In last night's Boston Legal finale, characters Denny Crane and Alan Shore got married. It was referred to as a same-sex marriage, not a gay marriage, since neither character is gay, but according to the LA. Times' Mary McNamara, "It was a fitting end to the most devoted, and deranged, couple on television."
I'm not a watcher of Boston Legal, but maybe some of you who are can chime in as to whether or not the treatment of this veered into Chuck and Larry territory. The marriage of convenience had something to do with medical power of attorney related to Shatner's character's Alzheimer's.
You can watch the final scene, which also gives up a few other secrets, AFTER THE JUMP...
Says Takei: "It is absolutely baffling to us because in fact we did invite Bill and we didn't hear from him but it isn't surprising because it's true to his history...He's never responded to an invitation. For instance, every time there was something happy to celebrate amongst us, like getting sa star on Hollywood Blvd - he never showed up, even for [Star Trek creator] Gene Roddenberry. In fact, the most surprising thing is he didn't even show up for Gene Roddenberry's funeral.
"But Billl's ranting and raving is just silliness. What's really important to us right now is Proposition 8, this very discriminatory law that's trying to take away our beautiful marriage. And I have another invitation for Bill, I invite him to join us in voting no and campaigning no on Proposition 8. We'll see how he responds to that!...We welcome him to join us in defeating Proposition 8. No on Proposition 8."
Takei also responds to statements by Shatner that he waited to come out till he was 70:
Says Takei: "I had been out for decades. Bill just didn't know it, I suppose. And the only thing I had not done was talk to the press about it. But I've been active in gay issues, gay organizations. I was even a member of a gay running club. That's where I met Brad. The only thing I hadn't done was talk to the press, and I guess the press defines what is coming out."
Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP (and I apologize that it's an 'autoplay' clip - if anybody comes across a YouTube clip that's not autoplay, please let me know and I'll substitute it)...
In a video posted to his website, The Shatner Project, Star Trek's William Shatner lashes out at his former co-star George Takei, who recently married his partner of 21 years, Brad Altman.
Says Shatner: "The whole thing makes me feel badly, poor man. There is such a sickness there. It's so patently obvious that there is a psychosis there. I don't know what his original thing about me was. I have no idea. I didn't read his book that was printed many years ago, but apparently I didn't let somebody have a close-up. I literally don't know him. I didn't know him very well on the series. He would come in for a day or two, as evidenced by the part he played. Then on the movies, there occasionally. I didn't know the man. But he has continued to speak badly about me for all these years. Obviously, hiding his homosexuality - talk about festering and not living the truth of your life and feeling badly about yourself - and being fearful somebody would find out about this terrible, terrible secret, so he thought."
He continues: "You would think there would be an epiphany at some point, where George might have said, 'Poor Bill Shatner. He's such a lonely, desperate, unhappy man that he did all these terrible things to me.' Which I can't remember. I presume he can remember all these terrible thing I must have done when I said, 'Hello' or something to him. You would think he had this epiphany and say - because he and I don't have many years left in this world - 'I wish him well. I'm so happy that I wish him well.' But instead what he does is he makes this big deal about not inviting me to his wedding. If I was such a terrible force in his life - even some 40-odd years later, because I've not seen him - that I effect his marriage where he has to isolate it, what kind of sickness is going on in the man?"
Shatner concludes: "There must be something else inside of George that is festering and makes him so unhappy that he takes it out on me - in effect a total stranger. Why would he go out of his way to denegrate me? It's sad that the man can't find enough peace in his life to either say 'Be positive' and say 'I forgive him, whatever those hurts were', or to shut up about it. It's sad. I feel nothing but pity for him."
In fact, what Takei said, was: "Our contact list has, like, 3,500 names, so we have to whittle it down and I don't know if William Shatner is going to make the cut. He's a wonderful actor. No one could have created the character Capt. Kirk the way he brought his singular metabolism to the character. Kirk and Shatner both have this grand ego of sense of self. He sits there in the center of the set and he revels [in] it."
Given this diatribe by Shatner, I'd have to agree with Sulu!
Star Trek actor George Takei gave People some of the details on his upcoming marriage to 21-year partner Brad Altman: "...they've already settled on a few things that reflect their eclectic taste as well as their respective backgrounds. Scottish bagpipes will play during the ceremony and a Mexican-American Buddhist minister will officiate. They've ordered matching Native American turquoise and silver rings. And the wedding dinner will feature fusion Japanese-Mexican cuisine."
Added Takei: "We knew that the (California State) Supreme Court was going to be coming down with their ruling. (We'd heard) that it was probably going to be positive. So I was planning on asking Brad to get married. We were at home in the kitchen and we had the TV going, and when the word came down suddenly Brad got on his knees in front of me. And I said, 'What are you doing?' He said, 'George, will you marry me?' I said 'Yes. You beat me to it. I meant to ask you.'"
The wedding party will be populated with fellow Star Trek actors: The best man is my colleague from Star Trek, Walter Koenig, who played Chekov, and the matron of honor is (Lt.) Uhura, Nichelle Nichols. And Leonard (Nimoy) and his wife Susan are on the (guest) list."
Captain Kirk has apparently been left off the guest list: "'We have only 200 seats,' Altman told AP radio this week. 'Our contact list has, like, 3,500 names, so we have to whittle it down and I don't know if William Shatner is going to make the cut.' The couple diplomatically recounted 'Sulu's' longtime beefs with Shatner. 'He's a wonderful actor. No one could have created the character Capt. Kirk the way he brought his singular metabolism to the character,' said Takei. Then he added, 'Kirk and Shatner both have this grand ego of sense of self. He sits there in the center of the set and he revels [in] it.' Takei said he was continually miffed with Shatner for pressuring directors to do close-ups of Capt. Kirk, even when the dialogue focused on other characters. 'One or two times, you know, is fine,' said Takei. 'But when it happens almost regularly, it gets to be a little irritating.' Shatner and his manager did not return messages seeking comment yesterday."
It was the 50's. Shatner had just arrived in the Big Apple and was treated to a taste of the old Times Square. Gay panic ensued.
Shatner tells Page Six: "I was wandering around Times Square and this guy says, 'I'm going to Radio City Music Hall, would you like to come?' And I said, 'Oh, yes' - [I thought] wow, New York is everything I heard it was going to be! We're in the audience, I'm a young hot-blooded Canadian and out come the dancing girls, a plethora of women - and I feel his hand brush my knee. I thought, well, it's an accident, then I felt it again. What the [bleep]? I got up and ran out."
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