tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post113762407846069343..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: In which the Meridian asks his reader(s) . . .John B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1138147647716916402006-01-24T18:07:00.000-06:002006-01-24T18:07:00.000-06:00Actually, I meant "get" as in "understand."Yeah, s...<I>Actually, I meant "get" as in "understand."</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, sorry, that was meant as a joke, but reading it back now it actually looks like I was just confused. Which I was, but not about the meaning of that word.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, I don't really have much of a concept of William Shatner. I gather from the other comments and from what little surfing I've done since you posted this, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1137820464136807662006-01-20T23:14:00.000-06:002006-01-20T23:14:00.000-06:00I don't really "get" Shatner, though I met him onc...I don't really "get" Shatner, though I met him once while skiing in the local mountains. I was surprised to find that he has pretty bad skin. The make-up people really do a good job on him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1137780134398236972006-01-20T12:02:00.000-06:002006-01-20T12:02:00.000-06:00'Think you know Shat? Check out Invasion Iowa http...'Think you know Shat? Check out Invasion Iowa http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429377/<BR/><BR/>Now, that was campy!<BR/><BR/>I've always had a fondness for Kirk, at any rate, for he reminds me so much of my father. (I'll post side-by-side pics on my blog sometime.)dejavaboomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188116228786800823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1137690662628536262006-01-19T11:11:00.000-06:002006-01-19T11:11:00.000-06:00Erin,I think you're right. Shatner plays campy Sh...Erin,<BR/>I think you're right. Shatner plays campy Shatner these days--not himself but the public's image of himself. Which is to say, Capt. Kirk transported (in)to Denny Crane. All that's missing, really, are the aliens.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1137690170841698172006-01-19T11:02:00.000-06:002006-01-19T11:02:00.000-06:00I think the key to Shatner is that Shatner "gets" ...I think the key to Shatner is that Shatner "gets" Shatner.<BR/><BR/>He was basically respected as an actor, but slowly and surely became a punchline. And he knows it, so everything he does is intended to accentuate the punchlineyness of himself. Normally, when an actor does a Priceline commercial, it's another nail in the career coffin - but for Shatner, it was his comeback. That tells us Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225830688436475379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1137655726092503842006-01-19T01:28:00.000-06:002006-01-19T01:28:00.000-06:00He went from being a Shakespearean actor to "You'l...He went from being a Shakespearean actor to "You'll Have time" by "the shat"... The series of paradigms that requires would fill an entire <I>video anthology</I> including but not limited to <A HREF="http://discoverychannel.ca/on_tv/how_shatner/shatner_home/" REL="nofollow"> How William Shatner Changed the World</A>. Oh, and all of star trek on video cassette. I know a guy...Anacryonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805571282156123965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1137639824378363282006-01-18T21:03:00.000-06:002006-01-18T21:03:00.000-06:00Actually, I meant "get" as in "understand."Actually, I meant "get" as in "understand."John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1137630929324411782006-01-18T18:35:00.000-06:002006-01-18T18:35:00.000-06:00I'm not really sure I know how to answer that ques...I'm not really sure I know how to answer that question, so I suppose the answer must be 'no'...<BR/><BR/>If 'get' is some sort of synomym for 'dig' then the answer is definitely a 'no'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-1137628231109280332006-01-18T17:50:00.000-06:002006-01-18T17:50:00.000-06:00I just can't get behind that.<A HREF="http://www.shatnerhasbeen.com/" REL="nofollow">I just can't get behind that.</A>Andrew Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566187471298904513noreply@blogger.com