The newest “Star Trek” series is apparently so awful that it got the original Captain Kirk to see eye-to-eye with one of President Donald Trump’s closest advisers.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security adviser Stephen Miller responded to a brief clip of the new Paramount+ series &#8220;Star Trek: Starfleet Academy&#8221; in an X post, arguing that the only way for producers to save the show would be to give full creative control to actor William Shatner.
&#8220;Tragic. But it’s not too late for @paramountplus to save the franchise,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;Step 1: Reconcile with @WilliamShatner and give him total creative control.&#8221;
Shatner <a href="https://x.com/WilliamShatner/status/2013275829464383866">responded</a> several days later, saying, &#8220;I am so on the same page with you @StephenM&lt;! The fact that they have not [cured] Hyperopia by the 32rd Century is an abysmal oversight on the writers!&#8221;
&#8220;Also @paramountplus needs to up the budget because I’m sure that a well oiled organization like Starfleet in the distant future could afford more than one pair of glasses for at least this hyperopic bridge crew,&#8221; Shatner continued, adding, &#8220;Do they pass the glasses around while piloting the ship? Shame on the line producers! That is what you meant, right?&#8221;
&#8220;I am ready to assume command of the series! Call me!&#8221; he concluded.
Shatner was written out of the franchise in the 1994 film &#8220;Star Trek: Generations&#8221; – a move he&#8217;s said was made because producers wanted to move on to solely using the &#8220;Star Trek: The Next Generation&#8221; cast led by British actor Patrick Stewart&#8217;s Jean-Luc Picard.
Shatner said that he was told before filming began for &#8220;Generations&#8221; that Captain Kirk was going to die in the film whether he participated or not – and so he opted for an onscreen death that allowed him a heroic exit.
&#8220;So the producer said, &#8216;We&#8217;re going to kill Kirk because we think that The Next Generation will make more money at the box office,'&#8221; he explained.
Three more movies followed with &#8220;The Next Generation&#8221; cast, and the series has since rebooted with three more films, starring Chris Pine as Captain Kirk.

William Shatner

Paramount’s ‘Star Trek’ Series Is So Awful It Brought William Shatner And Stephen Miller Together

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Wokeness

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/william-shatner">William Shatner</a> revealed what it would take to get him back on the USS Enterprise to reprise his role as a &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; captain after more than 30 years away from the role.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/william-shatner-to-lead-new-reality-competition-series-stars-on-mars">The 92-year-old actor</a> — who is probably best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk in the &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; franchise — spoke to the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/william-shatner-interview-star-trek-career-1235851602/">Hollywood Reporter</a> about his most famous role and whether he would be up for reprising it, if the right opportunity presented itself. 
&#8220;Leonard [Nimoy] made his own decision on doing a cameo [in J.J. Abrams&#8217; 2009 &#8216;Star Trek&#8217;],&#8221; Shatner said. &#8220;He&#8217;s there for a moment, and it&#8217;s more a stunt that Spock appears in a future.&#8221;
&#8220;If they wrote something that wasn&#8217;t a stunt that involved Kirk, who&#8217;s 50 years older now, and it was something that was genuinely added to the lore of &#8216;Star Trek,&#8217; I would definitely consider it,&#8221; he added.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/william-shatner-had-strongest-feelings-of-grief-about-climate-change-during-space-trip-all-i-saw-was-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shatner</a> landed the role of Kirk in 1966, but the series was canceled after just 3 seasons. Despite being short-lived, the show earned a cult following and eventually spawned a movie franchise and numerous subsequent TV series like &#8220;Star Trek: The Next Generation,&#8221; &#8220;Star Trek: Enterprise,&#8221; and &#8220;Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,&#8221; among many others.
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William Shatner on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StarTrek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StarTrek</a> V, his only film as a director: &#8220;In my mind, I failed horribly. When I’m asked, &#8216;What do you regret the most?&#8217; I regret not being equipped emotionally to deal with a large motion picture&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/8bVjvdf0UA">https://t.co/8bVjvdf0UA</a>
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href="https://twitter.com/THR/status/1769807943724122229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
Shatner also spoke about those various &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; series that have come along since his was canceled and explained why he thought the creator of the original sci-fi series, Gene Roddenberry, wouldn&#8217;t like them at all.
&#8220;He was in the military, and he was a policeman,&#8221; the famous actor said. &#8220;So there was this militaristic vision of ‘You don&#8217;t make out with a fellow soldier.’&#8217;There are strict rules and you abide by the rules. Around that, [the writers] had to write the drama. But within that was the discipline of &#8216;This is the way a ship works.'&#8221;
&#8220;Well, as &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; progressed, that ethos has been forgotten [in more recent shows],&#8221; he added. &#8220;I sometimes laugh and talk about the fact that I think Gene is twirling in his grave. &#8216;No, no, you can’t make out with the lady soldier!&#8221;
In 2021, Shatner famously went from playing a character who had ventured out of our world to being a real-live spaceman when he became the oldest person to travel to space as part of the crew with Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin spacecraft.
Speaking after he returned to earth, Shatner became emotional talking about how vast and empty it was outside of our planet.
&#8220;I was weeping uncontrollably for reasons I didn&#8217;t know,&#8221; Shatner told THR.  &#8220;It was my fear of what&#8217;s happening to Earth. I could see how small it was. It’s a rock with paper-thin air. You&#8217;ve got rock and 2 miles of air, and that’s all that we have, and we&#8217;re f***ing it up. And, that dramatically, I saw it in that moment.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/william-shatner-answers-whether-he-plans-to-return-to-space" target="_blank" rel="noopener">William Shatner Answers Whether He Plans To Return To Space</a>

