"I'm losing command!" In this brilliant example of the William Shatner school of acting, Captain Kirk faces his fears as he and Mr Spock share a personal moment in the elevator.
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@goldenboyproductions27403 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about Shatner, but he performed Captain Kirk in a way that is still being talked about over 50 years later.
@NashvilleTuneStream Жыл бұрын
He is brilliant. The one and only!!
@fluorosco8 ай бұрын
And why is that😆. But I love him too 😆
@mabel81794 ай бұрын
@@NashvilleTuneStream Is right. Kirk had charisma in spades.
@joelara37505 күн бұрын
No its not
@PolkiSaMalutkie10 жыл бұрын
Astonishing talent. Credit, of course, to Nimoy for staying in character. Christ, how he stayed an emotionless Vulcan when he must have been absolutely dying to collapse on the floor in a heap, pissing himself laughing, is beyond me.
@PolkiSaMalutkie10 жыл бұрын
***** Indeed, my good sir!
@vmurt10 жыл бұрын
hahaha Nimoy was probably used to seeing Shatner chew scenery like this! All in a day's work!
@andrewmanzi75127 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!
@edbrewer51236 жыл бұрын
Polki Sa Zawsze Kieszonkowsze Truth
@BigNoseDog5 жыл бұрын
He probably thought of other things to avoid noticing Shatner. Like laundry
@atesgoksu94268 жыл бұрын
there should be a movie starring only william shatner where he just acts in an empty stage for 10 hours.
@porkwoofles39098 жыл бұрын
+Ates Goksu He toured theatres with a one man show called 'Shatner's World, at the age of 81. I travelled from London to San Francisco to see it. It was everything you'd want, and more.
@wakingup20107 жыл бұрын
also he has few cds out, they are great!!
@ksol1460tv7 жыл бұрын
He's been doing these shows since the late 1970s. People would show up expecting to hear his ideas on Star Trek but instead got lectures and dramatic readings on other subjects. It didn't help that the posters had "STAR TREK Show" all over them & promised he'd screen the original "The Cage" (very rare at the time) and then when the print wasn't available, he didn't have it corrected. People demanded (and got) their money back! (Thanks and a tip o'the hat to the Cazenovia Collection stores.ebay.com/Cazenovia-Collection?_trksid=p2047675.l2563)!
@manco8287 жыл бұрын
What people don't understand is Bill Shatner is a performance artist.
@Trev3596 жыл бұрын
He's the worst ham actor in history. There's nothing artistic about him and that isn't anything remotely resembling any type of performance.
@vguyver28 жыл бұрын
When William Shatner does an imitation of William Shatner.
@comanchio19767 жыл бұрын
You have to admit, he's pretty good
@lesyayandfilksongs6 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see him play a Vulcan.
@joegrimes92326 жыл бұрын
Billception
@roquey445 жыл бұрын
He's okay. Pollack is better. LOL!
@danbasta36775 жыл бұрын
@@lesyayandfilksongs In a way, he did. The Romulans are an off shoot of the Vulcans, check out the third season episode, The Enterprise Incident.
@ZacabebOTG10 жыл бұрын
I'm glad he got back command over his acting. That was a very close call.
@GustavoSantosToltech999 жыл бұрын
Nearly lost him :D
@maryexstroughtonaire42447 жыл бұрын
ZacabebOTG 🤣
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Well, he was under control of an alien entity, wasn't he? The director -- who undoubtedly told him to play it that way.
@Shipoopiism13 жыл бұрын
I love how all Spock has to say is "Jim" And Kirk's all better. Good going, Spock.
@wastedproductions454 ай бұрын
And they want us convinced they aren't gay
@LSDeadly3 ай бұрын
He knows how to calm his boyfriend down
@Aivottaja2 ай бұрын
You people always have your mind in the gutter.
@LSDeadly2 ай бұрын
@@Aivottaja a loving relationship is from the gutter?
@Aivottaja2 ай бұрын
@@LSDeadly If it's cornholing.
