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Titolo: INTERVISTA A WILLIAM SHATNER !!

Pare che il mio messaggio precedente sia andato disperso, visto che non è
più presente sul server (censurato per trasgressione ai diritti di
Copyright ??) eccolo di nuovo.  :-)
Per tutti quelli che avessero perso l'evento: la notte di Martedi dalle
02,00 alle 03,00 (ora italiana) c'è stata (evento storico) una chat LIVE
on-line con WILLIAM SHATNER sul sito della Paramount. I partecipanti erano
innumerevoli e le domande mandate sono state migliaia, ma purtroppo WS ha
potuto rispondere solo a poche di esse e tra queste (grande onore) c'è una
delle mie !!!
Io sono il "RINO DG" dall'Italia.
Con questa risposta di WS finalmente qualcuno potrà chiarire i suoi dubbi
sull'amicizia.
Di seguito riporto il testo integrale della chat. L'evento era sponsorizzato
dalla "AT&T" e quindi troverete un pò di pubblicità tra le righe.
Questa trascrizione naturalmente verrà riportata a breve anche sul sito
dello STAR TREK: CONTINUUM.
                Ciao a tutti,
                              Rino
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MarcWade says
   Welcome to STAR TREK: CONTINUUM, the site for tonight's
   very special exclusive chat. Our special guest tonight is
   William Shatner. The chat will begin at 5:00 PM Pacific
   Time (8:00 PM Eastern Time, 1:00 AM GMT).
WmShatner says
   I'm thrilled to be on the website with you all and I'm
   looking forward to answering as many questions as I can.
MarcWade says
   Welcome to STAR TREK:CONTINUUM, the site for tonight's
   very special chat with William Shatner. We are coming to
   you LIVE from Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Your host is
   Guy Vardaman, Producer for STAR TREK: CONTINUUM. Typing
   for William Shatner is Jackie Edwards.
MarcWade says
   William Shatner needs no introduction to our audience, I'm
   sure. For three years he portrayed "Captain James T. Kirk"
   on the original Star Trek television series. In the years
   since then he has starred in seven Star Trek feature
   films. In addition to this, he recently participated in
   the announcement of AT&T Star Trek Prepaid cards.
WmShatner says
   Thank you, I wish you and your family well, too.
stc says
   Lance Lange asks: Just a couple things,  I am a huge  fan
   of your work Mr Shatner,  I  think you are a fantastic
   actor and  one of my favorite authors.   I was  wondering
   what your plans were for  the Tek series.  Is there going
   to  be a new game based on it?  Also are  you going to be
   writing any more  Trek novels,  yours are without a  doubt
   my favorite. Thanks for you time and I wish you  and your
   family well in all future  endevours.
WmShatner says
   The TEK series is essentially over.  All good things come
   to an end and my plans are many and varied.
WmShatner says
   Man o' War, one of my novels is in all likeihood going to
   be a four hour mini series for Showtime...
WmShatner says
   I've just finished two films and Spectre, the next Star
   Trek novel will be out in the spring.
WmShatner says
   But I'm also excited about this new venture I'm into which
   is prepaid telephone cards.
WmShatner says
   This is an obscure card in America today and we hope that
   with the help of AT&T to make it less obscure.
WmShatner says
   Let me tell you about it.
WmShatner says
   You prepay your money to buy a telephone card for a number
   of minutes.   This way you can budget your time...
WmShatner says
   you can give it as a gift, you can have it as a
   collectible.
WmShatner says
   It's collectible because it will have Star Trek images on
   it, including my round little face.
WmShatner says
   This is a new venture for me.  I've developed the company,
   I've placed the people in the company to run it...
WmShatner says
   and we're working with the largest telecommunications
   company in the world, AT&T.
WmShatner says
   But the thrill for me, most of all, is pushing the
   envelope of telecommunications.
WmShatner says
   The web that we're on right now is a huge advance in the
   dispensing of information around the globe.
WmShatner says
   The fact that I'm talking to you in a written language to
   a complete stranger on one end of a modem...
WmShatner says
   and I'm sitting here at Paramount Studios surrounded by
   young men and women who don't quite know the limits of
   what their fingers can do...
WmShatner says
   because the web is no innovative, is exactly the position
   I like to be in.
WmShatner says
   Looking at new horizons.  New frontiers.  And this prepaid
   card is on the horizon of telecommunications.
WmShatner says
   The future is the smart card.  The future is the non-paper
   society.  The future is just about on us and you and I and
   the rest of you at this website are there at the beginning.
WmShatner says
   So we're all being thrilled together.  What a nice
   sensation.
WmShatner says
   I'm going to go back to Canada often and frequently.  It's
   one of the most beautiful countries and should be visited
   by all...
WmShatner says
   Americans at least once.  for a short time...in the winter.
WmShatner says
   But my home is in Los Angeles and at this very moment as I
   speak to you I'm swimming my way upstream to my house.
WmShatner says
   It's an El Nino rain.
MarcWade says
   Please give us the details of the new Star Trek AT&T phone
   cards.
stc says
   Barclay asks: Are you going to go  back to Canada when
   you retire?
MarcWade says
   When will the cards be available?
MarcWade says
   Where can they be purchased?
MarcWade says
   Are the cards for sale on the Internet?
WShatner says
   All four cards can bee seen and ordered on the Internet
   beginning the week of March 16th on AT&T's Web site at
 
