The Disturbing Reason Why Star Trek’s Original Captain Was Replaced

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  @madlenellul3430 · 11 months ago

  Truth is Hunters wife didn’t want him as a T.V. star seeing him as film star material.<br>It didn’t help that Paramount/Desilu dithered over Star Trek and wanted a second, less cerebral, pilot…<br>Anyway Bill was the better choice as the chemistry between the leading characters wasn’t there in the initial pilot.

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  @donh8867 · 10 months ago

  They got the right man for the job case closed

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  @LelandFrame · 11 months ago

  Star Trek would not have been STAR TREK without William Shatner &apos;s Kirk! Bill brought his sense of humor to the role that Jeff Hunter seemed to lack. He also had an instant rapport with Leonard Nimoy that lasted the rest of Leonard&apos;s life. <br>With Pike as Captain, I think the show would have lasted 13 weeks at the most.

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  @OneOfThe99Percent · 10 months ago

  William Shatner brought Star Trek to life. His portrayal was warm, humorous and yet serious when he needed to be the leader making the final decisions. It was also the chemistry between Kirk, Spock and McCoy that made it like the family Kirk said in a later film. <br><br>In editing this documentary, it would have been nice if the screen showed the actors in their roles to match the dialogue. <br><br>Finally, Jeffrey Hunter was cold in the first pilot. He was an attractive actor but he seemed more of a loner than part of a team. Star Trek was successful because there was teamwork.

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  @ronaldfinkelstein6335 · 7 months ago (edited)

  One actor, other than Nimoy, made it into TOS. &nbsp;That was Majel Barrett, who played &quot;Number One&quot;, in the cage. &nbsp;She became Nurse Christine Chapel, the voice of all Federation computers, and...Mrs. Gene Roddenberry

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  @thingmaker3 · 10 months ago

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  @robgyanisu312 · 11 months ago

  To put it simply, Jeffrey Hunter&apos;s wife/widow wanted to be married to an A-list movie star, <i><b>NOT</b></i><b></b> a lowly television actor. &nbsp;As such, she wasn&apos;t going to let anything stand in the way of her dream!

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  @Animatronicbear · 10 months ago

  This would be far more engaging if the audio track was even moderately in synch with the video scenes instead of the random non-sequential mish-mash of clips presented.

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  @B-Twenthe · 6 months ago

  Star Trek the Experience in the Hilton in Las Vegas was fun to visit.

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  @charlesglasgow1760 · 10 months ago

  Now Shatner is working for Prometheus Entertainment and narrates videos on History Channel.

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  @SigurjonKristjansson · 10 months ago

  His complicated marriage, could&apos;ve killed the show entirely. &nbsp;The facts that Captain Pike isn&apos;t spoken of as much as Capt. Kirk, Picard, Janeway, Cisco and others shows it was a blessing in disguise.

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  @Robert-h9t1b · 7 months ago

  No one could play a lead like William Shatner.

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