No Shatner, Sherlock
One of the most amusing things to me about the recent Star Trek release is the conspicuous absence of Bill Shatner. He's gone past hammy and is just so overused at this point, I couldn't imagine him being anything other than a joke in the movie. I thought the producers felt the same way I did and had blocked his doubtlessly insistent self-promoting.
In this regard I came to think of him as the opposite of Nimoy. Nimoy read the script for 1994's reprehensible Star Trek: Generations and absolutely refused to have any part of it. Shatner had no such standards at the time. I saw Nimoy's (deep and enthusiastic!) involvement in the new Star Trek as indicative that it was a truly good film. Shatner's absence supports this hypothesis as well.
However, according to a today's (spoilerific, for those who care) post by![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
angelophile, J.J. Abrams & Co. wanted to involve Shatner from the getgo.
Get the skinny over at his livejinny (it's not long, and very interesting).
In this regard I came to think of him as the opposite of Nimoy. Nimoy read the script for 1994's reprehensible Star Trek: Generations and absolutely refused to have any part of it. Shatner had no such standards at the time. I saw Nimoy's (deep and enthusiastic!) involvement in the new Star Trek as indicative that it was a truly good film. Shatner's absence supports this hypothesis as well.
However, according to a today's (spoilerific, for those who care) post by
angelophile, J.J. Abrams & Co. wanted to involve Shatner from the getgo.Get the skinny over at his livejinny (it's not long, and very interesting).
As it is, I love Simon Pegg and he was great in this movie but he was not great for this movie. I never saw Scotty in him, and it was like the film stopped dead for him to deliver his lines.
Boy, I could just eat Chris Pine up, couldn't you?
I agree with you - Shatner shouldn't be involved in anything Star Trek anymore that's not already completely submerged in self-parody.