From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: not@chance.dude   
   Subject: Re: Shatner sick of Star Trek feuds   
      
   Graeme wrote:   
   "Steven L."  wrote:   
   >> Maybe the fame has just gone to their heads.  They think Shatner   
   >> upstaged them?  What kind of "stage" would they have had without Star Trek?   
   >    
   > None.  Nimoy and Kelly are the only ones who might possibly have some   
   > gripe about being upstated.  The others were all supporting players   
   > who seem to have bought into Gene's retcon that it was supposed to be   
   > an ensemble show.  Shatner himself might have a beef.  As originally   
   > envisioned, Kirk was the star of the show, but he himself was   
   > increasingly upstaged by Nimoy.  It's not Nimoy's fault that his   
   > character became much more popular than originally envisioned,   
   > nevertheless it did happen, but you don't see The Shat crying over   
   > it.  Even if the others have a beef, it was 40 years ago.  They've   
   > only really had to see him for 6 movies since then, all of which they   
   > were paid for.   
   >    
   > But you know, a tell-all book wants dirt.  No one's going to buy a   
   > Nichelle Nichols bio that says what a great place it was to work.   
      
   I think the whole thing is so childish, that instead of invoking pity in    
   their fans, Nichols and Takei are turning us off in droves.   
      
   But I do think Takei would have done at least fairly well without Trek.    
     But he can thank Trek for his being a household name.   
      
   Natalie   
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