Star Trek: The Original Series

William Shatner Reveals What It Would Take To Get Him To Reprise Captain’s Role

William Shatner Reveals What It Would Take To Get Him To Reprise Captain's Role

Celebrities

Entertainment

Actor William Shatner scolded members of parliament in the European Union over reports that they planned to address the &#8220;gendered language&#8221; in the iconic introduction to his science fiction fan-favorite television series: &#8220;Star Trek.&#8221;
GB News <a href="https://www.gbnews.com/politics/eu-news-gender-neutral-language#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported on the initiative</a>, which was apparently inspired by a 61-page document — titled &#8220;Toolkit on Gender-sensitive Communication&#8221; — which was published by the European Institute for Gender Equality.
In addition to advising against the use of phrases like &#8220;no-man&#8217;s land&#8221; — suggesting &#8220;unclaimed territory&#8221; as an alternative — the document addressed the problematic goals of the Galactic Federation, namely &#8220;to boldly go where no man has gone before.&#8221;
According to the group&#8217;s findings, statements such as that one created an environment where &#8220;women may be subject to invisibility or omission.&#8221;
Shatner, who delivered the line as part of the introduction of each &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; episode, was not convinced.
&#8220;Presentism at work yet again,&#8221; Shatner began by registering his complaint about the attempt to apply today&#8217;s values to a show that was created in a very different time and culture.
&#8220;Why start at Trek?&#8221; the actor asked in his X post, suggesting that there were certainly more important historically significant documents that should be addressed first.
&#8220;Isn’t it better to start at the beginning and redo foundation material such as the Magna Carta, religious writings, works of Shakespeare before worrying about a silly TV show opening that reflects social commentary of the time?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;If people are offended by 6 seconds of dialogue recorded in 1966 without a modicum of understanding of the social issues at the time there’s bigger issues that they need to deal with first — like educating themselves.&#8221;
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😳👇🏻Presentism at work yet again. Why start at Trek? 🤨Isn’t it better to start at the beginning and redo foundation material such as the Magna Carta, religious writings, works of Shakespeare before worrying about a silly TV show opening that reflects social commentary of the… <a href="https://t.co/P0okn5rYca">pic.twitter.com/P0okn5rYca</a>
&mdash; William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1751999415215141282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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One person responded to Shatner by asking is the EU planned to ban the words of American astronaut Neil Armstrong next.
&#8220;Neil Armstrong must be spinning in his grave … &#8216;One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.&#8217; Will he be canceled for leaving out an &#8216;a&#8217;? Is the word &#8216;mankind&#8217; misogynous? We live in foolish times.&#8221;
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Neil Armstrong must be spinning in his grave… “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Will he be canceled for leaving out an “a”? Is the word “mankind” misogynous? We live in foolish times.
&mdash; Ry Brooks (@RyBrooks) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyBrooks/status/1752002671521812770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Late Night With Solomon Society

