William Shatner

It seems like the logical step: "Star Trek: The Tour" is an interactive exhibit of gadgets, gewgaws and everything Trek guaranteed to get science fiction geeks' (c'mon, you know who you are) antennas twitching. The planned five-year mission kicks off Friday in Long Beach. So we established a com link to that goodwill ambassador from Earth, William Shatner. WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS THE LEGACY OF "STAR TREK?" The legacy of "Star Trek" is a lot of entertainment for many millions of people and a lot of talented people being employed -- in addition to a message for mankind which says everybody deserves a place on this earth and just let them be. HOW MUCH FUN WAS IT TO BE JAMES T. KIRK, CAPTAIN OF THE ENTERPRISE AND UNIVERSAL LADIES' MAN?

An Oklahoma hospital in Garth Brooks' hometown must pay $1 million to the country singer because it failed to build a women's health center in honor of his late mother, jurors ruled Tuesday. Jurors ruled that the hospital must return a $500,000 donation to Brooks plus pay him $500,000 in punitive damages in Brooks' breach-of-contract lawsuit against IntegrisCanadian Valley Regional Hospital in Yukon. Brooks said he thought he'd reached a deal in 2005 but sued after learning the hospital wanted to use the money for other construction projects.

Communications were down and the captain looked confused. "These computer guys are working in my office," William Shatner muttered, "so I don't know where we should go to talk." The 77-year-old was standing in his Studio City office, which is lined with more photographs from his beloved equestrian pursuits than his interstellar acting career. "I know: Let's go to Starbucks. I don't have my wallet, though. Will you buy me coffee?" Wow, Mr. Priceline paycheck can't pay for a cup of joe?

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Friday: William Shatner is ending his time as Priceline spokesperson with a commercial that features the character's fiery death. ( Los Angeles Times ) "Star Wars: The Old Republic" may be the biggest entertainment production in history. ( Los Angeles Times ) Great news, kids! Geraldo is coming to the radio! ( Los Angeles Times ) How popular are Super Bowl ads? The ads are now getting teaser trailers. ( Los Angeles Times )

The wife of actor William Shatner was discovered dead on the bottom of the couple's swimming pool after an apparent drowning, police said Tuesday. Nerine Shatner, a model by trade, an actress by aspiration, accidentally drowned while swimming alone Monday evening, police said. The Shatners had been married nearly two years, although William Shatner had filed for divorce last fall, according to court records.

William Shatner will host the first "Tekwar" Symposium on Tuesday at the Universal Hilton Hotel. The 11 a.m.-3 p.m. seminar will feature several expert "futurists" offering their perspectives on what life will be like in 2043, and examine the future prospects for biotechnology, law enforcement, entertainment, virtual reality, sexual behavior, communications, media, government, architecture and cultural demographics. The event is based on Shatner's "Tekwar," a novel set in 2043.

William Shatner has boldly written what he has never written before. The actor, who starred as the stalwart Capt. James T. Kirk in NBC's cult 1966-69 sci-fi series "Star Trek" and six blockbuster "Star Trek" feature films, looks back at the series' 79-episode run in his new book "Star Trek Memories" (HarperCollins, $22). Chris Kreski co-authored the book.

I think we can take William Shatner off the "Oprah Replacement" list, but that doesn't mean he isn't an acolyte. Although his show "Shatner's Raw Nerve," now entering its second season on the Biography Channel, obviously purports to be more intentionally confrontational than Winfrey ever has, Shatner takes more than a few cues from the master. He talks a lot about family, encourages his guests to examine their feelings, and is happy to share his own experience with whatever topic is currently on hand.

The cameras zoomed in on William Shatner as he raced a baby carriage through a crowded outdoor restaurant in Koreatown. Dressed in a black suit, his hair neatly grayed, Shatner focused on the task at hand: looking genuinely interested in saving people money on airfare. Famous for playing Denny Crane in "Boston Legal" and for having been Captain Kirk in "Star Trek" on TV and in the movies, he was reprising his longest-running role: spokesman for Priceline.com Inc.

Fox Lorber Home Video's release of Leslie Stevens' "Incubus" may at last lift a curse that seems to have bedeviled this 1965 one-of-a-kind supernatural thriller. "Incubus" has attained mythic status among horror movie buffs, cult film aficionados and, of course, the French. It never received theatrical distribution in this country and for years was thought to have been lost until a print was located in France, the only country where the film received a theatrical run.

