Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart Admits 1 Thing He Copied From William Shatner’s Captain Kirk

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Patrick Stewart admits one thing for Star Trek: The Next Generation that he copied from his predecessor, William Shatner, on Star Trek: The Original Series. Stewart was cast as Captain Jean-Luc Picard to headline Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987 while Shatner, who began playing Captain Kirk in 1966, was still starring in a successful series of Star Trek movies with The Original Series cast.

In his new autobiography, "Making It So: A Memoir," Patrick Stewart reveals the one thing he copied from William Shatner's performance as Captain Kirk. Both Shatner and Stewart recited the classic mantra that began with "Space, the final frontier..." that kicked off every episode of their shows, and Sir Patrick admits he modeled his recitation exactly after Shatner's.

In one very specific aspect, I owe a debt of gratitude to William Shatner. There came the time when I had to record the famous 'Space, the final frontier' speech that opens each episode of 'The Next Generation,' as it did 'The Original Series' ... I carefully listened to Bill's voiceover in preparation to do mine, and realized that there was nothing I could do to improve upon it. He'd done it perfectly, the tone and cadences spot-on.

As Patrick Stewart promotes his memoir, William Shatner also knows a thing or two about writing books. Shatner has published multiple memoirs including Star Trek Memories, Up Til Now, and Boldly Go over the decades, as well as Star Trek novels and the sci-fi series TekWar. Captain Kirk's body also had a surprise cameo in Star Trek: Picard season 3, which revealed that the legendary Starfleet hero's remains are held by Section 31 in Daystrom Station.

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