@angie4074h12 жыл бұрын
If you look deep into Kirk's eyes, you can see the change from panic to strength. Give Shatner credit for following the script given to him.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
William Shatner is a superb actor. He can say anything with his face and his voice is always pitch-perfect. When the script calls for great subtlety and nuance, he provides it. If the script calls for him to scream, he screams.
@permissiontodance191110 жыл бұрын
I'm from the school of thought that prefers to believe that the Shat-Man was some sort of mad genius performance artist that knew EXACTLY what he was doing. Say what you want about the man, but he was fun to watch, and he was never boring...
@ksol1460tv7 жыл бұрын
You might be interested fanlore.org/wiki/Shatner:_Where_No_Man...
@Trev3597 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid I don't find him fun to watch. I find him embarrassing and annoying.
@JamesBond-ml3zp5 жыл бұрын
Ygor Blasko I agree, he's was conveying "PANIC" not "CALM" over losing the capacity to Command Of The "Enterprise" as Captain!!!
@feraflauna32385 жыл бұрын
+Ygor Blasko-According to his book Get a Life, he claims it was intentional. That due to his experience in theater, he figured since the budget for the show was so minimal, it was important to stress the dialogue, and draw attention. Obviously. . .that worked. :*D. As for his dramatic pauses, he admitted that it was the unfortunate side effect of not being used to to working underneath the stressful demands of tv and that he often forgot things. . .So points to him for being nakedly honest about it. . .
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
@@Trev359 Then why watch him? We who love him to bits will soldier on without you.
@GustavoSantosToltech999 жыл бұрын
I love how Spock makes Jim to get his shit togheter. Nimoy's underact vs Shatner's fricking awesomeness. They were a good couple.
@boojwahz11 жыл бұрын
these guys were professional. sometimes they had to do some really dumb shit, but they always kept in character and made it as real as possible.
@Fistwagon11 жыл бұрын
I'm just now watching Star Trek for the first time so I'm not seeing the show through a haze of nostalgia and yet I am NEVER bored when Kirk is in a scene. Shatner is one of those scene stealing, narcissistic lunatic actors and I mean that in the best possible way.
@ariplatt8192 Жыл бұрын
Totally on point. You nailed it
@johnnydollar1078 жыл бұрын
There's........someone on the wing. Some.....thing.....
@shellshock6387 жыл бұрын
Alrighty then.
@michaelbrady38855 жыл бұрын
Chim chimminy Chim chim charoooo ruff lmao
@bryantopeil760311 жыл бұрын
Bill Shatner is a genius. No matter how over the top his acting is...he always manners to bring the scene together.
@anthonycerulli5524 Жыл бұрын
He started off as a Shakespeare stage actor. You had to over act and annunciate so the people in the back could hear you. I think he carried that over into his tv and film career.
@Cybjon11 жыл бұрын
If you've ever had to deal with a person who is genuinely loosing their mind, that's what it's like. The Shat had managed to capture, perfectly, the essence of mental illness. Albeit entirely by accident--I think.
@breasthound10 жыл бұрын
spock and kirk the masters of under and over acting.
@mosquerajoseph73054 жыл бұрын
breasthound Spock is a Vulcan and does not have emotions, that’s why he doesn’t convey emotion
@squaretriangle92084 жыл бұрын
Together they act on average
@mosquerajoseph73053 жыл бұрын
@Kathrina oh I’m sorry, he’s half human. However his Vulcan side is the side which prevails, and his emotions are suppressed and controlled by it. He is a conflicted character, however in most cases he is disciplined and does not show emotion
@mosquerajoseph73053 жыл бұрын
@Kathrina theres no need to insult me, if you want to insult me for some shit I forgot to mention then go ahead but it takes away from your argument. It’s honestly pathetic that you called me a dumb bitch over a Star Trek character
@katherine13043 жыл бұрын
Mosquera Joseph lol they rly called you a dumb bitch huh. you literally didn’t even say he doesn’t have emotion. don’t let ridiculous ppl on the internet get to you they don’t know you personally just like we don’t know them
@glouconx9837 жыл бұрын
A powerful alien with the ability to place delusional thoughts into the minds of members of the crew has taken over the ship. This scene shows Kirk's mind being invaded by the alien. Frankly, I don't know how another actor could have portrayed such an occurrence any better.
