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William Shatner Versus Reddit – Who Ya Got?

Amanda Ferris — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:40:38 +0000

William Shatner isn’t impressed with the website Reddit, despite the fact that he has an account there. Recently, the ‘Star Trek’ actor has chided users who are racist, hateful, or who simply act like bullies. So, uh, no AMA anytime soon, Shat? On his own personal Reddit page, he wrote that he was “appalled” by some [...]

William Shatner Finds Life in Outer Space … Via Twitter

Mike Moody — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:19:58 +0000

There is life in outer space, and it has made contact with … William Shatner? ‘Star Trek’s Captain Kirk reached out to a citizen of the cosmos via Twitter on Thursday, but it wasn’t a Klingon, a Vulcan or even a Ferengi who tweeted back. Shatner engaged a being even stranger than those otherworldly aliens [...]

Shatner Teaches Thanksgiving Safety [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:30:17 +0000

With Thanksgiving peeping around the corner, William Shatner stars in a "docudrama" about exploding turkeys.

William Shatner Disses 'Star Wars' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:37:53 +0000

Doing his best to provoke an intergalactic geek fight, William Shatner unfavorably compared ‘Star Wars‘ to ‘Star Trek’ during an interview he posted to his YouTube page Thursday. According to Shatner, ‘Star Trek’ was based on relationships and stories and philosophical questions, whereas ‘Star Wars’ was merely “special effects.” The original Captain Kirk also dismissed ‘Wars’ as being “derivative” of ‘Trek’ and [...]

Fall TV 2011: CBS Cancels '$#*! My Dad Says'; NBC Unveils Fall Schedule

Jon Michaels — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:30:14 +0000

Well, $#*!.

CBS announced Sunday that is pulling the plug on the William Shatner vehicle '$#*! My Dad Says' after just one season.

The sitcom, which was based on the popular Twitter feed by Justin Halpern, debuted to strong ratings last fall, but stumbled as the season progressed. Critics' reviews, meanwhile, were less than kind.

Also getting the axe: the legal drama 'The Defenders' and the new comedy 'Mad Love,' co-starring Judy Greer.