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Paramount Spills the Beans on Shatner Guest Appearance? Rumor Mill Charged Up Update 8/10

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By Steve Krutzler / 21:30, 9 August 2004 / Enterprise

According to an unidentified poster on TrekWeb's Xindi Council forum, a trailer touting a guest appearance by William Shatner "as James T. Kirk" in a two-episode stint on STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE was shown to visitors at the CBS Television City Research Center in Las Vegas last week.

The center, a joint venture between Viacom and ACNielsen, routinely screens new programs to vistors who can then grade what they see using touch screen technology. TrekWeb has been unable to confirm the validity of the report; the Research Center will not reveal the content of its screenings and a spokesperson for Paramount declined to comment.

ENTERPRISE producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga have stated in numerous interviews recently that they are attempting to bring Shatner onto the series, but no deal has been announced yet.

The original bulletin board post in question is available here.

Update 8/10 8:50 PDT: The Bring Back 'Kirk' Campaign reports that it has confirmed through an unnamed source that an ad promoting a Shatner guest appearance on ENTERPRISE has indeed been screened at the Television City Research Center.



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By: Gallifrey1983 (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:13:27 on Aug 10, 2004

Thanks for sharing the information! I hope that the others who voted that day were favorable to Kirk returning as well.

I think that if it happens, it will run mid-season, probably February sweeps. That way there is a chance to retain some of the increased audience that Kirk will bring in. That would be a better strategy to get a fifth season/ series than saving it for a year-ending cliffhanger that might never be resolved. It would also seem to make sense to run it in the normal time slot to try to build viewership there.

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