That little chuckle Shatner does at the beginning is so great. haha He knows already how this is going to end.

@johnwilburn

2 жыл бұрын

He schooled that guy so hard. I seriously hope he appreciated this directing lesson Shatner gave him. It will help his career if he did.

@thestonerpreacher

2 жыл бұрын

that's because it's a sketch

@Retrohhhh

2 жыл бұрын

@@thestonerpreacher nope! 😊

@thestonerpreacher

2 жыл бұрын

@@Retrohhhh I guess I better listen to it some more

@Praise___YaH

Жыл бұрын

HERE is The TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

This is called getting “shat upon”.

@boltzmannbrain8698

2 жыл бұрын

This is genius

@Capcoor

2 жыл бұрын

Well played.

@etoineschrdlu9382

2 жыл бұрын

The director was the "Shat-upon" and William was the "Shatner"

@StephenSSTiger

Жыл бұрын

@@etoineschrdlu9382 Brilliant!

@pvpat92

Жыл бұрын

Nice.

Holy shit ..when Shatner repeated it like he did I lost it..he’s a supreme ball buster..😂

Shatner is a comedic genius. He is having a ball here 😅

"To boldly go more passive-aggressive than any man has gone before..."

@zqzj

4 жыл бұрын

This should be the title LOL

@invaliduser9397

4 жыл бұрын

Beejor - LAME. Dude you are so boring and so are the mindless saps who liked your dumb comment.

@invaliduser9397

4 жыл бұрын

@@zqzj actually it shouldn't be the title and you are yet ANOTHER dumbass LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Littlebabyandersen

4 жыл бұрын

Mean Mugger yeah. You’re the cool one... 😂

@moopr

4 жыл бұрын

helleuw LMAO

Shatner hasn't lost a goddamned thing. That was razor sharp. That producer got his ass handed to him.

@merickful

8 жыл бұрын

+Fred Garvin Agreed. When Shatner asked him to do the first time, then did EXACTLY the same thing into the mic. Beautiful! GO Shat!

@Yatsura2

8 жыл бұрын

Shatners first reading was bored. Second reading was in a haste and from the third reading on, he was just mocking the director for not being happy with a bored or hasted performance. How is that being _"razor sharp"_ or _"ass handing"_ in any way? It was as passive agressive as it could be and everyone who heard this would do everything to prevent working with him ever again.

@LittleGenieBaby

7 жыл бұрын

+GAML lollllll

@DexterHaven

7 жыл бұрын

No, Shatner handled the guy like a pompous ass who could not take criticism. If Quincy Jones tells his singer in the studio to add more feeling to a line, do you think the singer is right to demand that Quincy sing the line so he can imitate it exactly? Then you are illogical. You missed the whole point of this and defended the one in the wrong, Shatner. Your judgment stinks if you think Shatner was in the right here. The producer just didn't know how to respond properly to keep Shatner's ego in check.

@Reprodestruxion

7 жыл бұрын

Dexter Haven umm laid back is his style

“No, if your mouth was open you’d pop some pills in it “😅😅😅😅

@hyacinthlynch843

Ай бұрын

When he said that I spit out my tea.

I love this. Passive aggressive done to perfection. He did the first read perfectly well. The guy had a few chances. I’m cracking up when Shatner takes the direction.

@greg1mcintosh844

Жыл бұрын

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. Omg 🤣

@FandersonUfo

Жыл бұрын

Canadians are specialists in passive aggression - 🛸🍁✨

@guitarman704

11 ай бұрын

The first read could have been better. That is what the director knew. Shatner just took offence. His ego was bruised.

@jekw23

10 ай бұрын

@@guitarman704 well Shatner brushed it off the first time. He only reacted the second time.

@johnhio1843

9 ай бұрын

@@guitarman704 Exactly. Cant believe people are praising this behaviour, he's acting like a child - all because someone had the audacity to suggest changes.

You know what’s actually kind of amazing about this tirade? After the engineer reads the lines, Shatner spits them back almost EXACTLY the same way...down to the last syllable...

@thesaneparty4079

4 жыл бұрын

It was actually one of the most remarkable things I've witnessed- to the point of spooky.

@leonsantana3646

4 жыл бұрын

well, he did start his career in radio

@CapAnson12345

4 жыл бұрын

Shatner, for all the crap people give him, is a super talented actor.

@marshallross3373

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. It was practically spot on....and hardly a tirade. Shatner knew exactly where this was going: the douchebag company rep had no idea what he was doing, but wanted to play director, and Shatner wasn't having it.

