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William Shatner Is Back For Some More Wasilla Poetry

TresSugar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:00 -0800

As you all know, I've been following the prolific tweeting of Levi Johnston (or the person who pretends to be Levi Johnston!). His 140-character musings are sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, and consistently random. You might also remember that master of spoken word recitation William Shatner went on Conan O'Brien's show a while back to read Sarah Palin's Twitter poetry. Well in an effort to be fair, Conan invited Shatner back - but this time to read Levi's tweets. Check out the video and tell me who should take the crown of Alaska's most poetic twitterer?

William Shatner Reads Palin's Tweets - I Mean, Poems

TresSugar — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0700

It appears that these writers aren't the only ones who think Sarah Palin is a poet. Conan O'Brien proclaims she is a master of free verse because of her creative use of language. Conan recently invited the one and only William Shatner onto his show to recite her farewell speech, then brought Shatner back on Wednesday to recite her Tweets. With a bongo player and bass player as background, you can almost imagine being in a smoke-filled, Beatnik dive in the '50s . . .

Should William Shatner Have Been in the New Star Trek?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:30:26 -0700

During the run-up to the premiere of J.J. Abrams's wildly successful Star Trek reboot, William Shatner was not shy about expressing how hurt he was to be left out of the movie.

Recently, two of the movie's writers said in an interview that there was a scene written for him originally. Ultimately, though, their idea didn't feel "organic" enough and they didn't end up using it.

Now that I've seen the movie I still can't decide if including Shatner would have been a good idea or not. On one hand, it's a nice nod to older fans and could have been an easy passing-of-the-torch gesture. On the other hand, if a scene doesn't work it doesn't work, and making a good movie was obviously the top priority for Abrams and his team.

What do you think? Should the new Star Trek filmmakers have found a way to include Shatner?

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First Glance: Star Trek - See It or Skip It?

PopSugarUK — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

There's been a lot of talk and anticipation about the upcoming release of Star Trek - not out until May 2009 - based on the classic TV series. Eric Bana, Winona Ryder, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto star in this update, which sees Chris in William Shatner's role as Captain Kirk and Zachary as Dr Spock. Check out the trailer below and tell me if you'll see the movie - and look out for the original Dr Spock Leonard Nimoy towards the end. Once you've done that, let me know if you'll see it, or if you'll skip it!

Shatner Is Crazy Like the Wolf!

GiggleSugar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0700

How many crazy remixes are people going to make of William Shatner driving 160 mph? Who knows, but I don't want them to stop! Here's some Warren Zevon thrown into the mix. I would dance more often if music like this came on. . .

Link Time! 9/9

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:32:56 -0700

Apple has upgraded its iPod Nano, iPod Touch, and iTunes application. - geeksugar
Five reasons to look forward to ABC's The Unusuals - already! - TV Squad
On a scale of 1 to 10: What's the likelihood you'll see the just-announced Jessica Alba movie, An Invisible Sign of My Own? - Popwatch
The CW should take the diversity of America's Next Top Model and spread it to some other primetime shows. - Jezebel
Four - count 'em, four! - new Andrew Bird songs. - You Ain't No Picasso
JJ Abrams explains why there will be no William Shatner cameo in the new Star Trek movie. - Cinematical
A new Bob Dylan music video? Yup. - Stereogum

Mad Men Holds Court at TCA

BuzzSugar — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:32:37 -0700

The centerpiece of Wednesday's presentations at the TCA press tour was the panel discussion with the cast and creator of Mad Men. More than a few critics who were in the room called the session a total lovefest, and it's easy to understand why. Creator Matthew Weiner is legendarily tight-lipped with details about plot twists, but he and his actors did let a few tidbits slip in the session:

Season two, which starts later this month, will pick up in February 1962, 14 months after the season one finale.
As the show goes on, we can get used to those kinds of time jumps: Weiner has "a five-year plan" for covering the '60s, ending up in roughly 1968 by season five (though Weiner insists there's no plan set in stone for the series and its storylines).
In the season's second episode, Pete Campbell will suffer a major tragedy, and the script will be about how someone reacts to bad news versus how they should react.
The cast still only rarely gets recognized on the street, but one of the biggest tragedies for the female cast members is that they can't wear their own favorite vintage clothes anymore lest someone think they're in costume.
The interaction that seems to best sum up Weiner's attitude about spoilers:

