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Shatner draws sea outfor revealingcrowdlectureThABv BALDEMAR DE LA GARZA«■' Here you are out in the cola and rain, just to hear a guy talk about a television series that was cancelled seven years ago 'he guv was William Shatter, speaking on a sloppy Thursday night to a surprising se^out crowd at Hogg Auditorium The television series was. of course Star Trek, first aired on N8C-TV in 1963 and now relegated to syod a-tionThe audience had patiently awaited the appearance of Shatner setter known as Capt James I. K.rk Loud applause greeted the showing of a partial Star Trek episode, with the crowd echoing the word of Capt Kirk as he logged the starship Enterprise s : urpose n spa‘To boldly go uhere no man has gone before. 'The episode featured many of the bestaspects of science fiction which madeStar Trek an innovative series StarIreK ‘ ran for three vears before being*1dropped, despite its popularity with a select portion of the population Strong backing has continued to exist for Star Trek and has resulted m the labeling of the show s fans as trekkies One of the obvious reasons for the solid ‘trekkie support was the strong perfc mance of Shatner as K.rk After the end of the Star Iren segment Shatner made his appearance By wav of introduction he presented a chronological series of dramaticE ***** Breadings tracing the historic transformation of science fiction into everydayrealitv His material was for the most *•part humorous and well-performed However, when he ended his renditions and gave an account of his start with the Star Trek series, it became apparentthat the audience s main interestcentered on Shatner's role as KirkIn a question and answer period whichfollowed the readings ShaT~V“ t |freely as he fielded questions pnnc ;pa ) about Star Trek He received iou applause when he announced he hadTexan 5toH Photo by Tod HerthwrnWilliam Shatnered v .th Paramount to do a 'Star Trek mov ;.e the shooting r which would commence m Februarv*¥The racier of Capt Kirk involved a personality with force, strong-will, individualism leadership abilities and substance. cur. sif- Along with those traits were imperfect human elements such as an car,, e self-, enteredne-s and an overabundance of pride Much of James K rk in character became apparent u iham '.natrer a- the rug:it progressedShatner r.ted this out himself when.! I telt that I acted like I w; idt.rhave if I ready was ■ apt Kirk In effect I was ( ipt Kirk Similarities between the two appeared often Near the beg nning .if the show, Shatner asked hi otal silence as he attempted to hav* t crowd follow him in an imagmar tnp into outer space In the middle of the trip a rebellious baby started to murmur and Shatner quickly stopped to assert his authority with anThe crowd 1 - n startled out instead; apt Kirk's
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Austin Daily Texan
Austin, Texas, US
Tue, Nov 02, 1976
Page 14
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