[Spotlight Post] William Shatner
Spotlight day…. and since we’re a week out of Dallas Comic Con, I’m going to talk about William Shatner today, since I will be at least in the same room with him next Saturday – and that’s about it.
William Shatner has always been a fixture in my life. I grew up watching everything Star Trek: TOS with my dad. That’s just something we always did. I knew I had a “date night†with my dad (and Mom would probably come to) for the opening of every movie. We watched the reruns all the time – and though I was a McCoy fangirl – a lot of appeal of the show was Shatner’s Kirk.
Fast forward a few…cough…decades to more “modern times†and the world of social media. William Shatner helped launch a new social media outlet for Science Fiction folks – called MyOuterSpace. Now, honestly, I don’t spend nearly enough time there since I got the Day Job…heck I can’t keep up with Facebook and Twitter… but part of the mission of MyOuterSpace is to encourage creativity.
It was through MyOuterSpace that I did a contest – free, fun, etc – to write a script for a web-based animated series that would be voiced by Shatner (HIS OWN SELF) and Amanda Tapping. I lost track of the contest – until I thought to check back in. And good thing I did – I won one of the two categories. Now, I *think* that means eventually it’s going to be produced. Which would be awesome… it’s just as awesome to have something with my name affiliated with William Shatner.
It was even more awesome when my name was affliated with Shatner’s in an online (I never saw if it was in print) article about Shatner in VARIETY – as background talking about the site and the show, but still… it’s a brush with greatness. Just as it will be to be in the same room with him at Comic Con and probably nowhere near him – since he’ll be completely inundated with fans, photos, and handlers. And you know what? That’s okay. Because, let’s face it… It’s. WILLIAM. FREAKING. SHATNER. He is iconic. His presence will be felt whether two feet away for two hundred.