Tek world, william shatners the comic book price guide. Check out rocket man by william shatner on amazon music. Im simply saying that abrams should find a way to put shatner in the sequel. Rocket man is an inventor who created a jetpak, and made one for his fiance, and together, they fight crime and nazis over europe. During a panel thursday to promote the upcoming book an autobiography of james t. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to which shatners career had fallen poststar trek. Shatners musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. Shatners world in his new oneman show, william shatner talks about his childhood growing up in montreal and the ups and downs of creating iconic characters, from.
Shatner graduated from mcgill university where he became interested in the theatre. William shatner rocket manize the song telephone by lady gaga video 10 jp. In 1977 a live double album titled william shatner live was released. Silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin.
Best known as an actor, defined by his role as captain kirk. After all, hed already done an unintentionally hammy version years ago, so thered be no point repeating that. Lesserknown is his cover of harry chapins taxi on the dinah shore show circa 1973 and yes, thats a timecode. Nov 18, 2016 check out rocket man by william shatner on amazon music. An article which asks if actor william shatners muchmaligned cover of the elton johnbernie taupin classic rocket man is really all that bad, and we talk a little about star trek iii. Anaheim stadium, late 70s, william shatner on stage. Mel torme is an animal trainer who crashes his plane full of circus animals in the woods and has to survive, while william shatner is the guy back home who searches for him.
The original series from 1966 to 1969 continuing into seven of the subsequent movies. Oct 11, 2011 the phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album. William shatner stars in new pedego electric bikes commercials shatner is a reallife pedego customer who is passionate about electric cycling fountain valley, calif. Starting in the 1960s, william shatner, riding high on his star trek fame, began his idiosyncratic musical career. See more ideas about comics, comic books and marvel comic books. Writerartist for comic riffs, covering visual storytelling, cartoon artillustration. William shatner sings elton johns rocket man at 1978 scifi awards show.
This performance has been parodied by the tv show family guy and musician beck, to name a few. Check out william shatner man o war cinematic graphic novel on indiegogo. Now a cult classic, shatners performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with david letterman, among others. William shatner is the rocket man 1978 click americana. William shatners man o war comic read william shatners. Kirk, shatner addressed the notion of star trek approaching the big 50. Sep 06, 2017 one of the leastrepeated rumors having to do with james gunns adaptation of marvels guardians of the galaxy was that his brother, gilmore girls actor sean gunn, would play rocket raccoon in the. Its apt, because although shatner is often wry and self. List of songsseason 14 wikisimpsons, the simpsons wiki. Check out the video below, for footage of the laying down of tracks for shatners version of iron man.
Silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin, william shatner. According to him, the reason why its still so beloved isnt because of the show itself or the actors. Shatner clearly has a strong affection for the character, going as far as dressing up as kirk for the oscars opening monologue in 20. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek. Oct 23, 2015 a pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith sits down with captain kirk himself, william shatner.
One of the leastrepeated rumors having to do with james gunns adaptation of marvels guardians of the galaxy was that his brother, gilmore girls. Oct 15, 2010 william shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. Last sunday on oct 18th amcs popular unscripted show comic book men premiered for its fifth season. Midnight pulp william shatner performs rocket man facebook.
William shatner is a canadian actor best known for portraying the character james t. William shatner sings rocket man 1978 best quality. Gerard way, former lead singer for my chemical romance, has had his hands in the comic book industry since 1993, when he was credited with the creation and writing of. And this is a joke everybodys in onsources as diverse as beck in his video for where. You can find a new recording of rocket man on seeking major tom. Id take a bullet for him, and have, in fact, taken many bullets over the years, including kingdom of the spiders, tek war novels, and t. It was a parody of shatner s performance 14 years prior and probably at a height of preinternet obscurity to lettermans collegeage audience and also it was a joke about elliotts own uncertain career trajectory as a supposedly typecast former star of a cancelled tv series. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeffrey jeff albertson, a recurring fictional character in the animated television series the simpsons. The phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album. This years celebration of all things geek will feature themed exhibits and. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, writer, performer of the spoken word, and director, best known for having gained fame for his starring role as captain james t. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and.
But corporate greed and overreliance on technology have stripped earth of its natural resources. Weve become dependent on our martian colony for food, minerals, and all the stuff of everyday life. William shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. Youre a bunch of stuff, homer simpson, comic book guy, snake jailbird, mr. With his 1968 concept album, the transformed man, the actor gave us the first taste of his musical schtick. Iconic scifi figure, william shatner presents his boldest adventure. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the television show star trek.
William shatner discusses star trek 50 years popularity. But day in, day out, it always comes back to william shatner, the man eddie murphy once called the coolest white guy alive. She packed my bags last night preflight zero hour nine a. Shatners scenes are, like those of many guest stars of movies in the 70s, phoned in and filmed completely separate from the main action. An equally jawdropping video rendition of rocket man became a favorite bit of. Comic book guy who states jeff albertson to be his real name in the episode homer and neds hail mary pass is a nerdy, snobby and quarrelsome man best known for his eloquence and crabby, sarcastic quips. Shatner used the album to compare contemporary pop songs of the period to the works of william shakespeare by providing dramatic readings of shakespeare interspersed with dramatic readings of the lyrics of songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds and mr. My fiftyyear friendship with a remarkable man, was released in february 2016, appearing on the new york times best seller list. All media animation western anime comic book fan fics film game. In 1978, shatner hosted the 5th saturn awards where he performed elton johns rocket man again, in a spoken voice. From the science fiction film awards, william shatners unforgettable performance of elton johns rocket man. X 1999, the comic book guy as the supervillain the. One of the interwebs most popular viral videos is of william shatner singing elton johns classic rocket man at an awards show from the 70s.
Selected issues in fn, vf or vfnm may not exist in some titles. A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of elton johns breakthrough years. With taron egerton, jamie bell, richard madden, bryce dallas howard. The guy is 81 but still very active, and id love to see him one. Jul 06, 2015 william shatner rocket man 1978 traducao dogidih. Kirk of the starship enterprise, is the star attraction at this weekends wizard world comic con cleveland. William shatners man o war comic read william shatner. I love him in ways its best my wife doesnt know about.
Shatner was born in cote saintluc, montreal, quebec. William shatner is a canadian actor born to a family whose grandparents were jewish immigrants from europe who settled in montreal. Shatner hosts british comedy quiz show sings rocket man. Shatner s musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. Lesserknown is his cover of harry chapins taxi on the dinah shore show circa 1973 and yes, thats a. He is voiced by hank azaria and first appeared in the secondseason episode three men and a comic book, which originally aired on may 9, 1991. It was a parody of shatners performance 14 years prior and probably at a height of preinternet obscurity to lettermans collegeage audience and also it was a joke about elliotts own uncertain career trajectory as a supposedly typecast former star of a cancelled tv series. This article may feature affiliate links to amazon or other companies, and purchases made via these links may earn us a small commission at no additional cost to you. Now a cult classic, shatner s performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with david letterman, among others. Not since quebecs greatest son gave voice to the absinthesoaked spleen of charles baudelaire on the 1968 album the transformed man have the frail organs of human hearing been faced with such an awesome prospect of shatner esque magnificence. William shatner issues a star trek v apology, offering fans a sorry of sorts for the muchderided 1989 sequel. Join our launch of a revolutionary new digital format. An equally jawdropping video rendition of rocket man became a favorite bit of nonsense that was recreated years later by chris elliott on late night with david letterman and stewie on family guy. A pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith sits down with captain kirk.