The first half is made lively by william shatners overthetop narration and some rather quirky perhaps irritating directing. Quotes when asked if he was a fan of technology i love technology. First, the show does make some valid points about star treks influence on the world of science over the years, but only enough for about the first hour. However, his career changed completely when he got the role of the iconic captain james t. William shatner is best known for his distinctive voice and his roles on star trek and boston legal. Fontana helps to maintain the continuity a bit, though shatner is featured most prominently surprise. Shatner earned saturn award nominations for his performances in the star trek films as the awards did not reward television series at the time. As long as its in the vein of how william shatner changed the world, im in.
Kirk in the cult television series star trek and shatner went on to portray the character in the films that followed over the years to become one of the most loved. Rent how william shatner changed the world 2006 on dvd. Watch william shatner in 1975 express concern that reviving star trek could fail very badly. The addition of a few familiar star trek faces walter koenig, george takei, jonathan frakes, kate mulgrew and writer d. From taking fictional roles that sendup his personality in films like miss congeniality and fanboys, he has also made fun of himself as part of the documentary how william shatner changed the world well worth watching if you are at all a tech and star trek geek, pulling a prank on the entire town of riverside iowa in invasion iowa, and his. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. New william shatner doc explores star treks influence on. The tv and movie legend is returning down under to share more stories, songs, jokes and musings from his incredible life. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. After that, it launches into a tailspin that discusses what the other trek franchises tried to do and how they failed. This is how william shatner changed the world by julian jones on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
As a breezy primer on the cultural, technological, and scientific impact of star trek, how william shatner changed the world is more entertaining than purely educational, but. The captains is a feature length documentary film written and directed by william shatner. This footage became william shatner s gonzo ballet, a feature film which premiered at the nashville film festival on april 17, 2009. The advances include interstellar space travel, cell phones, racial sexual equality, smaller computers, medical devices, virtual reality and so on and so on.
William shatner to direct documentary about william. Rent how william shatner changed the world 2006 starring william shatner on dvd and bluray. Star trek icon william shatner served as narrator for the telecast of the critics choice awards in santa monica, california on sunday night 17jan16. How william shatner changed the world reveals how scientists who were inspired by star trek as children are surpassing the science fiction vision of the future foreshadowed in the program. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk, being a part of star trek, and life after. As a breezy primer on the cultural, technological, and scientific impact of star trek, how william shatner changed the world is more entertaining than purely educational, but its still an excellent program for family viewing and classrooms alike, guaranteed to open bright, young minds to a dazzling universe of exciting possibilities.
Kirk was swept away by the nexus, after saving the crew of the uss enterpriseb. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. All in all, its an enjoyable watch for me, a humanities prof who enjoyed the original. William shatner presents a lighthearted look at how the star trek tv series have influenced and inspired todays technologies, including. The babysitter is a 1980 tv movie starring patty duke, william shatner and stephanie zimbalist. How william shatner changed the world 2005 comedy central roast of william shatner 2006 show me the money 2006 everest 82 2007 wwe hall of fame 2007. Ridiculous actor demands that forced movie details to change. Plummer was lined up to perform in the shakespeare play in 1956 but an unplanned romp left him unable to take to the stage, according to new york gossip column pagesix. Frustrated by the banality of suburbia, when lil pimp is introduced to fruit juice, and the world of pimping, his life is completely changed. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by william shatner. William shatner celebrity profile check out the latest william shatner photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. William shatner gebore 22 maart 1931 is n kanadese akteur, skrywer, en vervaardiger.
He had great contributions to this world, he invented 1700 common used words in the english language, he was one of the worlds greatest playwrights. How william shatner changed the world 2005 the movie. The role was later played on film by peter sellers. How william shatner changed the world martin cooper. Kirk, it focuses on technological advancements in the real world that were inspired by the star trek phenomenon. Song youll have time album version artist william shatner. The wheel is really one of the great inventions of all time. How william shatner changed the world 2005 tv movie plot summary 1 william shatner presents a lighthearted look at how the star trek tv series have influenced and inspired todays technologies, including. A middleaged couple is persuaded by their twelveyearold daughter to hire a teenage girl, who has seemingly come out of nowhere, as the familys babysitter. Shatner attended the premiere and had the event filmed. Watch william shatner in 1975 express concern that.
How william shatner changed the world tv movie 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 2007, a ballet called common people, set to has been, was created by margo sappington of oh. The film will be directed by shatner, who will also executive produce with david zappone and craig thompson. In this film, shatner narrates and travels the world for a series of interviews with celebrity trek fans as. The following is a list of works by canadian actor. A return to boredom threatens, however, when the evil mayor tony golds plans are exposed. William shatner presents a lighthearted documentary about star trek and its influence on todays technological world and social justice. How did william shakespeare change the world answers. How william shatner changed the world tv movie 2005 imdb. First two minutes from the 2hour documentary how william shatner changed the world. How william shatner changed the world is a twohour television special produced for the history channel in the united states. Dont miss this opportunity to share the room with one of the world s greatest raconteurs. New william shatner doc explores star treks influence on science and the world. Ben folds boston legal canadian captain kirk denny crane fanboys film has been how william shatner changed the world invasion iowa miss congeniality priceline shatoetry star trek tj.