Video of Shatner watching TREK reboot trailer for the first time

In this clip, Billy Bush shows William Shatner the trailer for the Star Trek reboot, and apparently it's the first time Shatner has seen it. It makes for a couple of minutes that are a lot more interesting - and more melancholy - than the usual Access Hollywood fare. Maybe I'm reading too much into Shatner's expression, but I see a strong mix of emotions playing on his face: sadness that the role he's played for so long has now been officially handed over to a much younger guy, bemusement about all the flash and noise these kids are using to trick up his old franchise, and pride that Trek has actually become a big deal again after a few years in the post-Enterprise doldrums. (Click the image at left to purchase Collision Course, the Trek prequel novel Shatner starts plugging at the end of this clip.)



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