How Webby is William Shatner?

Liz, thank you for the Rocketman clip. It always makes my day.

[shakes fist at sky]
SHATNER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mine too, Dorkus. Mine too.

It's Shatner's world, he just lets us live in it. And he apparently will have us committed for not worshipping him enough.

And he apparently will have us committed for not worshipping him enough.

Posted by: ep | October 22, 2008 11:52 AM

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Speak for yourself ep.

Should you want to see why, perhaps, Shatner went gunning for Takei, take a look at the Comedy Central roast last year. Takei was hilarious, fabulous, and sharp enough to cut.

"Bill, you are a rich, gooey devil's food cake that I want to drop my face into and go BBBBBBBBBB!"

I wuv Mr. Takei.

In Shatner's interpretation of Rocket Man, I see the origins of the Priceline Negotiator.

It takes a special actor to over dramatize the act of smoking s cigarette.

Liz, did you get a vicarious smoker's high from watching Shatner's performance?

"I didn't know the man! He came on the set occasionally...as evidenced by the character he played...but I didn't know him!"

Would love to hear him do a reading of "You Shook Me," or maybe "Sweet Jane."

When I saw this earlier, I thought how could Liz Kelly not have mentioned this, but I see you had bigger and better things in mind. Good job, LK.

speechless, rock it man, speechless

"Is this Shatner's latest attempt at deadpan humor? Or, and this is a distinct possibility, is he just that self-involved?"

I actually think it is both. I think he has a massive ego, but I also think he knows it and loves to make fun of himself.

Also, happy birthday Sasquatch! Scarlett Johansson will be at your door momentarily, followed by a gleeful byoolin.

A three-way made in heaven...

I heard Takei speak at a Star Trek Con recently, and he said quite clearly that Shatner was invited. The "not invited" thing was because they had a very long list of potential guests and limited space (a problem most brides could sympathize with) and at the time of the interview had not yet figured out who made the cut. So, they said Shatner was on the "long list". That got out as "not invited".

I love that Rocket Man clip. Never gets old. But the Family Guy version was the best.

I swear I have read the first sentence of this post 10 times and it still does not make any sense...maybe I need more coffee.

Bawlmer, thanks for sending over ScarJo. I take it that she is serious about the open nature of her marriage with Ryan Reynolds.

Byoolin, put DOWN that camera!

Also, happy birthday Sasquatch! Scarlett Johansson will be at your door momentarily, followed by a gleeful byoolin.

Posted by: Bawlmer | October 22, 2008 12:43 PM

A three-way made in heaven...

Posted by: Anonymous | October 22, 2008 12:50 PM

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Sas and I can always drink away the memories of seeing each other naked later. But right now, Scarlett needs us. (Liz, can we link to a picture?)

And while we're at the jpg linking game, Halle Berry, too!

Rocket Man...oh my god..hilarious.
Let's get Stephen Colbert to do it next!

Oh my god. You mean Shatner and Takei are real people with real human feelings and foibles? No. Can't be. Liz, say it ain't so.

Oh, you didn't.

Oh my. Has Shatner ever been to Junior High school? He'd fit right in with my daughter and friends - analyzing endlessly over something meaningless.

Oh my. Has Shatner ever been to Junior High school? He'd fit right in with my daughter and friends - analyzing endlessly over something meaningless.

Posted by: Amelia | October 22, 2008 1:51 PM

Pot meet kettle.

If having to register reduces the frequency of appearances of the character string "Pot meet kettle," I can live with it.

Anyone want to know what the response to this post will be? See referenced character string.

If having to register reduces the frequency of appearances of the character string "Pot meet kettle," I can live with it.

Posted by: Sasquatch | October 22, 2008 2:13 PM

Your wish is granted.

Did the troll really leave, is it safe to come out again?

snark all you want but how many people worked with a bikini wearing Heather Locklear?

The rocket man clip is utterly, flabbergastingly, amazing. However even more utterly, flabbergastingly, amazing is the Chris Elliot imitation clip. He doesn't even have to exaggerate.

I like Stewie Griffin's Shatner Does Rocket Man best. Now all we need is a posting of Leonard Nimoy's "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins".

Wait. . .here's a link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04

I have to second the Family Guy Rocketman.

Stewie Griffin impersonating William Shatner performing Elton John's Rocketman. Now, that's some good stuff.

For some reason the IT nazis at work won't let me see the videos but I'm quite sure I've seen something like it.

Yeah, Shatner has a huge ego but nonetheless I like him because he pokes fun of himself. We all now use the phrase "Mamby-Pamby" with regularity around here because of him, as in "Hey Troll, quit with the mamby-pamby insults and give us some real celebritology snark if you can".

I have given Shatner/Nimoy CDs as gifts. I'm not sure my humor was fully appreciated by the recipients.

Don't go running back to the Achenblog, Anonytroll. We've got user registration already.

Oh my. Has Shatner ever been to Junior High school? He'd fit right in with my daughter and friends - analyzing endlessly over something meaningless.

Posted by: Amelia | October 22, 2008 1:51 PM

Pot meet kettle.

Posted by: Anonymous | October 22, 2008 2:07 PM

Anon - you are so clever! Great response! I am impressed with you, and thrilled that you recognize my ability to endlessly analyze something meaningless - like, why you post messages???

Hmm...because you are insightful and interesting? (I'm going to have to consider that one for a while!)

Don't forget that evergreen, "Interesting moral compass."

With a $150k paid-for wardrobe that puts her in B-List celebrity territory, I think we can now snark Sarah Palin....her fashion sense, anyway. The Fix can handle her politics.

Your wish is granted.

Posted by: Back to the Achenblog | October 22, 2008 2:45 PM

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Well, hell-lo, ScarJo!!!

Sas, Halle was getting ready to head over until she saw your last post. She's now weeping quietly in the corner.

Yes, we once drove around town with "Spaced Out" blaring on the stero w/ windows down. I'm not sure the drug-addled resident drivers in my fair city appreciated it, either.

Oops. Sorry. Stero is not what you listen to, but what you become if you listen to too much Shatner.

Your wish is granted.

Posted by: Back to the Achenblog | October 22, 2008 2:45 PM

Bitter much?

Stero = bouillon cube brand?

Sas, Halle was getting ready to head over until she saw your last post. She's now weeping quietly in the corner.

Posted by: jes | October 22, 2008 4:27 PM

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Halle, please come over to my cave, and let us weep tears of joy together!

There is no malice in Shatner's words, he's simply assessing decades of spontaneous venom from Takei.

Shatner has an ego, but for Takei to continually bash him over the years is a bit weird.

Over close-ups? Over acting like a king on the set?

Just seems petty to me. Sulu's role was supporting and had a fraction of screen time compared to Kirk, so what did he expect?

So I can see his point about Takei's continuing digs after 40 years. It says something Shatner that he isn't bitter about it.