Been watching the extras that came with the three ST movies included in the
BD (blu-ray disk) movie trilogy set that I got last week. They're just beyond good, but the BEST part out of all of it is Shatner. I kid you not, in
every single interview he gives in the extras from
every movie he constantly and hilariously rags on Leonard Nimoy. I've never heard such a great example of 'taking the piss' in my life. Dom would give him 5 stars, absolutely no question about it.
And listening to those two do audio commentary together for 'Voyage Home'?? It's just
incredibly funny. It's SO obvious that these two guys are close, close friends who love each other very much. Worth getting the BD's just to hear them go on with and about each other. Shatner gets a bad rap at times. Folks call him a ham and he's taken a bit of a beating because of things he's said, and things some of his co-stars have said
about him. But honest to god, I think that a lot of it is simply that people don't understand this man's sense of humor. I know he's a bit over the top at times, but he LOVES putting people on! He really IS Denny Crane! And it's clear that Nimoy totally adores him. To me... a man of Leonard Nimoy's obvious class wouldn't feel that way about a jerk.
They were one of my first otps, Kirk and Spock. And, in fact, were the first pairing I ever wrote, though I immediately destroyed the story. In those days I thought I was the
only woman alive who loved slash. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the Internet and Kirk/Spock!
And I still love these two, particularly in 'Voyage Home' where their scenes together are, far as I'm concerned, the best ever filmed in any Star Trek.. movie or TV series. Their exchange about liking Italian food is priceless. They were gorgeous then... and far as I'm concerned, they still are. Not my otp anymore... but still a pairing that I love.
I liked ST - Reboot and can't wait to have in in BD, but I sill have not totally warmed up to Chris Pine as Jim Kirk. To me.. he was just too reckless and undisciplined to be instantaneously handed the captain's chair to the Federation's flagship. I DO like Zachary Quinto as Spock, and am totally in LOVE with Karl Urban as McCoy. I think he does DeForrest Kelly proud. Wish I could warm up to Pine. Maybe I could write some Kirk/Spock again... and this time not tear it up into tiny pieces.
You think that's possible?
Today... my BD copy of Star Trek TOS, 1st Season arrives. I may even leave work a bit early to go pick it up. From the reviews I've read, the BD version is absolutely gorgeous and I can't WAIT to see it! You hear that
zenslash???