@darktruth2358

4 жыл бұрын

Tirade? Seriously?

OMG Shatner NAILED the guy's take! Pitch perfect!

@buttonsg1

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Smith that was kinda funny

@BurnRoddy

6 жыл бұрын

It's like a carbon copy isn't it? Suits the slimey lizard producer damn well. I mean, William Shatner is no deus ex thespian marvel but while one might criticize some of his missteps for overacting in his live roles here and there, his narrating skill is spotless. I'm not even a fan of the guy or ST in general, but his Rescue 911 narrating was one of the best I've heard.

@manifestgtr

6 жыл бұрын

Right? He paused in the same places, emphasized the same words. He even got that little iambic goofiness at the end. It goes to show that there is a definite art to this in a way. It’s not all just sounding good.

@clurkroberts2650

5 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry, but that first read was really cold. If you think it’s perfect, you’ve never been an editor or producer.

@Soufriere84

5 жыл бұрын

@@clurkroberts2650 - Yes the first read was cold. That's why OP was talking about the _third_ take, where Shatner imitates the director's cadence perfectly. Second take was much better and the director should have left it at that.

Shatner passive-agressively reverse psychologied the shit out of that guy and made him rethink the choices he made so much, he started to stutter lmfaoo

@datatsushi2016

3 жыл бұрын

If you're not a celebrity this doesn't work at all though. You're just be labeled a narcisstic ahole

@peterbach1126

3 жыл бұрын

@@TronGodManDam perhaps that person dug himself into a hole. the fact that you point out the hole, does not make you responsible for the man in the hole ( or his stutter )

@jwatson626

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to hear a follow-up with that director guy. I think he either became a better man . . . . or went home and took a bath with a plugged-in toaster.

@j-marie4006

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the "director" was just doing his job?

@LydiaStarz

2 жыл бұрын

Passive Aggressive / Reverse Psychology!

Even when Shatner "loses it," he still does it with class! He is so AWESOME!

@blueyosh43

Ай бұрын

He heckled a guy in a much lower position than him that was just doing his job for several minutes because he couldn't handle a single sentence of direction. The director barely got 1 sentence out before Shatner laughs at his face and holds up production with his intentionally shitty acting. Completely unprofessional. What do you find classy about this?

Remember, Shatner is Canadian, so it's a very polite freak out.

@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794

5 жыл бұрын

Shatner was so polite, I actually confused him for a british individual

@ProNorden

4 жыл бұрын

Check out "Shatner Recites Palin" on the Conan show. Both the Palin Alaska farewell address ..and the PalinTweets. Brilliant ..& hilarious.✌

@elijahjames8837

4 жыл бұрын

@Brett Stanton We score higher in every category on quality of life than America does. But not only that but we have a much better reputation around the world; number one preferred passport. Americans have been traveling around the world trying to disguise themselves as Canadians since at least the 50s. Very often they get busted and are exposed for actually being American. Canadian men are voted number one for sought out husband's by women not from here. At least 80% of all Canadians thank God every day that they are not American but we would never be rude enough to state that in public. America number one in what category?

@ds1868

4 жыл бұрын

@@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794 well Canada has the same Queen as the UK so you shouldn't be surprised.

@paulsmith3266

4 жыл бұрын

@@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794 Haha, you obviously don't know many British people.

I can't imagine anyone telling William Shatner how to speak! Ha, ha!! His response was great!

@miamimagicians

4 жыл бұрын

In a studio they do retakes all the time

@markvanslooten5311

4 жыл бұрын

They tried to tell Shatner how to talk. My God, they've tried. But they quit trying back in the 60's.

@MikaelMurstam

4 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding me? The studio guy did everything right.

@MrKenichi22

3 жыл бұрын

agreed

@KoolHandJuke

3 жыл бұрын

Shatner is one of a kind, that's why people love the guy. It doesn't matter if he's not some great actor that totally transforms himself into a different character, ppl learned to appreciate him for who he was and didn't expect otherwise from him. He also never took himself too seriously. He was trolling before trolling became a thing. Gotta love him. 👍👏👏

I'm cracking up 😂 All the director needed to say was "That was great! Let's do one more, and you can punch up the excitement even more if you want to, but that was excellent!"

@alexdasliebe5391

2 ай бұрын

Now I understand why I’ve heard directors use the language, “ Great , great. Now could we try one w a little more energy, just as an option?” I could not do that job well.

This is incredible. I love Shatner more than ever now.

