I’m actually rewatching TOS with my wife (which is a miracle)
I love seeing Shatner again … every single scene looks like he’s about to do something, say something important, the ship is about to be destroyed or his toast is on fire … every camera shot of him is overly dramatic and looks like the last image we’ll ever see of him.
I love it.
YES! Something about Shatners performance just screams captain. The composure. The looks. The inflection. Like every decision truly weighs on his character
Didn’t he prefer theatrical acting & live audience and thus played his TV role like a theater actor would? I vaguely remember reading about it.
Those tend to traditionally exaggerate gesture, mimic and tone so the last row still gets everything even when they’re further away.
He’s a classically-trained Shakespearean actor, trained with the Royal Shakespeare Company. You should check him out on his The Twilight Zone episodes. They’re about the hammiest, scene-chewiest things you can imagine. 
Uh, where’s craft services?
What, food? Naw, this cast eats the scenery. But there’s a grill in the back alley if you wanna cook something.
While he was a Shakespearean actor at Stratford in Canada, and in fact was Christopher Plummer’s understudy before taking on leading roles himself, Shatner’s US career kicked off in the 1950s in film noir. He was considered a quite serious actor.
The style of acting really grows on you as you watch it. It’s so dramatic and punchy.
I love it too.
Hypothesis: Captain Kirk is a Cat.
Kirk is a cocky tomcat. Spock is a prissy black cat that doesn’t like change. McCoy is a stray that wandered in from outside, but seems to be friendly most of the time.
McCoy is a stray that wandered in from outside, but seems to be friendly most of the time.
Dr. T’Ana?
One orange braincell
