George Takei Disses William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy | CONAN on TBS 

Nimoy and Shatner were the stars of this series, others like Takei were disposable...

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@@harrylazard How did you forget McCoy?

Sad this guy had to go out like that.

@@harrylazard According to Shatner there was only ONE star... Nice of you to completely write off Mr Scott, Urura and Bones as if they didn't exist!

Excellent quote for this chap, it seems to sum him up. He seems incredibly petty and small minded.

Youre allowed an oppinion. Unlike you I wont try and.muzzle you or anyone who I dont agree with. I said 'seems' several times so calm down with the holier than thou act.

'Youre allowed an opinion.' - That was my previous statement, the one you were answering.... Pretty hard to miss my meaning unless you try incredibly hard.

Amen. Easy to see why he never became a star in his own right.

I dont see anybody being particularly rude

Yeah he's part Irish.

I mean in this interview his comments were CLEARLY a joke. Shatner is old. Yes it would be funny seeing him trying to play an action character. It was funny in Generations...

Proof these alphabet people can hold a grudge for a very long. They constantly preach how hateful the non-alphabets are...

I could too but i've not developed a taste for male genitalia.

Takei came up with a snarky comment about Shatners space trip. I thought the losers I've dealt with from high school 3 decades ago was bad Takei 5 decade grudge what a LOSER.

Shatner is right...

@@harrylazard shatner is a demi god

Practically every set is now different in Hollywood, stars get their way. And it was Shatners show, bottom line, he was the star.

@@larryhayes6389 and Spock

I think that’s what it is if you were a part timer. They could have film ground you many many days and you would have been missed

Ricardo Montalban's Khan -mullet was up there w Bowies' in Labrinyth . 💪🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🖖

@Al Bundy for President I agree. What he did that made the part come alive is that he truly believed he was in the right, and to be fair, he WAS wronged. He was sent to the planet as punishment but they were forgotten about! So from his character's perspective, he was right to go after who he thought had done this to him. In his head, he was the good guy. He gave the part depth and dimension.

@Al Bundy for President And they need to retire those villains. Studios want to feed us the same crap again and again to sell tickets. I hardly ever go to the movies anymore and spend a lot of my viewing time watching excellent TV shows like Breaking Bad or Mad Men which are far better written than most movies.

Absolutely. Hollyweird needs to learn that you don't mess with a winning formula.

TruthSurge and Shatner is Kirk. Doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a nice reboot that doesn’t try to be better than the original but instead builds off of it

+GamleErik100 Even if they DID cast someone who looked Indian at all, it still probably wouldn't even come close to what Ricardo did with the Role.

jews like cb have it better in hollywood

@alléespach - who cares

Not even with Corinthian leather?

And yet, he was replaced. By a Bigger, Better Khan that didn't require a pectoral prosthetic. LMFAO!!!

Difference is they rarely spoke of Takei and when they did it was never negative. :)

Very true 👍 DeForest Kelly also had a very distinct voice. ❤️

he is a pathetic loser of a troll. just an angry ugly whiny has been who never really was to begin with.

Exactly right! I’ve met him and I’ve met Shatner. I Like the actors and their characters. But George whines so much he’s just irritating as a human being!

Sexual assault of dudes notwithstanding , he comes off as a bit salty.

His outlook sucks. Read his autobiography he holds grudges like no one's business.

Same attitude as Tina Louise. Gay's have similar things in common with women.

​@@jesse75George is just butt hurt he didn't have the great career William Shatner had after Star Trek. He's just jealous...

@@johnkerkalis6310 You're either a genius or utterly clueless.

Gay's are a strange freak of nature caught in-between men and women. They are no kind of "man" that's for sure but they like artsy farts things like tea parties and gossiping behind people's back and easy lying like women.

He did have a harsh life, i don't like him much myself, but i can understand why he has a chip on his shoulder.

shatner was a huge homophobe who treated him like crap. what in the world makes you think he is jealous?

@@ytgadfly I won’t dignify your woke ignorance with a response.

@@Steno316 sorry if facts offend you

@@ytgadfly That’s not a fact. It’s tiresome leftist sanctimony. Takei has long been the aggressor (the bully) in this feud. That’s a fact.

Ben Stein then walks in.

And for some levity, Christopher Walken.

***** And the world would have an orgasm. Just shortly after time and space breaks apart.

John Hurt is knocking the door......

add Hugo Weaving

+Jack Vand I didn't see any of it as complaining. He was just having fun at the expense of his old friends and castmates from the Original Star Trek run of movies.

