• William Shatner: "Star Trek Owes A Big Debt To Star Wars"

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 13 13:54:45 2016
    XPost: alt.tv.star-trek.tos

    From Uproxx.com ...


    William Shatner Says ŒStar Trekı Owes A Big Debt To ŒStar Warsı
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    William Shatner must have stones the size of two slightly smaller
    William Shatners. On Saturday, the 85-year-old musical genius
    made a statement at Las Vegası 15th annual official Star Trek
    convention that was pretty much guaranteed to make die-hard fans
    choke on their Romulan Ale.

    ³First of all, Star Wars created Star Trek. You know that?²
    offered Shatner to the crowd according to a CNN report.
    Considering that the original series predates Star Wars by over
    a decade and Captain Kirkıs making this declaration on Trek turf,
    this assessment reads as borderline sacrilege. Itıs a bit like
    going to a Kim & Kanye meet-n-greet and hearing Kanye say Taylor
    Swift made him famous. Bricks were presumably sh*t.

    So whatıs Shatner getting at? He explained to the crowd that the
    arrival of Star Wars in 1977 helped bring Star Trek back to life.
    A claim thatıs way more palatable to Trekkies/Trekkers than the
    ³Star Wars created Star Trek.² Shatner recalled how studios were
    scrambling after Star Wars proved to be an absolute box office
    juggernaut and on the search for a worthy competitor.

    ³At Paramount Studios they were running around bumping into each
    other: ŒWhat do we got?! What do we got to equal ŒStar Wars?ı
    This is a big thing! There was this thing that we canceled,
    under another management, it was called Star ŠTrek? Letıs
    resurrect that!²

    Shatner conceded that the first Trek movie was underwhelming
    thanks to the rush to get it made and special effects that
    werenıt anywhere near in the league of George Lucası space epic.
    The first cinematic go-around wasnıt great, but Star TrekŒs
    motion picture presence owes Star Wars a debt in Shatnerıs eyes.
    Mind you, Shatner sees the sci-fi offerings as being different
    animals.

    ³Star Trek at its best tells human stories. Itıs philosophical.
    Thereıs humanity. Thereıs a principle involved. And itıs well
    done. Itıs about people,² noted Shatner. ³Star Wars was grand,
    like opera. It was huge with great special effects. It was a
    marvelously entertaining film, but it wasnıt specifically about
    people the way those Star Treks were.²

    So even with that original Wars created Trek mention, things
    were sorted out in a way where all parties should be happy with
    the result. Put those effigies away, everybody.

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  • From Daniel47@21:1/5 to Your Name on Tue Aug 16 20:15:37 2016
    XPost: alt.tv.star-trek.tos

    On 13/08/2016 11:54 AM, Your Name wrote:

    From Uproxx.com ...


    William Shatner Says ŒStar Trekı Owes A Big Debt To ŒStar Warsı
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    William Shatner must have stones the size of two slightly smaller
    William Shatners. On Saturday, the 85-year-old musical genius
    made a statement at Las Vegası 15th annual official Star Trek
    convention that was pretty much guaranteed to make die-hard fans
    choke on their Romulan Ale.

    I don't know that Shatner will be remembered mainly for his musical
    genius, though!!

    Daniel

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