@floyddwarrel4726

3 жыл бұрын

indeed. He took that crap right back to that Director. They picked Shatner to do it because they like his style, then they want to change his style. He did good.

@juliaangelina1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@sdewes8884 yeah I think it's funny that the inexperienced worker was trying to tell Shatner how to do his job. It was a bit much but it was funny!

@sdewes8884

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliaangelina1984 Many young people are learning and growing as they do their jobs. As younger people develop, they discover a million things they don't know, on every level...technical, professional, including lessons about how to deal with people and egos. Many older people look back at the mentors, teachers and older colleagues they had when they were younger, starting out, and realize how wise and generous these people were to recognize this stage of youth, and sheperd it along, allowing the next generation to practice, try things, figure it out, just as someone gave them the same opportunity and room to figure it out... remembering they were once at the beginning of learning too. I think that might be how a healthy society passes the baton from one generation to the next. Then, there will be a few who tried to make young learners feel as small as possible,...but I don't think those people are admirable.

@juliaangelina1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@sdewes8884 good points. But I think Shatner gave him a pretty good learning experience, too. It's not secret big stars are a little full of themselves, it's not surprising he reacted the way he did.

@n0trk

3 жыл бұрын

Bill is a wonderfully sarcastic man, he can give it and he can take it. I probably would have reacted the same way if I was in Bill's situation.

This is so priceless, it should be in the library of Congress. LOL

@getcrack4me

4 жыл бұрын

DENNY CRANE!

@derekg7853

3 жыл бұрын

@@getcrack4me Pink Flamingos!!

@geordi5054

2 жыл бұрын

We need to send it to space.

He DIDN'T lose it. He *kept his cool* the whole time. He was just playing with his food.

@hoyden1960

4 жыл бұрын

CARTOONIVERSE1 Like he always does!

@andromedaiscoming185

4 жыл бұрын

Kind of an odd metaphor to use here, he never ends up "eating" him.

@CARTOONIVERSE1

4 жыл бұрын

​@@andromedaiscoming185- That's what a *metaphor* is. If he *actually* ate him, it would *no longer* be a metaphor.

@Alex_1729

4 жыл бұрын

Not really. He was annoyed, had an attitude, and wasn't very professional.

@DrCruel

4 жыл бұрын

@@Alex_1729 Yeah. And Shatner put him in his place.

Shatner, King of the ball-busters. This is legendary.

The longer it goes on, the better it gets. He just owned the guy by being insistently cooperative, a true master at passive aggression. Classic.

@marc-antoinemarcoux697

2 жыл бұрын

A '' master'' of being a shithead and disrepsecting others jobs. Thats not surprising Shatner had only one role in his life and now acts like a mascot for the space travel for the super wealthy. A real asshole loved by assholes.

@fucheduck

Жыл бұрын

passive-agression works on the winey little zeds. I played it out on the "manager" of Papa Johns Pizza when he kept refusing to correct a bad order. to the point he was crying like a bitch. get rid of juniors in high positions and put older more experienced people in place!

@pada443

Жыл бұрын

@fucheduck if you want to have grown adults take your order, maybe don't go to papa John's lol

@adrianaslund8605

Жыл бұрын

The guy gets pretty self conscious at the end. I think he's forgiven.

@michaelgraham9774

9 ай бұрын

@@fucheduck The fuck does that have to do with this

The director sounds like he’s going to cry.

@Trig242

3 жыл бұрын

"are you making fun of me?" YA THINK?!

@Ephisus

3 жыл бұрын

It was Mike Stoklasa

@magnuszetterqvist5936

3 жыл бұрын

I’m crying!!👍😘🇸🇪

@ScratchthechalkBoard

3 жыл бұрын

This dude really dropped the ball. What a moron,an outright moron

Shatner is hilarious. The producer “Are you making fun of me” Shatner “No” hahahaha

@jonnyq680

3 жыл бұрын

He lies so convincingly!

A very Happy 90th Birthday William Shatner. Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec. March 22, 1931 Born in Canada, But a U.S. treasure. Your legacy is worldwide. Thanks Tiberius..

“You come in here and don’t know what you want???” 😂😂😂

@Francklyynnnn

6 ай бұрын

Hook, line and sinker that one 😂

@Cuntstantine

4 ай бұрын

I’m dyin 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Shatner lost it? I don't think so. He was quite in control of himself.

@flipdownyonder

8 жыл бұрын

+Biff Beezer yeah, i expected him to be in a hissy fit, but it was nothing like that. he was completely calm.

