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beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts) Wed Mar 22, 2017, 04:37 PM Mar 2017

Celebrating Shatner's 86th Birthday with Kirk's Best Moments

Celebrating Shatner's 86th Birthday with Kirk's Best Moments

William Shatner -- the man, the legend, Star Trek's original Captain James T. Kirk -- turns 86 years young today. And there's just no stopping him. He's got a new book on the way (Spirit of the Horse: A Celebration of Fact and Fable), a full slate of convention appearances locked in, and he just signed on to star in the romantic comedy film Senior Moment, in which he'll portray a retired Top Gun Navy pilot who tested aircraft for NASA back in the day.

To celebrate, Shatner's big day, we at StarTrek.com asked fans to answer the question, "What were some of Captain Kirk's best moments?" Here are some of the top comments/replies:

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When he asked the Almighty for his I.D. "Excuse me, what does God need with a Starship?&quot Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

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"Of my friend I can only say this: Of all the souls I have encountered, his was the most... human." (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

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http://www.startrek.com/article/celebrating-shatners-86th-birthday-with-kirks-best-moments

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Celebrating Shatner's 86th Birthday with Kirk's Best Moments (Original Post) beam me up scottie Mar 2017 OP

There's a THING on the wing!!! longship Mar 2017 #1

I forgot all about that episode! Nice! beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #2

That's Shatner?????? longship Mar 2017 #3

He did alright in Boston Legal.:) beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #4

Say my Name - Denny Crane Jokerman Mar 2017 #5

LOL! beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #7

My Koresh he absolutely killed it as that character. trotsky Mar 2017 #9

He really did. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #11

How do you do a spoken word version of a rap song? Jokerman Mar 2017 #6

Shatner turns Palin's speech into beat poetry: beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #8

LMFAO!! n/t trotsky Mar 2017 #10

I recently found out that he & Leonard Nimoy were in an episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. progressoid Mar 2017 #12

Wow! What a great find! Both were so young and handsome. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #13

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. There's a THING on the wing!!!

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Wed Mar 22, 2017, 05:47 PM

Mar 2017

Happy happy William Shatner!

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

2. I forgot all about that episode! Nice!

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 22, 2017, 06:09 PM

Mar 2017

I enjoyed him as Denny Crane too:

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. That's Shatner??????

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 22, 2017, 06:18 PM

Mar 2017

OMFG! He's fallen far from getting all of the green-skinned women!!!

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

4. He did alright in Boston Legal.:)

Reply to longship (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 22, 2017, 06:28 PM

Mar 2017

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It wasn't all comedic - although I enjoyed the quips, his character's oncoming demenia and bro-mance with James Spader made for some good television.

Jokerman

(3,538 posts)

5. Say my Name - Denny Crane

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 08:04 AM

Mar 2017

Again! - Denny Crane!

LIKE YOU MEAN IT! - DENNY CRANE!

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

7. LOL!

Reply to Jokerman (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 02:56 PM

Mar 2017

I loved that show. Denny Crane's nonsensical replies to the media horde begging for a statement were hilarious.

"Cuckoo for coco puffs. Denny Crane."

"She's a natural blonde. Denny Crane."