His performance style was also spoofed in an earlier episode, " Amazon Women in the Mood ", where Zapp Brannigan ( himself an extended parody of Shatner's role on Star Trek ) performed a spoken-word version of The Kinks ' " Lola ".

Reviewers were pleasantly surprised by Shatner's spoken-word presentation of Cocker's tirade against class tourism as Shatner's previous work had been widely mocked by reviewers.

* A Tiny Toon special titled Night Ghoulery ( a spoof of Night Gallery, with Babs presenting in Rod Serling's style ) has a segment named " Gremlin on a Wing ", which parodies " Nightmare at 20, 000 Feet " as well, with Plucky in William Shatner's place, accompanied by Hamton in an aircraft, and a gremlin similar to that which appeared in Bugs ' short Falling Hare.

The album is best remembered for showcasing Shatner's now-famous vocal style — spoken word with dramatic pauses and flourishes.

Paperwork included with the model kit indicated the ship was mothballed at the Memory Alpha ship museum, and William Shatner's novel set in the Shatnerverse The Ashes of Eden ( 1996 ) depicts the Enterprise-A's removal from the mothball fleet before being destroyed defending the planet Chal.

Both Shatner and test audiences were dissatisfied that Kirk was fatally shot in the back in the original ending of Generations ; an addendum inserted while Shatner's Star Trek Movie Memories memoir was being printed expresses his enthusiasm at being called back to film a rewritten ending.

According to Abrams, the production team considered ways to resurrect Shatner's deceased Kirk character, but could not devise a way that was not " lame ".

On January 6, 2009, he was interviewed by William Shatner on Biography Channel's Shatner's Raw Nerve.

He has remained good friends with co-star William Shatner ( also of Ukrainian-Jewish descent ) and was best man at Shatner's third marriage in 1997.

The Scott character, as conceived, would have been a semi-regular, but with fellow cast members Leonard Nimoy ( Spock ) and DeForest Kelley ( Dr. McCoy ), was elevated in importance to leads alongside William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk.

Although he continued to work with William Shatner in the Star Trek movies, in private life Doohan didn't care for him, and was once quoted as saying " I like Captain Kirk, but I can't say that I'm very fond of Bill ," declining to be interviewed by Shatner for Shatner's first Star Trek: Memories book about the show.

In contrast, Nimoy and Shatner's memoirs report that after the screening he called his lawyer and demanded a quarter of the scenes be cut ; the producers refused, and within 48 hours he was dead.

His music was also featured in several of William Shatner's TekWar movies from 1994 to 1996 ( he is listed as " theme music composer " in the opening credits, and his song " Real or Not " was used as the show's theme song.

Shatner went on the Tonight Show again on December 11, 2009 to read excerpts from Palin's Going Rogue: An American Life, but this was followed by an appearance from Palin herself reading excerpts from Shatner's autobiography, Up Till Now.

Gerrold states that Shatner's comment about this suggested episode was unprintable.

After the pilot, it was decided to focus the series on William Shatner's character and retitle it T. J. Hooker.

From Shatner's perspective, this episode was " exciting, thought-provoking and intelligent, it contained all of the ingredients that made up our very best Star Treks.

Along with William Shatner's TekWar, also made by Capstone in 1995, Witchaven was one of the first games released to use an early version of the Build engines.

Club gave the episode an ' A -' rating, noting that while the last act of the episode was somewhat redundant, the first two run smoothly, and describing Shatner's acting as Kirk's good half as " very solid stuff.

The album was produced and arranged by Ben Folds and most of the songs are co-written by Folds and Shatner, with Folds creating arrangements for Shatner's prose-poems, and feature guest appearances from Joe Jackson ( on a cover of Pulp's " Common People "), Folds and Aimee Mann ( backup vocals on " That's Me Trying "), Lemon Jelly ( on " Together "), Henry Rollins and Adrian Belew ( on " I Can't Get Behind That "), and Brad Paisley ( on " Real ", which he wrote specifically for Shatner ).

However, Nichelle Nichols insists in her autobiography Beyond Uhura ( written in 1994 after Shatner's book ) that the kiss was real, even in takes where her head obscures their lips.

The song was also sung ( solo ) by Sheryl Crow in a new arrangement on William Shatner's 2011 album Seeking Major Tom.

It was inspired by an episode of The Twilight Zone called " Nightmare at 20, 000 Feet ", in which William Shatner's character is inside an airplane watching a gremlin tear apart the wing.

The Bennington Triangle was discussed in Season 3, Episode 8 of the television program, " William Shatner's Weird or What ?".

However, Nichelle Nichols insists in her autobiography Beyond Uhura ( written in 1994 after Shatner's book ) that the kiss was real, even in takes where her head obscures their lips.

The gesture actually emulates the initial Shin of the Shema ( Nimoy has also commented that the " sh " could also indicate Shaddai, or the Almighty ; more recently, on William Shatner's Raw Nerve, he associated it with Shekhinah.

Shatner's Star Trek co-star Leonard Nimoy guested in the second season episode " Vengeance is Mine ", as well as directing " The Decoy ", also in the second season.

Founded in 1984, Capstone created first-person games such as Corridor 7: Alien Invasion, William Shatner's TekWar and Witchaven, and is also known for releasing games based on movie / TV licenses.

" Balok also made fun of Shatner's baldness and concluded by wishing him a pleasant evening.

They also incorporated several anecdotes from Shatner's actual life.

Saturday Night Live produced two famous sketches parodying the Original Series, " The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise " in 1976 and William Shatner's own " Get a life " sketch in 1986 ( which parodied the show's " trekkie " followers ).

Roger's cheating is, along with Raemes T. Quirk, an homage to William Shatner's Star Trek character, who famously cheated on his own Starfleet exam by reprogramming a " no-win " scenario so that he could successfully complete it.

No one else sees the Gremlin and Shatner's character is removed from the aircraft on a stretcher with symptoms of psychosis.

The filmed footage eventually turned into a feature film called William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet, which had a very well received World Premiere at the Nashville Film Festival on April 17, 2009.

To promote his Biography Channel talk show Shatner's Raw Nerve, Shatner guest hosted World Wrestling Entertainment's flagship show WWE Raw on February 1, 2010 and performed a few WWE superstar entrance theme songs.

Action games based on novels are less common ( William Shatner's TekWar ( 1995 ), a first-person shooter ).

This footage became William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet, a feature film with a very well received world première at the Nashville Film Festival on 17 April 2009.

Folds abruptly replaces Shatner's voice with that of " bitter Cockney " singer Joe Jackson, and then alternates and blends the two into a duet, bringing along a large chorus of young voices on the line " sing along with the common people ", which finally replace Shatner and Jackson's vocals in the song's concluding crescendo.

The track " Anywhere the Wind Blows " appears in the film Seven Girlfriends ( as does Christy herself, in a bit part ) and " Satellite " can be found on the closing credits to William Shatner's Free Enterprise, though neither song has seen a commercial release outside of the movie appearances.

However, critics saw Shatner's portrayal of the chairman in Iron Chef USA as a redeeming quality, as his performance paid homage to Takeshi Kaga and his antics on Iron Chef.

In 2004, Jackson performed a cover of Pulp's " Common People ", with William Shatner for Shatner's album Has Been.

Shatner's musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, The Transformed Man.

These compilations contributed to Shatner's revived celebrity, albeit with overtones of self-parody.

* William Shatner recorded a cover version with Toots Hibbert on Shatner's 2011 album Seeking Major Tom.