George Daugherty I'll tell you what. I don't hold grudges 5 years much less 50 years. Oh poor George. He was just so oppressed. He ate. The guards lit his way to the can. Life wasn't that nice a lot of places outside the wire. And let's face it, the only actors in the joint were Nimoy and Kelley. Shatner, who knows he's a hack said it right "Get a life". Let's look at these detractors. Shatner and Nimoy are authors, producers and actor. Takei is queer. Nichelle hasn't been played with by a dog since Roddenberry did, It's only Nimoy that pulled them back into the Star Trek Universe out of some stupid sense of loyalty or they never would have worked again. For that, he's some kind of asshole.

Jack Vand Don't understand what the hell you're talking about. Just found it funny. Don't see how he's holding a grudge here.

Jack Vand Again: What the hell are you talking about? He isn't holding a grudge here, mate. He was making some jokes.

George Daugherty Oh ha ha. How many decades have we listened to George bitch?

millions of people enjoyed it. who gives af what u think

I feel the same way. They are more hokey like Star Wars with all the overdone make up. I hadn’t watched Star Trek in years and recently began watching on a regular basis on the HI channel. I am completely blown away with the creativity and greatness of the original series. It was so damn good. They also show the other Star Trek series after the original. I have tried to watch but I find them to be a complete snooze fest.

@@46foryounger Hey 46forypunger. I never get tired of ORIGINAL "Star Trek" or the animated series, or for that matter "Next Generation." The only original ST film I didn't like was the first one. And the only NG film I didn't like was "First Contact." The rest are awesome,

I liked the first remake. The rest stunk. But yes, I watch the original and TNG...they never get old.

@@WakandaBabe I tried to make a list of the TOP 10 of both ORIGINAL and NEXT GENERATION, but couldn't. I ended up having to give both of them a list of the TOP 12. (With both seasons getting 2 HONORABLE MENTION episodes.) :) (14 in total)

Shatters an actor? Ho ho

@@robertwilson214 Does winning two Emmys for, you know, *acting* count?

@@Halgrim no.bad actors have won oscars

They can act all the way in general bro

Dear Brillo Pad, you did not live up to expectations. Are you in the rust belt?

Yeah unless they had some kind of time travel plot as Spock would say it is illogical.

Danny Richie They could only have gone back to a time before Kirk was killed, but then they would not be able to cast a 75-year-old Shatner in the role.

@@edmundblackadder2741 Dude, they had a whole film of time travel back in the 80's. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. They went back to 1980's San Francisco for a humpback whale. Still one of my fav. films.

I don't think it helped that the supporting cast were never given the opportunity to be explored like the main trio so were never very interesting.

They were planning to do a reunion of both actors in Star Trek Beyond but sadly Nimoy passed away

It's a fake voice, but I guess if you fake it long enough it becomes your own.

Disagree

OH MY......

@@KidMillions its not fake 💀

Prick

kegs 202 why idiot

... Not unless you're George Takei.

I spent a lot lf time with him when he visited Tokyo to give some lectures. He was the m most fun, gracious and pleasant person to be around.

@@gentlemanjim480 Thanks George.

@@gentlemanjim480 He does come across as a really nice person. Yet I also think he's let a lot of bitterness about Star Trek colour his entire life.

From a Koenig interview, I get, it's not that he was sidelined, he was acting in Green Berets which ran over. Apparently shafted by Shatner in the later movies.

Chekhov was twice the character Sulu was.

@@PittsburghMarky B.S. Sulu was amazing. Chekhov was a joke; everything was invented by Russians acc. to him, hardy-har-har. And he was just thrown in there as a Monkees wannabe to appeal to the teeny-boppers. Sulu with his foil and his buffed torso in that fantastic pose became an icon of Star Trek. Chekhov was just a fake Russian in a woman's wig with stupid lines.

@@gracious1111 I think you're reading a bit too much in to some ancillary characters. I also think Chekhov eclipsed Sulu when they were together. Episodes like "The Deadly Years," "Spectre of the Gun," and "Day of the Dove" were strong Chekhov vehicles, and frankly off the top of my head I can't remember a memorable Sulu scene where he wasn't sexually harassing Uhura.

They were background rolls who got propelled to the main cast after each had a specific scene or moments to make them famous or iconic, uhura flirted with Spock, Sulu chased crew members with a sword, and Chekov had a Russian accent that made him stand out from everyone else, honestly they only became proper characters in the cartoon and movies

You couldn’t even call him a co-star, cast member is more like it...

