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March 30, 2005
James Kirk would kick Shatner's a**
... if he knew the background of Invasion Iowa. The character as protrayed in the original series was sharp, instinctive, a bit of a player, sometimes disrespectful of authority, loyal to friends and had a justice button about a mile wide. There is no way Kirk would try a perpetuate a joke on a bunch of innocent people to try and make 'em look like fools.
"We went to pull one over on the people of Riverside, and the joke ultimately ended up being on us," says Kevin Kay, EVP of Programming and Production for Spike TV. "We were amazed by not only the kindness and openness of the townspeople, but their understanding of the complexity and comedy of this project."That's right, numbnutz, be amazed that those rubes you were yukking it up about at story conferences are actual living breathing human beings. Wow! The hicks in overalls living miles and miles from :::ahem::: "culture" actually can grasp complexities and the high-brow nuances of comedy!!
Now, who said Hollywood was free of bigotry and prejudice??
Eric and I love the original Star Trek and I'm looking forward to springing for the complete DVD collection sometime this year. But I was so startled by the premise of this show I decided to skip it. I've never liked mean-spirited practical jokes meant to embarrass the victims. I have some very bad memories of junior high and this kind of thing is right out of some "McFly with a 'kick me' sign" scene. Eric was even more incensed telling me if he had been one of the Riverside, Iowa, city fathers he would have sued the pants off Shatner and company. Ooooo! The production gave $100,000 to the town! No hard feelings, rubes, right? We really really LUV U! Look us up when you find yourself in El-Lay and we'll do lunch. Kisses!
Wow. What generosity. Shatner may have to give up buying a new Hummer next year.
Posted by Darleen at March 30, 2005 06:28 PM