William Shatner Scolds EU Over Plan To Censor Gendered Language In Iconic ‘Star Trek’ Intro

European Union

Gender

Political Correctness

Hollywood star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/william-shatner-had-strongest-feelings-of-grief-about-climate-change-during-space-trip-all-i-saw-was-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">William Shatner</a> recently revealed whether he plans to return to space after traveling there on Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin spacecraft in 2021, suggesting the trip was likely a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The 92-year-old actor compared the prospect to &#8220;revisiting a love affair&#8221; and said maybe it would be best to &#8220;let it alone,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/william-shatner-reveals-why-he-wont-return-to-space-revisiting-a-love-affair">Fox News</a> reported.
&#8220;No, I probably would not want to go back,&#8221; Shatner said. &#8220;What I experienced was not so much the flight into space but my observation. Everybody knows we live on a small rock, and that up to 12,500 feet, oxygen is there.&#8221;
&#8220;And after that, as you go higher, you get into a dead zone,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So there&#8217;s the Karman line is 50 miles up. Oxygen is two miles up. We live on a small rock. I saw the beginning of the curvature of the Earth.&#8221;
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William Shatner reveals why he won’t return to space: It would be like &#39;revisiting a love affair&#39; <a href="https://t.co/g2P83lEJR5">https://t.co/g2P83lEJR5</a>
&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1664239146494312448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;If I followed through, I could make a circle of this rock we live on,&#8221; Shatner continued. &#8220;We are so negligible. We are so nothing. We are this small rock and this negligible solar system which is beside a mediocre star in a galaxy that is barely larger. We&#8217;re nothing. We are nothing and that&#8217;s what I saw. And what else I saw was the tragedy of the extinction of life.&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/william-shatner-to-lead-new-reality-competition-series-stars-on-mars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shatner</a>, best known for his legendary role as Captain James T. Kirk in &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; TV shows and movies, is <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/william-shatner-fox-stars-on-mars-celebrity-reality-show-1235373067/">reportedly</a> heading back to the small screen where he will lead a new reality competition series on Fox titled &#8220;Stars on Mars.&#8221; The series will take celebrities out of their cushy lifestyles and show them residing in close quarters in a Mars colony simulation.
Contestants <a href="https://ew.com/tv/stars-on-mars-celebrity-cast-revealed/">reportedly</a> include cycling champion Lance Armstrong, &#8220;Vanderpump Rules&#8221; star Tom Schwartz, and professional wrestler and UFC fighter Ronda Rousey.
&#8220;Stars on Mars&#8221; debuts on Fox on June 5.

