Get a Life!
by William Shatner
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"Get A Life!" with the possible exception of "Beam me up, Scotty," is clearly the most repeated catchphrase in the history of "Star Trek(R)." Poking fun at "Star Trek's" gung-ho 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. Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of debate. It's now also show more given birth to an honest, sentimental, insightful book. Uncomfortable with speaking onstage, William Shatner had spent the better part of the previous quarter century steadfastly avoiding convention appearances. However, to publicize the release of "Star Trek Generations," Shatner agreed to a rare series of speaking engagements at "Star Trek" conventions around the globe. He was jolted by an unavoidable dose of reality. Shatner was met with wild enthusiasm, love, and good humor at convention after convention. Touched and fascinated, he was overwhelmed with the realization that in almost three decades of starship hopping, he'd never really t show lessTags
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William Shatner cracks me up. He comes across as a big, occasionally egotistical kid, with maybe too great of a sense of humor and definitely a strong sense of play. For 30 years, he ran from the fans of Star Trek, until Captain Kirk was dead on the big screen and he missed the character. As a result, he immersed himself in the world of Star Trek conventions and finally discovered what fandom and Star Trek truly was all about. A fun read and a great tribute to the fans that still embrace Star Trek: TOS and all derivations since.
Shatner is always fascinating if for nothing more than his lack of self-awareness (which seems to be dissipating as he plays "William Shatner" more and more).
Good whether you are a Star Trek fan or not. Come on, it has Shatner on the cover looking smug and intelligent, it can't be bad! It gives you a glimpse into the strange and wonderful world of Star Trek conventions, as well as insights and interviews with fans and cast members. It will make you want to go to a Star Trek convention, I promise.
#1308 in our old book database. Rated: Good.
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William Shatner is an actor and writer. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 22, 1931. He graduated from McGill University in 1952. Shatner made his acting debut at the Montreal Playhouse in 1952 and performed with the Canadian Repertory Theatre in Ottawa. From 1954 to 1956 he appeared in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario show more and in 1956 he made his Broadway debut in Tamburlaine the Great. In 1966, Shatner was cast as Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the TV series Star Trek. The TV show inspired several film spin-offs, the early ones starring the original cast. Shatner directed Star Trek V. He also co-starred in a law-related series on television called Boston Legal with James Spader. In addition to acting, Shatner began a career as a writer of science fiction novels. The first one, Tek War, was published in 1989. Shatner has also written his memoirs, Star Trek Memories. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as The Big Giant Head on the TV series 3rd Rock From the Sun. Shatner's title co-authored with David Fisher, Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man, was a New York Times betseller in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1999-05
- People/Characters
- William Shatner; Leonard Nimoy; Gene Roddenberry; Nichelle Nichols; James Doohan; George Takei (show all 7); Walter Koenig
- Related movies
- Get a Life! (2012 | IMDb)
- First words
- A lot of people really love to fly.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Maybe I'll see you there.
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- English
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- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 791.45028092 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Television Acting Biography
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- PN2308 .S52 .A3 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Dramatic representation. The theater Special regions or countries
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