Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site uok.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!amd!dual!zehntel!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uok!dwhitney From: dwhitney@uok.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Save Star Trek IV Message-ID: <8400092@uok.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 11:00:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uok.8400092 Posted: Thu Oct 4 11:00:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Oct-84 05:53:10 EDT References: <106@ssc-vax.UUCP> Lines: 24 Nf-ID: #R:ssc-vax:-10600:uok:8400092:000:1317 Nf-From: uok!dwhitney Oct 4 10:00:00 1984 I certainly hope that (and I imagine this goes without saying, of course) that this Shatner-not-in-ST-anymore rumor is false, but...one never knows. It seems strange, though, because I saw Shatner on Good Morning America not more than two or three weeks ago; Hartman asked him about Star Trek 4, and Shatner replied they were planning to begin filming next summer for a Christmas 85 release. I'm not trying to dispute the credibility of the original posting, but it just seems that if Shatner didn't want to do ST anymore, he would have begged off on the question or maybe asked Hartman in advance not to mention ST at all. But he certainly did NOT avoid the question; I believe I read in one article in a mag that said the schedule would begin filming after the current production season for T.J. Hooker was completed. It could be a miscommunication; maybe Paramount wanted to start ST4 earlier that planned, and Shatner would be unable to start any earlier than next summer. More conjecture: There was considerable talk that Shatner wanted to direct ST4.Perhaps since it was ultimately decided that Nimoy would helm it instead has caused some sort of problem....(?) Well, only time will tell. I think any movies past Star Trek 4 are a distinct longshot, anyway.... David Whitney ctvax!uokvax!uok!dwhitney