From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: not@chance.dude   
   Subject: Re: Shatner sick of Star Trek feuds   
      
   Anim8rFSK wrote:   
   >>>>>  Wickeddoll wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> Travoltron wrote:   
   >>>>>>> http://blogs.chron.com/celebritybuzz/2009/11/shatner_sic   
   _of_star_trek_f   
   >>>>>>> eu   
   >>>>>>> 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   
   >    
   > Pretty much what you said.   
   >    
   > I am having an arguement over on alt.tv.american-idol with some numbnuts    
   > that's screaming that Tiger Woods is having his personal live invaded.     
   > He says that being arrested etc. is just the arresstee's personal    
   > business; I'm pointing out that that's ludicrous.  Once the cops are    
   > involved, it's public record.  Doesn't mean I want to hear about it, but    
   > it ain't just in the family anymore at that point.   
   >    
      
   Troo dat - you get busted (pun intended), you're up for grabs - it's    
   this other stuff that's making me hork.   
      
   Natalie   
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