Editor says, what if William Shatner's former colleagues publically forgave him for his narcissism? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the November 2012 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.

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Editor says, Actor William Shatner made his name as Captain Kirk in Star Trek during the 1960s but during the three years of filming the programme he was unaware that he was unpopular with some members of the cast.

Jackie Rose commented on 2012-10-24 19:55:52 ~ Editor, I interviewed Shatner for a fan magazine...and I asked him about the rumors of a feud between him and Leonard Nimoy (although not the rest of the cast). I still remember his answer: "I dealt so much with actors' jealousies, I almost had a nervous breakdown." I believe that the problem was very simple: Nimoy was getting much more attention, as the character actor is likely to do, compared to the star who plays a nice, normal American boy...which is much more difficult to do. In the long run, however, Shatner had a much longer career.

Robbie Taylor commented on 2012-10-24 19:55:52 ~ In our timeline, of course, several Trek stars did come together for this: Of Gods and Men.

Eric Lipps commented on 2012-10-24 22:50:33 ~ I suspect that a Jeffrey Hunter ST would have been much more in the vein of "Forbidden Planet"--in other words, a 1960s version of a 1950s concept of space travel.

Eric Oppen commented on 2012-10-25 00:45:04 ~ Kirk did tend...to steal...the spotlight...and some of...the other...actors didn't...like it.

Jackie Rose commented on 2012-10-25 00:45:41 ~ Eric, as I heard it, SPOCK was the one who stole the spolight, and Kirk didn't like it.

Todayinah Ed. commented on 2012-10-25 00:45:41 ~ IMHO I think Jeffrey Hunter would have provoked an even stronger reaction from Nichols, Takei, Nimoy et. all on the basis that his emotionally withdrawn Captain Pike provided even less of a platform for this secondary parts, why else was Spock so emotional in the pilot - he needed to make a stronger footprint on the silver screen. Only with Kirk could he withdraw himself, Pike-Spock would have been two withdrawn logical figures, the chemistry would not have worked.

Mike McIlvain commented on 2012-10-25 02:17:09 ~ Jealousies, and such, are common on sets, and in many other work places. Most of us know that. There was probably quite a lot of difficulty with Shatner because he was such an overactor at the time -- but, that might well have helped set up the possibility of such alternative scripts, movies, and other money-making related ventures. He stood out that way, even if it might not have been in the spirit of great acting. It looks like the cast, and their agents, have done a great job of milking the inner details of that three-year series.

Jackie Rose commented on 2012-10-25 13:19:36 ~ Mike, it seems to me that if anything Shatner UNDERACTED, by talking...like...this, which was in keeping with his role as a repressed military man. Nimoy was the one who hammed it up. ..not to mention Dr. McCoy, with his immortal phrase, "He's DEAD, Jim!"

Chris Oakley commented on 2012-10-25 14:51:31 ~ Interesting spin, if I do say so myself...