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Awards Chatter

William Shatner

Awards Chatter

Scott Feinberg

Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2016

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The 84-year-old legend muses about the possibility of reinhabiting Capt. Kirk ('How would they handle it, in science-fiction terms? I'm older, I'm heavier'), Harrison Ford's return to 'Star Wars' ('He needed a new airplane'), his seances with DeForest Kelley ('He's haunting a southern mansion') and his feud with George Takei as 'Star Trek' turns 50. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.2

Reporters Awards Podcast.

0:43.1

I'm the host Scott Feinberg, and on this episode we are going to deviate from our normal

0:47.4

way of doing things and talk to somebody who's not currently vying for an award,

0:51.3

but rather someone who's already won just about every award that's out there.

0:54.8

Why?

0:55.8

Because when you get a chance to talk to William Shatner, you take it.

0:59.0

He's a living legend best known for the role of Captain Kirk on Star Trek and this year marks the 50th anniversary of the

1:05.2

airing of the first episode of that classic franchise. So I thought now would be as great a time

1:10.0

as ever to sit down with the 84-year-old and find out how he's marking the occasion and also

1:14.6

to look back at an entire career that's often underappreciated.

1:18.0

This is a guy who began as a Shakespearean trained actor who was a prolific performer during the days of live television, whose career

1:24.9

then took a major turn with Star Trek and then took a major turn in the other direction

1:29.4

when the show was cancelled, who then acquired a cult following when it was brought back in syndication and who in the

1:35.3

years since has had one of the most varied, colorful and prolific careers imaginable.

1:40.6

We talked him about all of that as well as the recent J.J. Abrams versions of Star Trek and Star Wars and Justin Lynn's upcoming take on the Star Trek franchise.

1:49.0

I met with Chatner at his offices in Studio City and I hope you enjoy the conversation that we had as much as I did.

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