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| Stewart Defends Trek Fans | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 6 2008, 07:11 AM (161 Views) | |
| TribbleMom | Apr 6 2008, 07:11 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.trektoday.com/news/030408_01.shtml April 3, 2008 - 12:41 AM Patrick Stewart got testy in an interview recently when he felt that Star Trek fans were being insulted. As reported by Newsweek, the former Star Trek: The Next Generation star does not buy into the "Trekkies are oddballs" type attitude all too prevalent amongst non-Star Trek fans. When asked if when playing Macbeth, Stewart was worried about "weird Trekkie fans" in the audience, he replied, "Oh come on, that's just a silly thing to say." When the reporter persisted, insisting that Star Trek fans were weird, Stewart scolded the woman. "How many do you know personally?" he asked. "You couldn't be more wrong. Here is the thing. If you say the fans are weird, that means there is something essentially weird about the show and there is nothing weird about it. I'm very passionate when people like you snigger." One thing about working on Star Trek that Stewart found to be a nuisance was wearing the jumpsuit. "I came to loathe it," he explained. "We actually got rid of it after the second season thanks to my chiropractor, who said if they don't take you out of that costume we are going to slap a lawsuit on Paramount for the lasting damage done to your spine." According to Stewart, the jumpsuit was "made from Lycra and one size too small. The producers wanted to have a smooth, unwrinkled look. It put a terrible amount of strain on the shoulders, neck and back." -------------------------- See, we're not all total geeks.  Thanks Jean-Luc  er, I mean Mr. Stewart.
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| 24thcenstfan | Apr 7 2008, 06:00 PM Post #2 |
Something Wicked This Fae Comes
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Stewart is a great guy!  I wish I had seen the interview, I would have sent in a nasty e-mail to the show or whoever was asking the questions. |
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