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Shatner and Billy Dee pitch ‘Star Wars’ director on love for Lando and Leia and Chewie love
Jimmy Kimmel took another round of audience questions regarding the Star Wars franchise in an interview with director J.J. Abrams on Wednesday, only to find consensus on an unusual romantic pairing: Princess Leia and Chewbacca the Wookie. “I agree with those weird people,” said Star Trek stalwart William Shatner, concurring…
William Shatner ‘appalled’ by IRS ‘Star Trek’ spoof
As if congressional criticism wasn’t enough of a damper on its geeky credibility, the Internal Revenue Service’s much-derided Star Trek parody also got dinged online by one of the original series’ stars on Tuesday. According to The Hill, William Shatner issued a brief, harsh review on Twitter, writing, “So I…
Hulu boldly goes all out with complete Star Trek series
Geeks not too keen on basketball can have their own March Madness thanks to Hulu, which is offering the entire Star Trek series free of charge for the rest of the month. Yes. Every. Single. Episode. Well, almost every episode, but 693 should be enough to keep one busy for…
Pluto moon to be named after Spock’s planet Vulcan
Two tiny moons orbiting Pluto, today officially known as P4 and P5, may soon be called “Vulcan” and “Cerberus” thanks to an online poll that wrapped up Monday, according to The Associated Press. The name “Vulcan” was actually pitched by actor William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on…
William Shatner and George Takei chat with International Space Station crew
Fact and fiction blurred this week when a real-life astronaut boldly went where no man has gone before and conversed from orbit via Twitter with the crew of television’s “Star Trek: Enterprise.” It started with a message from actor William Shatner, who starred as Captain Kirk in the cult sci-fi…
Twittering Trekkies thrilled as Capt. James T. Kirk and Canadian astronaut swap tweets
“Star Trek” fans rejoiced Friday after Captain James Kirk of the starship Enterprise, or rather the actor who played him on the iconic sci-fi series, swapped tweets with a Canadian astronaut. “@Cmdr_Hadfield Are you tweeting from space? MBB,” William Shatner — who signs his Twitter messages with shorthand for “my…
William Shatner admits to dropping pants at TSA checkpoint
Something rather unfortunate happened to 81-year-old actor William Shatner recently. You might even say he lost his pants. “My wardrobe malfunction @ LAX is making the rounds online,” he said Thursday night on his Twitter account. “For those that were witness I apologize. For those that kept staring shame on…
President Obama Locks Up the Geek Vote [updated!]
Live long and prosper: You’re welcome. UPDATE: Emily L. Hauser (yes, she blogs here, but — but — it’s complicated) adds this note: PS I’ll just remind readers that the famous Star Trek kiss shared by Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) and William Shatner (Capt. Kirk) was the first interracial kiss on American…
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