www.att.com/prepaidcard
,
WShatner says
   This way you'll be sure to get one of the first cards.
MarcWade says
   You have had a fascinating career. Do you plan to write an
   autoiography?
WmShatner says
   I have never thought my life sufficently interesting to
   warrant more than a five page letter, which if you wish to
   receive, I?ll have to get around to writing it someday.
   More to my liking are my adventures with people and in
   this case interacting with the Star Trek audience so that
   I am working on a book on conventions called, "Get a Life"
   and be
WmShatner says
   because of my research for the book, I have evolved from
   being neutral on conventions and the people to being a
   passionate admirer of the audience and why they?re there.
WmShatner says
   I could say so much more about how emotioinally involved I
   am with this convention book called "Get a Life" but
   hopefully that emotion will translate itself into the
   novel, which will be out sometime in the next many months.
MarcWade says
   Please give us the details of the Star Trek AT&T Prepaid
   cards.
WShatner says
   Initially there will be four cards available, featuring
   scenes from all four series.
WShatner says
   A 15 minute card with Captain Kirk from the original
   series,
WShatner says
   a 100 minute card with Data and Worf from ST:TNG,
WShatner says
   a 30 minute card with Captain Sisko and Jadzia Dax from
   ST:DS9
WShatner says
   and a 60 minute card with Seven of Nine from ST:VOY.
MarcWade says
   When will the cards be available?
WShatner says
   April 1 in the retail  market.
MarcWade says
   How can they be purchased?
WShatner says
   Spencer Gifts, over 500 locations nationwide. Go to
 
www.spencergifts.com
 to find the location closest to you.
WShatner says
   To be the first to get a card, order now at
 
1-800-476-1756, extension 52740
.
MarcWade says
   Are the cards for sale on the Internet?
WShatner says
   All four cards can bee seen and ordered on the Internet
   beginning the week of March 16th on AT&T's Web site at
 
