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Zoe Soldana (Uhura) Ponders her future relationship with Mr. Spock
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Patrick Stewart Talks about his Shakespearean Roots and Captain Picard
In your case, what did all your Shakespearean experience bring to playing a role like Jean-Luc Picard all those years, in a genre that’s so different from what you had been doing?
Well, in a word, is difficult. But I would say it brought gravitas maybe.
Do you think that’s what attracted a lot of people to that version of ‘Trek?’ Because there was more gravitas and more seriousness to it?
Yeah. I hope so. That’s what we tried to bring. I mean, we had a lot of fun, too. Of course, fantastic fun. But yeah, we took it seriously. And so if I’m standing there talking to, you know, some alien on the view screen, or an oil slick, which I did once have a conversation with, or a grain of rice that I talked to once, you know, you better take that seriously.
Wil Wheaton used to write for our site; he would take the season one episodes of ‘Next Generation’ and do recaps with his funny spin on them. What’s interesting about his recaps is that in the first season everybody was feeling things out, and trying to figure out what was going on. When you look back now, did you think that it would still be such a well-remembered show?
(whispered) Noooo… No. I was told we wouldn’t make it through the first season. Everybody I went to ask, ‘What should I do, I’ve been offered this job, what should I do?’ A few people I knew in Hollywood, their opinions ranged from, ‘You’ll be lucky to do all 26 episodes,’ through to ‘Eh, a couple years maximum.’ Nobody… nobody… banked on it.
Leonard Nimoy Talks About Retiring the Pointy Ears
The retirement announcement all but guarantees that an elder, "from-the-future" Spock (at least played by Nimoy) will not make an appearance in the next "Star Trek" movie.
"I want to get off the stage. Also, I don't think it would be fair to Zachary Quinto," Nimoy told the Toronto Sun, referring to the actor who portrays young Spock in the new Trek film. "He's a terrific actor, he looks the part, and it's time to give him some space. And I'm very flattered the character will continue."
...Nimoy donned fake, pointy, elvish ears, some swooping eyebrows, an early-Beatles hairdo, and a poker face to play the half-human, half-alien character.
New Star Trek Books Coming Out:
Star Trek 365 Coffee Table Book
Novel ~ Star Trek: Children of Kings (Captain Pike and Spock)
Star Trek Enterprise: The Manual
Star Trek Comics Coming in July
Leonard McCoy: Frontier Doctor
Zoe Soldana (Uhura) Ponders her future relationship with Mr. Spock
Coming Soon News: Interview with Karl Urban (Dr. McCoy)
Documentary: Star Trek Nation Trailer, from Gene Roddenberry's Son:
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Patrick Stewart Talks about his Shakespearean Roots and Captain Picard
In your case, what did all your Shakespearean experience bring to playing a role like Jean-Luc Picard all those years, in a genre that’s so different from what you had been doing?
Well, in a word, is difficult. But I would say it brought gravitas maybe.
Do you think that’s what attracted a lot of people to that version of ‘Trek?’ Because there was more gravitas and more seriousness to it?
Yeah. I hope so. That’s what we tried to bring. I mean, we had a lot of fun, too. Of course, fantastic fun. But yeah, we took it seriously. And so if I’m standing there talking to, you know, some alien on the view screen, or an oil slick, which I did once have a conversation with, or a grain of rice that I talked to once, you know, you better take that seriously.
Wil Wheaton used to write for our site; he would take the season one episodes of ‘Next Generation’ and do recaps with his funny spin on them. What’s interesting about his recaps is that in the first season everybody was feeling things out, and trying to figure out what was going on. When you look back now, did you think that it would still be such a well-remembered show?
(whispered) Noooo… No. I was told we wouldn’t make it through the first season. Everybody I went to ask, ‘What should I do, I’ve been offered this job, what should I do?’ A few people I knew in Hollywood, their opinions ranged from, ‘You’ll be lucky to do all 26 episodes,’ through to ‘Eh, a couple years maximum.’ Nobody… nobody… banked on it.
Leonard Nimoy Talks About Retiring the Pointy Ears
The retirement announcement all but guarantees that an elder, "from-the-future" Spock (at least played by Nimoy) will not make an appearance in the next "Star Trek" movie.
"I want to get off the stage. Also, I don't think it would be fair to Zachary Quinto," Nimoy told the Toronto Sun, referring to the actor who portrays young Spock in the new Trek film. "He's a terrific actor, he looks the part, and it's time to give him some space. And I'm very flattered the character will continue."
...Nimoy donned fake, pointy, elvish ears, some swooping eyebrows, an early-Beatles hairdo, and a poker face to play the half-human, half-alien character.
New Star Trek Books Coming Out:
Star Trek 365 Coffee Table Book
Novel ~ Star Trek: Children of Kings (Captain Pike and Spock)
Star Trek Enterprise: The Manual
Star Trek Comics Coming in July
Leonard McCoy: Frontier Doctor
