From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: not@chance.dude   
   Subject: Re: Shatner sick of Star Trek feuds   
      
   Anim8rFSK wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >  Wickeddoll  wrote:   
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   >> Anim8rFSK wrote:   
   >>>  Wickeddoll wrote:   
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   >>>> Travoltron wrote:   
   >>>>> http://blogs.chron.com/celebritybuzz/2009/11/shatner_sick_   
   f_star_trek_feu   
   >>>>> d.   
   >>>>> html    
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   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Shatner sick of Star Trek feuds   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> William Shatner has given up trying to make peace with his "bitter"    
   >>>>> former Star Trek co-stars - insisting "nothing seems to work."   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The 78-year-old, who shot to fame as Captain Kirk on the original 1960s    
   >>>>> show, admits his memories of the series have been marred by bitter feuds    
   >>>>> with former castmates.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Shatner admitted he was hurt after former co-star George Takei failed to    
   >>>>> invite him to his wedding to longtime partner Brad Altman last year.    
   >>>>> Meanwhile, Shatner reached a gentleman's agreement with Leonard Nimoy    
   >>>>> never to talk Trek in order to salvage their friendship.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But the star insists most of his efforts to mend relationships have been    
   >>>>> in vain, and he's finished trying to be friends with his former    
   >>>>> colleagues.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> He tells the New York Post, "I've asked them (my co-stars) numerous    
   >>>>> times to see if I can assuage their bitterness. I don't know what their    
   >>>>> problem is, quite frankly, so I've given up on trying to make it better.    
   >>>>> I don't like any ill-feelings, and if there was something I could do to    
   >>>>> correct it I would. But nothing seems to work."   
   >>>> On this I totally agree with him - they're being ridiculous.  If they    
   >>>> don't care for his company, fine, but STFU with the whining!   
   >>> Well, it's worse than that; by all accounts he had them all over for    
   >>> (IIRC) Thanksgiving the year before they all started publishing their    
   >>> books blasting him.  He say the last time he saw Nichelle before her    
   >>> book came out was then, and she was hugging him and saying she loved    
   >>> him, and BLAM.  So his company was apparently fine until the book tours    
   >>> required otherwise.   
   >>>   
   >> Nice - well, I have absolutely no intention of buying any of that trash.    
   >>   I think it's libelous, and if Shat really wanted to nail them on at    
   >> least some of it, he probably could.  Nimoy is the only one with any    
   >> real class.  I don't remember his ever complaining, and if there were    
   >> any conflicts, I really doubt he'd try to sell them.  Has he?   
   >    
   > Not that I know of.  There were a lot of standard issue rumors in the    
   > press of conflict between Nimoy and The Shat during the show, same as    
   > there are when any second billed actor 'breaks out' in a show; another    
   > example would be The Man from U.N.C.L.E.  But either they were never    
   > true or they got over it, since Nimoy and The Shat are BFFs.   
   >    
      
   Yes - what I don't get is why any of the others would think we'd want to    
   see them trash each other?  For the most part, we love them all.  Even    
   if I hated Shat, which I never did - just didn't care for him for a    
   while, I don't want to read someone's bitter comments about him.  Leaves    
   a worm in my stomach, and makes me uncomfortable.  Like what's going on    
   with Tiger Woods right now - I don't like golf, but have no feelings one    
   way or another for him.  Though even if I were his fan, I wouldn't want    
   to hear about the very personal parts of his life!  You can't avoid it -    
   it's all over the "legitimate" news; ditto all that other crap about    
   Lohan, etc.  If a celeb I like has problems, I just want to know they're    
   having problems - no details needed, just so I can pray for him/her.    
   But you don't get that, you get every sordid detail blared in your face.    
     I love celeb mags like Us, People, and Entertainment Weekly, but I    
   swear on my sister's grave, I only like to read about their career    
   stuff, see what cool (or ghastly) clothes they're wearing.  Their love    
   lives, marital problems, drug/alcohol details are their own, IMO.  I DO    
   think we should know if they're sexual predators, or some equally awful    
   threat to the public, so that we can decide if we want to continue to be    
   their fans; but the normal human problems are none of our effing    
   business. However, there must be a massive audience for that shit,    
   because it's omnipresent.  I guess those who revel in misery are the    
   majority.  I say that's the reason reality TV is so big - they want to    
   see the participants turn on each other, ever since that filthy show    
   "Weakest Link".   
      
   If that's what people really need to see/read, they need to discover    
   real writing/performances.   
      
   Natalie   
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