www.att.com/prepaidcard
,
WShatner says
   or by calling 
1-800-476-1756, extension 52740
.
WShatner says
   This way you'll be sure to get one of the first cards.
MarcWade says
   Being Canadian, How do you feel about the USA's womens
   hockey team showing Canada the way it is
MarcWade says
   supposed to be played. ;)
WmShatner says
   The women of Montreal are very beautiful and I found
   several Toronto girls very attractive.  But there?s a
   great deal to be said for the leggy blonde beauties of Los
   Angeles.  So when it comes to women, the country ...
WmShatner says
   they come from is of little meaning. ;)  But in actual
   fact, I was thrilled to watch the game and I didn?t know
   which team I wanted to win most so it was one of those
   games where I was totally able to see the quality of ...
WmShatner says
   the playing and have a third eye as I watched.  And it
   turned out the way it turned out and that was fine with me.
MarcWade says
   Why would I buy a prepaid card?
WShatner says
   For the Star Trek fan, I would imagine that having these
   cards would be a first for a number of reasons,
WShatner says
   first from the collectible standpoint, you'll see some new
   and unusual images that are exciting and will be a part
WShatner says
   of a series of sets that AT&T plans to release based on
   the fans' response.
WShatner says
   the only telecommunications carrier to exclusively offer
   these special Star Trek cards.
MarcWade says
   Do the card's long distance calling time ever expire?
WShatner says
   With AT&T, your prepaid minutes NEVER expire until they
   are all used.
MarcWade says
   Would you consider a guest shot on either DS9 or Voyager,
   coming back as a hologram to assist either Captain
MarcWade says
   Sisko or Captain Janeway get out of a tough situation?
WmShatner says
   Quite frankly, I?ve never thought about doing an
   appearance on some other Star Trek series.  Somehow it
   just doesn?t seem right.
WmShatner says
   I suppose if the right story came along that I found
   intriging I might do it but as of now, my feeling is that
   I won?t.
MarcWade says
   Where can I place calls with the AT&T Star Trek cards?
WShatner says
   These cards can be used to make calls from the US to
   anywhere in the world!
MarcWade says
   Mr. Shatner,, Would you ever be available to visit a youth
   camp we have in the Tetons during the summer? This
MarcWade says
   camp is dedicated to offering kids an outdore challenge in
   hiking, rock climbing and canoeing, among other
MarcWade says
   things. A visit from you would be a real treat for them
   and inspire them to better themselves. Thank you.
WmShatner says
   Thank you.  It doesn?t seem practical for me to visit you
   directly but I do work with children?s charities here in
   LA.  One called Ahead with Horses...
WmShatner says
   deals with handicapped children who get therapy with
   horses.  Then there is another charity dealing with native
   American kids and we put on a celebrity horse show every
   year.
WmShatner says
   This year it will be on the weekend of May 1st in Burbank
   California. ..
WmShatner says
   Over the past many years, we have raised several hundred
   thousand dollars to help children in need.  Children and
   animals are the charities I work for, but it?s not
   practical for me to come to yours.
WmShatner says
   Paramount has given me permission, which they've never
   done for anybody else, to use Star Trek's name, so our
   logo..
WmShatner says
   for the horseshow is Star Trek Goes Country.  Every penny
   we raise goes directly to the children's charities.
WmShatner says
   Nobody gets paid.  There's no money for bureacracy.  Every
   donation ends up helping.  Which, by the way,....
WmShatner says
   if you care to make a donation, make a check out to the
   Hollywood Charity Horseshow.  Check the transcript of this
   chat...
WmShatner says
   for the address and I promise you that some child will be
   very grateful.
MarcWade says
   How do I use a Prepaid card?
WShatner says
   It's easy. You simply dial an 800 number and PIN number on
   the back of the
WShatner says
   card from any touchtone phone, then dial the number you're
   calling.
WShatner says
   Also, they are fun to use, the message prompts on the call
   are from a
WShatner says
   *familiar* character.
MarcWade says
   Mr. Shatner, which of the Star Trek devices/gadgets did
   you think was the most interesting / fascinating from any
MarcWade says
   of the series ? Did any of the gadgets from Star Trek
   inspire you in your "Tek War" books ?
WmShatner says
   The gadgets were many and varied and always had a multiple
   of uses.
WmShatner says
   The gadget that has come to haunt me is that little
   flip-top phone which I own and can you imagine how
   embarrssing it is..
WmShatner says
   to be in an airport with my fliptop phone and somebody
   walks by and says, "Beam me up."?
WmShatner says
   The prepaid card is an anticendent to all those gadgets,
   stemming from that card will be the technology that I
   imagined in Tek War.
WmShatner says
   I first created Tek War six or seven years ago.  I
   imagined then a card for which everybody had the
   hardware...
WmShatner says
   and every transaction could be handled immediately and
   personally.
WmShatner says
   I think that's now a year or two away.
MarcWade says
   Do you have a relative here in Houston Texas by the name
   of "bruce"? He says you are his Great uncle. Are you
MarcWade says
   part owner of a trading card company?
WmShatner says
   Bruce who?
WmShatner says
   By the way, a trading card is not a phone card.
stc says
   Kent Themmes asks: Mr.Shatner,  Did you have any thoughts
   or memories about staring in the movie "Kingdom of The
   Spiders?"
WmShatner says
   My most vivid memory of Kingdom of the Spiders is working
   with those teranchalas.  I'm here to tell you...
WmShatner says
   that it's true.  Itching powder is made from their
   droppings.
stc says
   Thomas Plummer asks: I think I speak for all the millions
   of fans around the world when I offer up this plea: PLEASE
   GIVE US ONE MORE  WITH WILLIAM SHATNER.  (movie) also, how
   can I get his autograph?
WmShatner says
   Send your request directly to Rick Berman.  Demand, beg,
   request, plea and suplicate him.  You will find him
   unrelenting.  Nevertheless...
WmShatner says
