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William Shatner ad

Postby PM2K » Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:33 am

For you ST fans out there... an ad for Loblaw's, a Canadian grocery store chain, while he was waiting for the Enterprise to relaunch in the late 1970s...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Kh8Pii0p4

Hey... even JT Kirk had to eat, right?

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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby Robert » Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:11 am

PM2K wrote:For you ST fans out there... an ad for Loblaw's, a Canadian grocery store chain, while he was waiting for the Enterprise to relaunch in the late 1970s...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Kh8Pii0p4

Hey... even JT Kirk had to eat, right?


That must have been his "I need a haircut" toupee. :roll:

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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby PM2K » Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:56 am

Or he was just making a nice home for a lonely tribble... ;)

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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby Duncan Edwards » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:14 am

PM2K wrote:For you ST fans out there...

Hey... even JT Kirk had to eat, right?


Why not? He was a great pitchman and he spoke Canadian.

Not long after Star Trek he was living in a pickup truck with a camper top as he traveled the continent doing commercials, dinner theater, whatever he could find. He had three daughters and a messy divorce to support. He's never stopped working even now when he no longer needs to. It's nice to know that Captain Kirk was not played by some bum.

Shatner could act serious without taking himself too seriously. Seems inevitable that all the good stuff that's come his way later in life would find him.

PM2K wrote:Or he was just making a nice home for a lonely tribble... ;)


Great one. 8-)
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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby water_bug_62208 » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:29 am

Interesting find! After watching the original Star Trek series, pretty much anything that starred William Shatner caught my attention. He has a style that's all him. I enjoyed the special on either the History or Discovery Channels where Shatner talked about all the things that are enjoyed today that can find their start on Star Trek. The tall, leggy blonde who showed up at the house at the end of the show and chased him and the camera crew out was quite fascinating. :) He always seemed to end up with all of the great-looking ladies.

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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby kham » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:33 am

Shatner can do serious when he wants to; anyone who has seen the vid/dvd "Trinity and Beyond", features him doing the narration, and doing a pretty damn good job too. ;)

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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby water_bug_62208 » Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:50 pm

kham wrote:Shatner can do serious when he wants to; anyone who has seen the vid/dvd "Trinity and Beyond", features him doing the narration, and doing a pretty damn good job too. ;)

Yes, I've seen that on the Discovery Channel. One of the better documentaries on the subject. Guess I was too into the program to realize that Shatner was narrating it. The music fits the scenes of the various detonations.

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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby PM2K » Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:58 pm

That is a fav documentary of mine, too. Most interesting. Mr. Shatner and the music really help enhance things. :)

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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby Robert » Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:23 am

kham wrote:Shatner can do serious when he wants to; anyone who has seen the vid/dvd "Trinity and Beyond", features him doing the narration, and doing a pretty damn good job too. ;)


Also check out his appearances in the old black & white Twilight Zone series.

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Re: William Shatner ad

Postby Robert » Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:26 am

PM2K wrote:Or he was just making a nice home for a lonely tribble... ;)


You never knew where they were going to show up... That's "the Trouble with Tribbles" :p

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