Star Trek Tribute Interviews (William Shatner/Leonard Nimoy) • 1982 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

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@TheKeenTribe 8 ай бұрын

I know Shatner is in his 90s, but I'm glad he's still with us.

@steveb6718 8 ай бұрын

my first two sons are named James and William.... figure the rest out.

@christinejanis6552 8 ай бұрын

@@steveb6718 Epic.

@steveb6718 8 ай бұрын

@@christinejanis6552Capt Kirk is the coolest white man ever - fact

@petermcgill1315 7 ай бұрын

That’s good to know.

@TheKeenTribe 7 ай бұрын

@@steveb6718 Kirk, Spock, & Bilbo Baggins

@Robert-nz3te 8 ай бұрын

The influence star trek has on the world is immense and laudable. Very aspirational.

@jakerazmataz852 7 ай бұрын

And palpable. Flip phones, I pads, etc.

@marymichael1211 4 ай бұрын

@@jakerazmataz852 Good point. Not only did some people go into scientific fields because of "Star Trek", but some items were created because inspired by it, as you pointed out. Thank you, Gene Roddenberry.

@enigmalfidelity Ай бұрын

The body scanners used by bones are salt and pepper shakers bought at a yard sale. Uhura invented the wireless headpiece. She had nothing to do but turn and make a statement, so she decided "maybe I've got a speaker in my ear". Grabbed a prop, popped it in her ear and VOILA. No word of a lie

@enigmalfidelity Ай бұрын

To add about Uhura. Everyone used handheld mics to a speaker box before her idea.

@TheRisingFury Ай бұрын

Inspirational

@JeffMitchell-lv4zx 8 ай бұрын

Man, Leonard Nimoy is so likeable!

@michaelreardon3958 7 ай бұрын

I miss Mr. Nimoy.

@raimundoarce7014 7 ай бұрын

@@michaelreardon3958We all do...

@pmason6076 Ай бұрын

It's logical.

@jeffreyhutchins6527 8 ай бұрын

Spock was my first childhood hero. It was a time when boys must have a crew cut. I would get on the school bus and kids would tease me about my ears being pointy like Spock's were, and it was crushing me to tears at 5 yrs old. Until one day I watched Spock knock this dude out just by grabbing his shoulder and I thought how cool that was. Spock was a bad ass, so I paid attention to him in a way I never had before. One day after that I got on the bus to the usual jeers and jokes about pointy ears and Spock. And I looked one of my tormentors that called me Spock and I said "Logical" in my best Spock prose. The teasing stopped instantly. I didn't know what the word meant, I just knew Spock was a bad ass and he would say it. Clearly they didn't know the meaning either, but it was enough. I was never again, teased about my ears.

@tryarunm 8 ай бұрын

That's a great response. Thanks for sharing the story.

@-M0LE 8 ай бұрын

I thought the story was gonna end with a vulcan death grip 😂

@mauricio5552 7 ай бұрын

I’m a logical being and I don’t let my emotions control me! 🖖🏼

@aestheticlyplaying 5 ай бұрын

@@-M0LE😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂i burst a laugh so hard that the whole apartment heard it!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@GrumpyLemur 4 ай бұрын

😂 that's so cool

@brettcooper3893 Ай бұрын

Leonard's voice has always been so soothing to me.

@GrumpyLemur Ай бұрын

Love it ♥

@rmo5582 8 ай бұрын

"I'm really looking forward to this picture opening because it I think it is going to be an enormously entertaining picture and therefore very successful picture". HE NAILED IT!

@cf8959 7 ай бұрын

Leonard Nimoy had an AWESOME smile! Pity that we didn't get to see it on Star Trek very often.

@mrtrek2117 8 ай бұрын

Incredible characters and chemistry between all of the cast members. Classic Trek really was something very special!

@jakerazmataz852 7 ай бұрын

Ahead of it's time.

@raimundoarce7014 7 ай бұрын

The Rodemberry's vision was remarkable...