I think we can take William Shatner off the "Oprah Replacement" list, but that doesn't mean he isn't an acolyte. Although his show "Shatner's Raw Nerve," now entering its second season on the Biography Channel, obviously purports to be more intentionally confrontational than Winfrey ever has, Shatner takes more than a few cues from the master. He talks a lot about family, encourages his guests to examine their feelings, and is happy to share his own experience with whatever topic is currently on hand.

After last week's revelation that Denny Crane's Alzheimer's was getting worse, it seemed inevitable that Monday night's series finale of "Boston Legal" would wind up with best friend Alan Shore either finally killing him or kissing him. Instead, they split the difference and got married. It was a fitting end to the most devoted, and deranged, couple on television. Since the show's spinoff from "The Practice" five years ago, the friendship between Denny (William Shatner) and Alan (James Spader)

Communications were down and the captain looked confused. "These computer guys are working in my office," William Shatner muttered, "so I don't know where we should go to talk." The 77-year-old was standing in his Studio City office, which is lined with more photographs from his beloved equestrian pursuits than his interstellar acting career. "I know: Let's go to Starbucks. I don't have my wallet, though. Will you buy me coffee?" Wow, Mr. Priceline paycheck can't pay for a cup of joe?

"Monsters Crash the Pajama Party"? Yes! "Werewolves on Wheels"? Absolutely! How about "Teenagers From Outer Space" and "Evil Brain From Outer Space" and "I Married a Monster From Outer Space"? Yes, yes and yes! You can buy these timeless classics of the modern cinema on DVD from those wonderful folks at Filmfax magazine! But wait, there's more! You can also buy "Fiend Without a Face" and "Devil Girl From Mars" and "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." I'm supposed to be writing my usual scholarly analysis of the articles in Filmfax magazine and here I am getting all excited about the ads. Filmfax has page after page of ads for DVDs of the kinds of films you just don't see on Turner Classic Movies -- movies like "Monster A-Go-Go" and "Saturn Avenger vs. the Terror Robot" and "They Saved Hitler's Brain."

It seems like the logical step: "Star Trek: The Tour" is an interactive exhibit of gadgets, gewgaws and everything Trek guaranteed to get science fiction geeks' (c'mon, you know who you are) antennas twitching. The planned five-year mission kicks off Friday in Long Beach. So we established a com link to that goodwill ambassador from Earth, William Shatner. WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS THE LEGACY OF "STAR TREK?" The legacy of "Star Trek" is a lot of entertainment for many millions of people and a lot of talented people being employed -- in addition to a message for mankind which says everybody deserves a place on this earth and just let them be. HOW MUCH FUN WAS IT TO BE JAMES T. KIRK, CAPTAIN OF THE ENTERPRISE AND UNIVERSAL LADIES' MAN?

The cameras zoomed in on William Shatner as he raced a baby carriage through a crowded outdoor restaurant in Koreatown. Dressed in a black suit, his hair neatly grayed, Shatner focused on the task at hand: looking genuinely interested in saving people money on airfare. Famous for playing Denny Crane in "Boston Legal" and for having been Captain Kirk in "Star Trek" on TV and in the movies, he was reprising his longest-running role: spokesman for Priceline.com Inc.

Happily wielding his newly won Emmy (for a guest turn on "The Practice" that set up his current role on "Boston Legal"), William Shatner emerges from a limo and quickly charms a group of Iowans with the skill of a presidential hopeful at the caucuses. Is Wild Bill hawking a book, or maybe stopping by a "Star Trek" convention?

Actor William Shatner has purchased a $775,000 Westside house for use as a residential recovery center for alcoholic women in honor of his late wife--who drowned 18 months ago in an alcohol-related accident. But neighborhood complaints about its location in an upscale area between Cheviot Hills and Beverlywood have prompted Los Angeles officials to reduce the center's occupancy by more than half, just as its first residents begin moving in.

The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new "Star Trek" movie. While Leonard Nimoy is reprising his role as the pointy-eared Vulcan in next year's science-fiction flick, William Shat- ner is not on board as Kirk. "I couldn't believe it," Shatner said in an interview, saying it seemed an unwise business decision "not to make use of the popularity I have to ensure the movie has good box office." Director J.J.

"The Wild," the latest feature cartoon from Walt Disney Studios, starts out with a few strikes against it, including a story suspiciously similar to last year's "Madagascar." But "The Wild," as it turns out, is better than its zoo-escape rival. It has a good director, snazzy visuals and some really funny animals, and that's at least half the battle.