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Posted: **Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:52 pm**

Premiers today (Friday July 22, 2011) on Epix, whatever the hell that is...

The Captains - an EPIX Original Documentary produced and directed by William Shatner. In The Captains, he travels the world to connect with each of the actors who have played Captains over the long life of the Star Trek franchise. Shatner recalls his own experiences in the role that made him a star by interviewing Patrick Stewart, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks and Chris Pine while interweaving clips from their respective shows and movies.

Posted: **Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:01 pm**

Too bad there's only two I give a shit about, and one of them's the host.

Posted: **Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:22 pm**

I heard the TNG cast loved hanging out off-set. I heard Avery Brooks was a "black power"-style punk bitch, and it killed any chance of cast camaraderie off-set.

Posted: **Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:21 pm**

I heard Avery Brooks was a "black power"-style punk bitch, and it killed any chance of cast camaraderie off-set.

Not sure about the "Black Power" stuff, but I also heard from various sources that he was a major asshole. He's the main reason I never watched that show. He just seemed like a jackass.

Posted: **Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:41 pm**

He always seemed to be trying to develop his own distinctive vocal style of delivering lines, like shades of Shatner. And his just made him sound more like a douche.

Posted: **Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:01 am**

Malcolm wrote:He always seemed to be trying to develop his own distinctive vocal style of delivering lines, like shades of Shatner. And his just made him sound more like a douche.

He was an AC-tor. He was AC-ting.