@manco8286 жыл бұрын
Picard would have done the 'must not fap' face.
@Aroer6 жыл бұрын
I agree. It's easy to mock this scene when it's taken out of context.
@williamanthony90904 жыл бұрын
They could have always gone to a rip off of Spocks "Horta" performance: "Pain... Agony... DEVILS!"
@williamanthony90904 жыл бұрын
@@Aroer- It's even easier to mock it in context!
@williamanthony90904 жыл бұрын
All the alien did was make him think he was losing command. Quivering like a cowardly, simpering, jackass, was Shatner's take on how Kirk would behave. (Along with the writer, assuming he wrote it that way, and the director, assuming he approved of that behavior. Everyone involved should have had their honorary Star Fleet memberships suspended, and Shatner should have been reprimanded by the Screen Actors Guild!
@amberjane914 жыл бұрын
Ok, when Spock says "Jim" at 0:31, I die. Every time. Nimoy has the most wonderful voice. If he said my name in that tone of voice, I would spontaneously combust.
@charjessiesmith13 жыл бұрын
Got to be the shortest nervous breakdown ever. Oscar for Nemoy for not losing it.
@williamanthony90904 жыл бұрын
Yeah, who knows how many times they had to shoot it to keep Nimoy from busting out laughing... Three times? Seven Times? Or maybe Nimoy, remembering his mind meld with the Horta performance, thought this was great acting on Shatner's part.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Well, it wasn't a nervous breakdown; it was alien mind control, and when it was broken, Kirk was free of it. This is sci-fi, after all.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
@@williamanthony9090 Odojang advises that: "In Canada ... they have all been shown on cable TV in both French and English. Canadian viewership numbers show STD lost half its audience by the end of S1, then only went further down afterwards. "Picard lost half its audience by episode 5 and never recovered. "Lower Decks lost it right after the first episode and went down after that. "I don't know about Short Treks except that, just like the others, they were aired once and then never again. "Meanwhile, all classic Trek series have been on air every day of the week for more than a decade non-stop; still are." And now that Warner Brothers is dumping all their output directly onto streaming, the other major studios will follow suit. JunkTrek will be OBLITERATED.
@jayvardy3 жыл бұрын
@@williamanthony9090 You have never read Nimoy's books. He was a very method actor, especially when playing Spock. He would NEVER laugh on set while in character. In fact, he spoke about how it became a running gag for Shatner and the other cast to an extent, to try and make him laugh. However, it just ended up annoying him, thus making it difficult for him to be close to his castmates in those early years.
@williamanthony90903 жыл бұрын
@@jayvardy -No, I have never read his books. I have, however, seen dozens of outtakes of him laughing it up with his castmates when things went wrong. Perhaps he wrote his books before those outtakes became readily available for public viewing.
@angelikussnape10 жыл бұрын
I love it when Spock said "Jim"! to calm him down. XD
@golden-6310 жыл бұрын
Shatner was trained as a stage actor. Some of the techniques used are, out of necessity, different from TV or film acting. Everything in the theater needs to be bigger, more exaggerated to be seen. In TV and film, even a tiny facial movement can be seen and convey much meaning; a lesson Nimoy already knew, but Shatner not so much.
@golden-639 жыл бұрын
***** Exactly.
@slothfromthegoonies82017 жыл бұрын
Stage actors are supposed to be better xD
@glouconx9837 жыл бұрын
Do you really think the director of this scene wanted Shatner to be subtle and restrained? The context of this scene is that his mind was being taken over by an alien force! This was a sci-fi adventure series where viewers expected to see a lot of strange things, including from the actors.