@Lockemeister

8 жыл бұрын

+Biff Beezer Shatner taught him a lesson, well maybe, the Jr. director was pretty thick.

@ctmason4313

8 жыл бұрын

+Dominic O'Flynn LOL you are making no sense whatsoever. Shatner was being a professional, unlike the other guy. Twisting the knife??? you're a fucking idiot!

@StacieMMeier

8 жыл бұрын

+CT Mason I have to agree, Shatner was dealing with a Jerk. In this business the Jerk would have been eaten alive by most actors. He was lucky to have a very experienced actor who understood not to react badly.

@DavePettittVoiceOver

8 жыл бұрын

Bill didn't have the whole context of the program. A director is there to give you that. Imagine that subdued read on a higher energy music bed. He'd sound like a goof, and he'd still blame the director. All the guy asked was for the read to be a bit brighter, then the Shats turned into a complete turd. Just because he was calm, doesn't mean he wasn't being a crybaby diva.

Shatner is the King of the Smartasses. This absolutely drips sarcasm.

@TheTruxFortuita

5 жыл бұрын

Yet is strangely Professional, I took many notes on this video...Time to apply it irl

@MikaelMurstam

4 жыл бұрын

this behaviour shouldn't be applauded ffs.

@fucheduck

3 жыл бұрын

he's awesome! good police tactic! I was just watching T.J.Hooker! the one where he tries to find the one who killed his partner!

@eggdude

3 жыл бұрын

If only his twitter reflected that. He’s a total asshat on there.

@pandasniper1

3 жыл бұрын

@@eggdude everyone is a asshat on twitter. twitter is a cesspool

Comedy gold, over a decade later I come back to watch this.

It was a perfect rendition of what the director was asking. That is talent!

@shaystern2453

2 жыл бұрын

@Mr. G actually you might BE the guy

I was in TEARS when Shatner imitated the director. These guys think that just because he's older, he's slower. Shatner is STILL sharp as a tack at 83. The director messed with him and got taken to school. Classic.

@Anth230

5 жыл бұрын

Still sharp yet at 88...

@inputfunny

3 жыл бұрын

The director is the head honcho; not the actor. Shatner was very unprofessional from what I can hear on this video.

@TucsonDude

3 жыл бұрын

He's 90, now!

@tromboneman4517

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anth230, still sharp at 91!

@Anth230

2 жыл бұрын

@@tromboneman4517 Yup....Norman lloyd was still sharp till his final year or so. He died at 106.5 years.

The voice director sounded like he was about to cry 😭

Mr. Shatner just Kobyashi Marued the sound engineer.

@raynekraven

5 жыл бұрын

good one!!

@larrysmith6797

5 жыл бұрын

That wasn't a sound engineer. Director.

@jorgensenmj

5 жыл бұрын

What Shatner should have said: "I'll snap you back so hard you'll think you're a first-year cadet again."

@ZirmicTreame

5 жыл бұрын

PIN THIS!

@rawsko0316

5 жыл бұрын

@@larrysmith6797 yeah, thanks Larry

The first take was dead on....

@xephael3485

5 жыл бұрын

People think he's an asshole, in reality he is a professional who doesn't put up with crap.

@victorcentofanti2084

5 жыл бұрын

Every A--hole has their "Opinion". But how many of you are Professionals working as a SAG-AFTRA actor? How many of you have a VO Career? If you don't, you don't know what you are talking about. The way Shatner acted was TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! HE WAS TOTALLY WRONG! Mocking the engineer who was trying to direct him, showed he was a loser. IT IS THE ACTORS JOB TO INTERPRET THAT DIRECTION, not mock it. The blame is ultimately on the Producer, he should have been there to take control of the situation, and not let a rich and famous actor bully a studio engineer.

@roguishpaladin

5 жыл бұрын

I disagree. The second take was the better one in my opinion - it was a little more lively and pulled me in more. There was a seed of accuracy in the director's note, which is probably why Shatner did the second take with less protest. If it had died there, he might even look back and say, "Yeah, guy was right."

@Lostzilla847

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Manning Nope

@daveinindy

5 жыл бұрын

@@roguishpaladin - agree that the 2nd was better. the correct response from the director after take 2? "thank-you Mr. Shatner, let's move on". ... his imitation of the director was spot on in take 3. his point was made WELL before the end of his "tell me what you want" rant/non-rant. I can hear George Takei laughing in the distant background.

