Shatner gets a huge round of applause at the fake convention when he eventually back tracks. How do trekkies feel about william shatners comment get a. Based on william shatners hugely popular book in response to his now infamous skit on snl, get a life. And like, like it or not, were it not for star trek, no one would remember who william shatner was. Does anyone kave a link from or any other site that has william shatner s get a life skit from saturday night live. About william shatner william alan shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, recording artist, and author. Directed by william shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which he examines the cultural phenomena of star trek, its fanfollowing and his own role within it.
Based on william shatner s hugely popular book in response to his now infamous skit on snl, get a life. Titled star trek convention, the infamous sketch is better known for shatner s famous exclamation to the gathered trekkies to get a life this phrase even inspired shatner s later get a life. The voyage home, william shatner hosted saturday night live. There was a skit with dana carvey in a space restaurant involving someoen playing khan. Get a life, william shatners comic rallying cry, memorably first exclaimed during a popular saturday night live sketch, has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. On december 20, 1986, one month after the release of star trek iv. In it, he credits the writers of the sketch that inspired the title. May 07, 2017 chris pine channels william shatner for classic star trek skit on snl. The title of this documentary is taken from one of the funniest saturday night live skits of the 1980sthe one where william shatner addresses a groups of trekkies and tells them to get a life. Its an excellent title to this shatner hosted show, as it explores star trek fandom as well as tries to draw some meaning to all this. William shatner bio, net worth, age, wikipedia 2020.
In the intro to this edition of snl, shatner quipped that he hopes the trekkies out there have a sense of humor or im in deep trouble. An oral history of saturday night live by tom shales. The book, cowritten with david fisher, details nimoys life and shatner s relationship with nimoy. William shatner snl skit get a life 19861220 video. Now shatner has released a new book that may reveal another reason why. The 1977 book saturday night live edited by anne beatts and john head included a copy of a note from star trek. Get a life stiff little fingers album, or the title song.
Get a life get alive, a song by eric papilaya disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title get a life. William shatner hosts this episode, and lone justice and buster poindexter are musical guests. For the second year in a row bill explores star trek, but this time he turns his focus to the fans. Few television stars can claim to have a career spanning seven decades. What a saturday night live sketch from 1986 can teach us about the ongoing battle between superfans. Kirk, can finally come to grips with his past, his fans, their love, and his own intergalactic legacy. Get a life is an idiom and catch phrase that has gained international usage.
Mar 03, 2009 the shatner project filmed behind the scenes. The hourlong documentary premiering on epix on 28 july takes its name from shatner s 1999 memoir, which in turn took its title from a 1986 saturday night live sketch. William shatner has 238 books on goodreads with 82954 ratings. From the same episode with shatner hosting, this time bill plays himself at a star trek convention. Bossypants by tina fey, yes please by amy poehler, live from new york. Here bill shatner talks about hosting saturday night live. One of shatners lines, sick of star trek fans asking him what he felt to be inane questions. Who saw william shatner s saturday night live sketch in late 1986. Jul 27, 2012 the exchange inspired shatner s 1999 book, get a life. This offer is restricted to new and existing free tier members. Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of debate. After all, anyone whos been to a trek convention has seen one or two people who bear a resemblance to dana carveys spockgrokker, but we all knew bill was.
How well do you know the career of william shatner. Here bill shatner talks about hosting saturday night live where he performed his infamous get a life skit. Get a life is yet another of shatners zenmixedwithgreedisgood projects designed to cash in on the phenomenon by embracing it, and the fans, rather than fighting it, and insulting the folks whove paid all his bills over the decades. Jan 28, 2014 william shatner snl skit get a life 19861220 video dailymotion stay safe and healthy. Are you sure you want to remove get a life from your list. William shatner s infamous monologue involves his first attendance at a recent star trek convention, where he tells trekkies to get a life. In the book, he describes how they met, their struggling relationship, and the bonds they shared. On the anniversary of nimoys death, shatner released leonard.
