Comments on: William Shatner Unveils Wax Figure Of Kirk – Says He Wants To Be In Star Trek Sequel

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:28:16 +0000

173, good points. In the future, CGI could allow us to use an original-age Kirk, and the currently aged Shatner could play a part as appropriate, perhaps as suggested by the Q idea. In any event, in my mind, Kirk continues to live in the Nexus, since there are an arbitrary number of Kirks that are possible.

It’s possible, for example, that Kirk’s final mental state at the time of his apparent “death” permitted him to return to the Nexus, wiser and nobler than he ever was.

By: Son of a Maui Portagee

Son of a Maui Portagee — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0000

#167.,

I’ve been an advocate for the Nexus Kirk but I have to admit, even though it has been introduced crudely and rudely by others, the Nexus is supposed to be a timeless place so Shatner’s aging would be difficult to explain if the narrative went that route.

About the only thing that comes to mind is that Trek’s historically been big in the “there’s a price to pay for resurrection” theme. And at that, the only character that comes to mind as being able to put Kirk in such a physical state for that price is Q.

DeLancie and Nimoy have worked on numerous projects together so it would be fun to see their characters having a go at each other.

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:03:55 +0000

171

No, I think the wax figure is!

By: ben

ben — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:54:35 +0000

The dummy is taller.

By: Antimatter

Antimatter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:52:21 +0000

#167 Please explain how Picard and Kirk got out of the Nexus to begin with. They didn’t and they’re still there.

By: Antimatter

Antimatter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:50:53 +0000

There’s no way this old fatman can ever play Kirk again. Did I mention that Kirk is dead?

By: Marcus Watts

Marcus Watts — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:44:27 +0000

Shatner is like Eastwood in that he is as good or better than he has ever been with age.

Not that i think he would be good reprising Kirk per se in his current condition but he is still a huge presence and capable of creating compelling characters.

If Shatner were serious about reprising his role of Kirk one last time it would be great to see him drop some weight in preparation for being offered the role.

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:44:32 +0000

The operation of the Nexus means that Kirk is still around on his ranch chopping wood and attending to his horse. For that matter, Picard is still there, too, trying to get Kirk to join him in the fight against Soran. It’s an easy thing to Bring Back Kirk — just go to the Nexus.

Q.E.D.

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:58:43 +0000

163

You’d probably get a better performance!

By: Robert Croghan

Robert Croghan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:13:26 +0000

We need to start a petition to JJ Abrams to bring back Kirk.. in the next movie.. Lets get this started.. looks like someone beat me to it.. so everyone go to bringbackkirk.com