Yep. Shatner carried two successful shows, Trekand TJ Hooker and his Twilight Zone episodes are among the best.

Totally agree my friend, takei is a very forgettable character only really remembered for his jealousy and hatred of shatner, when shatner has said he doesn’t even know who takei is and what his problem is!

@@presto709 as well as Boston legal

Shatner was arrogant and obnoxious on set and treated his costars (particularly Takei) very poorly. Hense all but Nimoy had time for him afterwards. Although Nimoy distanced himself towards the end of his life.

True and i like the Sulu character

It's his schtick...if you follow takei, he's everywhere. Talk people have him on their shows because he has this original way out there schtick. He isn't really bitching. He's got this crazy ass schtick, and most people get it, and most people adore him.

@@dougdoesall - i haven't seen him enough i guess. I know he has a hell of a sense of humor and is damn funny

If you follow doug Thompson, cut and pasting is his schicht.. bwa ha ha ha ...

@@aliceshaw8265 I'd say the fame is equally tri-spread: star trek, homosexuality, and his own personal charismatic humorous character. He could have his own variety show, but his fanship is best served as a guest on shows.

Yeah, but that routine is old!!

He's a 🤡

Take a look at Walter koenig's question on his cast mates. The 1st is William Shatner, his response & actions are, especially where he said Shatner "was in the foreground & the directors let be that way". How he says it Mmmmm ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8mpRlAb2xRw.html

You mean "Roddenberry"

couldn't agree more, except I agree with his Captain he's not all there

he is nothing

@@christopherstarr8050starr How can you say such a thing, every human being born on this planet has worth, no human being is a nobody. having said that, the guy was not a top performer on the shows Takei should be very grateful to have had a steady job and good earnings because of the show, and Shatner and Nimoy. the one thing I can't stand is ingratitude and maliciousness both of which he shows. I don't think his mind is clear. My parents when I was a 6 or 7 year old child were worried about my future, I could not do well at school, but I turned out to be the brightest and most successful child they had. There is something wrong with his mind.

Quite illogical.

You really think he was serious when shatner said he didn’t know Takei?

​@@Zephyr-ql6lv Insofar as not having a working relationship with him, yes I do. I never took it to mean he literally didn't know the guy's identity. The principle actors on the show were Shatner, Nimoy and Kelley. Some of the others were only in each episode for a matter of minutes, and sometimes not at all. In shooting terms, Takei to Shatner was a guy who came in occasionally, did his scene and left. If Takei wasn't in a scene, he wouldn't be on set, and unless Shatner shared that scene with him, he wouldn't be there either. So yes, I find it very plausible that Shatner didn't really 'know' him in that respect.

@@Rekaert in addition to their time on TOS and TAS they worked on 6 movies together-you make no sense

@@Rekaert I know all the actors names and I never watched the whole show. Shatner purposefully mispronounces the casts names and that movie Galaxy Quest makes fun of how bad of a person shatner is.

This was a disgrace. But, that's how it is.

He seems self-loathing and that will be completely self-destructive.

It leaves a bad taste in your mouth and your heart. 😒😒😒🥺.

The nicest thing anyone would ever get out of him would be a passive aggressive Left-Handed compliment.

Yes the backhanded compliment/insult thing was quite uncomfortable. My guess is some form of malignant narcissist. He seems to have a big chip on his shoulder for some reason.

Thanks for your concern I assure you Im fine though. Not sure how you thought I was too serious from a line of text which was a personal observation. I might of course be wrong but no need to get carried away, you might be too.

@@gommechops Bingo! "Malignant Narcissist" hits the nail on the head.

He needs to move on. Shatner moved on to other series and other projects.

There was never a "feud", it was all Takei. I guess you call it a one-way feud.

@@benmobi You need to read up on Shatner and what an ASS he's been through the years...

Ben Mobi I don’t think it’s just Takei, but it isn’t as one sided as people think, I think they both clashed and both have done stuff wrong, but the difference between they is that Shatner has largely moved on and forgotten about it

@@larissabrewington9065 No I don't

@@benmobi Yeah... You do. Because you're lacking in info that will allow you be informed. :-)

you are spot on. he changed the subject fast.

yeah, he quickly tried to diffuse a touchy subject - hollywood whitewashing with humor. I kinda got annoyed because I wanted George to finish what he was going to say.

mrequis2012 Absolutely, George was quite obviously making an excellent point on the whitewashing of a role.