@uofa82 5 ай бұрын

My husband is a Trekkie and I am a big Lucille Ball fan. I like to remind him there would be no Star Trek if not for Lucy. She gave us Star Trek when it was proposed for production at Desilu Studios and she approved it. Fact! She was a trailblazer in more was than one. She knew good entertainment when she saw it. ❤️

@elfpimp1 Ай бұрын

Truth. 👆👍

@crawford323 8 ай бұрын

Leonard was an extremely talented photographer!

@TheMouseAvenger Ай бұрын

And a great singer, songwriter, poet, guitarist, & cartoon voice actor, as well. ^_^ My #1 all-time favoritest animated role of his is Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde in "The Pagemaster" (which is a WONDERFUL underappreciated animated/live-action movie that has been a part of many a 90s childhood, mine included). ❤ Oh, & he also loves cats, speaks fluent Yiddish, & is Jewish. 😊 (Yes, I know Leonard entered immortality several years ago, but assuming there's an afterlife, doing so should not any effect on the status of your talents/abilities, your love of cats, the languages you speak, etc. Hence, I still refer to him -- & anyone else no longer on this mortal sphere -- in the present tense. I hope this will be understandable to you. 😊 )

@brettcooper3893 Ай бұрын

@TheMouseAvenger and it was as a child in a synagogue that he first saw the Vulcan salute.

@daviddriver2692 8 ай бұрын

The genuine, real feelings between bill&Len is amazing

@dannyv2468va2 8 ай бұрын

They didn't speak the last 5 years of his life. Shatner tried to make amends, but Nimoy must have been really angry not to accept it. Of course, Shatner responded with not attending the funeral. Even after his family asked him too. Shatner was an ass to everyone he worked with. Some of his petty stunts are legendary. It is actually a shame how that ended.

@darkwitness2718 8 ай бұрын

I don't remember DeForest Kelly ever saying anything negative about Shatner. I'm sure there are plenty of people who actually liked Shatner after working with him.

@painkiller1968 8 ай бұрын

@@dannyv2468va2 That is not why Shatner didn't go. He had prior commitments to a charity event. Both Nimoy and Shatner were difficult people to work with. Roddenberry wrote them both a letter during TOS production telling them as much.

@cherylresnick-cortes8022 8 ай бұрын

@@dannyv2468va2 It's a shame you don't tell the truth. Shatner had a former commitment to a charity event. He sent one of his daughters to attend the funeral in his place.

@tracybosworth1033 8 ай бұрын

⁠Yes, thank you

@ahundredpercentprosperous4222 7 ай бұрын

This was great to see 41 yrs after it was shown on TV! Mr Nimoy and Merv have both left us quite a while ago, but will live on in this way. I don't remember seeing this back in '82. Thanks for posting, and UP voted of course! 🖖👍

@Dobie_Gillis 9 ай бұрын

Those guy were truly blessed.

@jeremiahrose4681 8 ай бұрын

Strat Trek II is the best Star Trek movie, my opinion; I watched it in the theaters when it first came out and loved it.

@sebastianblack6506 8 ай бұрын

Strat Trek II? Is that the movie where Jimi Hendrix joins Captain kirk and the gang and goes back in time to save rock & roll from disco?

@vanmoody 8 ай бұрын

My first date with my wife was Star Trek 3. I've been been to a convention, but I am a big fan of Star Trek.

@armandocrespo5358 8 ай бұрын

Those gentleman's are legends I love star trek👍👍👍👍👍

@intuitiveimprints 8 ай бұрын

Awesome to see this interview. Just rewatched The Wrath of Khan recently and it still remains my fave film of the franchise.

@crabtrap 8 ай бұрын

watch the original Khan ep of Start Trek called 'Space Seed'. Ricardo Montobaun was such a great talent

@intuitiveimprints 8 ай бұрын

@@crabtrap oh I’m aware of “Space Seed” and it’s awesome! But it has been years since I last saw it. So I will most definitely check it out again soon. Cheers!