@comanchio19767 жыл бұрын
+Gloucon X Strange is one thing, but this is ludicrous. When I first saw it, I honestly thought it was a joke, is the scene that spawned a thousand impressions of him, and cemented his reputation as king of the ham-actors. I bet this one scene restricted his career to about a quarter of what it could have been.
@glouconx9837 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that one minute out of 79 hours from a 60s tv show has scarred you for life.
@AlexColberg7 жыл бұрын
I've never known anyone in real life who behaves like William Shatner playing Captain Kirk, but then I've never known a Starship Captain.
@P1votG33k13 жыл бұрын
"Kirk, what are you doing?" "Making chocolate pudding." "It's four o'clock in the morning. Why on Earth are you making chocolate pudding?" "Because I've lost control of my ship."
@TheAweDude18 жыл бұрын
Ah, the Shatnerian school of Acting which, like his cooking, only has one rule: The more ham, the better.
@jordanfenose85548 жыл бұрын
Dont forget a good dose of cheese
@joshuakusuma59538 жыл бұрын
+Freddy Joe and a bit of corn never hurt anyone.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Shatner gives a subtle and nuanced performance when the part calls for it. Here, his character is possessed by an alien entity, and what Shatner does is exactly what the script calls for.
@movieapple14 жыл бұрын
We all need a friend like Spock.
@jeff2all13 жыл бұрын
What a ocean of feeling, a mountain of meaning! Clearly Shatner has joined the ranks of legendary actors , I'll never, never, never, let this moment go!
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Shatner doesn't overact here. Several of the characters are affected by an alien entity which can induce irrational behavior and panic attacks, and Kirk is one of them. This is a man having a complete panic attack and Shatner had the integrity to play it effectively without worrying that it would damage his image to appear weak, irrational, hysterical, out-of-control. It actually took a lot of guts for Shatner to be willing to perform this scene as it was written and as the director wanted it to be done. He could have insisted it would spoil his image, but he behaved like a dedicated actor and played the scene. Much respect is due to him for that.
@finnmccool6847 жыл бұрын
I wish I had a friend like Spock.
@Ace-lm5hi3 жыл бұрын
For everyone asking this is from the season three episode 'And The Children Shall Lead' Just kiss already! Someone give Kirk a hug! Please!
@mckessa172 жыл бұрын
Season 3 was not as good as the first 2.
@Kitties_are_pretty5 жыл бұрын
I like the detail that when a Starfleet captain is suffering a paranoid episode, the thing they're most frightened about is losing command of their ship.
@EthanJohn198615 жыл бұрын
I don't care what people say, I LIKE IT!! Yes, there are humorous elments to it, but he still has great theatrical energy
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
He doesn't overact here. Several of the characters are affected by the alien entity which can induce irrational behavior and panic attacks, and Kirk is one of them. This is a man having a complete panic attack and Shatner had the integrity to play it effectively without worrying that it would damage his image to appear weak, irrational, hysterical, out-of-control.
@rfairbairn6 жыл бұрын
This is like how I start EVERY SINGLE DAY.
@Skelly59627 жыл бұрын
Shatner is the greatest actor ever. Guys like DeNiro can't even comprehend acting on Shatner's level.
@erp20002 жыл бұрын
Stop doing drugs
@GregofCanada12 жыл бұрын
It's weird, whenever I'm down or in self doubt I watch Kirk freak out, face his fear and then he takes charge, and then I feel better.
@ddburrows9887 жыл бұрын
It's easy to cherry pick odd scenes and yell, "Ham!." This was a live action cartoon-like adventure and Shatner, Nimoy and Kelley gave it their all. Once in a while, there were those humiliating moments, but their professionalism compelled these actors to throw themselves into it, trusting the writers and the directors. Shatner proves himself over and over with Kirk's noble command of the bridge, his depth of emotions and easy humor. Paraphrasing Nimoy's words, he said that working off Shatner's high energy made the character of Spock work better than with Jeffrey Hunter's somber Captain Pike. Arguably, one could say that Kelley's portrayal was consistently over the top, but it worked charmingly and the three of them wove a beautiful and loving balance which has delighted us fifty years and counting.
