Why I Am Glad William Shatner Was Not in “Star Trek”
May 16, 2009 
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I read this years ago, but I thought I would post it here, since it’s now pertinent again. Â William Shatner threw a fit about not being included in the new Star Trek movie by J.J. Abrams, and the following link is why I am glad that he was left out. Â (Note, there’s some language in Wheaton’s posts, so be aware they may be NSFW.)
http://suicidegirls.com/news/geek/20562/
Wil posted a follow-up to the encounter, but even though he and Shatner seem to be on okay ground with one another despite how they first met, I cannot help but feel that if Shatner would act that way to a kid of 16 and have to be asked to give an apology, he’s not the kind of guy who I feel warrants my attention.Â
Now that “Star Trek” has proved to be a huge success and established the reboot series to be an alternate timeline (where Kirk did not die in “Star Trek: Generations”), I’m sure that William Shatner will be involved in the sequel that we all know is coming in some regard. Â I hope that if he is, it is not more than a cameo, but we’ll see. Â Given the time-travel dynamic of this one has yet to be set up (was the entirety of the time-line set up when events veered away from one another or is each new moment creating the time-line as it goes, thus not having a future for an older Kirk to come from?), there is no distinct “in-text” reason/logic for or against an appearance by Shatner’s Kirk. Â One can only assume and hope that J.J. Abrams will make the correct call as he did for “Star Trek” in any coming sequels.
Oh, and as a final note on this subject, I do think that the new film was excellent; it was “Dark Knight” good.  My girlfriend also really enjoyed it, saying that she has developed a crush on Zachary Quinto’s incarnation of Mr. Spock.  There are enough reviews and blogs about it out there that I don’t feel the need to rehash any of what has been said.  Nikki Stafford posted a pretty spoiler-free review that pretty much sums up my feelings on the movie as well (though I didn’t mind the relationship she felt was tacked on).  A great movie that makes me really wish I had more time and disposable income to see a couple more times in the theater.  And it does so completely Shatner free. (See what I did there?)
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Good article. I can see why your girlfriend (and my cousin) has a thing for the recent incarnation of Spock. He greatly resembles a young Nimoy of days gone by who, by the way,I had a secret crush on! Must be a family thing!