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Kirk, Spock leave fans beaming
Toronto Sun ^
| September 4, 2006
| Brodie Fenlon
Posted on 09/05/2006 2:34:13 AM PDT by red flanker
Their partnership anchored a TV cult phenomenon and inspired films, parodies, even a genre of homoerotic fiction.
Capt. James Tiberius Kirk and Spock, or rather the actors who played them, were welcomed to Toronto like gods yesterday on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first televised episode of Star Trek.
A sold-out crowd of 500 trekkies at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre gave William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy a standing ovation as the men made a lively joint appearance, their first together in Canada.
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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: kirk; nimoy; omgiwishicared; shatner; spock; startrek
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Of all the things that were ever broadcast, the original Star Trek resonated because it went beyond entertainment. The show presented a future that grappled with timeless philosophical and metaphysical questions and situations that were definitely...fascinating.
CBS is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Star Trek by re-broadcasting the original episodes starting September 17, Sunday. So set your TIVOs or PC-VCRs on stun!
To: red flanker
<LANGUAGE TYPE="SHATNER">I'm...glad you...posted...this.</LANGUAGE>
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posted on
09/05/2006 2:38:12 AM PDT
by
dyed_in_the_wool
("O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends" - Koran 5.51)
To: red flanker
Is Shatner turning into Liberace?
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posted on
09/05/2006 2:41:09 AM PDT
by
Fzob
(Why does this tag line keep showing up?)
To: red flanker
Its been a long voyage... and it turned the two actors into life-long friends and made the show a pop phenomenon. Live Long And Prosper!
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
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posted on
09/05/2006 2:43:16 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: red flanker
Shatner was born in Canada, so this is a sort of coming for him. His first acting gig was at Stratford in Ontario, where he played understudy to Christopher Plummer. Little did they know then, that decades later, they would star in a
Star Trek movie!
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
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posted on
09/05/2006 2:45:35 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: red flanker
Huh ? I thought Star Trek was originally broadcast on NBC ?
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posted on
09/05/2006 2:46:47 AM PDT
by
sushiman
To: red flanker
Quip Of The Day:
"What is your greatest accomplishment so far?" Shatner asked his partner, echoing a question from the audience.
"I think it's managing to get along with you," Nimoy deadpanned.
An unlikely duo as we'll ever see in this life. Thanks for the memories, Bill and Leonard. You've made the past 40 years special for all of us!
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
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posted on
09/05/2006 2:50:48 AM PDT
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: sushiman
It WAS originally proposed to CBS, which took a pass. There's a joke in there somewhere that only
Star Trek fans can savor. After 40 years, people still love the show. I've never seen anything seen quite like it in the history of Hollywood. Its a legend.
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
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posted on
09/05/2006 2:52:57 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Speaking of plummers, the original Klingons seemed more appealing because they resembled grease smeared plumbers or grease monkeys (to be politically correct, grease macacas...)
To: red flanker
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posted on
09/05/2006 3:15:22 AM PDT
by
amigatec
(There are no significant bugs in our software... Maybe you're not using it properly.- Bill Gates)
To: dyed_in_the_wool
LOL I've never seen Kirkspeak represented visually.
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posted on
09/05/2006 3:33:33 AM PDT
by
Anvilhead
(Dammit Jim, I'm an Ameri-can not an Ameri-can't.)
To: red flanker
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posted on
09/05/2006 4:05:07 AM PDT
by
johnny7
(“And what's Fonzie like? Come on Yolanda... what's Fonzie like?!”)
To: Fzob
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posted on
09/05/2006 4:07:26 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Islam is a perversion of faith, a lie against human spirit, an obscenity shouted in the face of G_d)
To: red flanker
Google Leonard Nimoy and check out the photography site. Is this the same Nimoy as Mr. Spock?
To: red flanker
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posted on
09/05/2006 4:25:26 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: red flanker
even a genre of homoerotic fiction. If that doesn't make you hurl nothing will. Of course, just the reporter knowing this tells you a lot.
To: red flanker
Comedy Central supposedly has a pretty good roast of Shatner airing. If I wasn't convinced he drowned his wife, I might watch it.
To: Fzob
Well, he's certainly on his weigh.......
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posted on
09/05/2006 5:25:29 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: SampleMan
If the reporter was at a ST con, there's no way the reporter could AVOID the "slash" fiction about Kirk/Spock!
To: Moonmad27
If the reporter was at a ST con, there's no way the reporter could AVOID the "slash" fiction about Kirk/Spock! So ST conventions are ragin homo group hugs? I had no idea. What's with that?
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