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Captain's blog fuels Star Trek feud

WILLIAM Shatner is continuing to feud with former Star Trek co-star George Takei.

Shatner Takes Aim at Takei, Again

George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and Walter Koenig celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in October, 2007.© Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesGo to larger...

Star Trek hero Shatner re-ignites long-term feud after accusing co-star Takei of not asking him to same-sex marriage

WILLIAM Shatner has set his phaser to stun in an extraordinary outburst against former Star Trek co-star George Takei.

Captain's log: I'm annoyed - Shatner angry at snub by co-star

Actor William Shatner feels "nothing but pity" for his Star Trek co-star George Takei after failing to be invited to his wedding.

Video: Shatner Blasts Takei

William Shatner, apparently finished chiding Star Trek director J.J. Abrams over a perceived snub, has turned his video camera against former Trek co-star George Takei for not inviting him to Takei's recent wedding to his longtime partner.

'Doctor Who' No. 1 Gal Pal Shares Secrets of Sarah Jane's Success

Actress Elisabeth Sladen has played The Doctor's companion at various times since the '70s, becoming the lovable British equivalent of sci-fi legends like William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy. The star of hit Who spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures talks with Wired.com about developing the character over the years.

Does Lost's Michael Emerson Deserve an Emmy?

ABC's Sunday broadcast of the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards pits Michael Emerson against William Shatner (Boston Legal), Ted Danson and Zeljko Ivanek (Damages) and John Slattery (Mad Men) in the "Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" category.

Shatner Blasts Trek's Abrams

Original Star Trek star William Shatner posted a video on YouTube.com blasting J.J. Abrams, who is helming a reboot of the franchise.

Sept. 8, 1966: Liftoff for the Starship Enterprise

1966: Star Trek makes its network television debut. Given the cultural impact and enormous franchise spawned by the original Star Trek series, it's hard to believe that the show lasted just three seasons -- 80 episodes -- and was canceled by NBC in 1969 because of low ratings. But if network numbers-crunching and the short-sightedness of advertising sponsors doomed it, Star Trek's long-term survival, evidenced by its ongoing syndication, not to mention the numerous TV spinoffs and feature-length films it inspired, is both a vindication of and a tribute to its creator and executive producer, Gene Roddenberry. And Roddenberry was a guy badly in need of vindication. His career began promisingly: Roddenberry wrote scripts for some popular 1950s TV shows like Naked City, Highway Patrol and Have Gun, Will Travel. But the original Star Trek TV series, as well as the first feature-length film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, were conspicuous successes in an otherwise unremarkable and often problematic association with Hollywood. The commercial success of the first Star Trek movie would spawn other films and a new TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, although Roddenberry's involvement with those projects was diminished. But if his relationship with the industry had its rough patches, his reputation as a futurist and visionary -- which begins and ends with Star Trek -- is assured. The original show's most visionary aspects were social, not scientific, and that had everything to do with the times. The country was in turmoil, embroiled in Vietnam and the growing civil rights movement. Roddenberry said later that these events influenced many of the themes, as well as the multicultural makeup of the crew. Roddenberry remained in demand on the lecture circuit to the end of his life, speaking not only at universities but at some other pretty significant places, too, including the Smithsonian Institution and NASA. Star Trek's impact on popular culture is matched by only a handful of other television shows, and surpassed by precious few. The original cast members on the USS Enterprise's 1966 flight deck became household names: Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (James Doohan), Communications Officer Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) and Helmsman Hikaru Sulu (George Takei). Navigator Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig), who joined the cast in the second season to give the Russians their due in space, was also a popular character. Phrases like "Beam me up, Scotty" and "Live long and prosper" and "to boldly go ?" entered the lexicon, and the show's cult following, kept visibly alive by the numerous and rollicking Star Trek conventions, remains strong to this day. An 11-foot model of the starship Enterprise is on display at the Smithsonian. On the tech front, the communicator used by Enterprise crew members is said to have been the inspiration for the flip-open cellphone. The original pilot episode for the series, "The Cage," was filmed in 1964 but not aired in its entirety until 1988. After the original pilot was rejected by NBC, "The Cage" was chopped up and heavily edited, and eventually shown under the title "The Menagerie" during Star Trek's three-year run. Nimoy's Mr. Spock was the only character from the pilot to later appear in the TV series, although he was most un-Spock like, showing a lot more emotion than your average Vulcan. In the pilot, the Enterprise was commanded by Capt. Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter). Because of all the spinoffs that resulted from it, Roddenberry's Star Trek is often referred to as The Original Series. For a lot of us who came of age watching Shatner chewing on all that alien scenery and nibbling on all those alien necks, it was The Only Series. Source: Various --- Have some favorite Star Trek moments you'd like to share with us? Wired.com wants to hear about your favorite Star Trek series, episode and feature film. Have a copy of the Animated Series on Laserdisc? Please, do share.

William Shatner' New Video Autograph Site

William Shatner is an investor and partner in Live Autographs, a new video service in which celebrities appear on camera to deliver a personalized greeting as they sign an autograph. - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - William Shatner sat in a drab office staring at a TV monitor displaying a message he was supposed to read to a fan while signing an autograph, but quot;Star Trek's quot; Captain Kirk wasn't very happy. quot;I can't do this, this is crazy, quot; Shatner said. The mess...