Before I became a professional voice actor, I studied and trained with professionals in the voice-over industry and they all said the exact same thing; “The director never knows what they want.” And I never quite understood that until I started actually working in the professional industry. This video is a PERFECT example.

@aliensoup2420

3 жыл бұрын

Thats not entirely true. Directors basically know what they want, some just don't know how to express it to the talent. As a film student in college I enlisted a theater major/actor to record some narration - and I got exactly what I wanted without much difficulty. Either the actor was very perceptive, or I knew how to articulate my ideas, or maybe both.

@null5338

3 жыл бұрын

It does happen where the director doesn't know what they want, however letting the voice actor take charge of the entire production doesn't always help either. I mean just look at the travesty that is Jojo eng dub where it feels like the voice actors took complete control and freedom. Then you look at The Lion King remake and you see what it looks like when voice actors aren't allowed to put themselves into the role due to over direction. There always needs to be a proper back and forth, however Shatner here was being very condescending and needs to learn to take criticisms, no matter how old you are. This is why Takei always calls him an egomaniac, since the beginning.

@WildBillHickums

3 жыл бұрын

They seem like they don't know what they want, but certainly know what they "don't want"

@donlitos

2 жыл бұрын

@@aliensoup2420 As a film student??? HAHAHA or, maybe you have zero real world experience. This woman you shot down has over 75 professional voice production credits to her name. And you? Some advice: If you don't know how to express what you want to the talent you hired then you are not a good director

@aliensoup2420

2 жыл бұрын

@@donlitos I didn't shoot her down. I offered an alternate perspective. And I do have experience on set with actors and directors - some names - so I've seen what can happen, good and bad. And I worked a day with W. Shatner as he functioned in the capacity of director - pleasant experience.

That laugh at the beginning was like “ you have no idea what you just did”

"You know what you want." "No, I dont!"

@scrippslarry

3 жыл бұрын

DinnerBells LOL!

@georgehenderson7783

3 жыл бұрын

I lost it there. 😂

@jonnyq680

3 жыл бұрын

Shatner ju jitsu! Priceless! How were they paying him? He could have gone on for weeks!

@peterbach1126

3 жыл бұрын

great direction.

Wow. I came expecting a tantrum and was instead treated to a master class in controlling the conversation. Bravo Shatner.

@Trev359

4 жыл бұрын

Masterclass, my arse. He's an arrogant little shit.

@ZeroMass

4 жыл бұрын

@@Trev359 remember to tell your doctor how to diagnose you, your mechanic how to fix your car, and a sea turtle how to swim. Only arrogance here is in your lame comment 😅🍺

@richardhansen1590

4 жыл бұрын

The man is class... I need to learn how to screw with people and their own arrogance.

@Alex_1729

4 жыл бұрын

Not really controlling, more like bullying.

@scrippslarry

3 жыл бұрын

Okay, let's agree the poor director or producer guy was not great at trying to get a little more excitement from his talent. But let's face it the worst reading from William Shatner is awesome. He's just got that talent. So Shatner needed to show the guy how it goes. He did that, but then went just a little too far after the guy apologized very profusely. I mean the poor guy was really screwed at this point. He had him (probably literally) on his knees. He could have let the guy off the hook a little sooner. I wish we could have heard the entire thing!

😂😂😂😂. How can you not love that guy!! Put Mr. "know it all" producer in his place. Well done, Denny Crane.

Shatner is a class act. We worked with him back in the early 90s on camera as the host to a training film as well as doing VO fills for the entire film. I don't know how he could get it wrong. The guy has an amazing voice and great instincts. Just let him be. He'll nail it for you. His reaction to the guy in the booth is hysterical though. Truly funny as crap.

Thats why he's the captain...

The guy talking to Shatner sounds like Spengler from Ghostbusters.

@hairsprayguy84

3 жыл бұрын

Egon

Howard explained (after the Orson clip before this) that his Dad said that it is a racket basically, the first take was always the best, but the engineers/junior director would do 900 takes to get more billable hours.

Compared to some 'tirades' this was fucking brilliant, bless this man haha

"If your mouth was open, you would have popped some pills in it."

@scrippslarry

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Fusco I know! LOL!

@JesseTheMindless

3 жыл бұрын

were

This is a CLASSIC example of how Producers think they are the talent.

@DarkMoonDroid

10 жыл бұрын

I thot Stern was over. Y'know. Like the 90's. Amazing that people still think he's important.

@j0ntsang

10 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Grove No one said he's important... but he is entertaining.