@keeblergraham2115 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. If that combo of actors never came together Star Trek likely would've gone the way of Lost in Space. There would've been a fan base for it, but it wouldn't have been the cultural phenomenon it is today.
@danbasta36775 жыл бұрын
Agree with all that you have written. Wish others would see this as well to.
@Trev3595 жыл бұрын
You don't need to cherry pick the scenes. He's like this all the fucking time.
@williamanthony90904 жыл бұрын
I love the people who feel they have to defend Shatner's ridiculous scene. And it is RIDICULOUS!
@ddburrows9884 жыл бұрын
@@williamanthony9090 He did act ridiculously in some ridiculous scenes, but, usually, he did exceptionally well in all kinds of other scenes. But all this is just a matter of opinion and taste.
@robertsamson46103 жыл бұрын
0:37 Spock is on the verge of cracking up. Wonder how many times they had to shoot this scene. Bills facial expressions are second to none. Great job Bill! ^^
@MillionthUsername12 жыл бұрын
Director: "Cut! Do it again, Bill. And put some feeling into it this time!"
@corsaircarl958210 жыл бұрын
This is a delicious ham
@dtstrain15 жыл бұрын
Thing is, if you just thought the character was concerned about losing command this would be terrible acting, but the character was under a strange mind-altering psychosis, which is why he was behaving so strangely. But, as that happens frequently in Starfleet apparently, this is typical Kirk!
@ProNorden15 жыл бұрын
The man makes over-acting interesting. He's always been vivid, and now brings a great surreal satire when he wants to. And the Denny Crane character on Boston Legal is great.
@lumenpraetorius45926 жыл бұрын
For a second there I thought they were going to start making out.
@stevefrasier8269 Жыл бұрын
Nimoy & Shatner were the Iconic Chemistry duo of TV-Sci-Fi.
@georgedonaldson72207 жыл бұрын
The world's greatest living actor.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Shatner as Captain Kirk produces a beautifully nuanced performance. He can do anything with his face, and you can follow Kirk's moods and thoughts without him speaking a word. And when he does speak, his voice is pitch-perfect. The Star Trek scenes Shatner-haters like to point out are always the ones where he is mentally deranged for some reason -- another person or an alien in control of him, a virus which affects his ability to control himself. In those cases, the "over-the-top" performance is what the script calls for and what the director wanted.
@ocsteved11 жыл бұрын
What makes his acting so great is the fact that it draws us back for a chuckle every time we notice its existence.
@SailorJeffrey12 жыл бұрын
This is the first star trek clip i've ever seen. I think im a instant fan now.
@METAL1ON11 жыл бұрын
I was only 70's kid when I used to watch this and didnt realise he was over acting until I was much older but hey back in its day this was what made tv good and I wouldnt have it any other way.
@SnivillusLupin12 жыл бұрын
I love how, once Kirk realizes where he is, Kirk holds onto Spock and slowly slides his hands down and out of view.... makes one wonder if he even let go at all until the turbolift opened. S-E-X-Y!
@Darrylizer19 жыл бұрын
Apparently he's got command! Or does he?
@ericrhodes51748 жыл бұрын
You can see his toupee glue. lol
@DarkMatter252511 жыл бұрын
Starfleet Regulation 619, Mr. Spock! Do it! Do it nao!
@Tuna59082 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂 Cool seeing you here
@ArwenPendragon13 жыл бұрын
Frankly, I think clutching at Leonard Nimoy's arm is a perfectly rational procedure in any crisis!
@TheDriller648 жыл бұрын
There will only ever be one Shanter lol
@Trev3597 жыл бұрын
Thank fuck for that.