@kennethbowell4564 7 ай бұрын

The wrath of Khan was an extremely good science fiction film …. RIP….Leonard Nimoy….🍷..🤟🏻

@DEason2000 7 ай бұрын

Been a trekkie since 1966 when the original series came out...love this..keep up the up the great work

@obikenkenobi30 8 ай бұрын

Even having seen these interviews before watching the movie and the spoilers that were thrown out here, it was still as impactful and emotionally surprising what happened to Spock in Wrath of Kahn that even knowing ahead couldn't prepare you. That's just how good that cast was.

@tracybosworth1033 8 ай бұрын

It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve watched it, I still cry. Great characters, great actors and great writing. 🖖

@ThomasLahn Ай бұрын

It's KHAAAAAAN! instead.🖖🤓

@sergerenine9828 6 ай бұрын

The way William Shatner walks this is James Kirk personified. Lots of dignity and charm.

@enigmalfidelity Ай бұрын

Okay so you know when you are reading through the comments, and you read a comment where the topic of said comment occurs as you read it? I would like you to know that your comment was one of those. Just as I read it, last word, James looked forward, gave a wink and a thumbs up to someone in the audience. 11:05 The fact that the 11:05 mark and your comment coincided is too amazing. 22 more seconds and this was all for not.

@sergerenine9828 Ай бұрын

@@enigmalfidelity LOL! It was just a big coincidence, but I really appreciate your observation. Greetings from Brazil!

@paulnicolas172 8 ай бұрын

Wow ! Even after all these years they both look great for their age

@judex3226 8 ай бұрын

They weren’t old in 1982. Both of them were 51 in 1982. They were both 38 when the TV series ended in 1969.

@mrzoinky5999 8 ай бұрын

As a kid Spock was my favorite, and then I hadn't watched any of the old reruns until my early twenties, and then Capt kirk was my favorite and then Spock. The subtle facial expressions of the core group of actors made it good - everybody is so wooden in the new series.

@Supersquigi Ай бұрын

Leonard nemoy was. A. WAY. FUCKING....... BETTER...... actor than Kirk was, and it's not even close...... Honestly if I was shatner I would have been jealous as FUCK just like he was back in the day (and Even now, even though nemoy is with God now [lmfaoooooooooooooo])......

@izom 8 ай бұрын

like them both- they were also very well spoken and with clear mind- im happy capt kirk is still alive and im sad mr spock isnt...

@markrindt8730 8 ай бұрын

I'm pausing here 1:24 to appreciate the level of dignity, and class personified back then.

@paulodasilva3977 6 ай бұрын

The original Star Trek is awesome. A show ahead of it's time. There will never be anything like it.

@martinpatrick9915 8 ай бұрын

Live long and Prosper.

@hartofnature 8 ай бұрын

It was a hit because of the actors… you Mr Shatner ❤

@-M0LE 8 ай бұрын

Not just the actors the entire team behind it up until 2005 were amazing

@BarbaraYbarra-zo6ij 7 ай бұрын

I have all the Star Trek movies and I will never get rid of them❤

@chrisgreulich 8 ай бұрын

Great interview. Loved Merv Griffin. And love the original Trek cast. I grew up with that show.

@fdsuperstar2547 8 күн бұрын

My grandmother had to watch Merv every night

@bandini22221 8 ай бұрын

I haven't genuinely laughed in a long time. Thanks for posting this! I loved it!

@paulbrown7933 8 ай бұрын

That's because today we don't have anyone funny or entertaining for the most part. Glad to hear people are liking this though. I think it's cool too. Jimmy fallen & Jimmy Kimmel SUCK BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!! THEY'RE NOT FUNNY.

@noisepuppet Ай бұрын

Just thinking about how Nimoy's comic timing took Star Trek IV to a different place. Underrated comedy duo, him and Shatner. Didn't realize quite how special that was until much later.