   you'll keep him busy for a few minutes.  And if you log
   onto 
futurecall.com
 you not only get information on me and
   other things, but you get a free autograph photo of me.
WmShatner says
   That is available on the site.
MarcWade says
   Will there be new cards for Star Trek IX as well as sets
   for the other movies and more sets for the television
   series?
WShatner says
   AT&T plans to let consumer demand and reaction to this
   first set help them
WShatner says
   decide what they will make available the rest of the year
   - it's up to the
WShatner says
   fans! if you want more cards, you need to show it by
   immediately getting the cards.
WmShatner says
   The address for the Hollywood Charity  Horse show is: 760
   N. La Cienega Blvd., LA, CA  90069
WmShatner says
   Attention: Stephanie
stc says
   Byron Garcia asks: I remember that you  were involved in a
   huge conference call  with Patrick Stewart  and fans
   worldwide -  are you planning to do  another one of these
   and how can I find out  more?
WmShatner says
   I want to do another conference call.  It is such an
   exciting technological feat as well as a kick talking to
   all of you on a conference phone.
WmShatner says
   The way it works  is you buy a ticket and you get a
   telephone number.  You connect directly to the two stars
   who are going to answer the phone.
WmShatner says
   We had room for 4,000 people in each of the three time
   zones when Patrick and I did that conference call.
WmShatner says
   Imagine talking to 12,000 people in an evening.
WmShatner says
   We all had a ball.
WmShatner says
   We need to know that people will want to do it again and
   if you would like to be put on a priority mailing list, ...
WmShatner says
   log in on 
www.futurecall.com
WmShatner says
   Once you're there, go to the Star Conference section on
   the homepage.
WShatner says
   I think you'll enjoy the 
FUTURECALL.COM
 web site and there
   you will find lots of information about many subjects,
WShatner says
   including the Star Conference, special collectible framed
   cards autographed
WShatner says
   by both Patrick and myself from the first Star Conference,
   as well as other collectibles.
stc says
   Mike B asks: Would you like to  follow John Glenn into
   space? Who else would  be more at home than  Kirk?
WmShatner says
   It depends how close I follow John Glenn.  The hydrogen
   engine of that rocket is mighty hot.  I'd have to keep a
   safe distance.
WmShatner says
   And then, if I followed him, I'd need a rock-solid, no
   breakable clause contract that I would come back.
MarcWade says
   Any other upcoming chats?
WShatner says
   On April 6th I'll be chatting on AT&T WorldNet at 6PM
   (PST).
WShatner says
   For more information visit their site at 
www.att.net
.
stc says
   McCoy asks: I'm a 14/f. Did you know that there  are many
   kids younger than I am that  are fans of yours and watch
   ST:TOS?  How does that make you feel?
WmShatner says
   It makes me feel like a rock star who is evolving into
   being a rap star.
WmShatner says
   You may laugh, but a real event is going to happen in the
   near future.
WmShatner says
   I have just layed down the tracks and shot the music video
   of me doing Shakespeare with a rap group.
WmShatner says
   You're going to love it.  Fourteen, younger and older.  I
   hope.
WmShatner says
   Or else, you're going to hate it.
WmShatner says
   And I will be a total jerk.
WmShatner says
   I need your sympathy, McCoy.
stc says
   Fernando asks: I see you love horses. How many do  you
   have and which one is your  favorite?
WmShatner says
   My business people told me not to buy anything that eats
   while I sleep.  I didn't listen to him and now...
WmShatner says
   all I can hear are the sounds of little mouths chewing
   while I toss uncomfortably in my bed.
WmShatner says
   But horses are my passion and you can never have enough
   horses or be too think.
WmShatner says
   Thin (jackie :(
stc says
   Tiberius asks: I think that the TOS  uniforms look great!!!
stc says
   Rino DG asks: I'm from Italy. In the  real life, do you
   are  a good friend of Nimoy  and Kelley ? Do you  have
   done something  together like the  camping in ST V ?
WmShatner says
   Yes I am good friends with Nimoy and Kelley.  Nimoy was
   the best man at my wedding and I've dedicated Spectre to
   him and DeForest.
stc says
   Adair asks: In all the years of  doing ST:TOS, did you
   ever get... bored?
WmShatner says
   No, I never got bored doing Star Trek.  It was happening
   so quickly...
WmShatner says
   it was more like being intimidated than being bored.
stc says
   Marc Seebass asks: (Finally got through,  after many
   attempts  with Internet  Destroyer) My question  is, what
   do you think  of the successors to  Star Trek (Ie the
   Various Trek shows,  Babylon 5, and other  Sci-Fi Programs
   that  have sprung from the  success of the original  Trek?
WmShatner says
   I think Science Fiction is a wonderful forum to tell
   stories.  It takes the place of the epic films when they
   had 10,000 extras.
WmShatner says
   Now that's no longer affordable, but what can be done is
   to make computer-generated images look like 10,000
   extras...
WmShatner says
   witness The Titanic.
WmShatner says
   Every new show that comes on the air, or appears on the
   screen, adds to our library of effects and knowledge ...
WmShatner says
   and history of scifi.
WmShatner says
   So the more the science fiction shows the better.
   Hopefully, I too will add more to the history of science
   fiction...
WmShatner says
   which seems to be my milieu.
WmShatner says
   Thank you for being in this chatroom with me.  Although I
   can't see you, I can feel you.  Apparently we have hit a...
WmShatner says
   record number of thousands of questions.  Obviously I
   can't get to all of you but I'll do more of these chats.
   The next one...
WmShatner says
   will be April 6th at att&
t.net
 at 6:00 pst.
MarcWade says
   (
www.att.net
)
WmShatner says
   And I'll say hello to you then and not good-bye to you now.
MarcWade says
   Thank you all very much for participating in tonight's
   Special Event.
MarcWade says
   Coming in March: an exclusive chat with Jeri Ryan. For
   more information, visit 
www.startrek.com
.
MarcWade says
   Copyright © 1998 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights
   Reserved.