@professionalnerd40554 жыл бұрын
@@Trev359 You know, we get it. You have opinions. However, that's no reason to reply to every comment just to criticize Shatner. It's obnoxious.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
@@Trev359 You are telling the world that you are an obsessive with psychological problems.
@detubeme11 жыл бұрын
They have turbolifts set to "dramatic" speed. The computer sees and hears them having a moment, so it gives them time to finish. It was invented a few years after the Romulan War began. Captains felt they needed more private moments before getting to the bridge.
@Psycho34189 жыл бұрын
Just your typical elevator ride with Kirk and Spock ^^
@dangkoen14 жыл бұрын
Great moment when Spock says "Jim". Shows he really sees James T. Kirk as his best friend.
@kitsunefire9212 жыл бұрын
These two caused the birth of slash fanfiction.... XD I'm eternally grateful.
@marilyndee969Ай бұрын
Nimoy was also a huge part of why this series was so good. Both Shatner and Nimoy played their parts to perfection. The stories were excellent and thought provoking, and the acting was wonderful. It is all as good and as fresh now as it was decades ago. Outstanding series in every way, for that time, and for now.
@christopherthorkon39972 жыл бұрын
People forget that Shatner, in addition to doing these more dramatic moments, also did more subtle acting moments as well -- many of these on Star Trek. He is actually an excellent actor, which is why he is so good when giving simple commands on the bridge -- or speaking movingly with a dying Spock in Star Trek II.
@mrknowie6 жыл бұрын
Legend has it he's still picking the scenery out of his teeth today...
@JimmmyJams12 жыл бұрын
How can someone be such a melodramatic over-actor and so amazingly perfect at the same time?
@jnthnbush13 жыл бұрын
omg, thank you for posting this, it's a treasure.
@jsharp170113 жыл бұрын
Whenever something like this befalls the crew, everyone else needs a shot from McCoy or to get away from the source of the influence. Not Jim. He overcomes everything through sheer willpower! He's in command!!!
@Bidmartinlo9 жыл бұрын
What an... awkward elevator ride. O-o
@manco82810 жыл бұрын
:30 is when K/S shippers wet themselves.
@KreativeSpinnerin4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if you have wet yourself, when you wrote this seemingly extra ""clever"" comment. 🤣
@minichris1112 жыл бұрын
I was all primed for a big smooch! Spock was looking @ Captain Kirk like "Well, aren't you gonna kiss me!!
@scriptblender26606 жыл бұрын
Oh hell we've all had days like that
@finnmccool68411 жыл бұрын
"...my Vulcan friend."
@TheChefSteph13 жыл бұрын
Wow, I hope he got an Emmy for this performance! This is natural talent...you can't learn this in an acting class.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Actually, Shatner has a couple of EMMYs and a Golden Globe. He was a member of the Canadian National Repertory Theatre in Ottawa. He acted in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario. He was Christopher Plummer's understudy in Henry V.
@MellowCorn-xs8bn6 жыл бұрын
The man, the myth, the legend.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Yes, and he is all three. As is Leonard Nimoy's Spock.
@borisvandruff75324 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, this is actually a pretty good representation of how intrusive thoughts happen in people with OCD.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Shatner is a superb actor and he knew what he was doing.
@GustavoSantosToltech999 жыл бұрын
This man is awesome :D
@Peter1999Videos8 жыл бұрын
Shatner is fun to watch and over the top
@VoxJoxx13 жыл бұрын
Bravo encore!!!! 10 Oscars from me. He's a hero. That is how you loose it and come back from a trippy joint!!!!
@Frankincensedjb12312 жыл бұрын
I loved watching this as a little kid. Kirk rules and lives FOREVER! FOREVER I TELL YOU!!!! that is if agree, of course.
@Zongooo9 жыл бұрын
Everything I know about acting I learned from watching Bill Shatner.
