tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post3003048755778742559..comments2024-03-27T05:06:05.811+01:00Comments on Shatner's Toupee: Star Trek: The Motion Picture - a toupological analysis.ShatToupBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17135455289206032317noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-17342367604372550532016-10-19T22:36:48.711+02:002016-10-19T22:36:48.711+02:00I was exactly the same, Hypervox. When those doors...I was exactly the same, Hypervox. When those doors opened, to me, it wasn't Kirk that appeared, rather some strange looking imposter too slick for James T Kirk. <br />Kirk from TOS had panache, a solid frame and cut a dashing figure with his entrancing, but fallible, follicle substitute. Kirk from The Motion Picture seemed a bit feeble in comparison and seeing hair in such immaculate condition meant I knew it was never going to get into any physical situations likely to endanger its perfect structure. Perhaps that was the problem with the film; Bill's hair was so perfect, so slick, that not only did it mean that Kirk was never going to get into a fight lest the 'nest' be disturbed but also it exuded an air of awesomeness that no film script could ever hope to divert attention away from it.anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-21482972197589144292016-08-08T13:32:18.877+02:002016-08-08T13:32:18.877+02:00Do my eyes deceive me? Is that a bald eagle next t...Do my eyes deceive me? Is that a bald eagle next to Shat in 1971? Maybe he really did (does) want us to know that he was wearing a syrup (of figs)but has to do it in a subliminal way. Shats entertainmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-57232080536692332822015-11-29T13:20:30.733+01:002015-11-29T13:20:30.733+01:00he has less lines now because he has a fatter face...he has less lines now because he has a fatter faceRudinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-12202450552215601592015-06-01T19:50:50.324+02:002015-06-01T19:50:50.324+02:00And, courtesy of the blog "My Star Trek Scrap...And, courtesy of the blog "My Star Trek Scrapbook", here is a link to Ellison's review:<br /><br />http://mystartrekscrapbook.blogspot.com/2014/10/harlan-ellison-reviews-sttmp.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-11871284793696367152015-06-01T19:26:03.095+02:002015-06-01T19:26:03.095+02:00Shat did the same thing to me back in '08 when...Shat did the same thing to me back in '08 when I was at an autograph signing for his book "Up 'Til Now". I spoke up to thank him; he didn't even look in my direction. I chalked that up to a 77 year old man keeping up a schedule that would wear down a man half his age. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-50062680414134262652013-06-08T13:56:37.912+02:002013-06-08T13:56:37.912+02:00Nimoy didn't wear a wig during the filming of ...Nimoy didn't wear a wig during the filming of "The Motion Picture; that was his own hair. He hosted the syndicated series "In Search Of.." at the time he was filming the movie, and he wore the Spock haircut while filming his segments (albeit with a part in it, maybe in a lame attempt to hide the Spock cut). Nimoy has always had his own hair cut into the Spock style whenever he has played the character. Except when he played Spock in JJ Abrams current "Trek" reboot films; then he wears a wig. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-74772002735928854652012-10-22T16:06:12.985+02:002012-10-22T16:06:12.985+02:00Harlan Ellison reviewed this movie for "Starl...Harlan Ellison reviewed this movie for "Starlog" magazine back in 1980. I remember the review was pretty negative. One thing I do remember about it was this. Ellison said a woman sitting next to him, who he did not know, said to him (during a scene where Kirk is entering a turbo-lift) "Look. His (Shatner's) toupee doesn't fit right". <br />In the 1980 book "The Making of 'Star Trek - The Motion Picture'", author Susan Sackett wrote about Shatner's curly hair. Not once does she mention the toupee. Even though it was well known back than that The Shat wore one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-41912026762730673952012-06-16T23:31:10.156+02:002012-06-16T23:31:10.156+02:00I remember seeing this as a teenager and thinking ...I remember seeing this as a teenager and thinking how boring it was. RobertWise admittedly knew nothing about ST. The writing was terrible, although like in most cases with movies,the book is better. Nimoy did not look good, he looked really old considering he not even 50 yet. You could tell Leonard knew this was a mess in the making. I blame Gene for the script and Paramount for rushing it into theaters without the proper editting. At the time I didn't mind Shat's toup, I was too excited just to see them on the big screen, but looking at it now.....not good Bill. I wonder if celebrities have somebody, anybody in their lives who say "NO!" That looks terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-31739778755211366012012-05-28T10:17:04.520+02:002012-05-28T10:17:04.520+02:00Go to youtube and type in Robin Curtis and William...Go to youtube and type in Robin Curtis and William Shatner's toupee. She spends a few minutes talking about staring at it when she was bored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-6220873984463801482011-11-10T22:13:59.351+01:002011-11-10T22:13:59.351+01:00in shatners defence maybe he had no clue who garet...in shatners defence maybe he had no clue who garett Wang was - he may have been abit bewilldered and thought it was some chinese fan who had somehow managed to get into the green room and wanted to meet him..