@GiantSandles

10 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Grove "We have Desmond Tutu on the show today, thanks for being here Desmond. So how big is your penis?" That's basically Howard Stern in a nutshell.

@mattporter6903

5 жыл бұрын

No that's Stern in a straw man argument. Hopefully you've learned in the last 4 years how to argue a point without resorting to fallacy...

William Shatner has a recognizable voice that was immortalized through Star Trek. It's unbelievable an engineer would tell him how to speak the way the engineer wanted. Hilarious when Shatner mimicked him and said he should've _kept his mouth open he should've popped some pills in them_ LOL, funny as heck. He is soooo Capt J Kirk, and Capt J Kirk is Shatner.

@scribe570

Жыл бұрын

Most actors feel insulted when directors do what are called "line readings," showing the actor how it should be said by saying the lines. Smart directors let the actor go -- after all, they are professional actors -- and if something is needed, try to describe creatively what they are looking for. A common trick if a reading isn't bright or excited enough is to ask the actor to do it faster. That's a direction that is easily followed without making the actor uncomfortable, and it often results in the added energy needed. This guy should not be directing Shatner. I should, lol.

Shatner's recording session, and Orson Welles' "Frozen Peas" commercial are not to be missed. Unintentional comedy.

No yelling, no foul language? Just pure badass-ery

Shatner is Gold, I love him

This was laugh out loud hilarious. It's also a lesson in the value of emotional intelligence and being able to handle people, something the producer was ignorant of. If the producer had started this whole thing with PRAISING Shatner for this first take ("really, really great"), and then saying something like, "now let's give the company an alternative to choose from that's a little more up tempo", Shatner probably would not have been insulted and been happy to comply.

God I love Shatner

Bill Shatner loses it in the studio?... FAR FROM IT.... he's just given an executive his first lesson...."NEVER teach grandma to suck eggs".... A great lesson by William Shatner ... Thanks Bill - love ya!

@belaglik

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was kind of disappointed. I was expecting him to go full Bill O'Reilly on the guy or at least go off on an Orson Wellsian rant. Passive-aggressive and nasty, yes; losing it, no.

As a voice over guy, I've worked with "Producers" who couldn't sell dollar bills for fifty cents, yet have told me word for word how to to voice a :15 sec spot. Good for Bill on this, wish i had the guts to do what he did.

@barneymatherly3685

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a VO dude and I'm always dealing with bad copy and lousy direction!

@tomindenver1331

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. I once voiced a :30 for a ski resort's Christmas festival. The three ladies from the ski resort and the Chamber of Commerce were all smiles after the take, but I knew I was in trouble when the agency guy was sitting there, holding his head in his hands. Slowly, he raised his head, deeply inhaled, and said "OK...OK...I see where you're going with it...and, yeah, yeah...I wanna help you get there...so...could you brown it up for me? Y'know...just...brown it up a little."

@333angeleyes

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomindenver1331 What does even mean?... Brown nose it up or something?

@obscureentertainment8303

4 жыл бұрын

I acted in a radio drama once and the majority of the recording session was the director and the sound guy furiously trying to wrestle control away from each other.

@Robert08010

4 жыл бұрын

That's bull shit. He was completely unprofessional. Now i get taking the piss out of the guy. But after that, he should have calmed the fuck down and tried to do what he was being PAID TO DO. The producers only fault here was in not being able to articulate exactly what he thought was wrong with the first performance. If you think this is the way to behave, you must not want to work very much.

Fabulous! I love Shatner.

Here’s the REAL: Shatner was paid to do a job, that director was there to guide Shatner through the way the director wanted it done. The director is not a professional speaker so that is why a celeb pro actor is there to do exactly what that director wants; there are contracts signed before that clearly state these things. Shatner knew exactly what the director wanted but because he was having a bad day and the audacity of that director to tell WILLIAM SHATNER how to do his job, he decided to mock and waste valuable recording time to fluff his ego. Everyone is expendable, including Bill.

@esotericfaeryy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being a voice of reason, cause most people don't call out actors for their drama. Shatner has always had problems controlling his emotions.

I think Shat was just enjoying torturing the poor director lol

"I like it better the way you read it" 😂

@davidmansell5986

2 жыл бұрын

Sarcasm at it's best by Bill!

Shatner is 90 today and still amazing. "I really liked the first one." How often has this happened to Pro VO Talent in directed sessions by Agency or Clients? This is so true. "I hear you Clem Fandango".

@biffnadar7252

2 жыл бұрын

Yessss!!!!

Oh Gawd I Love Shatner. OMG that was brilliant. God Love him!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Don't mess with The Captain!!

