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How does William Shatner feel about the new Star Trek series? Recently, the original Captain Kirk took to Reddit to discuss the upcoming CBS All Access TV show Star Trek: Discovery.
As reported earlier, Shatner has expressed interested in returning to the Star Trek universe. Even though Captain Kirk died in the film Star Trek Generations, Shatner says he’d love to reprise the role he originated in the classic 1960s series.
When a commenter on Reddit criticized Star Trek: Discovery, Shatner had this to say:
I just love how frazzled some of you get about canon. It’s a show and they are doing a prequel to something that was made 50 years ago. Star Trek was always more about the stories and messaging than the look. If they screw that up; roast em alive and kick em in the you know what! If they don’t; then enjoy it. Kirk out!”
Whether or not Shatner will be joining the CBS All Access show remains unclear. The new installment is set before the events of the original series and stars Jason Isaacs, Mary Wiseman, Sonequa Martin-Green, Rainn Wilson, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, and James Frain.
CBS All Access has yet to announced a premiere date, but Star Trek: Discovery is expected to debut this coming fall.
What do you think? Are you a Star Trek fan? Would you like to see Shatner on the new series?
I don’t care what you put on access television you can put on my most-loved program The Good Wife and I still will not pay for it. I would have loved to have watched the spin off of The Good Wife but I still will not pay for it
Well, in answer to the invitation to express our reactions if they somehow don’t do it correctly: well they are not off to a good start by restricting the launch to CBS All Access. Ask me if I’m an angry Canuck right now! Mr. Shatner, as a fellow Canadian living in the US, please have them know about how we Canadians are real fans of sci-fi, like in fanatics, and that we really do not appreciate being left out of the launch!
So I stand corrected – it will be available in Canada on Space! Yeah!
Yes, sure!! Bring Shatner back as Kirk!!!
Yessssss! I love Star Trek, and I will watch. I would love to see William Shatner in it. It would tie it in. He could play his grandson or grandfather?????
I think I’ve heard many negatives about this show including continuous test problems, lack of adherence to the show’s values, plus it won’t succeed on the pay for CBS stream.
Sure, I’d love to see him come back, maybe as his own ancestor.