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"
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.
@@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...
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.
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!"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 - 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
@@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 )
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.
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?
this part really doesn’t make any sense to me. the retort is a response to “i should have kept my mouth shut.” and shatner’s reply is “no, if you’re mouth was open…” which is in total agreement with the previous line: the producer’s mouth was, in fact open, and the producer wishes it were shut. and shatner is effectively saying, “no-it WAS shut, because you’d be getting high if it weren’t.” but shatner is also trying to say it wasn’t? i don’t think this one holds water. i think shatner’s replies in the first half were measured and clever, and then he started to lose his temper in the second half when the producer tried walking things back.
@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?
+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!
+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.
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 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. 👍👏👏
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 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.
@@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.
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..
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.
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!
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.
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."
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
@@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.
@@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 😅🍺
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!
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!
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
To be fair, the producer did sound a little more excited when he said the word "amazed". Also, it's fair that they wanted him to sound more excited and then when Shatner did the second take, he did not sound more excited.
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.
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....
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.
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
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.
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.
Brilliant! 1st take was perfect. Another one of those directors who just has to interject for the sake of interjecting; looks like he learned his lesson from Professor Shatner! Love it!
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.
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.
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.
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"...
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.
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".
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 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
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!
That little chuckle Shatner does at the beginning is so great. haha He knows already how this is going to end.
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.
that's because it's a sketch
@@thestonerpreacher nope! 😊
@@Retrohhhh I guess I better listen to it some more
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”.
This is genius
Well played.
The director was the "Shat-upon" and William was the "Shatner"
@@etoineschrdlu9382 Brilliant!
Nice.
Holy shit ..when Shatner repeated it like he did I lost it..he’s a supreme ball buster..😂
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.
I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. Omg 🤣
Canadians are specialists in passive aggression - 🛸🍁✨
The first read could have been better. That is what the director knew. Shatner just took offence. His ego was bruised.
@@guitarman704 well Shatner brushed it off the first time. He only reacted the second time.
@@guitarman704 Exactly. Cant believe people are praising this behaviour, he's acting like a child - all because someone had the audacity to suggest changes.
"To boldly go more passive-aggressive than any man has gone before..."
This should be the title LOL
Beejor - LAME. Dude you are so boring and so are the mindless saps who liked your dumb comment.
@@zqzj actually it shouldn't be the title and you are yet ANOTHER dumbass LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mean Mugger yeah. You’re the cool one... 😂
helleuw LMAO
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...
It was actually one of the most remarkable things I've witnessed- to the point of spooky.
well, he did start his career in radio
Shatner, for all the crap people give him, is a super talented actor.
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.
Tirade? Seriously?
"Uh, Stephen...can you hear me?"
"YES! I CAN HEAR YOU, Clem Fandango!!!"
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!"
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.
Shatner hasn't lost a goddamned thing. That was razor sharp. That producer got his ass handed to him.
+Fred Garvin Agreed.
When Shatner asked him to do the first time, then did EXACTLY the same thing into the mic. Beautiful! GO Shat!
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.
+GAML lollllll
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.
Dexter Haven umm laid back is his style
OMG Shatner NAILED the guy's take! Pitch perfect!
+Andrew Smith that was kinda funny
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.
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.
I’m sorry, but that first read was really cold. If you think it’s perfect, you’ve never been an editor or producer.
@@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 is a comedic genius. He is having a ball here 😅
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
If you're not a celebrity this doesn't work at all though. You're just be labeled a narcisstic ahole
@@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 )
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.
I thought the "director" was just doing his job?
Passive Aggressive / Reverse Psychology!
The director sounds like he’s going to cry.
"are you making fun of me?" YA THINK?!
It was Mike Stoklasa
I’m crying!!👍😘🇸🇪
This dude really dropped the ball. What a moron,an outright moron
This is so priceless, it should be in the library of Congress. LOL
DENNY CRANE!
@@getcrack4me Pink Flamingos!!
We need to send it to space.
Even when Shatner "loses it," he still does it with class! He is so AWESOME!
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?
“No, if your mouth was open you’d pop some pills in it “😅😅😅😅
When he said that I spit out my tea.
this part really doesn’t make any sense to me.
the retort is a response to “i should have kept my mouth shut.” and shatner’s reply is “no, if you’re mouth was open…” which is in total agreement with the previous line: the producer’s mouth was, in fact open, and the producer wishes it were shut. and shatner is effectively saying, “no-it WAS shut, because you’d be getting high if it weren’t.” but shatner is also trying to say it wasn’t?
i don’t think this one holds water. i think shatner’s replies in the first half were measured and clever, and then he started to lose his temper in the second half when the producer tried walking things back.
