Oh boy, I wrote too much. This is part 1/2 of my reply.
Is he though really? What makes him awkward in your opinion? I won’t deny that he was difficult to work with when he was younger, always thriven by wanting to make a script, a show better than it already was, and ruffling a few feathers in the process. But ever since Nichelle told him how much she hates him, he has pondered it, and is very open about it, and also has changed. I think he is a very emotional man, wanting to make the most of every day, looking to the future instead of living in the past, being curious and open for new experiences. I like a man who says what he thinks, I can’t find fault in that. And even though he is 20 years older than RDA, he is way more active. In the few weeks I am at this now, he has done a bike ride for a good cause across the US (including the desert, where a lot of younger drivers dropped out as it was so strenuous), has published a documentary, has personally thanked every single fan who gave money for the son of Leonard Nimoy to make a docu about his father, and after having been to a con just last weekend he is now in Asia filming God knows what. I can’t keep up.
And on top of all that, he has this horse show, and helps children with needs with them. Is that something bad?
So what exactly is he being accused of? That he does not want to talk to people? There were plenty of pics from this bike trip where he is shown talking with ordinary people he met on the way. That he does not want fans to touch him for convention pictures? Just because some stars are more relaxed with this, we cannot expect it from everyone. We have to respect that. David Tennant has a no hugs policy as well, nobody calls him a diva for that. Are we measuring with two cups here? Would you want to be so close to thousands of people you never saw before? After having some weird experiences in the past, I’d be cautious as well. That he signs at conventions without looking up and saying hello? I’ve had that with David Tennant as well. It’s the convention organizers fault if they give them more to do than they are able to in a short time. And while RDA may sign slower and take his time with people he leaves a lot of disappointed fans behind that never even got a chance to meet him, just a few weeks ago in London at this awfully overcrowded con.
I think William Shatner has in fact a lot in common with Rick. The love for exciting sports, the more dangerous, the better. Doing all kind of stunts for TV and movies when he was younger. Keeping up the spirits of a long hour TV sets with jokes. At every behind the scenes picture from TOS you see them laughing. The deep love for his family. I think deep inside he is just an ordinary man who wants to work, do good work, but does not quite get all that hype for celibrities. Much like Rick who always was puzzled about that.
Have you read his biography? He had some very dark times, getting no work after Star Trek, having to literally living in a car as he could not even afford the rent for a motel. But he pulled through, and he is still here, with an impressive career of decades. He easily could have been pigeonholed as Kirk forever, but he created with Hooker and Denny Crane two more memorable characters. Much like Rick, who could have been only MacGyver after Legend bombed, but then came back big time with O’Neill.
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Is he though really? What makes him awkward in your opinion? I won’t deny that he was difficult to work with when he was younger, always thriven by wanting to make a script, a show better than it already was, and ruffling a few feathers in the process. But ever since Nichelle told him how much she hates him, he has pondered it, and is very open about it, and also has changed. I think he is a very emotional man, wanting to make the most of every day, looking to the future instead of living in the past, being curious and open for new experiences. I like a man who says what he thinks, I can’t find fault in that. And even though he is 20 years older than RDA, he is way more active. In the few weeks I am at this now, he has done a bike ride for a good cause across the US (including the desert, where a lot of younger drivers dropped out as it was so strenuous), has published a documentary, has personally thanked every single fan who gave money for the son of Leonard Nimoy to make a docu about his father, and after having been to a con just last weekend he is now in Asia filming God knows what. I can’t keep up.
And on top of all that, he has this horse show, and helps children with needs with them. Is that something bad?
So what exactly is he being accused of? That he does not want to talk to people? There were plenty of pics from this bike trip where he is shown talking with ordinary people he met on the way. That he does not want fans to touch him for convention pictures? Just because some stars are more relaxed with this, we cannot expect it from everyone. We have to respect that. David Tennant has a no hugs policy as well, nobody calls him a diva for that. Are we measuring with two cups here? Would you want to be so close to thousands of people you never saw before? After having some weird experiences in the past, I’d be cautious as well. That he signs at conventions without looking up and saying hello? I’ve had that with David Tennant as well. It’s the convention organizers fault if they give them more to do than they are able to in a short time. And while RDA may sign slower and take his time with people he leaves a lot of disappointed fans behind that never even got a chance to meet him, just a few weeks ago in London at this awfully overcrowded con.
I think William Shatner has in fact a lot in common with Rick. The love for exciting sports, the more dangerous, the better. Doing all kind of stunts for TV and movies when he was younger. Keeping up the spirits of a long hour TV sets with jokes. At every behind the scenes picture from TOS you see them laughing. The deep love for his family. I think deep inside he is just an ordinary man who wants to work, do good work, but does not quite get all that hype for celibrities. Much like Rick who always was puzzled about that.
Have you read his biography? He had some very dark times, getting no work after Star Trek, having to literally living in a car as he could not even afford the rent for a motel. But he pulled through, and he is still here, with an impressive career of decades. He easily could have been pigeonholed as Kirk forever, but he created with Hooker and Denny Crane two more memorable characters. Much like Rick, who could have been only MacGyver after Legend bombed, but then came back big time with O’Neill.
Please see part 2/2 for the rest.