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George Takei says ‘none’ of the Star Trek cast liked ‘prima donna’ William Shatner

‘He enjoyed being the centre of attention. He wanted everyone to kowtow to him,’ Takei said of Shatner

The Independent UK

George Takei addresses William Shatner’s claim that he uses his name for publicity

‘I don’t need him for publicity so I’m not going to play his game by talking about him’

The Independent UK

‘There was one prima donna on Star Trek’: George Takei on William Shatner, love and life as an ‘enemy alien’

TV made him a star, but activism turned him into a hero. Now 85 and still going strong, the actor remembers his friendships and feuds, and his shameful treatment in the second world war

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William Shatner says Star Trek co-star George Takei has ‘never stopped blackening my name’

‘It’s like a sickness,’ he said

The Independent UK

Top sci-fi movies and TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime in October

Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on

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William Shatner experienced profound grief in space. It was the 'overview effect'

William Shatner was excited to go to space last year. He didn't realize he'd be overwhelmed with sadness and go through "the strongest feelings of grief" that he'd ever experienced.

WEKU

'My Trip To Space Was Supposed To Be A Celebration, Instead, It Felt Like A Funeral': William Shatner Shares Experience In Book

In October 2021, actor William Shatner became the oldest astronaut to go to space. In a new book, the "Star Trek" celebrity shares what he really thought about his time in space.

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‘It felt like a funeral’: William Shatner reflects on voyage to space

Recalling the experience almost one year later, the actor admits ‘everything I had expected to see was wrong’

The Guardian - AU

Putin, William Shatner and my mum got me thinking about the end of humanity, and it turns out I’m fine with that

My mother epitomises cancer ward optimism – and it shines amid all the world’s ills

The Guardian - AU

‘It felt like a funeral’: William Shatner says trip to space filled him with ‘grief’

‘I discovered that the beauty isn’t out there, it’s down here, with all of us,’ actor writes in new book

The Independent UK

‘It felt like a funeral’: William Shatner says trip to space filled him with ‘grief’

‘I discovered that the beauty isn’t out there, it’s down here, with all of us,’ actor writes in new book

The Independent UK

Neil deGrasse Tyson says current billionaire ‘space’ travel doesn’t really qualify as space

Translating science for popular culture isn’t easy and only a handful of people have pulled it off the over the years like Carl Sagan and Bill Nye.

Tribune News Service

Star Trek: The Motion Picture review – high-definition with enough high camp to boldly go

The first feature film of the franchise, from 1979, has been rejigged and brightened, the better to enjoy the over-the-top acting

The Guardian - UK

William Shatner says trip to space highlighted how society is ‘gambling’ with the planet

‘I couldn’t help but think about the terrible burden that Clive, my two-year-old great-grandchild, is facing when he gets older,’ says actor

The Independent UK

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Star Trek movies in order: Chronological and release

Number One, show me a list of all the Star Trek movies in order — both chronological and release — engage!

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Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best

We're boldly going where many sci-fi fans have gone before, as we run down the Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best

The Independent UK

Nichelle Nichols: Star Trek star who broke sci-fi’s racial barrier

As communications chief Uhura, Nichelle Nichols became a key part of a show that became a cultural touchstone

Salon

Behind that "Star Trek" interracial kiss

The smooch is not a romantic one, but in 1968 to show a Black woman kissing a white man was a daring move

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Daily Mirror

Nichelle Nichols will forever have her place in history after Star Trek icon's death

Nichelle Nichols died at the weekend aged 89 but will be forever cemented in history thanks to her 1968 episode of Star Trek

The Conversation

The story behind 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols' iconic interracial kiss

On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing Lt. Uhura, locked lips with William Shatner’s Capt. Kirk in what’s widely thought to be first kiss between a Black woman and white man on American television.

France 24

Star Trek's trailblazing Lieutenant Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, dies at 89

Nichelle Nichols, a groundbreaking Black actress who played communications officer Nyota Uhura with cool authority on the popular 1960s series "Star Trek," has died at 89.

The Guardian - UK

Nichelle Nichols obituary

Actor who blazed a trail for black women on American TV in the 1960s in the role of Lt Uhura in Star Trek

Asharq Al-Awsat

Actress Nichelle Nichols, ‘Star Trek’s’ Trail-Blazing Uhura, Dies at 89

Nichelle Nichols, whose portrayal of starship communications officer Lieutenant Uhura in the 1960s sci-fi TV series "Star Trek" and subsequent movies broke color barriers and helped redefine roles for Black actors, has died at age 89, her family said. Nichols, whose fans included Martin Luther King Jr. and a young…

Los Angeles Times

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ dies at 89

Nichelle Nichols, who played the communications officer on the Starship Enterprise on “Star Trek” and famously participated in what was thought to be the first interracial kiss on television, has died.

Manchester Evening News

William Shatner 'shocked' fans by 91-year-old's youthful looks on The One Show

The Canadian actor appeared on the show to talk about his new series of The UnXplained.

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