Star Trek: Mission New York – Day 3

William Shatner Answers Whether He Plans To Return To Space

Hollywood

Outer Space

Reality TV

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> said Thursday that he’s “personally” paying for subscriptions to Twitter Blue for three prominent celebrity accounts: Stephen King, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lebron-james">LeBron James</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/william-shatner">William Shatner</a>.
Some Twitter users saw the move as a form of trolling since those three individuals have vowed to not pay for the new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/twitter">Twitter</a> verification on principle. The social media platform recently removed their blue check verification from prominent business and celebrity accounts unless they paid the $8/month subscription fee. 
Following the Thursday update, only government accounts were eligible for free verification on Twitter.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stephen-king">King</a> kicked off the conversation with a tweet that said, “My Twitter account says I’ve subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven’t. My Twitter account says I’ve given a phone number. I haven’t.” Musk replied, “You’re welcome namaste.”
The billionaire CEO of Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX then <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1649173502572765185">tweeted</a> that he was “personally” paying for Twitter Blue for James, Shatner, and King. 
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I’m paying for a few personally
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In October 2022, King expressed his disdain for the concept of Twitter charging users $20/month for verification. “F*** that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron,” the horror writer posted at the time. “It ain’t the money, it’s the principle of the thing.” 
Musk responded, “We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8 [per month]?”
NBA star James tweeted on March 31, “Welp guess my blue [check] will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain’t paying the 5,” with the shrugging emoji. 
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“Star Trek” alum Shatner also directed ire toward Musk, <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1639811930243334145">writing</a> in March, “Hey [Elon Musk] what’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter? I’ve been here for 15 years giving my [time] &amp; witty thoughts all for bupkis. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? What is this – the Colombia Records &amp; Tape Club?”
Since the updates, certain celebrities, including Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Ellen DeGeneres, and Miley Cyrus, still have their blue checkmarks, though it’s unclear if they paid for Twitter Blue. Other celebrities lost their checkmarks and had various reactions.
“No blue check, still feel like me,” actor Ben Stiller <a href="https://twitter.com/BenStiller/status/1649122472770273302">wrote</a>.
Sesame Street’s Grover also shared his thoughts, <a href="https://twitter.com/Grover/status/1649184292126306304">writing</a>, “My cute adorable blue checkmark is now gone, but I, your cute adorable blue monster, am still here!”
Bette Midler was furious to have her blue check taken away. “Elon took my blue check away! I’m unverified! After all these years and thousands of tweets and free content, this worm has the nerve to de-certify me,” she wrote.
Later in the day, the “Hocus Pocus” star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bette-midler-melts-down-over-losing-blue-check-on-twitter-contributed-mightily-to-your-platform">lashed out</a> again. 
“Elon, deciding that I’m not me, I’m a fake, &amp; obliging ME, who has contributed mightily to your platform, (at least until you “tweaked the algorithm &amp; tanked my metrics”) to pay monthly because you don’t have enough money &amp; you’re humiliated b/c everyone thinks you’re a pathetic douche, is the funniest thing you’ve ever done. Let that sink in. Sorry to hear about your rocket,” Midler said.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Reveals He’s ‘Personally’ Paying For 3 Celebs To Keep Their Blue Checks On Twitter

Elon Musk Says He’s 'Personally' Paying For LeBron James, Stephen King, And William Shatner To Keep Their Blue Checkmarks

LeBron James

Stephen King

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Legendary sci-fi hero William Shatner is heading back to TV, where he will lead a new reality competition series on Fox titled &#8220;Stars on Mars.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/william-shatner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">92-year-old</a> actor isn&#8217;t listed as the host but is named as the frontman to lead Mission Control on the series that will take celebrities out of their cushy lifestyles and see them residing in close quarters on &#8220;Mars,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/william-shatner-fox-stars-on-mars-celebrity-reality-show-1235373067/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported.
The household name celebrities will travel to &#8220;outer space&#8221; where they will live, eat and sleep on a space station that simulates life under the conditions of the red planet, producers said.
The contestants will also have to make alliances, strategize and indulge in some skulduggery to be the last &#8220;celebronaut&#8221; standing, the outlet noted.
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Fox is sending celebrities to “Mars” for its latest competition series. The network has ordered ‘Stars on Mars’ with ‘Star Trek’ star William Shatner, who recently became the oldest man sent to space, serving as Mission Control <a href="https://t.co/ZrTL8D3zt3">https://t.co/ZrTL8D3zt3</a>
&mdash; Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1646304026458492930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/william-shatner-had-strongest-feelings-of-grief-about-climate-change-during-space-trip-all-i-saw-was-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shatner</a> experienced what life&#8217;s like outside our orbit when he blasted off to space in October 2021 with Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin.
The &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; star is listed as providing words of wisdom and offering support to the stars as they try and complete missions and avoid being eliminated.
&#8220;Good news for our celebronauts from Mission Control,&#8221; Shatner said in a statement. &#8220;Thanks to lower gravity on Mars, you&#8217;ll weigh 62% less. Bad news: the air is unbreathable, so if you&#8217;re from L.A., it&#8217;ll remind you of home.&#8221;
Shatner, who is very active on Twitter, has yet to share any other news about what his role on the show will entail. But he did appear to tweet about his involvement on Thursday.
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&#8220;There are two things to watch on television – &#8216;The Masked Singer&#8217; and coming soon &#8216;Stars on Mars&#8217;. #TheMaskedSinger,&#8221; he posted.
Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming at Fox Entertainment, said the &#8220;moment I heard the pitch for Stars on Mars, I knew a show this bold, this big and this outlandish simply belonged on Fox,&#8221; <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/04/william-shatner-to-lead-stars-on-mars-competition-series-for-fox-1235323788/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> noted.
&#8220;Watching celebrities take giant leaps out of their comfort zone and step into the unexpected will no doubt be truly transformational and comical,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Throughout, we will learn a lot about these stars, and when you factor in William Shatner leading the charge from Mission Control, we have the makings of a show that&#8217;s ready for blast off.&#8221;
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&#8220;Stars on Mars&#8221; debuts on Fox on June 5.

