XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   XPost: rec.arts.startrek.current   
      
   On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:06:20 -0800, ben_jones@Jonesin.org wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:18:29 -0000, "Jaxtraw"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Anybody wrote:   
   >>> In article <50qhj2F1h60laU1@mid.individual.net>, "EvilBill"   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Anybody wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> It's now been confirmed as a fact that the next movie will be about   
   >>>>> pre-TOS Kirk and Spock, almost certainly at the Academy.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> There's now some rumour that William Shatner will have some role or   
   >>>>> other in the new movie ... let's hope they're not resurrecting Kirk   
   >>>>> through some idiotic time travel nonsense yet again.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> They'll probably use it as a framing device... Kirk on his last   
   >>>> mission telling someone the story of his first, or something like   
   >>>> that. *shrugs*   
   >>>   
   >>> One rumour suggests that Shatner may be playing the role of a family   
   >>> member of young James Kirk, something like his uncle or grandfather.   
   >>   
   >>By "rumour" here, could you clarify whether in this context it means,   
   >>"something somebody suggested on a message board"?   
   >>   
   >Actually Shatner recently told a late night talk show when asked that   
   question that   
   >he might indeed play Kirks Grandpa.   
      
   Adding to this Shatner suggested Startrek may take a similar approach to young   
   Kirk   
   as Smallville takes to Superman. It sucks I know, but you can't argue with   
   suckcess...   
      
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