TheSasquatchAssassin Wow, that's so true!!!

He did totally sidetrack him but i think it's just mainly because conan is a shit interviewer who can't shut his massive idiot gob for more than 5 seconds.

Yeah, I’m skipping GalaxyCon because George Takei will be there.

Snowflake.

How is commenting on being locked up in a Japanese internment camp as a kid during WWII with his family being anti-US? It was a dark time... and America did some terrible things too.

That sounds like so much fun!

He might have been hitting on you

Right on target! Takei is a very disturbing creature.

it's so beautiful

Every time George speaks, he dredges up all the wrongs he feels were done against him . When feeling subtle, takes a few digs at his co-workers "just kidding, we're great friends!" People act like Takei is so "enlightened", but he refused to just let go of past anger. You're 80+ years old. If not now, when?

Jim Mc, I agree 100% - I don't like Takei. I think he's just jealous and bitter that his role was never really main cast in Star Trek. He was never one of the stars of the show. Just a decent supporting character.

Maybe not the internment part, but otherwise i'd not be bitter

agreed

He gets paid, that’s what he’s there for...

I don’t recall any interview that he came out of very well

well said

Nimoy hated Shatner more then Takei and dissed Shatner on multiple occasions.

Takei is a legendary actor. The entire cast made that show, it’s just a shame they all don’t like each other.

@@toddfrombethesda6963 Nimoy and Shatner didn't like each other that much when filming Star Trek but they ended up being close friends for many years after, to only fall out again a few years before Nimoys death. This is not rare behaviour of friends and happenes to many normal people too, I am sure they would have reconcilled again if Nimoy didn't pass away.

@@toddfrombethesda6963 Leonard Nimoy and Bill Shatner weren't really friends during the filming of TOS, but they became close friends after the cancellation. In the "Mind Meld" documentary released in 2001, Leonard even said that Bill was his best friend. Their friendship stopped a few years before Leonard's death; but apart from that they had been friends for almost 50 years.

***** He refuses to talk to Shatner and blames everything on him.

Patient Grasshopper IKR? It's been a long time, he just can't seem to let it go.

Patient Grasshopper so arrogant, listen to him rattle on about the name Khan like he knows what he’s talking about. Khan is a nickname for the character who’s actually a Sikh... and what’s more, some Sikhs look totally white too!! George needs to find to some love and enlightenment!

Patient Grasshopper, I would also like to point out that as a Star Trek fan, I would absolutely love to meet George Takei, and happily wait in a queue to do so... I love him despite his shortcomings... good looks and talent in no short supply with this guy.

the only person i see being arrogant and self righteous is Takei himself. Shatner has mentioned time and time again he was never friends with Takei, he doesn't know the man on a personal level, and barely knew him professionally.

Well, you're only seeing a portion of the interview. There was more to it.

gimpinmypants fair enough. But let's face it, CONAN is not a show folks watch to see insightful and intelligent conversation, they want to laugh. No one is tuning in to watch something "dignified." Short attention span theater.

bigfanboy I'm not saying it had to be a Charlie Rose interview. George Takei is a funny guy, he could've carried a conversation about anything. Instead, Conan turned him into the Star Trek stooge.

bigfanboy nice throwing down an early 90's comedy central buzzbomb reference my man!

OK, lets be honest. If not for Star Trek no one would care about Takei. He is and has been bitter because he thought that he was going to get the lead in the next Star Trek film after 'Undiscovered Country', and it did not happen. Conan did not turn him into a stooge, he did that all by himself.

Yeah thats a good reason to hold a grudge for 50 years and never stop talking about someone. I suppose he has to do what he can to keep people listening to him

I'll get the name of the extra on Star Trek OS. He has has a video on you tube which contradicts everything Takei says. He said Shatner never took his parts,was always very friend to all and very professional. Shatner has been in many films TV series etc and all of them state love and respect for him. Makes one think. When one listens closely to those 4 they share a sense of entitlement. Takei admitted being angry at Koenig whom he had not even met at the time because he got the role which originally was Takei but Takei was still busy on a film when the new season of Star Trek began. Nichelle described on video how the big shots were against her and Shatner's interracial kiss. Shatner,however insisted that it was in the script and must be done. Then they decided to shoot one with and one without the kiss. Shatner then said to start with the kiss. He was,however not satisfied with the scene until there was just enough time for filming one scene without the kiss. Then Shatner crossed when he looked up and that scene was spoiled. When the big shots later discovered it they then allowed the scene with the interracial kiss. Nicholls ONLY CREDITED THE BIG SHOTS. THERE WAS NO ACKNOWLEDMENT, CREDIT OR APPRECIATION FOR SHATNER WHO FOUGHT AND SAVED HER DIGNITY. NONE WHATSOEVER. SHE ONLY SAID CREDIT TO THE BIG SHOTS ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. WOW!!!!

omg calm down they were clearly friends.. he was joking

@@spacialboy3883 Actually if you watch the video with Shatner, you'd realize, they never were friends. They weren't enemies, but they certainly weren't friends either.

