# Living in TV Land: William Shatner **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 23, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621 "2006-03-23T18:36:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/1 "2006-03-23T18:36:59Z")
This was fantastic and to think I almost missed it! Don’t they advertise these things. In general, I’m not into TV Land going off their intended route into original programming, but I absolutely loved this episode with William Shatner. Oh, Link: [http://www.tvland.com/originals/litvl/](http://www.tvland.com/originals/litvl/) and it looks to be fun all the way around. Shatner is such a survivor and will try anything (I don’t know if he’s an attention whore–he doesn’t seem like one) and is so grounded in accepting he is who he is, it doesn’t matter to him how it comes off. This episode taught me that Shatner is dedicated to being the best, happiest, and most interesting guy he can be and to hell with anyone who thinks there’s anything wrong with that. I actually have new respect for the guy. And I think I’m going to buy the Ben Folds Album – I never thought I’d say that. Can’t wait for the Adam West and Davey Jones Episodes – Where’s Barbara Eden and Dawn Wells, they need to do this! ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/2 "2006-03-23T18:40:45Z")
> [@ddgryphon](#): > > And I think I’m going to buy the Ben Folds Album – I never thought I’d say that. No. You’re going to buy the _Shatner_ album (as produced by Ben Folds). Give in to Shatner. You know you want to. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/3 "2006-03-23T19:56:30Z")
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Shatner’s \*Has Been \* was probably the best album of 2004, or at the very least, the most fun. Hell, it introduced me, a lifelong music fan, to Joe Jackson, so how bad can it possibly be? ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/4 "2006-03-23T20:26:44Z")
> [@Only Mostly Dead](#): > > No. You’re going to buy the _Shatner_ album (as produced by Ben Folds). Give in to Shatner. You know you want to. Strangely enough I do – he’s gonna have fun, do what he wants, and go out riding a rocket. We could all use a little Shatner chutzpah! I actually kindof envy him this. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/5 "2006-03-23T20:40:18Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Shatner’s \*Has Been \* was probably the best album of 2004, or at the very least, the most fun. Hell, it introduced me, a lifelong music fan, to Joe Jackson, so how bad can it possibly be? Is that the same Joe Jackson who wrote Old Time Rock 'n Roll? I’d never heard of him either. He was featured in Last of the Mississippi Jukes, a Starz documentary, which I was watching last night. I didn’t know Shatner had a TVLand show. I thought the thread was about the How Star Trek Changed the World program (on Discovery or somewhere). Shatner’s narrating that one. Cool! ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/6 "2006-03-23T21:36:29Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Is that the same Joe Jackson who wrote Old Time Rock 'n Roll? I’d never heard of him either. He was featured in Last of the Mississippi Jukes, a Starz documentary, which I was watching last night. I doubt it; I suspect he’s talking about [this Joe Jackson](http://www.joejackson.com/), cruelly and best known (mostly incorrectly) as an **Elvis Costello** wannabe. And as far as I can tell _Old Time Rock 'n Roll_ was written by its original performer, **Bob Seger**. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/7 "2006-03-23T21:50:46Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > I doubt it; I suspect he’s talking about [this Joe Jackson](http://www.joejackson.com/), cruelly and best known (mostly incorrectly) as an **Elvis Costello** wannabe. > > And as far as I can tell _Old Time Rock 'n Roll_ was written by its original performer, **Bob Seger**. Yes and yes. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/8 "2006-03-23T22:13:17Z")
I’m just astonished by the fact that as of yesterday he’s [75.](http://www.williamshatner.com/PostCalendar-23-03-2006-event-4.phtml) :eek: He certainly doesn’t look 75. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/9 "2006-03-23T22:58:41Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > And as far as I can tell _Old Time Rock 'n Roll_ was written by its original performer, **Bob Seger**. :eek: They lied then. Although [this](http://home.online.no/~prannug/quo/oldtime.html) seems to give credit to a Jackson. All the other Google hits say Seger wrote it. Hmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-tv-land-william-shatner/349621/10 "2006-03-23T23:21:44Z")
Off to the TV Land website to see when they will be replaying this. As a long time admirer of all things Shatner (some would say it’s an obsession), I can’t believe I missed it!!! :smack: