William Shatner

When Columbo Met Captain Kirk (& Fell in Love)

by Mark Simpson
February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

My Columbo odyssey continues – I’m now on the sixth season, made in 1976. Season five was a very bumpy ride – and the show was nearly cancelled – but season six starts with the most exquisitely delightful Columbo episode yet. I didn’t know that William Shatner appeared in Columbo. Google tells me he appeared in… Read More »When Columbo Met Captain Kirk (& Fell in Love)

Kirk Makes Love to the Manly Mountain

by Mark Simpson
August 8, 2009August 16, 2024

Captain Kirk’s Bulging Trousers

by Mark Simpson
February 2, 2007May 7, 2022

A touring exhibition of genuine Star Trek gimcracks reminds Mark Simpson of the virile greatness of the original Shatner/Nimoy series/love story – and the p.c. limpness of all the spin-offs (Originally appeared on Salon.com Feb. 26, 2003) The first thing that greets me is Capt. Kirk’s package. Jim’s intergalactic manhood… Read More »Captain Kirk’s Bulging Trousers