Shatner to Takei: “Peace Was Never an Option”
When we last left the increasingly goofy Star Wars vs. Star Trek feud between Carrie Fisher and William Shatner, George Takei had stepped in calling for peace between the two celebs and their respective fandoms. Now, Shatner has given his retort (in the video above, after the brief replay of Takei’s comments), which, if I may paraphrase, is pretty much “First you wanna kill me, now you wanna kiss me. Blow.” I’d actually forgotten about Takei’s long-running feud with Shatner, but obviously Shatner hasn’t. Anyways, I look forward to Takei’s reply… in about three months or so. (Via Blastr)
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