He DIDN'T lose it. He *kept his cool* the whole time. He was just playing with his food.
CARTOONIVERSE1 Like he always does!
Kind of an odd metaphor to use here, he never ends up "eating" him.
@@andromedaiscoming185- That's what a *metaphor* is. If he *actually* ate him, it would *no longer* be a metaphor.
Not really. He was annoyed, had an attitude, and wasn't very professional.
@@Alex_1729 Yeah. And Shatner put him in his place.
Remember, Shatner is Canadian, so it's a very polite freak out.
Shatner was so polite, I actually confused him for a british individual
Check out "Shatner Recites Palin" on the Conan show. Both the Palin Alaska farewell address ..and the PalinTweets. Brilliant ..& hilarious.✌
@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?
@@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794 well Canada has the same Queen as the UK so you shouldn't be surprised.
@@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794 Haha, you obviously don't know many British people.
Comedy gold, over a decade later I come back to watch this.
Shatner, King of the ball-busters. This is legendary.
Shatner lost it? I don't think so. He was quite in control of himself.
+Biff Beezer yeah, i expected him to be in a hissy fit, but it was nothing like that. he was completely calm.
+Biff Beezer Shatner taught him a lesson, well maybe, the Jr. director was pretty thick.
+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!
+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.
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.
I can't imagine anyone telling William Shatner how to speak! Ha, ha!! His response was great!
In a studio they do retakes all the time
They tried to tell Shatner how to talk. My God, they've tried. But they quit trying back in the 60's.
Are you kidding me? The studio guy did everything right.
agreed
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. 👍👏👏
This is incredible. I love Shatner more than ever now.
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.
@@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!
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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..
The guy talking to Shatner sounds like Spengler from Ghostbusters.
Egon
Mr. Shatner just Kobyashi Marued the sound engineer.
good one!!
That wasn't a sound engineer. Director.
What Shatner should have said:
"I'll snap you back so hard you'll think you're a first-year cadet again."
PIN THIS!
@@larrysmith6797 yeah, thanks Larry
“You come in here and don’t know what you want???”
😂😂😂
Hook, line and sinker that one 😂
I’m dyin 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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.
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.
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!
@fucheduck if you want to have grown adults take your order, maybe don't go to papa John's lol
The guy gets pretty self conscious at the end. I think he's forgiven.
@@fucheduck The fuck does that have to do with this
"You know what you want."
"No, I dont!"
DinnerBells LOL!
I lost it there. 😂
Shatner ju jitsu! Priceless! How were they paying him? He could have gone on for weeks!
great direction.
It was a perfect rendition of what the director was asking. That is talent!
@Mr. G actually you might BE the guy
Shatner is hilarious. The producer “Are you making fun of me” Shatner “No” hahahaha
He lies so convincingly!
you can literally hear the smile on his face lmfao
The first take was dead on....
People think he's an asshole, in reality he is a professional who doesn't put up with crap.
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.
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."
Chris Manning Nope
@@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.
The voice director sounded like he was about to cry 😭
The first take was perfect, so the director was way out of line and Shatner put him in his place.
Shatner is the King of the Smartasses. This absolutely drips sarcasm.
Yet is strangely Professional, I took many notes on this video...Time to apply it irl
this behaviour shouldn't be applauded ffs.
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!
If only his twitter reflected that. He’s a total asshat on there.
@@eggdude everyone is a asshat on twitter. twitter is a cesspool
"If your mouth was open, you would have popped some pills in it."
Robert Fusco I know! LOL!
were
That laugh at the beginning was like “ you have no idea what you just did”
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.
No yelling, no foul language? Just pure badass-ery
Thats why he's the captain...
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.
Compared to some 'tirades' this was fucking brilliant, bless this man haha
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.
Still sharp yet at 88...
The director is the head honcho; not the actor. Shatner was very unprofessional from what I can hear on this video.
He's 90, now!
@@Anth230, still sharp at 91!
@@tromboneman4517 Yup....Norman lloyd was still sharp till his final year or so. He died at 106.5 years.
