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On William Shatner’s Big Win
September 18, 2005 by Allyn · Leave a Comment
William Shatner received an Emmy Award tonight, his second in the past two years for his role as Denny Crane on Boston Legal. Shatner’s co-star, James Spader, also received an Emmy for his work on the series.
Shatner’s Emmy is well-deserved. He’s done superlative work as Denny Crane, keeping the audience guessing as to whether his antics are calculated or spontaneous. In many ways I feel that Crane, not James T. Kirk, is the role Shatner would want to be remembered for. Denny Crane really is the role of a lifetime.
Naturally, I’m a fan of Boston Legal, and after ABC’s shabby treatment of the show last spring I cannot wait for the series to start its second season next week.
Denny Crane!
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Allyn Gibson has written Star Trek short fiction, such as the groundbreaking "Make-Believe" in Star Trek: Constellations (2006) and the mind-blowing Doctor Who short story, "The Spindle of Necessity" in Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership (2008). He is also the writer for a monthly catalog where he gets to indulge himself in comics and pop culture. After hours, he writes fiction, non-fiction, and weird ramblings on his blog about whatever is on his mind. Now a Baltimorean, Allyn roots long-distance for two long-suffering sports teams: the Chicago Cubs and Hibernian FC; closer to home he roots for the "First in war, first in peace, last in the National League" Washington Nationals, because the Nats need all the help (and all the fans) they can get.
