Shatner Upset Over Star Trek Exclusion

Bardego on 10-27-2007 06:50 PM

That sucks. Oh well, at least he can still fall back on Danny Crane. Nimoy pretty much has nothing else.

thereign on 10-27-2007 07:26 PM

Actually, Nimoy has his very successful photography to fall back on, along with enough money to never have to work again unless he chooses to. Unlike Shatner, he didn't go through 3 or 4 divorces and have to keep working just to pay off all his alimony.

Drunken Mastermind on 10-27-2007 07:46 PM

wow,that sucks that the guy who made the show famous isn't in the movie.

alohajoe1007 on 10-27-2007 07:54 PM

I too think this sucks. Wanna bet they didn't hire him because of his weight?

Now it's dark on 10-27-2007 08:03 PM

I agree with Shatner. As a life long Trekker, I will boycott this film.

JackHorner1979 on 10-27-2007 08:07 PM

I don't get these fools. They complain most there lives about being type cast and always approached to do nothing more than Star Trek follow ups and the second they get their wish and are excluded from Star Trek, they cry and whine.

lameboy on 10-27-2007 08:23 PM

its even worse jack, so not only are they now typecast, they don't even get the benefit of being typecast and being put in a movie!

~Spirit-of~ on 10-27-2007 08:31 PM

I can't assume to know the plot, but perhaps the Nimoy section(s) of the film take place somewhere near the end of Spock's life, long after Kirk and the crew have passed on.

Shoehorning Shatner into the movie just because he's whining about it, isn't going to make the movie better. I think I'd rather give JJ a pat on the back for having a vision and story, and not compromising it for the sake of one actor's over inflated ego.

Daniel Aaron on 10-27-2007 09:30 PM

mabey they can give him a cameo in star fleet command who knows im just wondering if abrams can pull it off MI 3 was lame

TheAnswerMVP2001 on 10-28-2007 01:07 AM

This film is going to be total crap anyways, I'm really surprised Nimoy wanted anything to do with it...well I guess he has nothing else to do. At least Shatner has built himself a career after Star Trek. Frankly I think Shatner is better off, this film is going to be so horrible, I'd hate to see him be a part of it, it's a total disgrace to the series. I'd rather watch a film with the crew from the Enterprise series than watch a bunch of teenagers try to recreate science fiction history. Once again shame on you Abrams, I'd rather see Trek left alone than be resurrected this way!

Segkee on 10-28-2007 01:28 AM

Actually, never heard of Shatner worried about being type-cast. Didn't he write a series of sci-fi books to go along with his convention visits?

Scroozle on 10-28-2007 04:22 AM

Kirk is dead in Generations. Obviously the parts with Nimoy in it take place after Generations.

It's logical.

*rimshot*

jasperoosterveld on 10-28-2007 05:25 AM

So after Generation everybody died except spock? Why wasent he in that movie?

Conehead2187 on 10-28-2007 08:29 AM

Well, with the way the plot unfolded in Generations, it doesn't seem possible that (Shatner's) Kirk could have a role of any kind...unless they went into the Nexus, which would just be kind of lame. And you didn't see Nimoy complaining about not being included in that movie, either.

lostharvestmovie on 10-28-2007 08:42 AM

tek wars, right? and tj hooker! the guy is a creative genius!

scarh791 on 10-28-2007 08:58 AM

It actually is pretty unfair to Shatner. Nimoy isn't playing Spock, he just has a cameo with a wink and a nod. Why give one to him and not to Shatner when that one would get the biggest "up, there he is" chuckle from the audience?

donovan675 on 10-28-2007 09:40 AM

I don't know what Shatner is complaining about. If I'm not mistaken, Nimoy was not asked to be in Star Trek Generations and Shatner was. Don't remember Nimoy bitching about that. Furthermore, Kirk died in Star Trek Generations. Not sure of the timeline of the new film or if Nimoy is actually reprising his iconic role but Kirk being dead might be a pretty good reason for Shatner's abscence. I guess they could create a fat *** Kirk clone as a subplot but really, how bad would that suck. It...was...fun.

High School With Money on 10-28-2007 11:28 AM

I think Shatner still has love for [i]Trek [/i]considering how many books he's written for it, including a series involving a Kirk who survives the climax of [i]Generations.[/i] Maybe he can get an independent version of one of these approved and made if he wants in so bad.

TheAnswerMVP2001 on 10-28-2007 01:35 PM

Trying to compare Generations to this film is pointless, you can't. The whole purpose of Generations was the handing off of the baton from the original series Captain to the TNG Captain, Kirk to Picard. Spock wasn't needed in the film and I think Scotty was the only other original cast member in that one too (very shortly). This film is an attempt to basically remake Star Trek, so yea it is kinda is a kick in the stomach to not include the man that made the series a success, he should at least get a cameo role as someone, doesn't even have to play Kirk. This just proves to me that Abrams really doesn't care about the franchise's history, he's just attempting to make Star Trek his way and I honestly wouldn't be surprise if he turns a once loved entertaining series and murders it, just like Will Smith and Barry Sonnenfeld murdered Wild Wild West, luckily Robert Conrad was smart enough to stay out of that.

jstrmereel on 10-28-2007 01:37 PM

Isn't this a movie about the younger days of the original crew? Shatner needs to stop bitching IMO.