{"id":35648,"date":"2025-12-31T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=35648"},"modified":"2025-12-30T21:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:10:57","slug":"shatnerkhan-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/shatnerkhan-x\/","title":{"rendered":"ShatnerKhan X"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I spoke to my fellow initiates in Advanced Shatneriana and it was decided that ShatnerKhan X will take place on January 17<sup>th<\/sup> at the Compound in the heart of Dunwich.\u00a0 Now you may ask is this really the tenth ShatnerKhan.\u00a0 Well, I tried to look back at the records and discovered that in November of 2024 I mentioned ShatnerKhan VIII.\u00a0 But before that the highest number I could find was III.\u00a0 So, something seems wrong.\u00a0 I went farther back and found that ShatnerKhan I occurred on <a href=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/02\/02nov2019-ocf-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 1st 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That was over a year after my initial decision to celebrate all things Shatner in my groundbreaking post. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/15\/william-shatner-a-demigod-of-bad-acting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Shatner a Demigod of Bad Acting<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s required reading at Starfleet Academy.<\/p>\n<p>The actual agenda is not as structured as in ShatnerKhans past.\u00a0 Will we watch the two Twilight Zone episodes?\u00a0 Will we review the various Star Trek episodes where Kirk performs his signature shoulder roll?\u00a0 Will we rate the various alien women he groped?\u00a0 Will we analyze his interactions with Lieutenant Sulu for any telltale animosity?\u00a0 Will we do a survey to decide in which episode Kirk looks fattest?\u00a0 The only thing I\u2019m certain is we will play \u201cRocket Man.\u201d\u00a0 After all it\u2019s a short performance and it combines all of Shatner\u2019s signature tics in one package.\u00a0 It has the weird pauses, the meaningless syllable stress changes in dialog and his truly embarrassing facial expressions trying to convey inappropriate emotions.\u00a0 It is a masterclass in bad acting with bad singing thrown into the bargain for free.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"William Shatner &quot;Sings&quot; &#039;Rocket Man&#039;  AI Upscaled to Ultra HD\" width=\"783\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Co2ZVdVM26E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And it is important to have a ShatnerKhan.\u00a0 As we all know Bill Shatner was born in 1931.\u00a0 He will be ninety-five in 2026 if he makes it to March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>.\u00a0 And honestly, he\u2019s starting to look a little raggedy.\u00a0 So now is definitely a good time to review his many achievements and mock him relentlessly.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, it\u2019s also an excuse to eat extremely fattening foods and sit around and shoot the breeze with my old friends.\u00a0 We\u2019re not getting any younger either and it\u2019s time to catch up on what\u2019s gone on over the last year or two.\u00a0 There are milestones and family stuff and plans to make for the upcoming year and now is the best time before we all get swamped with work and other commitments.<\/p>\n<p>So it is with a light heart that I announce this incredible event.\u00a0 Will we wear the Shatner masks from the \u201cHalloween\u201d movies (probably not, they\u2019re really uncomfortable and would stop us from continuously eating)?\u00a0 Will we watch any of the Star Trek movies like parts of the Wrath of Khan with the famous \u201cKhaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!! 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