@metru222211 жыл бұрын
It still disappoints me to this day that when we finally developed automatic doors, they were silent. I don't want to live in this world of silent doors
@katie.loxo1442 жыл бұрын
OMG this comment 🤣🤣🤣💀 how does it not have 800 likes
@lazyhazeldaisy95962 жыл бұрын
Just a gentle 'Jim' in is ear by Spock is all he needed, sweet!
@EmeraldSky3313 жыл бұрын
"KISS 'IM!"
@AndrewChapman9 жыл бұрын
0:11 Love it when Bill goes wide-eyed.
@bryanlucchesi4539 жыл бұрын
Good, job, shatner, you, inspire, me.
@AidanSvensk9 жыл бұрын
Only slightly better than his singing.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
@@AidanSvensk His singing - or rather, speaking the lines to music -- is remarkably effective.
@xxlCortez3 жыл бұрын
Nimoy must be truly half-Vulcan, being able to endure Shatner's acting without cracking up.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Shatner is a superb actor. He is playing a man whom an alien entity has made demented, and he is doing it the way the script and the director called for it to be done.
@nunayobiz11 жыл бұрын
Legend. Both of them.
@dloc092513 жыл бұрын
When Shatner grabbed Nemoy's neck i seriously thought there was gonna be some alien action.....
@anglomik6 жыл бұрын
Say what you will, I'll take the original Enterprise captain & crew over any other incarnation ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!!! SPOCK!!!
@danbasta36775 жыл бұрын
AGREED! Much better than that cheesy next generation stuff, that's for sure.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
I would add Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Together with TOS, they make a very magical trio.
@anglomik3 жыл бұрын
@@kitcat7538 For my money, STNG has been the 2nd best thus far. Still enjoy those you mentioned, though would have preferred to see the original, planned "Voyager" w/ Catherine Deneuve!
@DrNemmo14 жыл бұрын
Such a wide variety of emotions in just a minute ! I'm impressed. From terrified toscared, to homoerotic vibe, to "just chilling, man" in a couple of seconds.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
The elevator had carried him out of range of the alien who was influencing his mind. That's why Spock dragged him into the elevator.
@MgaTalunanKayo6 жыл бұрын
When you're mildly claustrophobic and you have no choice but to ride in a cramped car, bus or train.. WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING!
@BrownxPrid38 жыл бұрын
PerHAPS...my dear SPOCK...we SHOULD get this...SHIP...back on COURSE.
@tim_buktu668 жыл бұрын
0:35 romance overload
@anthonygilgan84614 жыл бұрын
I’m in love with his acting.
@lpdog822 жыл бұрын
he lost command, lost the enterprise, and nearly lost spock by choking him to death hahahahaha
@infinightsky9 жыл бұрын
He's a national treasure.
@professionalnerd40554 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Absolutely ridiculous and fun to watch everytime.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
In two countries! Shatner is a national treasure of Canada, which made him an Officer of the Order of Canada, Canada's second highest order and the Canadian equivalent of a knighthood. He is an honorary national treasure of America.
@phillipwattsjr.47148 жыл бұрын
If William Shatner never existed, you'd have to invent him!
@nancypotter67727 жыл бұрын
It does kinda look like Spock hallucinated that.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Shatner's a national treasure in two countries!
@Shanethefilmmaker5 жыл бұрын
Man a lot of people lack imagination. Sure Shatner was overracting, but bare in mind two factors. 1. Those kids messed with his mind. So naturally, Shatner had to act crazy. and 2. I see this scene as a huge staple regarding Kirk and Spock's friendship. Even though Spock suppresses his emotions, you can tell he's concerned about his friend. Whereas, Kirk in his own hamtastic way, realizes what he almost did while losing it. His facial expressions may be exaggerated, but that doesn't mean the intent is gone. 0:34 for example. While he overreached with it, it's clear he realized during his mania that he tried to choke his best friend at first provocation. Even when he snapped out of it, you can tell he regretted that. Spock in turn, while still being the stoic, you can tell he's doing what he can to help his friend. Hell when he says "Jim" even when it's sort of monotone, you can feel the concern from him.
