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Re: These are the voyages of...William Shatner
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:38 pm
by Doctor Steuss
Migrating from the other thread:
The album that Shatner did with Ben Folds (
Has Been) is something every Shatner fan should experience at least once.
The rendition of "Common People" includes a couple members of Pulp, as well as some Joe Jackson vocals.
Re: These are the voyages of...William Shatner
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:38 pm
by Doctor Steuss
Dupe.
Thwarted by the edit and quote buttons yet again.
Re: These are the voyages of...William Shatner
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:17 pm
by Brack
Jersey Girl wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 5:36 pm
I have to fully endorse this mission. Ninety year old William Shatner, a.k.a. Captain James Kirk, first real trip into space. Live long and prosper, Captain.
'The Most Profound Experience': William Shatner Speaks After Blue Origin Spaceflight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTfQVMH5SuI
He is also known as the Big Giant Head.
Link
Re: These are the voyages of...William Shatner
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:31 pm
by Lem
That was a fun read, thanks Brack! I loved this
The Solomons first meet the Big Giant Head in person when he arrived by plane at their local airport, in an obviously agitated state. When asked about his flight, he responded "Horrifying, at first. I looked out the window and ... I saw something on the wing of the plane", to which Dick responded "The same thing happened to me!" This is a double reference. In an early episode, Dick attempts to fly for the first time and is frightened when he sees something on the wing of the plane. Both references are also to the Twilight Zone story "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", which tells of a man on a commercial flight who is convinced he sees a creature on the plane's wing which no one else can see. Both William Shatner and John Lithgow (Dick) had previously played that Twilight Zone character; Shatner played it in the original 1963 TV series episode, and Lithgow played it in the 1983 movie remake.