@@spacialboy3883 What?! They were not and are not friends. Shatner even said he barely knows the guy.

Takei even tried to diss Shatner for going to space, ffs...

Looking for little boys on the internet.

Well the JJ crew are freinds but i understand.

TNG? i think you mean TOS.

The whole TNG cast loved each other in real life and they had the best on-screen chemistry by far. It was really special to watch.

+SamtheSham2000 TOS did have good on-screen chemistry. But TNG's chemistry was better, on-screen and off. To have the whole cast still be the best of friends for 30 years is unheard of in Hollywood and as fans it's great to witness such a rare treat.

HindsightPOV TOS cast has grown bitter with each other, TNG has remained constant with their love and friendship for each other

George Takei should do audio books. I'd totally buy his book if it came on audio. lol

David Wolf He HAS done audio books! I borrowed one of the Trek audio novelizations he did from a local library... I think he did at least 2, maybe 3 of those.

Because he's desperate. The man is a cretin.

A few years ago? During the epidemic?

Guy is 90 plus years old. A cold could take him out at this point

@@Brinta32018

So, if someone famous acknowledges a complete stranger, they’re good. If they don’t, they’re bad. Narcissistic much?

John Swanson Every time.

Literally every time.

I believe it's from the old Howard Stern show. George was a regular guest and Howard had the "OH MYYY" on a sample loop.

That's what I'm curious about. Leonard wouldn't have harmed a fly. Funny how the other TOS minor actors don't act like this, they are just happy to have been a part of something so extraordinary.

@@Hodaris_Darlin yeah

Be more popular than this old, jerk

He said Nimoy and then he said it about himself, looking old and grizzled.

It's just an old guy joke. And he made the same joke about himself directly afterwards. There's nothing more to it.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xZtfteXNXZ8.html

It's easy, you should try it...

@andy jonnson Don't forget that while Christianity was trying to kill the wisdom of ancient Greece it was Islamic scholars that protected that knowledge.

I have work with people for years I don't remember. Working with is a very broad statement.

Yeah I think I agree with you

George and Leonard were the best of friends. George was just teasing.

@@suewalsh1883 Nope. George was/is just jealous.

@@suewalsh1883 No he wasnt takei hates George big time.As to Nimoy i wouldnt be surprised if takei hate shim to.

@@thunberbolttwo3953 takei hates himself?

He wasn't typecast,He sucked.

jim loveless no wonder you're loveless with that attitude

***** Geaorge has been in other things, other than Star Trek. I think his acting is just fine. He may not have had a very prominent role, on the ST:TOS, but that show was mainly about Kirk and his friendship with Spock. The other characters where just crewmen. That show didn't have whole episodes devoted to characters, other than the captain, like the other ST shows have done. Sulu had a more prominent role in the movies, when he became Captain of the Excelsior.

***** I think he did just fine, he is not super famous or anythink but he sttared in some fine shows.

David Wolf I wanted to see more of Sulu as Captain of the Excelsior. I had heard rumors for years that they were going to do a series with that as the premise. I guess it just never panned out... but we did get a little hint of what that would have been like in an episode of Voyager where they go back to the Excelsior... I believe the episode was titled "Flashback".

It was idiotic casting.

Yup loll very diplomatic of him 😂😂 boy the disses happening in this interview..

I think that Conan may've decided that Takei complaining about race swapping Khan isn't funny and might even generate headlines (ex. "George Takei Criticizes Khan Casting"), so he tried to change the subject to rescue the interview and possibly spare Takei and the movie negative attention.

Well put

Yeah I agree. Pride gets in the way when we are old. Reach out to each other and forgive. None of them are willing to give an inch. So much pride but really they love.

I watched an interview with Walter Koenig, he seems like the most down to earth of the old crew. I haven't heard Walter really attack anyone, he does explain a bit about the show's "politics" with the cast. But he just explains it matter-of-factually, without getting narky. Seems like a classy guy.

