James T. Kirk

James Tiberius Kirk (William Shatner) was captain of two Starships Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A) in the fictional Star Trek universe. He was the leading character in the and the films based on it, first appearing in the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". His Starfleet serial number was SC 937-0176 CEC.

Enterprise TV series

In the summer of 2004, media reports began circulating that the producers of UPN's troubled ' series were in negotiations with William Shatner to reprise the role of James T. Kirk for a special series of episodes. In the fall some newspapers reported that Shatner had been signed to appear, with others quoting Shatner as saying UPN had balked at his asking price. Complicating the issue was Shatner's popularity revival as the star of the hit series Boston Legal for competing network ABC. Ultimately, Paramount was not successful in signing Shatner and the series was cancelled at the end of its fourth season, ending speculation of a possible fifth season appearance (which Shatner himself had suggested). Enterprise executive producer Rick Berman, citing "franchise fatigue" on the part of Star Trek fans, later told TV Guide ..."that it was doubtful that an appearance by Shatner would have been enough to keep the franchise afloat." http://www.trektoday.com/news/220205_02.shtml

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2004 - UPN - Boston Legal - ABC - Paramount - Rick Berman - TV Guide

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In March 2005, at the Grand Slam XIII science fiction convention, Enterprise producer Manny Coto revealed that the writers had intended to feature not the original James Kirk, but rather the Mirror Universe Kirk (from the original series episode, "Mirror, Mirror") in a time-travel related storyline. A Mirror Universe story was eventually produced ("In a Mirror, Darkly") but it is not known if this script originally featured Kirk.

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Science fiction convention - Manny Coto - Mirror Universe - Mirror, Mirror - In a Mirror, Darkly

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Another rumored story idea revealed by Coto would have seen an ancestor of Kirk's serving aboard the Enterprise NX-01 as that ship's never-seen Chef, although it has been speculated that this latter idea might have been a joke.http://www.trektoday.com/news/170305_02.shtml The idea of the Mirror Universe Kirk being featured contradicts earlier statements by Coto that he intended for the original Kirk to appear, although at the time Coto could not say how such an appearance could be rectified with the character's death in Star Trek: Generations.

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