Watch saturday night live highlight betty white monologue on. When william shatner appeared on saturday night live in 1986 and told jon lovitz and a convention hall full of absurdly nerdy star trek fans to get a life, it was all in good fun. The phrase has also appeared as a generally more emphatic variant of the taunt get a job page needed and implies the addressee needs to go out and make their way in. By that point, the actor had been playing captain kirk for 20 years. The snl sketch that predicted our nerd overlords the. Although trekkies resurrected star trek after cancellation, in a 1986 saturday night live sketch about a star trek convention, shatner advised a room full of fans to get a life. William shatner takes a look at trekkies in get a life. I think the shatner moment of all moments for me is still the snl get a life. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch. This phrase even inspired shatners later get a life. I got surprise tearyeyed reading parts of that book, and shatner tells it all so well.
Jul 28, 2012 the title of this documentary is taken from one of the funniest saturday night live skits of the 1980sthe one where william shatner addresses a groups of trekkies and tells them to get a life. How difficult was it to get approval to write star trek academy collision course. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatner s comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The plan rebills at the regular subscription rate after the 6 month introductory period.
After all, anyone whos been to a trek convention has seen one or two people who bear a resemblance to dana carveys spockgrokker, but we all knew bill was just teasing. Join shatner on this firstperson journey of discovery told with humor, honesty and his trademark enthusiasm as the legendary actor finally come to grips with his. Entertainment a long while back hence the old copy. Heres william shatner reenacting his 1986 saturday night live evil captain kirk speech at a star trek convention, with the help of his costar trekkies who did a brilliant job. Saturday night live 106 books goodreads share book. The muchdiscussed sketch accurately portrayed his feelings about trekkies, which the actor had previously discussed in interviews. The last voyage of the starship enterprise wikipedia. The last voyage of the starship enterprise is a comedy sketch that first aired on may 29, 1976. Kirk, briefly explains the origins of the infamous saturday night live sketch that gives the book its title, holds a seminar with the three other starship captains, and even takes lessons on the proper way to imitate kirk from the master, kevin pollak, an. In it, star trek fans are portrayed as immature, nerdish, without social skills, focused on fandom minutia, and objects of disdain. One of shatners lines, sick of star trek fans asking him what he felt to be inane questions, is to tell them to get a life.
Chris pine channels william shatner for classic star trek. The scene apparently caused some fans to believe these were his true feeling for star trek fans, though he has assured them it was only a sketch. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatners comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Published may 1st 1999 by atria books first published january 1st 1999. San diegowilliam shatner returns to comiccon to introduce his new epix original documentary get a life. In the course of this book, shatner gives us a short history of trek fandom, reveals the thinking behind paramounts decision to kill off james t. May 06, 2017 in a lost episode of star trek, spock kyle mooney enlists his brother, spocko bobby moynihan, to help captain kirk chris pine and the crew of the enterprise. The exchange inspired shatner s 1999 book, get a life. Shatner appeared on saturday night live in a sketch telling star trek fans known as trekkies to get a life. Who saw shatners saturday night live sketch in 1986. Join shatner on this firstperson journey of discovery told with humor, honesty, and his trademark enthusiasm, as the legendary actor finally comes to grips with his. This is the alleged 71st funniest thing ever done on snl, the infamous william shatner goes to a trek convention bit. Songs get a life, by built to spill from ultimate alternative wavers get a life, by the freestylers from.
Get a life hc 1999 novel by william shatner comic books. The sketch did, however, inspire the title for his book get a life in the intro to this edition of snl, shatner quipped that he hopes the trekkies out there have a sense of humor or im in deep trouble. Thanks for the links oh btw, long live and prosper. In his snl skit, appearing before a crowd of stereotypical trekkers including dana carvey in an i grok spock tshirt, a meatylooking shatner shocks them. Aug 20, 2019 on the anniversary of nimoys death, shatner released leonard. Watch saturday night live highlight william shatner monologue on. An unofficial nickname for a collection of 10 star trek novels written by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens. Well youll all be able to meet pamela in the briar wing where shell be signing copies of her new book, beam me out of here. The novels are published by pocket books as part of their pocket tos line 1995 2007 and set in an alternate timeline with a resurrected captain james t. Wing where shell be signing copies of her new book, beam me out of here. It is intended as a taunt, to indicate that the person being so addressed is devoting an inordinate amount of time to someone elses trivial matters. Saturday night live william shatnerlone justice tv. Get a life by william shatner, 1999, pocket edition, in english. Why leonard nimoy died hating william shatner thoughtco.
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