Because he's a hateful little bitch. Just look at his twitter account.

Fudge infestation of his brain..

*high five for the Kingdom Hearts reference* He's still an old man as Master Xehanort, though :P

Have you seen what Master Xehanort can do with that thing? Being an old man apparently means nothing to him.

That is true...

Yes. And success goes to those who don't look down on others. Mediocrity goes to those who do.

@Mrreciprocat He's an actor! Get it? Actor! And...He's on national TV. How else is he supposed to look.

I like george. I've heard him interviewed many times. He's an intelligent and humble guy. And anyone who knows 'trek', knows that the rest of the cast weren't to keen on Shatner. Besides, he didn't say anything particularly offensive here. People need to stop judging and lighten up.

@@ohcrikey9560 I watched Shatner interview Walter Koenig and he genuinely seemed surprised that he was disliked so much by the other cast members. As I recall he felt he had to push himself forward as he was the star of the show.

voteDC We can’t know truly now because it was so long ago and it’s just their word against his, but I think the clashing with Shatner went both ways, I don’t think it was just Shatner who clashed and had an ego, I think everyone kinda had an ego

Seriously? You went this long without watching Star Trek?

yes i did, and im very sorry

KPopsicleSNSD No Problem, Bro. Now you have to watch over 700 Star Trek Episodes and 12 Movies. Have Fun :)

Oh myyyy

***** You have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. How is KPopsicleSNSD being a "racist?" He's just stating that he's never heard George's voice before or his acting prowess. He brought up "asian" because George is Asian and maybe KpopsicleSNSD is Asian too, considering his handle is Kpop (Korean Pop in case you can't tell). In the words of Wil Wheaton sir, "Don't be a dick!"

Sorry did he hurt your feelings

@@rollyg123 not me...pleasant fellow really(when we met and talked years ago) just tired of his anti Shatner stance...it was a job, and a good one, and as Shatner himself says, they were coworkers, not friends...he owned no one anything but doing his job...

I ask cause u call him a jerk

@@The4362mont huh

He was joking.

My thoughts on the whole thing, word for word.

Me too, but unfortunately attention-whore Conan wouldn't let him finish explaining his reaction to JJ's selection..

alexiaNBC Cumberbatch has the intimidation and charisma, but his "style" isn't good for Khan. He would have been phenomenal as a different villain but he just isn't Khan.

TheClassiestFox I'm no trekkie, but from what I remember of the film, he really wasn't all that intimidating. As far as expressions go, he's pretty stone-faced, which means he's limited to just a few expressions - and that one that he always wears just isn't intimidating. Cold and lifeless, yes, but not intimidating.

JJ Abrams didn't want to villanize the middle eastern people anymore. At least that is what he said in an interview.

It's his schtick...if you follow takei, he's everywhere. Talk people have him on their shows because he has this original way out there schtick. He isn't really bitching. He's got this crazy ass schtick, and most people get it, and most people adore him.

doug thompson Fan Boy

He should be happy he was not a red shirt phuckstick! :)

How dare you he played the best character in Star Trek

LOL

Even Walter Koenig can be salty too, especially about Shatner. Sure, Shatner was a bit of a prima dona during Star Trek, but sometimes you have to forgive, forget, and move on with your life.

If Shatner was so racist and terrible to Takei why did he invite Shatner to his wedding?

@@zachmitchell7696 Probably because he forgave him and they were friends after that....?

@@Tealc-yg2dj nope still not friends

Takei seethes with pettiness and jealousy. I pity him

@nikto45 "Takei spent time in an internment camp" A couple of months when he was a small child. That's it. None of which excuses his whiny, falsely-entitled, bitch-queen persona he's been spreading around for ten years. He's a bitter, jealous old queen and deserves nothing but disdain for how generally negative he is as a person.

+turtleboy991 I'm pretty sure that Nimoy found it funny, either way.

+turbokid991 It was clearly light-hearted, they were close friends.

+turbokid991 Well, he's SO important, you know?

+turbokid991 That was just some good fun between mates though. Shame he's gone.

That's because Nimoy had a shitload more character than whiney old Takei...

Kelly was my favorite

ON STTOS and Boston Legal, when Shatner was in a scene you had to watch it. He captured you. Whatever you may think of him as an actor, he those shows wouldn't have been the same without him.