@4thewinir344 8 ай бұрын

Great movie and great cast. Always a favorite part of my childhood watching the trek movies and weekend reruns of TOS with my Dad. The friendship between these actors was evident and sincere.

@northred4930 8 ай бұрын

Star Trek my childhood

@edwardkohout3494 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful! And Merv was so good. We miss this kind of TV.

@andrewyorke3352 8 ай бұрын

Those actors and actresses and crews gave so much joy thank you

@dougking4377 6 ай бұрын

And we can all thank Lucille Ball for getting Star Trek on the air since no studio would take the project. DesiLu studios produced the show.

@audacyspectrum3612 8 ай бұрын

So many wasted years between these two... So many more movies could have been made. RIP Nimoy.

@vanmoody 8 ай бұрын

I was sad that they didn't get along in Nimoy's last yrs.

@-M0LE 8 ай бұрын

I think he didn't want Shatner to see him in a bad state

@theandersonfamily4245 8 ай бұрын

Nimoy was fun back in the day. Shatner had got better with age.

@lawrenceking4237 8 ай бұрын

I would have loved to have seen Ricardo Montalban on this show. That would have been great!

@vanmoody 8 ай бұрын

Was he too cool for Merv? I agree with you btw.

@enemy. 8 ай бұрын

These guys are all dressed really well. I love Shatner's tie!

@JamesWilliams-js4fo Ай бұрын

The Joan Collins episode as Edith Keeler is an incredible Star Trek episode. It was just on last week here in SC. It's called the city on the edge of forever and the story line (Writing) is amazing. I grew up watching all those original Star Trek episodes and I still love them all.

@birsay123 8 ай бұрын

Shatner has more hair here in 1982 than he did in 1968 😂

@miles-thesleeper-monroe8466 8 ай бұрын

Yeah but he still beats Elton John and Elon Musk😂

@purefoldnz3070 8 ай бұрын

he stole a spare tribble.

@Jaque1961 7 ай бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070😅😅😅😂😂

@ptownRandy1 Ай бұрын

Checkov wore a toupee during the series.

@NeilPeelParanormalPeepShow Ай бұрын

It's a Tribble...

@mcleodmichael1 8 ай бұрын

Nimoy talks like a doctor

@garybishop4030 8 ай бұрын

He played one in Columbo

@windowcreek1798 Ай бұрын

Bill always had an Elvis Presley quality about him. Love him soooo much.

@dovbarleib3256 27 күн бұрын

William Shatner had a career in acting before Star Trek. He had memorable roles in the early 60s. The Twilight Zone Episode where he as a passenger saw a Monster tearing apart the jet engine was epic.

@steeleye2112 8 ай бұрын

Ever noticed how the truly loved characters are by enlarge played by modest, thoughtful and just really pleasant people. Yes, there's the odd exception but it is a huge minority. I know some negative stories surround even the good guys but these are nearly always around work situations which is a heightened and stressful environment or personality clashes which is just one of those things.

@stephenjones5304 Ай бұрын

A good summary. Thank you.

@joegroup1 8 ай бұрын

Star Trek was like Bonanza, it had a social human emotional element to it, that causes it to be timeless. The characters showed the whole gamut of human emotions.

@steviedonoghue 9 ай бұрын

Legend's.

@painkiller1968 8 ай бұрын

- the apostrophe.

@jimlaguardia8185 8 ай бұрын

Shatner’s hair pieces are exquisite.

@commanderkeen3787 Ай бұрын

He must get a sore neck from carrying around such massive hairpieces

@Willpower-74205 Ай бұрын

You can practically see the seam between it and his natural hair! 🖖🤣

@tvhotties7836 Ай бұрын

Yep

@user-dk3up2nl1m Ай бұрын

@@Willpower-74205i think he later got a hair transplant. Today its natural

@franknemeth7430 8 ай бұрын

Leonard Nimoy's - character - Paris on the TV show Mission Impossible is also another great character . Season 3 and 4 .

@jaymedina3142 8 ай бұрын

Nimoy HATED that role. He asked to be let out of his contract early.

