In an hour-long conversation at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, pop culture icon William Shatner said the creator’s Star wars The universe will be very unhappy with the new one Follow Show on Paramount+.
Created by writer and producer Gene Roddenberry Star wars When he began filming the first pilot of the series for NBC television in 1964. The show was not the result of these efforts, but NBC gave Gene another chance and asked him to make some changes and create another pilot.
The co-pilot, with William Shatner playing Captain James T. Kirk, sold the series in 1966, thus kicking off one of the most successful properties in Hollywood history from 1966 to the present as a long list of new shows. On Paramount’s streaming services over the past few years. Star wars The universe has launched a number of forms of entertainment. From TV to movies, games, cartoons, books, magazines… everything, Star wars made.
But for 91-year-old Shatner, Gene Roddenberry won’t be happy with all the new stuff. Follow demonstrations hollywood reporter aforementioned.
In an hour-long conversation that ranged from “funny” to “serious” and used a lot of bad language by Bill and his owner, clerks Directed by Kevin Smith, Shatner was asked if he had anything new in mind. Follow featured his opponent for three seasons, from 1966 to 1968.
Shatner is categorical about this. “None,” he replied calmly.
But this is not just a reaction to selfishness. Shatner added that he thinks Roddenberry would agree.
“I need to know DDUser In three years, Gene Roddenberry was pretty good, Bill said, with some of it going to roll in his grave.
Definitely known inside Star wars world demonstrated by modern variety producers, including Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994), Roddenberry couldn’t wait to disappear. Roddenberry clung to his vision Star wars, and his fellow producers felt that he was limiting his creative process too much with his very specific ideas of what the future of his show would portray.
When Roddenberry died in 1991, he finally gave the show’s producers the following: deep space nine (1993-1995) Traveler (1995-2001) and company (2001-21005), chance to get Star wars Where Jin would never allow while alive and in control Star wars Universe
Now even in the new drama, episodes take place in places Jin would never allow. Star wars Television star and director Jonathan Frakes acknowledged this recently when talking about one of the episodes. Picard he caused it.
Frakes stated that the episode about the conflict between the two members of the show’s crew will not be in Jin’s lifetime.
“We can’t [a scene like] on our show,” Frakes said. hollywood reporter in 2020. “Why?” inside correspondent explained. “Gene Roddenberry. Creator Star wars already believed Star new generation piece There is no conflict between the “Family, the crew of the Enterprise” in the 24th century.
Indeed this year Picard It shows the United States in 2024 and shows US immigration officials as indifferent, evil, authoritarian who will be part of what will lead Earth to a fascist dictatorship that reaches space and begins to terrorize all aliens in space.
William Shatner is one hundred percent right. Follow creator Gene Roddenberry disapproved of everything new Star wars shows.
In a chat at Comic-Con, Shatner also took a humorous take on the rival sci-fi universe. Star wars. When asked about George Lucas’ sci-fi series, Bill jokingly replied, “Damn! Star wars. But not Mark Hamill.”
Smith also asked Bill about his spaceflight experience.
In 2021, Shatner was on a flight where Jeff Bezos was a guest on Blue Origin, which took him just beyond the upper atmosphere and briefly sent William Shatner into deep space.
“I went and swore that every moment I spent in space would not play in zero gravity, I would look out the window and try to get an impression.” tj whore said the star.
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