Shatner does Levi — for real this time.
Conan O'Brien apologized to Levi Johnston on The Tonight Show for falsely attributing tweets to the upcoming Playgirl centerfold in an earlier skit, but not before taking one more William Shatner-assisted shot at the father of Sarah Palin's grandson.
Sarah Palin "appalled" by Levi Johnston's comments, says he's "desperate" doing Playgirl
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Star Trek's Captain Kirk and Sulu have had their differences, but the real-life pair are now facing the kind of earthly problems that miscommunication between old friends can create.
William Shatner lashed out at George Takei in a video Wednesday, apparently out of the belief that his former costar didn't invite him to his wedding this fall.
"The whole thing makes me feel badly," Shatner said in the video. "Poor man. There is such a sickness there..." More, after the jump.
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William Shatner has been a TV icon to multiple generations whether as Star Treks Captain Kirk or his current gig as Denny Crane on Boston Legal premieres Monday Sept 22 at 10 pmET ABC And who can forget his role in those Priceline commercials We caught up with him to talk about bobblehead dolls Legals final 13 episodes and how hed Like Denny to go outTV Guide When fans approach you in public now what do they usually reference Captain Kirk from Star Trek Denny Crane from Boston Legal or your Priceline spokesperson gigWilliam Shatner Probably more Denny Crane than anything else And instead of the usual I hate to bother you which they say when they think of me as Captain Kirk they come up and go Say Denny Crane The name is great its like a foghornTV Guide After last season when Denny was arrested twice appeared before the Supreme Court joined the Coast Guard and almost ran for president whats left Shatner Theres a great deal more This se
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The Bio Channel on Wednesday announced that William Shatner will host Shatner's Raw Nerve, a new series launching Aug. 19. Shatner's several-week mission: To not so much explore new worlds and civilizations but purposely "hit a raw nerve" while interviewing the likes of Kelsey Grammer (ask him about Back to You!), Valerie Bertinelli (ask about the time Schneider offered to show her his "plunger"!), Jenna Jameson (ask about the lack of a compelling subplot in Jenna Loves Rocco!) and, yes, Leonard Nimoy (where to begin?!). Matt Mitovich
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However much some of us tend to wring our hands about it, theres a reason ABCs Boston Legal scores those Emmy nominations year after year that often make us wonder what the voters are smoking. Several of those Emmy-bait moments occurred a week ago, in an episode about a right-to-die case involving Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen) and her father suffering from Alzheimer dementia, with Alan Shore (James Spader) making his usual impassioned case for his client. What made this argument more affecting than usual was the fact that Alan used his soapbox to contemplate the day when he might eventually be called on to make just such a terrible decision regarding the fate of his best friend, that tragic buffoon Denny Crane (William Shatner.)The speech was an emotional blockbuster, and so was the tender climax as Shirley watched her father slip away. Scenes like this help convince Emmy voters that this show really is something, to paraphrase someone talking about Alan in tonight...
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