@SteveMontuno 8 ай бұрын

He was great in Columbo

@mouchiecat1 Ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@whowhatwhenwherewhyhow Ай бұрын

Which one? They were both in Columbo?

@charlie-obrien Ай бұрын

@@whowhatwhenwherewhyhow Both great episodes. Shatner and Nimoy were mensches when it came to playing any role!

@warriorv9359 6 ай бұрын

Legends

@sliceserve234 8 ай бұрын

really refreshing to see them both before, let's say, the fame of the roles kind of wore on them

@chaddesrosiers1107 8 ай бұрын

This is actually a while after Shatner stopped fighting it. Nimoy was ready to walk away... they talked him back for 3 by promising he could direct 4. These guys where just professional on a level it seems fewer actors are anymore. Picture the intro to Galaxy quest.... lol

@goodwilj 6 ай бұрын

Man I sure do miss all of the cast members who have passed. I loved Dee too. City on the Edge was EXCELLENT!! Merv's greatest legacy was the creation of "Wheel of Fortune"

@kingsman8475 3 ай бұрын

I was at that convention in Houston, in 1982. Wow, I was happy to hear that!!!

@OnlyKidWithCamera Ай бұрын

These guys were always so cool. I could listen to them for hours. In fact I have!

@Laura-hk4th 6 ай бұрын

Nimoy was awesome in Mission Impossible Also! So glad he did that show too!

@rezzer7918 8 ай бұрын

Live long and prosper 🖖

@LeeHutchingsdrumsUK 3 ай бұрын

Can we all applause for Shatner's wig? It's a mighty, mighty thing.

@user-dk3up2nl1m Ай бұрын

Was it really a wig??

@peloquin5652 8 ай бұрын

"KAAAAAHHHHNNNN!!!!!!"

@sdgsdg9534 Ай бұрын

No politics, just a great QB and a. Man we have gone down hill.

@donhosmer8159 4 ай бұрын

Back then This was the ultimate in science fiction for us We started with Lost In Space and many many older sci-fi shows

@leet7489 4 күн бұрын

amazing they were already talking about the ending

@arthouston7361 4 ай бұрын

Here’s a take away that no one has mentioned…… don’t smoke cigarettes. That’s the reason that Leonard is not with us now.

@PatricioGarcia1973 2 ай бұрын

and dont drink, a lot of movie stars are not with us because of it, or drugs, or guns, or ropes....

@knownpleasures Ай бұрын

Cigarette smoking 🚬 was simply more normal in his youth and lifetime

@TowGunner Ай бұрын

There are over 43,000 car deaths every year so Don’t Ride in a Car. There are over 4,000 drowning deaths every year so Don’t Swim. Lecturing people is fun. Makes you feel important. Right?

@arthouston7361 Ай бұрын

@@TowGunnerWhatever floats your boat. Semper Fi.

@jeffstein3267 Ай бұрын

Well he probably wouldn’t be alive at the age of Shatner at this point because not a lot of people see their nineties.

@Walter37165 8 ай бұрын

Look how they dressed back then. Classy not trashy.

@georgeklimes7604 Ай бұрын

True, but that was 1982. Regardless, both guys were 50+ here. What trashy outfit could they wear?

@MsBerries25 Ай бұрын

OMG this is wonderful, so nostalgic. I grew up on these guys. I love Shatner, Nimoy, Kelley, Nichols, Doohan, Takei, and Koenig. The original Star Trek Crew. I'm sorry there are only three left. Holding on to them hoping they'll stay with us forever :) 🥰❤

@claudiocorleone7856 8 ай бұрын

Shatner’ s toupee’s have always been the best . Obviously they are very expensive hair pieces and they have always looked good his entire career and life.

@lakecountynaturalist7617 8 ай бұрын

The toupees were made for each movie and then given to him at the end of filming.

