George Takei Calls William Shatner a 'Cantankerous Old Man,'
Says 'None' of the 'Star Trek' Cast Got Along With Him
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George Takei had nothing nice to say about former "Star
Trek" co-star William Shatner in a new interview with The
Guardian. Takei, who starred as Sulu opposite Shatner's
Captain Kirk during their "Star Trek" tenure, said there was
a healthy camaraderie on set among his cast members "except
for one, who was a prima donna." The actor appeared to be
alluding to Shatner, who he later addressed more directly
when he was asked if any of the cast got along with Shatner.
Takei responded, "No, none of us."
Shatner made headlines earlier this month due to an
interview with The Times UK in which he spoke out against
his "Star Trek" co-stars publicly slamming him. "I began to
understand that they were doing it for publicity," Shatner
said. "Sixty years after some incident they are still on
that track. Don't you think that's a little weird? It's like
a sickness. George has never stopped blackening my name.
These people are bitter and embittered. I have run out of
patience with them. Why give credence to people consumed by
envy and hate?"
"I know he came to London to promote his book and talked
about me wanting publicity by using his name. So I decided
I don't need his name to get publicity," Takei responded in
his new Guardian interview. "I have much more substantial
subject matter that I want to get publicity for, so I'm not
going to refer to [Shatner] in this interview at all.
Although I just did. He's just a cantankerous old man and
I'm going to leave him to his devices. I'm not going to
play his game."
Back in 2021, Takei publicly mocked Shatner's space flight
on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. "He's boldly going where other
people have gone before," Takei told Page Six. "He's a
guinea pig... he's not the fittest specimen of 90 years old,
so he'll be a specimen that's unfit!"
Takei is currently making the press rounds in the United
Kingdom ahead of his musical, "Allegiance," launching its
British production.
<https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/george-takei-slams-william-shat ner-cantankerous-old-man-1235443212/>
"Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
George Takei Calls William Shatner a 'Cantankerous Old Man,'
Says 'None' of the 'Star Trek' Cast Got Along With Him
------------------------------------------------------------
George Takei had nothing nice to say about former "Star Trek"
co-star William Shatner in a new interview with The Guardian.
Takei, who starred as Sulu opposite Shatner's Captain Kirk
during their "Star Trek" tenure, said there was a healthy
camaraderie on set among his cast members "except for one,
who was a prima donna." The actor appeared to be alluding to
Shatner, who he later addressed more directly when he was
asked if any of the cast got along with Shatner. Takei
responded, "No, none of us."
Shatner made headlines earlier this month due to an
interview with The Times UKÂ in which he spoke out against
his "Star Trek" co-stars publicly slamming him. "I began to
understand that they were doing it for publicity," Shatner
said. "Sixty years after some incident they are still on
that track. Don't you think that's a little weird? It's like
a sickness. George has never stopped blackening my name.
These people are bitter and embittered. I have run out of
patience with them. Why give credence to people consumed by
envy and hate?"
"I know he came to London to promote his book and talked
about me wanting publicity by using his name. So I decided
I don't need his name to get publicity," Takei responded in
his new Guardian interview. "I have much more substantial
subject matter that I want to get publicity for, so I'm not
going to refer to [Shatner] in this interview at all.
Although I just did. He's just a cantankerous old man and
I'm going to leave him to his devices. I'm not going to
play his game."
Back in 2021, Takei publicly mocked Shatner's space flight
on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. "He's boldly going where other
people have gone before," Takei told Page Six. "He's a
guinea pig... he's not the fittest specimen of 90 years old,
so he'll be a specimen that's unfit!"
Takei is currently making the press rounds in the United
Kingdom ahead of his musical, "Allegiance," launching its
British production.
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/george-takei-slams-william-shatner-cantankerous-old-man-1235443212/
Of the two of them, Takei definitely comes across as the asshole here.
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote in
news:tm379r$1dt1$1@gioia.aioe.org:
George Takei Calls William Shatner a 'Cantankerous Old Man,'
Says 'None' of the 'Star Trek' Cast Got Along With Him
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[SNIP]
<https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/george-takei-slams-william-shat ner-cantankerous-old-man-1235443212/>
Nothing new there. Nowhere near as nasty as he was during Shatner's
roast on Comedy Central, where he could pretend he was joking.
Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote in
news:tm379r$1dt1$1@gioia.aioe.org:
Nothing new there. Nowhere near as nasty as he was during
George Takei Calls William Shatner a 'Cantankerous Old
Man,' Says 'None' of the 'Star Trek' Cast Got Along With
Him
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[SNIP]
<https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/george-takei-slams-william-s
hat ner-cantankerous-old-man-1235443212/>
Shatner's roast on Comedy Central, where he could pretend he
was joking.
I think if I had to pick sides I'd be on Team Shatner...
I think George Takei needs to get a life!!! ;-)
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