"I like it better the way you read it"
😂
Sarcasm at it's best by Bill!
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.
😂😂😂😂.
How can you not love that guy!!
Put Mr. "know it all" producer in his place.
Well done, Denny Crane.
Don't mess with The Captain!!
I think Shat was just enjoying torturing the poor director lol
God I love Shatner
The way he handled it was awesome...
Shatner just mind-F'd that guy
Shatner is Gold, I love him
Shatner's recording session, and Orson Welles' "Frozen Peas" commercial are not to be missed. Unintentional comedy.
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.
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.
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.
They seem like they don't know what they want, but certainly know what they "don't want"
@@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
@@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.
And that is how to put some one down without raising your voice or swearing. Well done Bill :)
Wow. I came expecting a tantrum and was instead treated to a master class in controlling the conversation. Bravo Shatner.
Masterclass, my arse. He's an arrogant little shit.
@@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
😅🍺
The man is class... I need to learn how to screw with people and their own arrogance.
Not really controlling, more like bullying.
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!
What a horror session. He really is mr Know it all
His imitation of the line reading was pretty much exact.
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!
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.
I'm a VO dude and I'm always dealing with bad copy and lousy direction!
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."
@@tomindenver1331 What does even mean?... Brown nose it up or something?
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.
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.
Did anybody else start laughing when Shatner started laughing. I love that guy!
This is a CLASSIC example of how Producers think they are the talent.
I thot Stern was over. Y'know. Like the 90's. Amazing that people still think he's important.
Jennifer Grove No one said he's important... but he is entertaining.
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.
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...
I love Bill, he really handed that guys arse to him in the most civilised way.
It's a snowy saturday afternoon and listening to the Shat losing it on a crappy producer is gold🤣
gold. I just love him
Best day of that producers life!!!😂
"We know a remote farm in Lincolnshire, where Mrs. Buckley lives; every July, peas grow there..."
Get me a jury and show me how you can say "in July", and I'll go down on you.
@@FlexoShootFlexo "Here under protest is Beefburgers!"
LOL, that's a classic.
"Ahhhhh, the FRENCH!"
I was on to a can of peas, a big bowl of peas
Shatner was known for his practical joking when he worked on the original series. Looks like old habits die hard.
He was also an angry jealous prick too
To be fair, the producer did sound a little more excited when he said the word "amazed". Also, it's fair that they wanted him to sound more excited and then when Shatner did the second take, he did not sound more excited.
The first take was perfect.
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.
Yes, he did.
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....
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.
Bob Belson how can you not enjoy his interpretation of rocket man, it’s obvious humour?
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
Funny ! Shatner was killing that guy !
true.
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.
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.
This is better than the Orson Welles peas session
Brilliant! 1st take was perfect. Another one of those directors who just has to interject for the sake of interjecting; looks like he learned his lesson from Professor Shatner! Love it!
Bill didn't lose it, he rightfully smacked down that producer.
Bill? Is he your best friend?
@@Trev359 just like Elvis must be yours
William, (Bill) was so good in his Lawyer role, in that excellent TV Series, "Boston Legal".
This is amazing
shatner was in complete control of himself. he didn't lose it.
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.
Tekwar?
Wow.
LOL
What did the guy say?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
He said please.
A great sequel to the Orson Welles frozen peas commercial
How incredibly petty of him. The director was literally just asking him to change the tone slightly.
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.
I'm still waiting for him to lose it.
I love the, “Okay. I think that came pretty close.” Classic!
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.
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.
Shatner has a true sense of the absurd. LMAO!!!!!!
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.
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"...
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.
He the Epitome of A real actor. He draws you in to whatever hes speaking.
Makes me miss classic stern and segments like this. I feel like Bill Shatner sometimes when dealing w/ folks when I did VO...
"Shatner" is the Canadian word for "Legend".
Shatner is a real professional in how he dealt with this dope.
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".
Yessss!!!!
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.
That's the William Shatner way!
And they say kirk had no diplomacy.
He didn't lose it at all, he just put this fool in his place. Well done, Mr. Shatner!
It's how us Canadians deal with difficult situations.
No, he's being a a-hole, but it's really funny.
Oh Gawd I Love Shatner. OMG that was brilliant. God Love him!!! 🤣🤣🤣
And that's how you defeat the Kobayashi Maru.
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
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!
I preferred the second take, but both were good.
He most definitely did not "lose it".