@Jojikiba 8 ай бұрын

I believe they live happily on a ranch in Canada now.@@lakecountynaturalist7617

@vardellsfolly5200 6 ай бұрын

Different times.. different people..

@BobMinelli 8 ай бұрын

1982 and you people have NO IDEA what's-a-comin'! 🖖💜

@EdWeibe Ай бұрын

Watch the digitized remakes of the series. You can see the minor seams in the sets and such. It makes one appreciate the entire process even more.

@davejones67 8 ай бұрын

Never seen this. Thanks for sharing.

@MarkMcLT Ай бұрын

I don't think I've appreciated before what a beautiful voice Leonard Nimoy had.

@buffplums Ай бұрын

Leonard Nimoy was such a great guy

@wearetomorrowspast.5617 8 ай бұрын

Never seen that before. Really cool. Thanks.

@Applecompuser 7 ай бұрын

Wrath of Khan was best film.

@your_average_joe5781 4 ай бұрын

You are correct ✅

@joangravitz3280 8 ай бұрын

I adored spock.

@EnglishMagic777 7 ай бұрын

I first watched Star Trek in my native country in the late 60's. Then I moved to the US and watched it in its original language. It's one of my all time favorite TV shows. Never get tired of it. LOVE SPOCK!!! Logically. (Fascinating!)

@JimmyTimmy-wh8dz 6 ай бұрын

Like these guys in 1982..a strong friendship at the time

@Myke-ju5lg 7 ай бұрын

Bills wig was brilliant.😂😂😂

@ant-1382 5 ай бұрын

It's 41 years after this show was recorded. So nice to see them when they were still young.

@1977TA 8 ай бұрын

10:55 is the moment Nimoy stopped being himself and became Spock.

@shayshay9764 Ай бұрын

bilbo BILBO Bilbo baggins..greatest little hobbit of them all

@shayshay9764 Ай бұрын

what? lol

@user-dk3up2nl1m Ай бұрын

The ballad of Bilbooooo

@JOEBASS100 7 ай бұрын

Wow, Bill wore a rug even back when

@billwhelpley6825 8 ай бұрын

Merv: ooo, William, why is Star Trek so popular? Shatner: Because... Merv, it's... all... about HOPE, for the future!

@noupot 7 ай бұрын

2 super actors.

@rebeccaruedger3189 Ай бұрын

I was at a Star Trek convention and William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy were the speakers can I couldn't have enjoyed it more

@martinpatrick9915 8 ай бұрын

Most of the cast provided their voices for the animated Star Trek series.

@telesniper2 2 ай бұрын

"The Wrath of COHEN! I thought you were one of us. " LMAO

@realPromotememedia 8 ай бұрын

Lol George takei sees this on tv 📺 “…. Whaaat about meeeeeeee!!😡”

@MariaLucia-vl9oy 7 ай бұрын

COMO EU QUERIA ESTAR NUM PROGRAMA DESSE. SOU O MAIOR FÃ DESSA SÉRIE E DELES TB.

@loganq 8 ай бұрын

Hey, we can almost still make out the video. Could you put a few more watermarks on it?

@cvzanikos1 7 ай бұрын

That toupee is flawless

@steveconn 8 ай бұрын

Glad I got a pic with Bill. Great, absurd wonderful legend.

@charlie-obrien Ай бұрын

Shatner is rockin' that purple cardigan... Man I loved the 80's!

@rlpd5218 Ай бұрын

These are my heroes, Merv great too I miss them so much

@diogocatalano9557 Ай бұрын

My God, Shatner was so young.

@joseluizsantiago185 8 ай бұрын

Nimoy and Shatner are the best!!!

@oledevo Ай бұрын

Two days later I was born

@robwebnoid5763 6 ай бұрын

Ahh, the youth of it all, including mine. Miss those younger (or older) days of the early 1980's.

@freemarketjoe9869 Ай бұрын

They were perfect together. Captain Kirk and first officer Spock, eternal. It’s nice to know they will be out there, 200 years from now, running their section of the galaxy correctly. Indubitably.