And that is how to put some one down without raising your voice or swearing. Well done Bill :)

LOL!! This is fantastic!!

They hired shatner for his unique way of speaking and the notoriety of his voice. Unless he flubbed a line, there is no reason to do a redo. Especially since it was a introductory narrative.

It's a snowy saturday afternoon and listening to the Shat losing it on a crappy producer is gold🤣

Director: Are you making fun of me? Shatner: No, I...(laughter of some people in the background). Shatner is a class act in this one. And funny.

"We know a remote farm in Lincolnshire, where Mrs. Buckley lives; every July, peas grow there..."

@FlexoShootFlexo

4 жыл бұрын

Get me a jury and show me how you can say "in July", and I'll go down on you.

@owlcowl

4 жыл бұрын

@@FlexoShootFlexo "Here under protest is Beefburgers!"

@LeathanL

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, that's a classic.

@scootertooter6874

4 жыл бұрын

"Ahhhhh, the FRENCH!"

@Trig242

3 жыл бұрын

I was on to a can of peas, a big bowl of peas

Shatter got back but good. His initial line reading was well done and his re-read of the gentleman in the studio was perfect. Shows how good Shatner is!!!

The Shatner chuckle gets me every time... 😂😂😂

Bill didn't lose it, he rightfully smacked down that producer.

@Trev359

4 жыл бұрын

Bill? Is he your best friend?

@tzenophile

4 жыл бұрын

@@Trev359 just like Elvis must be yours

Funny ! Shatner was killing that guy !

@jasonbean7296

7 жыл бұрын

true.

The way he handled it was awesome...

He did not "lose it", he proved how much of a comedic genius he is!!

Shatner just mind-F'd that guy

My dad was the assistant engineer when Shatner did the voice over for a video game. He arrived late and did the lines completely deadpan. When the lead engineer asked him to change how he was doing it, he said “please; don’t direct me. It sickens me.” My dad started laughing in amazement.

@kylepena8908

Жыл бұрын

Tekwar?

@Menleah

Жыл бұрын

Wow.

@devilgod136

Жыл бұрын

LOL What did the guy say?

@GMANKOOL23

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@wideawake5630

Ай бұрын

He said please.

So glorious!

gold. I just love him

I love Bill, he really handed that guys arse to him in the most civilised way.

He's sharper than many give him credit for. I love how he doesn't take the industry seriously, he just has fun with them. That's all he was doing with Kirk, but at times he could bring a lot of depth when it called for it. He really did repeat it like the guy did it.

@20alphabet

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, he did.

@BobBelson

5 жыл бұрын

oh stop. yes he was good. He was also a ham . You want proof? google "Shatner Rocket Man "..Watch his SERIOUS thespian take on the song. Shatner came out of the oven over cooked on that one..Rock.ET man....

@moeshickenyay

5 жыл бұрын

He nearly pushed the producer into a nervous breakdown, id say that was more than having fun with him, that was a shithole of a human being craping on someone, who was just trying to do his job, just because he could. Fuck Bill Shatner, lost any respect for you looking forward to your Eulogy, the sooner the better.

@fionastanley8707

4 жыл бұрын

Bob Belson how can you not enjoy his interpretation of rocket man, it’s obvious humour?

@greg1mcintosh844

Жыл бұрын

Well said. Bravo. That's him. He's got that uniquely Canadian ability to not take it all seriously like the rest of them do and yet ironically it's all the rest of them who take it too seriously who accuse him of having a big ego but they don't get it do they? An absolutely,, you can go deep and really bring it on. Love the guy and the actor

Best day of that producers life!!!😂

I would have done the same. I know William can seem punchy but he was in the right to ask for the delivery nonetheless. He is not in the process of "losing it". He is in complete control.

shatner was in complete control of himself. he didn't lose it.

I was expecting Shatner to overreact but instead, I'm siding with him on this one. The first was warm & welcoming, but the person pushing him keeps, making it worse. Each new recording sounds more forced. Typical control freak, but when you corner them, they lose composure & don't have a backup plan. Shatner tries to be accommodating, but it's hopeless.

@bsc4344

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Natural and conveying. Appropriate. WHAT WAS RIGHT FOR THE LINE. Yet the tech directing wanted "SHAMWOW HYPED EXAGGERATE PROJECTIONS" that wasnt coming thru. A pro versus MORON DIMBULB, thats what this is, not a "Shatner meltdown"...