2023 SXSW Conference And Festival – Day 7

William Shatner To Lead New Reality Competition Series ‘Stars On Mars’

Mars

“Star Trek” actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/william-shatner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">William Shatner</a> had a conversation Thursday about his decision to work on a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/documentary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">documentary</a> about his life and career.
The 91-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">actor</a> was blunt with his choice of words, admitting that his advanced age made him realize it was now or never.
“I’ve turned down a lot of offers to do documentaries before,” Shatner told Variety in an <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/william-shatner-star-trek-space-travel-death-leonard-nimoy-documentary-1235548320/">interview</a> published Thursday. “But I don’t have long to live. Whether I keel over as I’m speaking to you or 10 years from now, my time is limited, so that’s very much a factor. I’ve got grandchildren. This documentary is a way of reaching out after I die.”
The Canadian actor went on to reflect on getting older, saying, “The sad thing is that the older a person gets the wiser they become and then they die with all that knowledge. And it’s gone. It’s not like I’m going to take my ideas or my clothing with me.”
The documentary, “You Can Call Me Bill,” is being presented via the crowdfunding site Legion M, Variety <a href="https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/william-shatner-documentary-equity-crowdfunding-sells-out-1235508016/">noted</a> in a previous report. Unlike other crowdfunding models, Legion M gives investors an equity stake in the entertainment projects they’re backing. The publication noted that all the shares for Shatner’s documentary totaling $790,000 were purchased within a week. 
Shatner also used the interview to discuss his feelings about climate change and how he feels human beings are “destroying” the planet.
While discussing his ride aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle in 2021, the actor said he started getting emotional after landing.
“When I came out of the space ship I was crying, just sobbing, and I thought &#8216;Why am I crying? What’s going on? I’m in grief. What am I grieving about? Oh s***, I’m grieving about the world, because I now know so much about what’s happening,&#8217;” he said.
“I saw the Earth and its beauty and its destruction. It’s going extinct,” Shatner insisted. “Billions of years of evolution may vanish. It’s sacred, it’s holy, it’s life and it’s gone. It’s beyond tragic. We stupid f***ing animals are destroying this gorgeous thing called the Earth. Doesn’t that make you angry? Don’t you want to do something about it?”
This sentiment echoed what the “Star Trek” alum <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/william-shatner-had-strongest-feelings-of-grief-about-climate-change-during-space-trip-all-i-saw-was-death">said before</a> about his trip to space. “It filled me with dread. My trip to space was supposed to be a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral,” he wrote in his memoir.

William Shatner’s Priceline.com Hollywood Charity Horse Show Hosted By Wells Fargo

William Shatner On Why He Agreed To Documentary About His Life: ‘I Don’t Have Long To Live’

William Shatner On Why He Agreed To Documentary About His Life: 'I Don't Have Long To Live'

