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-shatner-cantankerous-old-man-1235443212/>

Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote in
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>
>
> 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 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/>
>
Nothing new there. Nowhere near as nasty as he was during Shatner's
roast on Comedy Central, where he could pretend he was joking.

". . . and the horse you rode in on."

--
Terry Austin

"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha wrote:

> 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
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > [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.

I think if I had to pick sides I'd be on Team Shatner...

I think George Takei needs to get a life!!! ;-)

"Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote in
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> Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha wrote:
>
>> 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
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------
>> > --
>> >
>> > [SNIP]
>> >
>> >
>> > <https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/george-takei-slams-william-s
>> > hat 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.
>
> I think if I had to pick sides I'd be on Team Shatner...
>
> I think George Takei needs to get a life!!! ;-)
>
I have few shits to give over either one of them, but at least
Shatner will laugh at himself (if you pay him to).

--
Terry Austin

"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.