Captain Kirk meets the Final Frontier

[Paco Dennis]

 

[HoneyNut]

I'm so glad for him, I learned about it yesterday from the young people at work talking about it. We came to the conclusion that none of us were old enough to remember seeing the original broadcasts of Star Trek, tho one person thinks she probably saw them but was too young. We all remember seeing them as re-runs.

 

[hollydolly]

Bad News, he has a strange programme on My5 TV Hollydolly, it is
called, "Weird or What"?

It is a bit heavy and "Weird".

Mike.

I can honestly say I've never even heard of My5 tv..much less watched it...

 

[hollydolly]

I'm so glad for him, I learned about it yesterday from the young people at work talking about it. We came to the conclusion that none of us were old enough to remember seeing the original broadcasts of Star Trek, tho one person thinks she probably saw them but was too young. We all remember seeing them as re-runs.

We definitely watched the original shows.. Here in the UK Star trek was first aired on BBC in July'69 , I was 14...and during the 70's it was one of the BBC biggest ratings shows...

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I think it was great PR to have Shatner to be be on the flight. And, yeah, the only thing slightly smaller than the Universe is Shatner's ego. But somehow Capt. Kirk back in space was cool. Yet, the flight lasted only a few moments in what is considered "space". That's more like an amusement park type ride. For that kind of cash, I would want at least one orbit around the planet. On the other hand, space travel is now a tourist attraction, it's no longer a death defying feat.

 

[Judycat]

I'm relieved he didn't die.

 

[rgp]

Doesn't this sort of diminish some of that "right-stuff" mystique ?

I mean yes I realize it wasn't a full-on space flight, orbiting and all ........ but still, a 90 yr/old man passed muster to go ?

 

[Mike]

I can honestly say I've never even heard of My5 tv..much less watched it...

Well you should have it hollydolly, My5 can be accessed via pay-TV
services from Virgin Media, Sky and BT TV.

Mike.

 

[dobielvr]

No one wants to comment on the shape of that thing??????

 

[fmdog44]

He will be on every talk show in the world now answering the same questions over and over.

 

[senior chef]

We did that over 50 years ago...

BUT, this time we will be going to STAY. I expect to live long enough to see the 1st permanent moon colony.

 

[senior chef]

I'm so glad for him, I learned about it yesterday from the young people at work talking about it. We came to the conclusion that none of us were old enough to remember seeing the original broadcasts of Star Trek, tho one person thinks she probably saw them but was too young. We all remember seeing them as re-runs.

I remember seeing the first Star Treks. Not reruns, but the original 1st showings on Tv.

 

[senior chef]

Doesn't this sort of diminish some of that "right-stuff" mystique ?

No ! Not a bit of it. The "right stuff" happened during a time when, a few men hung their lives on the line every single time they went up.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I think it's very cool he got to do that. Afterward he was so emotional. @Ruth n Jersey I've read that he's got an inflated ego and that interfered with friendships of his former cast members. I did read one report that debunked that he and Leonard Nimoy had such issues.

 

[hollydolly]

Well you should have it hollydolly, My5 can be accessed via pay-TV
services from Virgin Media, Sky and BT TV.

Mike.

I'm not saying I don't have it Mike.. I said I've never heard of it nor heard of the show... I have over 1000 tv and radio channels.. not including Netflix et al..