More Kirk Crane And Byeond Twitter Questions

More fun Twitter Questions, but I'm longing to see the whole thing.  Come on Shat, make it happen.

Sebastian Bach Confesses Geek Love For Shatner!

I absolutely love this micro interview between Skid Row's Sebastian Bach and William Shatner.  Bach tells Shatner that "You're The Original Rock Star" cuz "Dude, You Banged All The Aliens In Space!"  Shatner later says that he "Headbanged" them.  Ha!  And Bach's got all TOS Blu Rays and is just squealing all over Shatner.  And in turn Shatner shares his appreciation for Heavy Metal screaming.  Brilliant.

Also, this might be the first place where we hear Seeking Major Tom's release date falling sometime in November.  Again, Can Not Wait for that album.

Shatner At Emerald City Comic Con

This past weekend, while Shat Attack 4 was in full swing, the real William Shatner was entertaining his fans at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con.  Unfortunately, I couldn't make the cross-country trek to see the man in action, but that's what youtube is for and thanks to White425 we can watch the Shatner Q&A panel.  

Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch + Gremlin Art

Entertainment Weekly's online PopWatch has a quick little interview with Shatner.  Nothing super amazing, but it's still nice to hear the man reminisce on Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, the Twilight Zone episode I've been obsessing over ever since reading that Fangoria Richard Matheson interview.  


"[The episode] touches another universal in the human psyche, and that is the fear of flying. Buried somewhere in all of us when the going gets rough up there is: If God meant us to fly, we’d have wings. Why are we up here? We’re in the wrong part of the world. We should be on terra firma. That’s the only explanation I can come up with that makes that particular episode as popular as it is."


Bonus Gremlin Art:


While hunting the Internet for Twilight Zone related art, I stumbled across these two pieces of oddball Gremlin art.

"Nightmare at 20,000 Peeps"

 Sculpted by Allie Berg & Jonathan Herr for 2009s Peeps Show III, an art show celebrating the glory of all things marshmallow.  You can read about this annual madness here.  

"Untitled"

Sculpted by Wade Schin for Galleries One Nine Eight Eight's "Another Dimensions" 2010 Twilight Zone themed group show.  Check out other TZ art here.  

"Nightmare at 20000 Feet"

Illustrated by Steve Willaredt.  Check out the rest of his art at Battle Royale with Cheeze.

Our Wonderful Wizard in Oz + The Title of Shatner's New Book Revealed!

            

While in Melbourne, Australia William Shatner sat down with the Courier Mail for a quick, but nifty retrospective interview.  Some highlights include:

"When you think there are shows like The Twilight Zone that I did that were even worse in terms of effects, with a furry little man on a wing, but it still remains in the public domain and is very popular to this day. But were you to look at it through an objective eye, rather than suspension of disbelief, you would see a furry little man on a wing and an actor trying to pretend it's not. So when you suspend that disbelief - and if I have been helpful making the audience do that - and you are into the show and the entertainment then you don't even see the irony."

"One place you won't likely see him is in the sequel to J.J. Abrams' hit reboot of the Star Trek movie franchise.  His old friend Leonard Nimoy played a key role as Spock in the last one, leaving Shatner a little miffed to be overlooked.  While he is certainly up for it, he has made it clear he's not really interested in a Captain Kirk cameo. `I would be so interested in doing it, especially with that wonderful director J.J. Abrams, but I don't see how it's possible and maybe we all have gone beyond that. But I have shot a wonderful documentary where I talk to all the captains of Star Trek and try to find a common denominator and in the meantime have some fun talking to them about them and their lives.'''

Also, hidden within the article we finally learn the title of Shatner's new book...Shatner's Rules!  Very cool.  Gives us some idea of what to expect.  Maybe something like Bill Maher's New Rules but with a little more of that "I CAN'T GET BEHIND THAT!!!" Shatner enthusiasm.