FWIW, his official social accounts posted “rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated” 5 hours ago.
Oh lol, this is the only social I really keep up with, so if it doesn’t make its way here I wouldnt see it lmao
As long as it isn’t “oh, my…”
Same here, loving this thread
“Shatner was taken to a local hospital to get checked out, with the source saying the actor was good and resting comfortably.”
That article is like a full on obituary. I don’t like it.
If the worst happens, all flags to half mast for the One True Kirk.
The other Kirk simply a pain in everyone’s neck…
If you’re a celebrity over the age of about 70, I assume every media outlet already has your obituary ready to go and just update them if you do anything notable like winning an Oscar or getting done for noncing.
Once someone is in their 70s, you should be thinking they won’t last long.
When they hit 80s, you should expect any day now.
When they hit 90s… you should be amazed they are alive.
I hope everyone lives long and prospers, i’m just trying to be honest with how things are today.
When they hit 90s… you should be amazed they are alive.
don’t tell them though. “how the fuck are you still alive?” is probably not what they want to hear. :D
Unless it’s something like, “with as much fun as you had, how the fuck are you still alive?” Or better yet, the same but with “we” from an old pal.
Heh my 94 year old grandma and I regularly give each other shit about not having died yet.
Probably because they’re rich enough to afford american healthcare
You sound like my doctor!
well, i could have been a doctor, it is just that i didn’t go to medical school…
Yes I feel like our culture could do a better job of “preemptive grieving”, which I believe is sort of the implication of what you’re getting at here.
When Shatner dies, there will be such a lovely outpouring of support and kindness and reminiscence for him. But on his birthday just the year before that, where will that be? Nowhere really, or at best in drastically reduced quantity. The vibe of the birthday before most people’s death, I think quite sadly, is something of like " wow, congratulations! It’s so great that you’re still here!! Let’s all keep rooting for you to make it another year!".
But wouldn’t it be nice if we had something sort of like “preemptive funerals”, and people could actually get to witness all that while they’re, y’know, alive to witness it. Interesting…
I don’t know if that’s such a good idea. I’ve been preemptively grieving Trump for a few months now and every new day is a disappointment.
Why would you even grieve that orange dumb fuck at all, that dumb fuck doesn’t deserve any.
I’ll be grieving him with a cake and some balloons.
To be fair, I think the man has had, and continues to have, a huge amount of adoration from Star Trek fans throughout his life.
Granny is going to be 92 this year. I do worry for her but she keeps chugging along.
My paternal grandmother is the same. Turned 92 just a couple of weeks ago. Goes to the gym with me to lift weights 3 days / week!
Mine still drives her car, except in winter, and goes to see her friends every day. Church every Sunday. I think this is the way I’ll go…
You never know what you are going to get. Her husband, both my maternal grandparents, my mother, my brother, and a cousin all predeceased her and it’s likely my father will too.
I expect I will check out early to avoid the pain of socialetal collapse due to climate crisis, but maybe I’ll stick around long enough to see Halley’s Comet again.
That is actually one of the things I look forward to. I was 10 when it came and think I’ll be in my 70s (?) when it comes again. I remember looking up at it and wondering what it will be like to see it again.
So many humans never get a chance to see it more than once. It will be special, I think. 2061. I’ll be 81 if I make it.
This is the first orbit of the comet that human society was able to track it the whole trip. You can find telescope photos of when it turned around this time.
the biggest silver lining of the last accident i was in is they took away my elderly MIL’s license.
My grandmother will not drive in winter or when it’s dark. Only during the bright hours of the day and only to see friends or perhaps a quick errand to the market. For the rest of it, she rides along with others when they go out.
What about when you hit 99?
Mel Brooks: Time to make another movie!
Damn, I had no idea he was 94, holy fluff.
Shatner scaring the crap out of the Star Trek fandom
Just blood sugar levels.
God don’t you dare take this Kirk just yet.
That headline was almost as scary as seeing him appear as a featured artist on your favorite band’s upcoming album.
Have you really lived if you’ve never listened to “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” performed by William Sharner?
That one was real? I thought it was a salvia nightmare. At least that means it’s not a product of my mind which is a small comfort.
I saw the first part (which I have faded) online and added my response.
Geez that last one had me jump straight to google
Beam … me up … god.
🤨 What does God need with a transporter beam? 🤨
Legend? Wait, do we not know if Shatner is real?
I don’t know from everything I’ve seen of him or actually not seen of him because if he shows up at a Comic-Con he literally has to be hidden away and you can’t even look into his direction without paying money. I don’t think he’s that good of a person overall. His character may be awesome and he may be fairly legendary in the acting community and the Star Trek community. But I just don’t think he’s that good of a person.
This was what I feared when I saw a headline that Kirk was shot.
I hope this Kirk is ok.
Maybe lay off the White Claw, Shat!
That shit is nothing but sugar and alcohol, lol
J/k, please don’t ban me - it’s in the picture. I really hope he lives a lot longer
You ain’t kidding.
“I overindulged. I thank you all for caring, but I’m perfectly fine. I keep telling you all: don’t trust tabloids or AI!” he wrote on X.
That was kind of my first thought, too.
I keep picturing Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest when he wakes up with a hangover, lol
Never give up, never surrender, as they say
By Grabthar’s Hammer
The best Star Trek movie
By Grabthar’s hammer!
Speedy recovery, and all the best!
As much as I take cheapshots at him or Kirk, I wish him the best.
Also, he is quite old, so we shouldn’t be surprised by similar news.
You fuckin’ national treasure, my favorite Canadian… actually, you are all national treasures.