Scusate se avete ricevuto lo stesso messaggio due volte...
    Tai nasha no karosha.
                Rino


E Dio disse: "C'era una volta... "

...
Mi sembra di essermi già scusato e comunque per una cosa fatta in buona fede
(i due messaggi sono stati postati su due server diversi che hanno circa 36
ore di differenza nell'aggiornamento dei messaggi).
Riesco a capire che la cosa ti abbia potuto dare molto fastidio e che, visto
che si tratta di WS, non ti interessi nemmeno l'argomento.
Si ! Ammetto di aver peccato di "ingenuità", credendo che un argomento del
genere potesse interessare a tutti e che quindi valesse la pena di non
lasciarselo sfuggire.
Inoltre il download dell'intero messaggio non mi sembri che duri più di 10
secondi, quindi anche se scarichi tutti i bodies dei messaggi in una sola
volta non mi pare che questo possa provocare grossi traumi.
Ti potrei capire se avessi sommerso il NG di messaggi, ma per un singolo
messaggino inutile di 20K, in qualità di divinità, potresti anche perdonare
:-)
          Rino


 E Dio disse: "Che il diabolico piano degli under 20 abbia
inizio...ahahaah"
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 Comunque d'alto della mia immenza saggezza, ti perdono! :) 
Una cosa mi turba, ma perche' io scarico max 100 nuove news al giorno?
uso 
news.iol.it
 e vorrei non perdermi nessuna delle cazzate che
scrivete.
Ca putissivu morriri tutti affucati...
Pippo Flo il fluido refrigerante
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/5182

 Comunque d'alto della mia immenza saggezza, ti perdono! :) 
Una cosa mi turba, ma perche' io scarico max 100 nuove news al giorno?
uso 
news.iol.it
 e vorrei non perdermi nessuna delle cazzate che
scrivete.
E poi dove le fanno ste interviste?
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"Star Trek Continuum", ovvero 
http://www.startrek.com/
 : il sito ufficiale
di ST della Paramount.
                    Rino

 
Beh Pippo, prova un po' a scaricarti giornalmente tutti i messaggi di:
it.fan.startrek , it.fan.x-files, una decina di it.comp.etc.etc, la mailing
list itatrek tira le somme e per magia arriverai a 400Mb giornalieri... :)
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