Bill Shatner spends 10 minutes in space

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How fitting the Captain Kirk should finally get to spend 10 minutes in space. I'm amazed that a 90 year old guy would even attempt such a thing, but if anyone would do it....

I just think it's wonderful.

Here's the AP story link: https://apnews.com/article/shatner-blue-origin-launch-09705724072c0ecad2674c8511f0fcab

 

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I hope he wasn't expecting his weekly dose of space strange.
Regardless, there really isn't any civilian more deserving of a Free Ride to Space than Shat Man!

 

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No regrets in life

 

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These are the voyages of the Besos rocket ship. To boldly go for 10 minutes into....wait, I do not think this script is going to take off at all...

 

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Bravo Captain Kirk!

 

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Time for this one again.

 

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"sings" indeed! One thing I love about William Shatner is that he pokes good fun at himself. I seem to recall something in the last 20 years or so where he made fun of his spoken word recordings. I read a book by him years ago that kept me in stitches.

Go, Bill!

 

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Shatner has his own, "Jump the Shark" infamousy.

 

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...or another one of many Bill did.

 

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Good for William. At 90 years old, and getting blasted into space, I hope he had his depends on.

Tom

 

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Westerly Wood said:

Shatner has his own, "Jump the Shark" infamousy.

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Hey, Woody... Just wondering which role you're referring to. In the original Star Trek series, there were only three seasons (< 80 episodes).... so, even though there were some truly awful episodes (IMO), I never thought it jumped the shark... Just curious.

 

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I'm just not a fan of this space tourism business. THIS is what excites me about rocketing into space....

 

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Oh, I think The Shat has spent much more time than that in space.... not physically mind you ....

 

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Still, Shatner was excellent in his role on that lawyer show. Boston Legal? Played opposite James Spader. Great acting.

 

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Westerly Wood said:

Boston Legal?

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Which was much better than T.J. Hooker

 

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I don't think Heather Locklear's hair is regulation. I seem to remember them adding her in S2 to boost ratings.

Also love the double ridiculous "Hollywood gun safety" stance that's only purpose is to put the gun in the frame with the actor's face. Shatner's using the full-on Kirk phaser stance, though.

 

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Wrong finger!

Tommy

 

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> I don't think Heather Locklear's hair is regulation….

A) Who cares, it’s Heather Locklear, and B) Who cares, it’s Heather Locklear!!!

> Shatner's using the full-on Kirk phaser stance, though.

Cap’n Kirk don’t need no stinkin’ finger control. Set phasers to kill.