Documentaries

Star Trek legend William Shatner had a hilarious response Wednesday to Twitter CEO Elon Musk&#8217;s plan to charge $8 a month to those verified Twitter users with blue check marks.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/william-shatner">91-year-old</a> actor told one follower that he had zero plans to pay for &#8220;false status&#8221; on the social media platform when he already has prestige in real life.
&#8220;I think the $8 is to submit a complaint,&#8221; Shatner <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1587819482566770691?s=20&amp;amp;t=mQpafXNIWlTs0e2jol-ipA">tweeted</a> to his 2.5 million followers. &#8220;To answer your question if I would pay for a blue check? No.&#8221;
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I think the $8 is to submit a complaint.😉 To answer your question if I would pay for a blue check? No. I don’t need to pay for false status when I have real. Elon possibly thinks people would. Knowing the delicate egos of people online; he’s probably right.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/noblueisbetter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#noblueisbetter</a> <a href="https://t.co/aalLLq1FV6">https://t.co/aalLLq1FV6</a>
&mdash; William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1587819482566770691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I don&#8217;t need to pay for false status when I have real,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;Elon possibly thinks people would. Knowing the delicate egos of people online; he&#8217;s probably right. #noblueisbetter.&#8221;
In another post, a person told Shatner that &#8220;it&#8217;s silly because only legitimate celebs should get the blue tick who have earned that status, not egomaniacal nobodies who think they ought to have it just [cause] they can buy it.&#8221;
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You missed way back when they first came out when an editor of an online publication justified to me giving one of his employees a blue check because he did his job well. That tweet was removed right away because it went against why checks were given out in the first place.🙄 <a href="https://t.co/nphAyFyMhD">https://t.co/nphAyFyMhD</a>
&mdash; William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1587821108983525377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You missed way back when they first came out when an editor of an online publication justified to me giving one of his employees a blue check because he did his job well,&#8221; Shatner replied. &#8220;That tweet was removed right away because it went against why checks were given out in the first place.&#8221;
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Twitter’s current lords &amp; peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. 
Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587498907336118274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The comments come after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-starts-and-apparently-finishes-blue-check-fee-negotiations-with-stephen-king">Musk</a> tweeted, &#8220;Twitter&#8217;s current lords &amp; peasants system for who has or doesn&#8217;t have a blue checkmark is bulls***. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.&#8221;
&#8220;And paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with us,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This will also give Twitter a revenue stream to reward content creators.&#8221;
He later posted that he stole the idea of &#8220;charging for insults &amp; arguments from &#8216;Monty Python&#8217; tbh [To be honest].&#8221;
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Totally stole idea of charging for insults &amp; arguments from Monty Python tbh <a href="https://t.co/oFKRyp3BS7">https://t.co/oFKRyp3BS7</a>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1587629049635110912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Twitter speaks to the inner masochist in all of us,&#8221; Musk said in another tweet, adding &#8220;You get what you pay for.&#8221;
Famed author Stephen King was another celebrity and verified Twitter user who made it clear he&#8217;s not paying for that blue check mark, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-starts-and-apparently-finishes-blue-check-fee-negotiations-with-stephen-king">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
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William Shatner Has Hilarious Response To Musk Charging For Blue Check Marks

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/william-shatner">William Shatner</a> had some observations following his trip to outer space, and they weren’t very positive due to his concerns about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/climate-change">climate change</a>.
The 91-year-old Canadian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">actor</a> reflected on a space tourism trip he took last year as part of his new memoir, “Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder.” While other space travelers usually say positive things about the trip, the “Star Trek” alum recalls feelings of grief.
“Stars exploding years ago, their light traveling to us years later; black holes absorbing energy; satellites showing us entire galaxies in areas thought to be devoid of matter entirely… all of that has thrilled me for years…,” the passage begins, per <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/william-shatner-space-boldly-go-excerpt-1235395113/">Variety</a>.  “But when I looked in the opposite direction, into space, there was no mystery, no majestic awe to behold… all I saw was death.&#8221;
“I saw a cold, dark, black emptiness,” Shatner continued. “It was unlike any blackness you can see or feel on Earth. It was deep, enveloping, all-encompassing. I turned back toward the light of home. I could see the curvature of Earth, the beige of the desert, the white of the clouds and the blue of the sky. It was life. Nurturing, sustaining, life. Mother Earth. Gaia. And I was leaving her,” the excerpt reads.
“Everything I had thought was wrong,” the passage continues. “Everything I had expected to see was wrong.”
The actor went on to describe how his negative feelings stemmed from his belief that humans are destroying the planet.
“It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered,” he wrote. “The contrast between the vicious coldness of space and the warm nurturing of Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness. Every day, we are confronted with the knowledge of further destruction of Earth at our hands: the extinction of animal species, of flora and fauna . . . things that took five billion years to evolve, and suddenly we will never see them again because of the interference of mankind.”
Despite expecting the journey to be thrilling, the actor recalled the trip as having a somber feeling. 
“It filled me with dread. My trip to space was supposed to be a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral.”
Previously, Shatner had <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/10/business/william-shatner-new-book-boldly-go-scn/index.html">discussed</a> his book with CNN and said he’s a “verbal ecologist” who is adamant about getting the message out about man-made climate change.
“The possibilities of an apocalypse are so real. It’s hard to convince people — and especially certain political people — that this is not on our doorstep any longer. It’s in the house,” he told the publication at the time.