@Koldeman8 жыл бұрын
The Shat is where it's at- MORE MORE!!!
@TobeyStarburst8 жыл бұрын
Shatner should win the Oscar for this performance.
@daniellavaladez95387 жыл бұрын
This was in the TV show, you know, that right??
@padmeamidala48837 жыл бұрын
Tobey Starburst So bad.
@Trev3595 жыл бұрын
An oscar for the worst ham acting ever.
@scotpens4 жыл бұрын
This was television. You mean an Emmy.
@TobeyStarburst4 жыл бұрын
@@daniellavaladez9538 you ok?
@davidabonyi455610 жыл бұрын
Star Trek, Mass Effect, horror movies... What's with the elevators??
@LeaWe199013 жыл бұрын
All I could think of was "Damn Jim! Kiss him now!"
@KangaPanda11 жыл бұрын
I don't think Nimoy or any of the crew were expecting that. Shatner just turned up, did that and everyone played along with it.
@Lshannon9011 жыл бұрын
Shatner is one of the best Canadians. He's so fucking awesome. I love him
@BlackHoleSun19219 жыл бұрын
I love how nobody has so far mentioned the homoerotic tension in this scene.
@TRVBAL6 жыл бұрын
BlackHoleSun1921 I was just about to say.. Was anyone else expecting a kiss?
@charles22416 жыл бұрын
That's because there isn't one. A man is going out of his mind and is trying to turn to a friend.
@TheAnatic6 жыл бұрын
Charles 22 exactly. I hate how people have to spear sexuality into fucking everything. There is no homoerotic tension. This is a man on the brink of insanity being reassured by his closest friend
@charles22416 жыл бұрын
The homoerotic tension is there, but only if that's what you look for. Another thing, you said Spock reassured him (you will note that I said Kirk was TRYING to turn to a friend). Yet, before I played the clip again just now, I would had told you Spock did nothing. Yet what did he do? Virtually nothing, but it helped Kirk nonetheless it would seem. I would say his being bodily there alone made the difference, but other than that he said only two words before Kirk recovered, which were firstly "Captain" and lastly "Jim". They couldn't had written Spock better there. Spock basically doesn't react at all. You might think Spock is in shock (Spock Shock) but actually he's just not reacting, being non-emotional and all. Plus, he probably has no idea what to do, since he isn't exactly a guy that understands emotion very well, let alone when somebody is losing their mind. Spock not reacting, schools Jim to not react any longer to his panic.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
@@charles2241 That is a really perceptive analysis.
@DrNemmo14 жыл бұрын
Such a wide variety of emotions in just a minute ! I'm impressed.
@Aroer6 жыл бұрын
It is easy to mock this scene because it is taken out of context. There is a being on the Enterprise that exerts mind control over the Enterprise crew. He brings their inner fears to the surface. James Doohan and Walter Koenig both have a scene, in this episode, where they overly emote. Are they bad actors too?
@williamanthony90904 жыл бұрын
It's also a perfect example of went wrong with the third season. Kirk got weaker, and Spock got more human. As for taking it out of context... I've probably seen this episode over fifty times. I never get tired of mocking this silly scene!
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
Shatner has a couple of EMMYs and a Golden Globe. As Captain Kirk, he produces a beautifully nuanced performance. He can do anything with his face, and you can follow Kirk's moods and thoughts without him speaking a word. And when he does speak, his voice is pitch-perfect. The Star Trek scenes Shatner-haters like to point out are always the ones where he is mentally deranged for some reason -- another person or an alien in control of him, a virus which affects his ability to control himself. In those cases, the "over-the-top" performance is what the script calls for and what the director wanted.
@kitcat75383 жыл бұрын
@@williamanthony9090 Clearly something wrong with you if you watch something you don't like 50 times. What was it Shatner once said about getting a life?
@williamanthony90903 жыл бұрын
@@kitcat7538 As if I live or die on what Shatner says... Or you for that matter.