Posted on 10/14/2021 4:54:09 PM PDT by White Lives Matter
George Takei’s decades-long feud with William Shatner is rocketing into space.
The “Star Trek” actor threw enough shade at his former on-screen captain to cause an eclipse, as he dismissed Shatner’s flight this week on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin capsule and described him as “not the fittest specimen.”
“He’s boldly going where other people have gone before,” snarked Takei, 84, when Page Six asked him what he thought of Captain Kirk’s brief trip Wednesday to the edge of space.
“He’s a guinea pig, 90 years old and it’s important to find out what happens,” Takei added, as he spoke at the opening of “Thoughts of a Colored Man” on Wednesday night.
“So 90 years old is going to show a great deal more on the wear and tear on the human body, so he’ll be a good specimen to study. Although he’s not the fittest specimen of 90 years old, so he’ll be a specimen that’s unfit!”
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"The Encounter" is episode 151 of the American television series The Twilight Zone. First broadcast on May 1, 1964, its racial overtones caused it to be withheld from syndication in the U.S. until 2004.
Two men alone in an attic, a young Japanese-American and a seasoned veteran of yesterday's war.
It's twenty odd years since Pearl Harbor, but two ancient opponents are moving into position for a battle in an attic crammed with skeletons, souvenirs, mementos, old uniforms, and rusted medals.
Ghosts from the dim reaches of the past, that will lead us into The Twilight Zone.
"The Encounter"
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Butler | ||
| Written by | Martin M. Goldsmith | ||
| Featured music | Stock and Japanese music cues | ||
| Production code | 2640 | ||
| Original air date | May 1, 1964 | ||
| Guest appearances | |||
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Two men in an attic, locked in mortal embrace.
Their common bond, and their common enemy: guilt.
A disease all too prevalent amongst men both in and out of The Twilight Zone.
Supposedly, the requirement is to climb those 7 flights in 90 seconds. A lot of 70 y/o’s would fail that.
The g-force just before landing is 5.5 g’s. I don’t think it lasts long, though.
Still, one person there said Shatner going into space is “the most badass thing I think I’ve ever seen,”
https://apnews.com/article/shatner-blue-origin-launch-09705724072c0ecad2674c8511f0fcab
It is certainly a great way to insure that people don’t forget about you in your old age!
A jealous queen.
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