<br /><br />or maybe he knew roughly who he was (i.e. a supporting actor from one of the spin offs - i doubt Shatners ever watched any DS9 or Voyager or knows any of the actors bar the ones who played the captains) and didnt like the fact this guy was part of something that helped water down Star Trek, taking some of the sheen off the original (which it did)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-15175504795031829002011-11-10T21:05:39.871+01:002011-11-10T21:05:39.871+01:00Too bad this Phase I TJ didn't become dislodge...Too bad this Phase I TJ didn't become dislodged during the Hooker Hood Slide.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3GRTUT0sH4<br /><br /> I'd have Bill sign that.Ratty Lost Years Piecenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-29051523864628978842011-11-10T12:46:00.252+01:002011-11-10T12:46:00.252+01:00in that case if i ever meet shatner im going to gi...in that case if i ever meet shatner im going to give him $1000 bucks just so hes nice to me! <br /><br />that way i'll always know that Admiral James T Kirk, the man who defeated Khan, thought i was awesome!Bob Wilson Lacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-18429684179692002832011-11-10T11:34:11.914+01:002011-11-10T11:34:11.914+01:00oh dear.....iam not the least bit surpized by the ...oh dear.....iam not the least bit surpized by the way shats is..his like that but you have to seperate, shatner the actor....who can be quite outstanding at times, and shatner the person shat is shat, he not changing for anyone.....he will do anything to appear nice when his being interviewed, but in person....oh dear he has rather an high opinion of himself, funny that as i have seen some of the biggest stars, and they have almost always been nice, autographs no trouble sadly shats only does autographs if you pay him 50 dollars, no getting out of it, if you like personable stars shats not it i can only ever like him asan actor, when i saw him at an autograph show, i spent about 130 dollars on his autograph 6 years ago, only when i loadly said "thank you william" did he say "thank you" without even looking at me, thats shatner.shats own real syrupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-88797937738444586002011-11-09T23:16:20.350+01:002011-11-09T23:16:20.350+01:00hey guys this is a non toup related but pretty int...hey guys this is a non toup related but pretty interesting article about when Garrent Wang (Harry Kim on Voyager) met Bill Shatner:<br /><br />"Wang said he met William Shatner for the first time last year.<br /> <br />“I was at the Tulsa Trek Expo, I was in the green room, so this is a backstage room where only the actors are. So I walked up to him and said ‘Mr. Shatner, I finally get to meet you.’ [Shatner's handshake] it was limp wristed, he gave me this, like he was the Queen of England or something. So he gives me that, then in the middle of the handshake, he looks away, then he pulls his hand away and he wipes it off on his shirt, right in front of me.”<br /> <br />“All I saw was red” Wang recalled. “You know what? God help me, I want to punch his fat belly right now. I was so mad.” I want to tell you guys, I love Captain Kirk, but I fricken’ cannot stand William Shatner. I’m gonna say that right now” “That is no way to treat someone,” Wang added.<br /><br />http://www.treknews.net/2011/11/07/convention-report-garrett-wang-willaim-shatner-at-comikaze/<br /><br /><br />(maybe Bill just didnt dig Voyager and/or the Harry Kim character...like just about everyone else on the planet LOL poor Mr Wang)Bob Wilson Lacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-18670319070681956262011-11-08T10:57:06.514+01:002011-11-08T10:57:06.514+01:00I remember watching the film and thinking "wh...I remember watching the film and thinking "what the hell happended to his hair?" - I was only 14 at the time...<br /><br />For all on the blog, here's a quick cartoon I did - hope you like it!<br /><br />http://hypervox.blogspot.com/2011/11/ccgb-117.htmlHypervoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405050371988117413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-90398279022643394082011-11-07T14:03:34.236+01:002011-11-07T14:03:34.236+01:00the toup in the tenth level, was so good (and i ha...the toup in the tenth level, was so good (and i have watched clips of it) that i wished he would have continued to wear it, its like 85 per cent jim kirk lace he just looked like captain kirk, in the 10 level, and he was quite slim, and looked fairly young....me do he age quickly...but the tj curly, was useless, and just looked like a poor cheap rug. And you would have thought, with bill being so very precious about the toup would have picked a better one.....tj curly no jk lace 100 per cent, he would still be suited for it.shats own real syrupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-91224853795420928822011-11-06T20:38:30.828+01:002011-11-06T20:38:30.828+01:00George Takei outed the toupee way before '06. ...George Takei outed the toupee way before '06. I interviewed him once in the early 90's while working at a radio station, and specifically asked him what he thought of Shatner's hairpiece. The only comment he'd give was "Well, it's a good piece."