Question: What would you say to the viewers who will tune into the premiere and will want to know immediately what happened with Peggy and the baby?
Answer: I'd say trust me, I will give you the information as you need it, in the most entertaining fashion.
Remember that New York Times story about Weiner and Mad Men from a few weeks back? Weiner apparently thought it captured him perfectly.

As for the goings-on at the rest of TCA, just read more.

David Alan Grier is bringing a sketch show called Chocolate News to Comedy Central.
The newest dirty job to get its own show: New York City tunnel-diggers, on the History Channel.
Apparently there is a TV network called Retirement Living TV. Every day, I mourn the fact that the Puppy Channel from this This American Life episode was just a wee bit before its time.
Attention William Shatner fans: He's getting a talk show.
Note to self: never ask Eriq LaSalle about ER.

HBO is up later today and there's already lots of news coming out, so I'll share that in just a bit!

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What Will William Shatner Name His My Little Pony?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:32:46 -0700

This AP story first caught my eye because the headline is so funny - especially with the image of a My Little Pony: "Sunshine, rainbows, James Spader?"

Sunshine, rainbows, James Spader, indeed. Apparently, cast members of Boston Legal (does this TV show choice seems random to you, too?) will design My Little Ponies to be auctioned off for the Give Kids The World charity "as part of a celebration of the toy's 25th anniversary." Who else is designing ponies? To find out, read more.

Spader and his costars on the show, Candice Bergen and William Shatner will contribute designs, along with a smattering of others: LeAnn Rimes, Deborah Gibson (another iconic presence from my youth!), actor Danny Aiello, Spanish illustrator Catalina Estrada, "New York graffiti artist-turned-designer Claw Money and Japanese manga artist Junko Mizuno."

The AP goes on to explain My Little Ponies:

The pastel-colored ponies - with names like Rainbow Dash and Daybreak - usually sport decorations on their hind quarters, often of hearts, balloons or stars. The celebrities and artists were given blank, 18-inch versions of the usually 4-inch-tall ponies to decorate, Hasbro spokesman Dan Benkwitt said.

Did you used to play with My Little Ponies? What do you think will end up on Shatner's pony's hind quarters?

And finally, I must note here that, upon reading this news, CitizenSugar (who gets to Sugar HQ way earlier than any of the rest of us) quipped: "I hear the NIH classified ponies as the key to 'whinny-ing' the war on illness!" Ha. Ha ha.

Why Eat Pudding?

GiggleSugar — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:00:00 -0800

Cuz everyone's eating it. Bill Cosby eats pudding. William Shatner eats pudding. And I'm sure Chuck Norris eats pudding - while killing two stones with one bird. Need I persuade you more? Here, watch this:

The Results Are In: Recast "Gilligan's Island"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:36:04 -0700

Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

The cast of "Gilligan's Island" is a fun one to recast because the characters are of various ages, so you can pick your favorite actors of several different generations. I absolutely loved many of RCLdesigngirl's picks, like Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Ann, Donald Sutherland as Thurston Howell III, and Becki Newton as Ginger.

I also enjoyed pistonsjenny's idea of Phillip Seymour Hoffman playing Skipper, and the idea of Jason Schwartzman as Gilligan, suggested by both LaLa0428 and HelloKittyMini. Finally, I think GiggleSugar and Moley25's pick of Rachel Bilson as Mary Ann is a very cute idea.

Yet my favorite cast list overall this week comes from eme391! To see who eme391 picked, along with a new cast photo, read more

eme391's cast:
Gilligan - John Krasinski
Skipper - William Shatner
Mary-Ann - Alyson Hannigan
Ginger - Kate Walsh
The Professor - James Denton
Mr. Howell - Alan Dale
Mrs. Howell - Swoosie Kurtz