Comments on: Shatner Plays Kirk Again For Commercial…Plus Hosting New Gameshow

By: IAmMe

IAmMe — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:58:24 +0000

only among Trek fans could something like this provoke so much discussion..

and for all the “digital enhancement/alteration spotters”…. I’ve noticed one thing in my years is that when someone really wants something to be there.. they’re going to find it, and no amount of cajoling or dissagreement will convince them otherwise.. “his neck doesn’t look right!*’ *Older man wearing a tight-necked shirt?… especially if he’s carrying a little extra weight (a condition I am all to familiar with) is going to look a little off where the neck meets the material, no doubt due to them using digital cameras to “film” the new sequences vs I’m sure the original was still using traditional film cameras, which can explain a lot of other oddities as well… such as I’ve noticed that digital cameras will sometimes, if the people responsible are not VERY careful, make the person look superimposed on a background (wether they actually are or not is irrelevant)

I’m tired, its nearly 7am here and I haven’t slept yet.. so thats where I’m going.. rambling ends, now.

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:06:03 +0000

I agree, I think it is all “Undiscovered Country” footage. I think when he is talking it is footage from when Kirk is inviting Chancellor Gorkon to dinner.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:46:10 +0000

It has to be digitally enhanced with shantner or his mouth movements
over previous footage.. Have you seen boston legal shatner looks like he weighs 280 all bloated up no way that commerical is him now body wise.

By: trekgeekforever

trekgeekforever — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:26:47 +0000

Finally! I’m so glad that I’m not the only one to notice the weird nose thing. I love Wm. Shatner and the fact that he doesn’t take himself too seriously, so I’m disappointed in a way that he allowed his appearance to be altered for vanity’s sake. (The only thing I could think of as a reason was to try to thin out his face?)

By: Ruk

Ruk — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:18:33 +0000

Funny … and sad. Nothing is more funny and pathetic than self-parody.
The 1st season TOS was the pinnacle of Star Trek, from which they have been sliding downhill ever since.
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“We had cleansed ourselves of the inferior ones. Now you bring the evil back!”
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By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:43:51 +0000

Fun nostalgic ad.

By: Kirkfan

Kirkfan — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:32:16 +0000

It looks like Kirk is a little digitally enhanced in this one.
Looks great though!
I wish I could download the second movie. That one is GREAT and really funny!

By: trekmaster

trekmaster — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:26:00 +0000

What happened to Shatners nose?

By: SvengoolieWeb

SvengoolieWeb — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:22:09 +0000

Freeking awesom to see Shatner as Kirk again!!! More more more!!!!

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 02:38:56 +0000

Anthony, ask `em why no Paramount-CBS trademarkings are seen in the ad, and why the Shat’s glued-on sideburns were square and not trimmed in “Starfleet fashion”. Maybe the pointy sideburns are trademarked too.

Looks like the hairpiece might have been one of the older thicker wavy ones with lots of gray hair that escaped the auction and glued on temporarily for the ad. And I’m guessing too that the uniform might have been one of Scotty’s old ones or else the Shat was girdled and trussed into an old Kirk suit.

The square sideburns are seen in the Kirk walkby in front of Spock to the elevator. Looks like almost all of the Kirk footage in the ad was new insert stuff.