
"It will have to pass through enormous hurdles including permission from Paramount and then they'll have to get back to me and see where things are at," he said. Shatner, 87, told the Toronto Star in August that he doesn't want to pull a Stewart and star in his own series, but he wouldn't rule out a guest appearance. In August, CBS announced that Patrick Stewart, who played Picard, will return to that role in a new show on the streaming service CBS All Access. In short, the producers were ready to move on with focusing solely on the TNG cast, and felt the money tree for TOS was empty. "'Ah, the box office, expenses, the budget, and the box office,'" Shatner says he was told. Saying goodbye to a hero viewers enjoy is a gut punch to fans that have come to love and identify with the character.

The on-screen death of an entertainment icon can be hard to see for many fans. The answer he was given is rather unsatisfying. When someone as beloved as Star Trek’s Captain James Tiberius Kirk dies, the void it leaves can feel bigger than the emptiness of space. "So the producer said, 'We're going to kill Kirk because we think that The Next Generation will make more money at the box office,'" Shatner explained.īut that wasn't enough for Shatner, who wanted to know why this couldn't happen with the character alive. With the explosion in the competitive high school and collegiate angling programs, the new generation is getting outdoors and is enjoying nature and learning a sport. He agreed, but not until pressing the point of why this had to happen. Kirk's Marine - Spring, TX - Offering New &mp Used Boats and Outboards as Well as Service, Financing, Parts and More We are excited to support a new generation of anglers. Kirk leads his crew as they explore new worlds, new civilizations, and 'boldly go where no man has gone before'.

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