@@howie9751 Precisely my point! By all appearances, Shatner wasn’t “acting” when he played his many characters. They are all just different manifestations OF Willam Shatner. I also love him on The UneXplained.

@@AgentM79 Back in the seventies, my parents caught Shatner in summer stock in "There's a Girl in my Soup' in update NY. They said he was really good. He is a trained stage actor, and as a community theater performer myself, I know you have to overplay your part more to look normal to the audience. More projection is needed. That's why Shatner always seemed to be overacting. He never learned to come down in front of a camera. Nevertheless, "Boston Legal" was a great show during his scenes.

And just as he was getting to the conclusion as well, so we were really robbed of Takei's perspective, which is really sad because I was captivated by everything he had said up the point of being cut off.

hidoisan ... by the editors of this video, not by Conan.

I think it was pretty obvious that Conan sensed things were getting a little racy or controversial with how much George was giving everyone the shakedown on the Benedict and Khan. Tried to simmer it down a bit. Though I'm with you on disappointed in how the conversation was cut short, but hey.

the character was CREATED IN A LAB AND NAMED. Culture has nothing to do with it. What he was saying or in the middle of saying was already flawed and silly. He was about to be displeased that the name was Asian and the characters both were not.. well take that up with their fictional creator who created them.

Because George was getting political about it... "oh another white guy...." More identity politics trying to make the entire situation racist, when it's not. People, PLEASE stop making everything racist when it's not, it does NOT help end racism; it just stirs up MORE anger and hate when being accused of racism when they know they aren't racist. Doing this repeatedly over and over solves nothing and makes things worse. This is why political correctness is cancer. We can deal with racism when it actually occurs, NOT WHEN YOU FORCE IT TO HAPPEN. People got upset when they changed the race of Hermione Granger from a white girl to a black woman when they Harry Potter on stage, but regressive lefts defended that, since As most regressive believe, black women are so oppressed. So a black woman deserved to take that role simply because she was black. If that's true, that's racism. However i tend to believe that wasn't the case and she was cast since she was the best person available at the time, after all this is *live stage performances,* not a movie that takes months/years to produce. The demands on actors for live stage acting is very intense and demanding, different than it is for TV, and less so for movies. However if a role that was established by a non-white person, in a movie, then in the future in a different production of the same story and character, said character is then cast by a white person.. everyone screams white wash, racism. Hypocrisy to the Nth degree.

Typical of any old queen though.

Its because he does. However, he was a BIT player. Shatner and Nimoy were able to parlay therir fame into directing and continuing and he wasnt. So its understandable he is bitter, but this isn't endearing him to anybody.

Agreed

Try a whole DAMNED tree... His upset at his lot in life has really gotten old.

A chip on the shoulder generally indicates wood higher up.

Too late?...

True -he had his 5- minutes of fame

Matt Thornton good comment from you!

the bish And a good comment from you!

"Oh My". I could picture him saying that when I read those words ❗ They should put it on his gravestone when he finally passes ❗

Old Sulu would blow young Sulu

It was probably for air time reasons.

i like to look at it as colorblind casting. the best person for the job gets the job regardless of race. its a common theater practice.

mcfry13 Aye. Just like how Nick Fury is played by Sam Jackson and Heimdall is played by Idris Elba.

Mike Algiers Sam jackson wasn't the best choice, that was seat-filler casting.

"[...]galactic issue, for both the stars and those that trek to the theater. " I see what you did there.

george nadrews can you stfu?

@@FactsDominate hey maybe don't be a homophobic prick?

@@Dallior You can't have it both ways.. One: Be applauded for your behavior and Two: have said behavior ignored when it's convenient.

@@dw1002 I'm not saying ignore his sexuality. I'm saying don't insult him for being born to like men, Boomer.

Dallin Grimm he’s more famous for that than anything else.

And now you are annoying because u are pissed because he is annoying because he pissed over Shatner and Nimoy.

I find it interesting that people assume so much when reading something. You assume too much. I'm merely pointing out that Takei is a bitter individual. I will tell you what annoys me more...people who have nothing better to do than to make things up to be able to say their two cents worth. I call it trolling. Get a life, troll.

Anna O. I allready have a life but do yoooou have a life?? :D

Takei can be very funny, but when it comes to Star Trek - and his lack of career after it... he always sounds a bit whiney to me too.

Well it's been said that there was always a bit of tension between Shatner and the rest of the cast because he's always been extremely prideful almost arrogant and he was hard to work with at times.I think it was Nemoy that said it but I can't remember.Shatner was angry that Abrams had not yet asked him to be in any of the new movies and made a bit of an uproar about it

Oh, yeah, he definitely acts out in the mirror how he's going to bad mouth Shatner next week.

