner has 214 books on goodreads with 82985 ratings. Why leonard nimoy died hating william shatner thoughtco. Kirk and his upcoming documentary called get a life. In it, star trek fans are portrayed as immature, nerdish, without social skills, focused on fandom minutia, and objects of disdain. 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. Shatner brings to life an amazing tale about a talented, hardworking man. Hooker, but hes also spent as much of his life doing shakespeare on the legitimate. And like, like it or not, were it not for star trek, no one would remember who william shatner was. In it, he credits the writers of the sketch that inspired the title. William shatners divorce filed days after wifes brother.
Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of debate. I was talking to a musician last night in philadelphia, and. Nimoy shut him out after shatner filmed him without permission for a documentary he was making about the captains of. Entertainment a long while back hence the old copy. The documentary, based on shatner s popular book, examines the cultural phenomena of. 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 best thing is that by the books end, you get the feeling that shatner finally. The snl sketch that predicted our nerd overlords the. Get a life is part of a complete shatner audiobook collection, and so you must have it. Sep 02, 2018 in his new book, the actor who saved the starship enterprise for 79 weeks and ended up kissing james spader says hes still trying to figure out how to make this strange, wonderful, bizarre thing. William shatner says no to autographs and get a life. William shatner talks about his new documentary, get a life. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. In advance of the tomes arrival in stores, shatner spent nearly 45 minutes on the phone talking to, answering questions both from us and from you, the fans.
Shatner literally goes undercover in makeup at a convention to get the true feel of a star trek convention, so this is also first hand experience speaking the entire time. Its more important to talk like william shatner than to have your voice sound like shatner for people to immediately recognize who you are impersonating. I was never a huge fan of the original trek series, but come on when you get the chance to meet captain kirk. Sep 06, 2018 leonard nimoy on growing up in the west end, keeping spocks ears and losing his boston accent duration. The revealing memoir, which explores his relationship with leonard nimoy spock to his kirk will be released on february 16 by thomas dunne books.
Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of. 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. Bill talks about interviewing his friend leonard nimoy for his new talk show. 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 of novels. A celebration in fact and fable, out this week from st. They were such detailed things about a specific aspect of a certain episode, he finally, in exasperation, shouts get a life. The documentary, based on shatners popular book, examines the cultural phenomena of the. Join william shatner as he tastes wine with friends to get their notsoexpert takes on pinots, chards, cabsand life. Aug 09, 2017 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. William shatner is still scratching his head over what on earth he could have done that was so irreparable that leonard nimoy stopped talking to him.
Star treks william shatner and leonard nimoy fell out. In a similar vein to raw nerve, shatner currently hosts an interview show called brown bag wine tasting at. Bauergriffin with a twinge of loneliness, shatner notes that an actors life means he gets close to people while working with them, but afterward. 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. There were no books in leonards apartment growing up but they owned a radio and an old record player. The book, cowritten with david fisher, details nimoys life and shatner s relationship with nimoy.
Sep 03, 2018 in his new memoir, william shatner opens up about painful moments from his past, including a false cancer diagnosis and his sadness over the end of his friendship with star trek costar leonard. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nov 09, 2019 i certainly cannot address alltrekkies, but this trekkie took offense at it. 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 make their way in. In your new book, shatner rules, what rule is most important to you and what story best illustrates that rule.
San diegowilliam shatner returns to comiccon to introduce his new epix original documentary get a life. 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. Kirk, briefly explains the origins of the infamous saturday night live sketch that gives the book its title, holds a seminar with the three other starship captains. Shatner s world in his new oneman show, william shatner talks about his childhood growing up in montreal and. I wrote a book called get a life years ago, where i felt id done my due. The documentary, based on shatners popular book, examines the cultural phenomena of. My fiftyyear friendship with a remarkable man, william shatner reflects on his 50year friendship with his star trek co. William shatner has 214 books on goodreads with 83076 ratings.
Jan 31, 2018 i was pretty fearless back then about talking to actors if i was certain it would help the end result, smigel said. William shatner on star treks 50th birthday, leonard nimoys. William shatner talks broken friendship with star treks. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk, being a part of star trek. Songs get a life, by built to spill from ultimate alternative wavers get a life, by the freestylers from. I never really liked shatner, but he was part of the phenomenon. 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. How do trekkies feel about william shatners comment get a. William shatner voyages to newport to talk about life with spock. Most of the doc mixes scenes of the convention with talking to specific fans who have interesting stories about why they love star trek and come to cons. William shatner voyages to newport to talk about life with. An evergrowing streaming library of kidsafe animated storybooks on all your favorite devices.
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