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-38868183436622117282011-11-04T23:36:25.919+01:002011-11-04T23:36:25.919+01:00I remember seeing some closeup pics of Shatner wit...I remember seeing some closeup pics of Shatner without wearing makeup that were taken in the early 1980's. His face had many more wrinkles and lines than you'd expect. They used a huge amount of makeup to try and conceal them in the Star Trek films. If they had botox back then, Shat would have been an early user. It's funny, he has fewer deep lines in his forehead now than he did in 1979's STTMP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-20158984219294583412011-11-04T17:55:04.393+01:002011-11-04T17:55:04.393+01:00@Ratty Lost Years Piece - yes I am also curious ab...@Ratty Lost Years Piece - yes I am also curious about whose idea it was for Shatner to switch to that piece.<br /><br />@shats own real syrup - I think Shatner looked older mainly because of the hair. Also, I think maybe the '70s lighting and makeup in the movie made everyone look older.TMKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-60204382263528805832011-11-04T16:42:35.723+01:002011-11-04T16:42:35.723+01:00Great Review!
The similar cinematography b/w/ En...Great Review! <br />The similar cinematography b/w/ Enterprise and toup shots was a keen observation. The toupologically interesting characters - one bald, bearded Bones and Spock sporting a wig that rivals Shatner's own game show-era rugs - seem to chronicle Bill's Lost Years through various prisms of experience.<br />It seems that TMP also diverges from TOS in the hair and makeup dept. During TOS, Shat used, and occasionally pilfered the studio-purchased Jim Kirk Lace pieces. For TMP, Shat appeared to arrive fully equipped with his own "appliance". Did the producers finance Shatner's move to Curly, or was this an idea that came off the top of Bill's head?Ratty Lost Years Piecenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-28269863299264168352011-11-04T11:14:06.617+01:002011-11-04T11:14:06.617+01:00the one overiding feeling i still get watching it,...the one overiding feeling i still get watching it, is how old everyone looks, the ten years that had passed by had really taken, a toll on them. shatner and nimoy where 48 then, and esp nimoy looked far older then that. Shatner who was a rather fresh faced actor (well in 1965) just looked hopelessly middle-aged. Scotty and bones where pushing 60, and should've had a stairlift, to help them about. even sulu all of 42 looked strangely old! Where these really the same people of ten years earier.....that and the overall weakness of the movie, made it a bit of a strange movie to watch, when i saw it all them years ago......but at least the other st movies where better, and it was easier to accept, them as a little old....i surpose my love for tos meant that i would almost overlook anything for a decent movie, and iam not saying that st:tmp had none....just too far of them.shats own real syrupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-77421393331884575562011-11-04T06:50:29.685+01:002011-11-04T06:50:29.685+01:00Excellent analysis. I actually look at TMP with mo...Excellent analysis. I actually look at TMP with more affection than most. Yes, the movie is replete with flaws, but there are moments (such as the Enterprise beauty shots) that I can watch over and over again.Hubcap Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953841351071925119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-14888155877566095052011-11-03T15:00:53.960+01:002011-11-03T15:00:53.960+01:00@Al
Admirable toupological analysis. A great poi...@Al <br /><br />Admirable toupological analysis. A great point!<br /><br />-STShatToupBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135455289206032317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-59985626705263930882011-11-03T12:52:25.219+01:002011-11-03T12:52:25.219+01:00You missed (though the image you post shows it) th...You missed (though the image you post shows it) that Wise taunted us viewers - the first shot seen in the movie shows him through the tram window but with the top of his head cut off. That built us up for the reveal nicelyAlasdairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472339767520015607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-65459338432044704532011-11-03T08:25:44.790+01:002011-11-03T08:25:44.790+01:00@Stallion Cornell
Thanks for the link - a great ...@Stallion Cornell <br /><br />Thanks for the link - a great read. <br />-STShatToupBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135455289206032317noreply@blogger.com