On the Nimoy thing i think you can sense the comment was in joking manner, in fact he has praised Nimoy on loyalty by saying to the executives making the animated series that he will not do the voice of Spock if the full original cast do the voices. On Shatner it dates back of how he behaved on set and how he did take credit on times where other people should have taken it. One famous story i think is the TV Guide article where Nimoy was interviewed and was about the Spock character. When Shatner saw and heard about it he exercised his clause in contract, where he approves photographers on sets. And Takei isn't the only one problems with Shatner, he just blasts him everytime he can which have become somewhat dull.

David Gorilla it’s small of him to continually lambast Shatner and IMO makes George look like a complainer and puts him in a negative light. I personally have no time for George and Shatner is Shatner. He’s an arrogant man for sure. They’re both too into themselves.

He has had a few roles.

@@toriless This show has aired starting over 50 years ago when they were kids.. I think the hate has went on long enough.

@@ifilmalways7122 Too long

Bro... he's a straight white man, no way George says anything nice about him.

Sulu was supposed to be a captain four movies earlier, but Shatner torpedoed it by intentionally playing the scene so badly that it had to be cut.

Nah. He'd get hysterical at the first attack on his ship.

as are his fellatio skills, some have opined

But big stars like Harrison Ford got nothing but nice words from 99.99% of his supporting actors as being a really friendly and humble guy who does not have an air about him ..... ... sure there is that rare actor who did not get along with Harrison but its very rare, thats the point.... Shatner should learn a thing or two about being a leading actor to his co-stars ... even now, Shatner makes no apologies about not being friendly to his supporting cast Takei who he has worked with in over 50 episodes and many movies insisting that he does not know who Takei is, and his excuse was that he needed to remember his lines but he had no time to be friendly to actors in a smaller recurring role ... that just sounds like Shatner is being big-headed and too self-important to chat with his co-stars ....

Yes, but he was royally screwed over by William Shatner, so it's understandable. For example, there was a scene in which he was promoted, but Shatner insisted that it be struck from the film.

@@oneworldfamily I do believe there are two sides to such stories.

There was some envy undoubtedly, but contrary to the header George does not actually disrespect Shatner or Nimoy on this chat show.

@@glynhannaford7332 Yes, that is worth remembering. Good point 😌

@@oneworldfamily Thank you. Live long and prosper. 😊

I recall that 😂. Its called Gilligan’s Island for a reason.

@@2bituser569 So true! "Ginger Grant's Island" just doesn't have the same ring!

Good Comparison 👍

thank you everyone, i have now reached 500+'s, nothing happend

He has been a washed up actor (and a crappy one at that) for 50 years and wants to blame the person who gave him relevance.

"Jar Jar Abrams." Brilliant!

"Jar Jar Abrams" sweet christ, I felt a cold chill run down my spine and right up my ass... it's disturbingly fitting and horrifying to behold.... it's taking mental strain to repress the mental image... May I quote you on this? :D

Katherine Daniel MEESA LIKE LENS FLARE

In your opinion. Thought it was very well done. I can't wait to see Star Wars 7 (Although, he does need to tone down those flares).

anneloiselle66 what surprises me most about that trailer was that when that Lightsaber activated I was expecting the lens flare to end all lens flares... and yet there was not. Who knows, perhaps Jar Jar Abrams is listening to his internet critics and getting a bit of a clue... maybe the new starwars wont be trash.... MAYBE it'll be good. hell if I know~.

steph wilkins wow

steph wilkins Who, Benedict?

Benedict yes. I like george, he's cool

lyianx actor playing in last star trek movie.

Worse, he didn't even interrupt him for anything interesting. Yes, we get it, George has an amazing and distinct set of pipes. :P

He tried to mask it as a compliment as well. Conan says right before "I could listen to you say anything" like Conan is saying "Your voice is so amazing, I could listen to you all day

Deathbrewer That's a good point. I hadn't thought of the confines of TV. ^^;

TheMilwaukeeProtocol Conan's interruption was probably longer than the end of Takei's story. If anything Conan could have interrupted with "So, when you finally saw the movie, what did you think?"

basbleupeaunoire Yes. I like it, I like it! :-D

Conan has little or no respect for Takei, but is very friendly with Shatner for a long time, that's been obvious since Late Night in the 90s.