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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk responded Saturday to a request from legendary &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; actor William Shatner — who wanted to know whether he might have a chance at becoming the new &#8220;face&#8221; of Twitter.
Shatner <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/dump-the-bird-william-shatner-says-elon-musk-is-adorbs-claims-he-wants-to-be-twitters-new-face/">jumped into the conversation</a> after a number of celebrities and left-leaning pundits complained about Musk&#8217;s deal to purchase the social media platform — initially to reassure his fans and followers that he had no intention of fleeing Twitter as some others had threatened to do.
&#8220;BTW, since it seems to be the latest ‘thing’ on here. I’m stating that I’m staying on Twitter,&#8221; Shatner tweeted. &#8220;Besides I think @elonmusk is adorbs. Also, full disclosure: I’m trying to pitch Elon to hire me as face of Twitter. #Dumpthebird.&#8221;
Musk&#8217;s six-word reply to the Captain Kirk actor was simple: &#8220;You will always be my Captain.&#8221;
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You will always be my Captain
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1520192322511724544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Some, like author Eric Michael Garcia (&#8220;We&#8217;re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation&#8221;) criticized Musk because of Shatner&#8217;s outspoken support for Autism Speaks.
&#8220;This here, is what we call #ActuallyAutistic hell,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/EricMGarcia/status/1520431210178228228">tweeted</a>.
But a number were quick to jump on board with the fictional captain.Dr. Sebastian Gorka tweeted, &#8220;I’m with Capt. Kirk. #DumptheBird.&#8221;
Warpcore founder Sahil Mohan Gupta noted that adopting the intentionally apolitical Shatner as Twitter&#8217;s new face might actually fall right in line with Musk&#8217;s <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/what-does-elon-musk-buying-twitter-really-mean/">stated goal</a> of neutrality.
&#8220;Captain Kirk as the face of Twitter will be the ultimate Kobayashi Maru for the extreme right and the extreme left, hence will abide by the @elonmusk maxim of irritating them equally hence being truly neutral as a social media platform,&#8221; he said.
Musk said that his vision for Twitter was an arena where speech was truly free. He said he planned to achieve that vision by not reaching beyond the law — and by extension, beyond the voters’ wishes — to place limits on speech. He also advocated for the implementation of rules that annoyed the extremes on both the left and the right equally.
“By ‘free speech,’ I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people,” Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519036983137509376">tweeted</a> earlier in the week.
&#8220;For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519415674111672325">added</a> a day later.

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Elon Musk Responds After 'Star Trek' Actor William Shatner Asks To Be Twitter's New 'Face'

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Legendary &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; actor William Shatner made it clear on Thursday that he was in favor of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk&#8217;s plan to buy Twitter.
In fact, Shatner was so taken with the idea that he even urged Musk to &#8220;dump the bird,&#8221; pitching himself as the potential &#8220;new face&#8221; of the social media platform.
&#8220;BTW, since it seems to be the latest &#8216;thing&#8217; on here. I&#8217;m stating that I&#8217;m staying on Twitter,&#8221; Shatner began, taking a jab at a number of people who had threatened to leave the platform because Musk was taking over.
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BTW, since it seems to be the latest “thing” on here. I’m stating that I’m staying on Twitter. Besides I think <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@elonmusk</a> is adorbs. Also, full disclosure: I’m trying to pitch Elon to hire me as face of Twitter. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dumpthebird?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dumpthebird</a> 😉😏
&mdash; William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1519697196756525057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Besides I think @elonmusk is adorbs,&#8221; Shatner continued, adding a disclaimer: &#8220;Also, full disclosure: I’m trying to pitch Elon to hire me as face of Twitter. #Dumpthebird.&#8221;
Warpcore founder Sahil Mohan Gupta suggested that allowing the Captain Kirk actor to become the new face of the platform might actually fall right in line with Musk&#8217;s claim that he wanted a neutral space that irritated the extremes of both the left and the right equally.
&#8220;Captain Kirk as the face of Twitter will be the ultimate Kobayashi Maru for the extreme right and the extreme left, hence will abide by the @elonmusk maxim of irritating them equally hence being truly neutral as a social media platform,&#8221; he tweeted.
Musk recently <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-posts-meme-tweets-outlining-ideological-journey-to-the-right-far-left-hates-everyone-themselves-included/">documented</a> his own apparent shift from left-leaning, former President Barack Obama-supporting liberal to right-leaning free speech advocate — and he argued that he hadn&#8217;t moved at all. Rather, he said that the liberal left had shifted to dramatic extremes — which resulted in the center shifting as well.
Musk explained that his goal in taking over Twitter was making sure that it remained a free speech zone. He said that would be accomplished first by not reaching beyond the law — and by extension, beyond the voters&#8217; wishes — to curtail speech, and then by adopting rules that annoyed the extremes on both the left and the right equally.
&#8220;By &#8216;free speech,&#8217; I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519036983137509376">tweeted</a> earlier this week.
He followed that up a day later, adding, &#8220;For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally.&#8221;
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For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519415674111672325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘Dump The Bird’: William Shatner Says Elon Musk Is ‘Adorbs,’ Claims He Wants To Be Twitter’s ‘New Face’

