William Shatner Upset Many Trekkies
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William Shatner once came under fire for criticizing the fandom of “Trekkies” that spawned from the series. In 1986, Shatner was a host on Saturday Night Live, wherein one sketch, Shatner played himself attending a Star Trek convention. In the episode, he chastises the crowd and tells them to “Get a life!”
Although it was a joke, many real-life fans were not too pleased. At the time, Shatner apparently couldn’t grasp the idea of a fandom and didn’t understand why grown-ups had put that much dedication into the show. Since then, Shatner examined the Trekkie culture in his 1999 book, Get A Life!