@caelachyt

3 жыл бұрын

Shatner isn't accommodating anything. He's humiliating the guy for daring to question his self awarded legendary skill at interpreting how the lines should be spoken. For his part, the director should have approached Bill with more tact and deserved to be rebuked a bit, but the comeuppance was clearly carried too far. The several apologies from the victim should have settled the matter, but rubbing it in was the path he chose.

Lesson #1: DON'T SCREW WITH THE SHAT! Here endeth the lesson. ROTFLMAO!🤣🤣🤣

I love the, “Okay. I think that came pretty close.” Classic!

The director realised pretty quick how stupid that was. You don't correct someone who has been doing that voice on stage and screen for the last 50 years!

@davidd3573

8 жыл бұрын

+The Creepiest Of Pasta No Shatner sucked lol I mean it was bad.

@davidd3573

8 жыл бұрын

***** Ya. Sure.

@ALVHUN

8 жыл бұрын

+The Creepiest Of Pasta Exactly. You may ask for an opinion or ask if they would hear your opinion. That is how you deal with this caliber of an actor.

@odsii8826

8 жыл бұрын

+The Creepiest Of Pasta Regardless Whether it is 1 or 50 years; a directors job is to direct someone to go into the direction they want. It's their JOB.

@davidd3573

8 жыл бұрын

ODSII Ya exactly. A director needs to be celebrity blind to function. Theres no stars on a set or in a studio. That just keeps the job from being done right.

He didn't lose it at all, he just put this fool in his place. Well done, Mr. Shatner!

@markdemell3717

3 жыл бұрын

It's how us Canadians deal with difficult situations.

@noahmay7708

10 ай бұрын

No, he's being a a-hole, but it's really funny.

I knew I loved Shatner for a reason! :-)

Absolutely brilliant!!

Shatner is great!! Plus the way he did it the first time was perfect! Then he did it exactly like the guy did ! The exact same intonation to a tee!!! LMFAO Love the SHAT

@d.e.b.b5788

5 жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed at entertainers who can duplicate, right on the spot, someone else's performance down to every note and syllable. I know that is their specialty, getting it all just perfect, but growing up and acting just a little bit I know how hard it is to do that. He was terrific, no, perfect as Kirk in Star Trek. And yes, he's still perfect!

@antediluvianatheist5262

4 жыл бұрын

I preferred the second take, but both were good.

Moral of the story: don't try to show a guy how to do his job.

What a horror session. He really is mr Know it all

I Love this 😂👍🏼🇺🇸💯✅‼️ Hahahaha!!!!! 😂☕️

Shatner was known for his practical joking when he worked on the original series. Looks like old habits die hard.

@andrewdickens7016

4 жыл бұрын

He was also an angry jealous prick too

Shatner has... been acting for... over 60 years. He's reached the point where his... noteriety... trumps any deficiency... in... his acting ability. He's one of those actors where all of his characters pretty much ARE him. You can't accidentally hire William Shatner and get mad when he gives you William Shatner.

@gregholman2431

9 жыл бұрын

Aye; indeed!

@varanid9

6 жыл бұрын

LOL, loved the dramatic pauses.

@20alphabet

5 жыл бұрын

Well stated.

@DecepticonMegatron

5 жыл бұрын

Thing is though, he's a very good actor who wasn't always so. At the point in time he was hired to do this, he was an absolute pro.

@vidardabard

5 жыл бұрын

I hope Shatner reads this and goes on to prank some company by giving them Nemoy instead. Or maybe Kelley or Doohan...

His imitation of the line reading was pretty much exact.

He is so classy!! love him!

Title is misleading. Shatner is more or less goofing on the guy HARD! I love how DRY his sarcasm is... Shatner for the win! 🤣

@Trig242

3 жыл бұрын

That first laugh...

Shatner had a right to be pissed off. The first take was perfect enough.

@andychow5509

3 жыл бұрын

His first take was absolutely perfect. Completely. Which is amazing. This whole thing is amazing.

@bucksteingold4334

3 жыл бұрын

@@andychow5509 You're amazing. God bless.

i remember hearing this when Howard played it on the air.. classic... LOL. Love the Shat

The Shat is great here. Love it! btw, sounds like Harold Ramis as the other guy. Imagine that... and it was all a put on or something. The Shats second try was spot on perfect. And the rest was him cutting up with recording guy, who doesn't really seem to know how to motivate someone who is obviously superior professionally to him.

That was pretty funny. Ouch! That guy got owned ;) And I have to say I liked the way Shatner didn't let the young guy off the hook.