William Shatner Cheers Elon Musk Move To Buy Twitter

Wil Wheaton has a memoir coming out in April that’s already getting a lot of buzz. One story from “Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir” recounts how the actor had an unfortunate encounter with “Star Trek” legend William Shatner when he was just a teen. According to Wheaton, Shatner was rude to him but later sent him a handwritten apology.
Wheaton was 16 and playing Wesley Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” when he found out that the original “Star Trek” cast would be filming nearby, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/03/31/wil-wheaton-remembers-william-shatner-a-a-real-jerk-on-set">reported</a>. The young fan was excited yet nervous to meet one of his idols.
The “Big Bang Theory” alum recalled how he was wearing his gray “acting ensign” spacesuit when he approached Shatner. 
“It took about eight steps for my confidence to evaporate,” Wheaton recalled in the book.
“So you’re the kid on that show?” Shatner asked.
“He seemed annoyed,” Wheaton continued. “My throat and mouth were dry, and my palms were sweating. My heart pounded in my ears, as I answered, ‘Uh, yes sir. My name’s Wil.&#8217;”
Wheaton claimed Shatner ignored his outstretched hand, then went on to make fun of his outfit.
“‘What is that, your spacesuit?’ he said, and made a sound that was somewhere between a laugh and a cough,” the actor wrote. He recalled feeling lightheaded.
“‘I said, ‘What do you do over there?’ he asked,” Wheaton continued. “There was a challenge in his voice.”
When Wheaton said he was an acting ensign who sometimes pilots the ship, Shatner allegedly replied, “Well, I’d never let a kid come onto my bridge.&#8217;”
News of the incident spread and other actors made it a point to commiserate with Wheaton, sharing their own stories of being mocked or dismissed by Captain Kirk. 
Wheaton wrote about how Brent Spiner, who played Data on “Next Generation,” told him that Shatner wore a toupee. Michael Dorn apparently offered to beat up the rude star. Jonathan Frakes, who played Capt. William Riker, said, “To hell with him.”
Then Wheaton said he was called into “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry’s office. The showrunner said, “Wil, Bill Shatner is an a**, don’t you worry about him, okay? I am so proud to have you on my show. Don’t you ever forget that.”
The “Stand By Me” star said he got an apology from Shatner the next day.
He said he found an envelope sitting on his dressing room table addressed “To Master Wil Wheaton” “From the Office of William Shatner.”
The message read, “Dear Wil, You are a fine young actor, and I would be honored to have you on my bridge any day. Sincerely yours, Bill.” 
Wheaton recalled how Roddenberry called him on the phone soon after. 
“‘I spoke with Bill Shatner yesterday, and he should be dropping a note off for you today,” the showrunner said.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Wheaton wrote. “Gene Roddenberry, the Great Bird of the Galaxy and creator of ‘Star Trek,’ had called WILLIAM F***ING SHATNER, Captain James T. Kirk and director of ‘Star Trek V,’ and asked him to apologize to me, Wil Wheaton, 16-year-old acting ensign and drooling fanboy.”
He concluded, “Of all the wonderful gifts Gene gave me across the years, that is one of the most fondly remembered, because I know that without Gene’s intervention that note would never have been written.”
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