However, when Kirk's spectre appeared, Graham was apparently too shocked by the vision to throw the knife, and Kirk's ghost faded away forever.

By comparison, the Cole 30 and Colt Runabout were priced at US $ 1500, Kirk's Yale side-entrance US $ 1, 000, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US $ 650, Western's Gale Model A was US $ 500, a Brush Runabout US $ 485, the Black started at $ 375, and the Success hit the amazingly low US $ 250.

In that episode, Scotty implied that he believed Kirk to still be alive, despite the fact that the scene's setting was after Scotty had witnessed Kirk's apparent death in Star Trek: Generations.

* Kirk's middle name was revealed in this series as Tiberius, answering the question of what the ' T.

The script states that Kirk is 49, but Shatner was unsure about being specific about Kirk's age because he was hesitant to portray a middle-aged version of himself.

Malcolm McDowell, whose character killed Kirk, was dissatisfied with both versions of Kirk's death ; he believed Kirk should have been killed " in a big way ".

In 2002, Kirk's captain chair from the original Star Trek was auctioned for $ 304, 000.

Scott was frequently used in subplots regarding disabled ship components ( such as the dilithium crystals which regulated the warp drive, the transporter teleportation device, or just fiddling in the Jefferies tubes ) and as a foil for Kirk's ambitious tactical approaches, which were said to strain the propulsion and / or defenses of the starship (" I can't push it any faster, Captain !").

The script's only direction for the effect was " now go through time "; Nimoy and McQuarrie envisioned Kirk's dream as a montage of bizarre images.

Though a poor student, Kovacs was influenced deeply by his Trenton Central High School drama teacher, Harold Van Kirk, and received an acting scholarship at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1937 with Mr. Van Kirk's help.

Kirklin was also commonly known as Kirk's Cross Roads.

Brownsville was originally known as " Calapooya " after the area's original inhabitants, the Kalapuya Indians, or " Kirk's Ferry ", after the ferry operated across the Calapooia River by early settlers Alexander and Sarah Kirk.

( That Kirk's location was demolished around 2005, though a few other locations still exist.

Kirk's health was poor, however, and was worsened by his refusal to slow the pace of his work.

Meyer described Martia as " Kirk's dream woman ", and when the makeup artists learned Iman was cast for the role they decided to enhance her graceful bird-like appearance with feathers.

The script would have established that George Kirk, James T. Kirk's father, was a pilot who went missing — presumed dead — during a warp experiment with Scott.

The set used for Spock's quarters was the same as the one for Kirk's, but with the addition of a central column.

The set was being used at the time for Data's room in The Next Generation, and had originally been built as Kirk's quarters for Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979.

Kirk's fight scene with Martia in the form of Kirk was mostly filmed with a double dressed in similar clothes ; in the majority of the shots the camera allowed only one of the combatants ' faces to be seen.

Kirk's internal dilemma about what the future holds was echoed in the main theme: " It's Kirk taking control one last time and as he looks out into the stars he has the spark again [...] But there's an unresolved note, because it's very important that he doesn't trust the Klingons.

Shatner regretted that Kirk's angst at being outmoded was minimized in the final print.

In Kirk's view, Eliade derived his theory of eternal return from the functions of Australian Aboriginal mythology and then proceeded to apply the theory to other mythologies to which it did not apply.

Nomad then heads to sickbay and examines Kirk's medical files.

Mr. Scott then contacts Anan 7 to say that the planet has been surveyed, and the Enterprise will destroy it by Kirk's deadline if the hostages are not released.

The silent Gem then rushes to Kirk's side and uses a mental power to absorb Kirk's injuries, taking them on herself and then dissipating them, healing him instantly and revealing that she is a powerful empath.

Spock speaks with " Lester ", is somewhat skeptical, then Kirk-in-Lester persuades Spock to touch him with the Vulcan mind meld, whereupon he discovers the truth that Captain Kirk's mind is indeed present.

He then goes to Kirk's house to arrest him and return Bart home.

Clancy gets nervous, and then brings Homer and Bart to Kirk's cell, explaining about how Lisa is going to catch him, while he has already printed out 10, 000 business cards as Commissioner.

However, in May 2010, the Washington Post reported that Kirk's claim to having been named the Navy's “ Intelligence Officer of the Year ” was erroneous.

" One critic pointed out that despite's Kirk's claim of transparency in the process, public-interest stakeholders have been completely excluded.

Upon arriving, however, Kirk discovers that the synthetic food discovery claim was just a ruse employed by Dr. Leighton to bring Kirk to Planet Q. Leighton reveals to Kirk his true motivation is for Kirk to confirm Leighton's suspicions that Anton Karidian ( Arnold Moss ), the leader of a Shakespearean acting troupe currently on the planet, is, in fact, Kodos " the Executioner ," the former governor of the earth colony of Tarsus IV, who was responsible for the massacre of over 4000 people — including members of both Kirk's and Leighton's families — 20 years before.

Kirk's explanation of the game included a claim that it is played by inhabitants of the planet Beta Antares IV, Spock replied that he is familiar with the inhabitants ; Kirk quickly cut him off to prevent his science officer from professing ignorance of the game.

In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Dr. Gillian Taylor jumps into Kirk's transporter beam during dematerialization, and rematerializes without any apparent ill effects, except for a tongue-lashing from Admiral Kirk.

James Kirk's brother George Samuel Kirk is first mentioned in " What Are Little Girls Made Of?

Meyer's The Wrath of Khan script focuses on Kirk's age, with McCoy giving Kirk a pair of glasses as a birthday present.

Spock's sacrifice at the end of the film allows for Kirk's spiritual rebirth ; commenting earlier that he feels old and worn out, Kirk states in the final scene that he feels " young.

Paramount wanted $ 40, 000 for a license to reproduce a bust of Kirk, but the city instead set a plaque and built a replica of the Enterprise ( named the " USS Riverside "), and the Riverside Area Community Club holds an annual " Trek Fest " in anticipation of Kirk's birthday.

Star Trek depicts a " troika " of Spock, Kirk, and Doctor Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ); while McCoy often acts as Kirk's conscience, Spock offers the captain an emotionally detached, logical perspective.

During the film Star Trek Generations, Captain Kirk states that he sold his house some time in the previous nine years, which from Kirk's perspective would be between 2284 and roughly 2290.

During Kirk's trial, Chang also mocks Kirk with lines from Richard II.

At Kirk's prompting, Spock remembers he called Kirk " Jim " and recognizes the crew.

Bennett admitted that the idea of Kirk and company going back to the Genesis planet to recover Kirk's " noble self " stemmed from a poem he read in a Star Trek fan magazine.

In A. C. Crispin's novel Sarek, Peter Kirk, James T. Kirk's nephew, uses his experiences throughout the novel to come up with another way to defeat the unwinnable scenario, this time against Romulan opponents.

Kirk's middle initial is given as " R ." in " Where No Man Has Gone Before " and is seen clearly on the gravestone fashioned by Mitchell for Kirk ; subsequent episodes use " James T. Kirk ," and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country later made official the middle name " Tiberius " ( used previously in " Bem ", an episode from the animated series ).

After James T. Kirk's final onscreen appearance in Star Trek: Generations, William Shatner collaborated with authors Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens on a series of nine novels depicting the " rebirth " of Kirk after his demise in that film.

After graduating, as a fresh Lieutenant Saavik was on her cadet cruise on the USS Enterprise with Admiral James T. Kirk and Captain Spock when Kirk's old enemy Khan Noonien Singh sought revenge for the failure of the Ceti Alpha V colony and the death of his wife, Marla McGivers-Singh, and attacked the Enterprise.