{"id":1568593,"date":"2022-07-24T07:53:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T11:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568593"},"modified":"2022-07-24T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:36:33","slug":"william-shatner-blasts-recent-star-trek-tv-series-says-creator-gene-roddenberry-would-be-turning-in-his-grave-at-some-of-this-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/william-shatner-blasts-recent-star-trek-tv-series-says-creator-gene-roddenberry-would-be-turning-in-his-grave-at-some-of-this-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner Blasts Recent Star Trek TV Series, Says Creator Gene Roddenberry Would \u201cBe Turning In His Grave At Some Of This Stuff\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwilliam-shatner-blasts-recent-star-trek-tv-series-says-creator-gene-roddenberry-would-be-turning-in-his-grave-at-some-of-this-stuff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>According to Star Trek icon William Shatner, the recent slate of Star Trek offerings produced by Paramount are so abysmal that not only do they strongly pale in comparison to The Original Series, but also feature some stories and direction that would have original franchise creator Gene Roddenberry \u201cturning in his grave\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173408\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Star Trek Generations (1996), Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shatner opined on the present state of Star Trek during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/william-shatner-star-trek-star-wars-1235184608\/\">an hour-long panel<\/a> centered on his life held as part of the San Diego Comic-Con 2022 festivities.<\/p>\n<p>Aptly titled \u2018Shatner on Shatner\u2019 and hosted by Kevin Smith, whose upcoming Masters of the Universe: Revolution will see Shatner join the cast in a currently undisclosed role, the panel saw the actor offer his thoughts on a variety of topics related to his life, including his recent space flight and the overall presence of both himself and his role of Captain Kirk in the pop-culture zeitgeist.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_169656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169656\" class=\"size-full wp-image-169656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.06.24-04.02-boundingintocomics-62b5375436160-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.06.24-04.02-boundingintocomics-62b5375436160-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.24-04.02-boundingintocomics-62b5375436160-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.06.24-04.02-boundingintocomics-62b5375436160-1340x753-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.06.24-04.02-boundingintocomics-62b5375436160-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-169656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVELATION (L to R) SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR as TEELA and TONY TODD as SCARE GLOW in episode 104 of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVELATION Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The actor eventually broached the topic of Star Trek after a fan playfully asked if he had a message for fans of Star Wars, whose favored franchise has been presented as the diametric rival to his own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cF\u2013k Star Wars, but not Mark Hamill,\u201d he replied, prompting Smith to affirm, \u201cWe love Mark Hamill.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_167552\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167552\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.09-07.47-boundingintocomics-62a24e524586e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.09-07.47-boundingintocomics-62a24e524586e.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.09-07.47-boundingintocomics-62a24e524586e-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.09-07.47-boundingintocomics-62a24e524586e-1340x561-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.09-07.47-boundingintocomics-62a24e524586e-768x322-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.09-07.47-boundingintocomics-62a24e524586e-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-167552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Having been led to the subject of Star Trek, Shatner was then asked if he thought any of the franchise\u2019s recent television endeavors, such as Discovery, Picard, and Strange New Worlds, held a candle to his own, to which he declared, \u201cNone of them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to know [Star Trek creator] Gene Roddenberry in three years fairly well,\u201d recalled Shatner, harkening back to his time on the set of The Original Series. \u201cHe\u2019d be turning in his grave at some of this stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_161676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161676\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.08-11.51-boundingintocomics-62785792152cd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.08-11.51-boundingintocomics-62785792152cd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.05.08-11.51-boundingintocomics-62785792152cd-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.08-11.51-boundingintocomics-62785792152cd-1340x558-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.08-11.51-boundingintocomics-62785792152cd-768x320-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.08-11.51-boundingintocomics-62785792152cd-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-161676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode 1 \u201cStrange New Worlds\u201d (2022), CBS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though unrelated to his thoughts on Star Trek, Shatner\u2019s panel appearance also saw him express frustration with the convention\u2019s strict and mandatory COVID-19 masking policies.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to make out a fan\u2019s question due to the interference of their mask with the Q&#038;A microphone, after asking them several times to remove it in order to be understood, Shatner explained, \u201cNot only did I not understand what he\u2019s talking about, but I don\u2019t understand who he\u2019s talking to\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_156136\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156136\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.04.04-03.59-boundingintocomics-624a6d0461a6f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.04.04-03.59-boundingintocomics-624a6d0461a6f.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.04-03.59-boundingintocomics-624a6d0461a6f-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.04.04-03.59-boundingintocomics-624a6d0461a6f-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.04.04-03.59-boundingintocomics-624a6d0461a6f-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-156136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though Shatner has more than his fair share of issues with the franchise\u2019s recent television outings, the actor previously expressed interest in returning to the role of Kirk in J.J. Abrams\u2019 fourth cinematic entry into his Kelvin timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Noting at the time that the film currently has \u201cno cast details\u201d, USA Today reporter Bryan Alexander asked Shatner in September 2021, \u201cIs Prime Kirk making his first appearance in the new movie timeline? It\u2019s time,\u201d to which the actor replied, \u201cI agree with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_160776\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160776\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.03-11.59-boundingintocomics-6271c1da2759f-e1651623222561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.03-11.59-boundingintocomics-6271c1da2759f-e1651623222561.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022.05.03-11.59-boundingintocomics-6271c1da2759f-e1651623222561-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.03-11.59-boundingintocomics-6271c1da2759f-e1651623222561-1340x556-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.03-11.59-boundingintocomics-6271c1da2759f-e1651623222561-768x318-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.03-11.59-boundingintocomics-6271c1da2759f-e1651623222561-600x250-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.03-11.59-boundingintocomics-6271c1da2759f-e1651623222561-1536x637-1.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-160776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Star Trek Beyond (2016), Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe need to see a Prime Kirk 55 years after the fact, and maybe 20 pounds heavier,\u201d Shatner opined. \u201cHow would you explain that? That\u2019s their dilemma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Alexander\u2019s note that the film currently has no cast details, Shatner then added, \u201cWhat you\u2019ve just said (about the movie) is news to me and I\u2019m delighted to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173409\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173409\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.23-12.24-boundingintocomics-62db3fcdeb8fb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1912\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.23-12.24-boundingintocomics-62db3fcdeb8fb.jpg 1912w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.23-12.24-boundingintocomics-62db3fcdeb8fb-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.23-12.24-boundingintocomics-62db3fcdeb8fb-1340x563-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.23-12.24-boundingintocomics-62db3fcdeb8fb-768x323-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Star Trek Generations (1996), Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, he concluded, \u201cmy (studio) connection is frayed. Not afraid. Although I\u2019m a little afraid of being frayed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Star Trek icon William Shatner, the recent slate of Star Trek offerings produced by Paramount are so abysmal that not only do they strongly pale in comparison to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1568593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1568593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1568593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1568593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1568593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}