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William Shatner on Howard Stern : Disappointed for Not be Included in New Movie

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By GustavoLeao / 10:27, 11 December 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

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You Can Only See It on Howard TV:   Beam Him Up:  William Shatner Talks with Howard Stern About His Current Television Projects, His Ongoing Feud with George Takei and the Upcoming "Star Trek" Movie


Actor William Shatner stops by the Howard Stern studio; home of Howard TV On Demand to talk with Howard and the crew for a candid and comical appearance about his television career.  Howard begins the interview by grilling Shatner about his wealth to which Shatner jokes, "I'm worthless.  My self-image is so bad that I came on here and [Robin] said I'm not great and I agree with her."  When asked if he was offered a cameo in the new "Star Trek" movie by director J.J. Abrams, Shatner expresses his disappointment about not being included.

 

Referring to the recent revelations about bad blood between him and former "Star Trek" co-star George Takei (who often appears on "The Howard Stern Show" as a guest announcer), Stern asks Shatner to confirm whether he was invited to Takei's recent wedding and Shatner replied, "Not to my knowledge."  When Stern plays a recent clip of Takei saying Shatner's stability is called into question, Shatner jokingly agrees with him.  Shatner hinted at reconciliation, possibly inviting Takei to appear on new his show, "Shatner's Raw Nerve." He sums up his philosophy by saying, "When you leave this life, wouldn't it be better not to have any animus anywhere?" 

 

This episode can only be seen on Howard TV On Demand, starting today, December 11, 2008.  For more information about Howard TV On Demand and its availability, check out http://www.howardtv.com/


UPDATED : TrekMovie.com posted a few excerpts of the interview with Stern

Howard Stern: J.J. Adams claims they offered you a cameo in the new "Star Trek."

William Shatner: I know he does.

Robin Quivers: They didn't offer you anything?

Shatner: No. J. J. has got to be a wonderful guy and he's a great...

Interupted by Stern:

Stern: I know J. J.

Shatner: Do you?

Stern: He's a really good guy. He was very good to my kids.

Shatner: How's that?

Stern: J . J . used to write for a show called "Felicity." My daughters loved it. We went to California and we were hanging out and he said he'd put them on the show. They sat in the background of a scene. It was very exciting.

Shatner: If that's what it took, I'd have put his kids on "Boston Legal." (they all laugh)

Stern jokes: You know what J. J. said; he said he wants to give you free tickets to the "Star Trek"opening.

Shatner jokes: "That's greaaaaaaaaaaat"!...

More excerpts and a full video of the interview can be found at TrekMovie.



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RE: well at least you admit | Report this post to moderator
By: timmer33 (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:40:56 on Dec 11, 2008

"Hey genius.... please enlighten us why it's "convoluted and silly" to have Shatner in there"

Uh ... maybe because he's DEAD??? It took a whole movie to bring back Spock. That is not what this film is about, nor should it be.

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