James T. Kirk Ultimate Blog

1. Jimmy Bennett who played young Kirk driving the car early in the 2009 "Star Trek" film,  this scene and other aspects of the 2009 film were based on the 1992 Diane Carey Star Trek Novel "Best Destiny" which calls itself "The Long-Awaited Story of a Young James T. Kirk's First Adventure in Space"  2.  The online Trek Encyclopedia Memory Alpha says the following about the USS Republic vessel where Kirk served as an Ensign, "By the early 24th century the USS Republic was assigned as a training ship for Starfleet Academy cadets. Although it continued to serve the fleet through as late as 2374. it had not left the Sol System since the 2320s (DS9 "Valiant')  that's how Legendary Starfleet vessels were in Kirk's era, and at the end of  "Star Trek: Generations" the Nebula class USS Farragut is one of 3 Starfleet vessels that rescue the survivors of the Enterprise D, Kirk also served aboard a vessel named Farragut early in his

  The Wikipedia entry for James T. Kirk  tells more about how Legendary Kirk is.. it says Kirk "earned a Field commission as an ensign and posted to advanced training aboard the USS Republic, that Kirk graduated in the top five percent from Starfleet Academy, Terry J. Erdman & Paula M. Block in the Star Trek 101 primer say Kirk is "cunning, courageous and confident, Kirk also has a tendency to ignore Starfleet regulations when he feels the end justifies the means" and that Kirk is "The quintessential officer, a man among men and a hero for the ages" Shatner wanted to fill Kirk with "awe and wonder" absent from the "The Cage" pilot episode , Shatner took inspiration from the ancient Greek ruler  Alexander the Great "the athlete and intellectual of his time" when playing Kirk, and Shatner based Kirk partly on himself, A comedy veteran, Shatner suggested making the shows characters as comfortable working in space as they would be 

  On the Wikipedia entry for the Star Trek franchise, it says that Gene Roddenberry when creating Star Trek: The Original series, was inspired by the satirical book Gulliver's Travels, published in 1726 by Irish writer & clergyman Jonathan Swift , the entry also says "The central trio of Kirk,Spock and McCoy from Star Trek: The Original Series was modeled on Classical mythological storytelling" referring to Classical Greco-Roman mythology, Greek & Roman mythology, the entry is here,  Star Trek   

. In 1997 American rapper "Master P" released a song titled "Captain Kirk" on his Ghetto D album, it featured Fiend, Silkk The Shocker & Mystikal,  see this video,  Master P - "Captain Kirk" feat Fiend, Silkk The Shocker & Mystikal    Please Credit as Jeff W  , also the reason I gave earlier today for the James T. Kirk Bourbon Whiskey, I forgot to add the slogan for the Kirk Bourbon Whiskey is "Go Boldly Drink Responsibly"

  . In June 2018, The TrekToday.com website has an article titled "  http://www.trektoday.com/content/2018/06/star-trek-vs-transformers-comic "  about Kirk & his Crew meeting the Transformers, and it says in the Article  "In this new crossover four-issue miniseries, “the  USS. Enterprise  answers a distress call on the edge of Klingon Space, only to find a dilithium mine under attack from 20th century-era jets and helicopters. When a certain red truck shows up to lend a hand, however, Kirk and the crew discover that there’s more than meets the eye to their new vehicular friends and foes.”                                Delete Move to Forward

1. The Trekmovie.com  website on June 27, 2018 has an article titled " James T. Kirk Bourbon Unveiled As First In New Line Of Star Trek Branded Spirits " about a official Paramount Pictures approved James T. Kirk  Bourbon , "Straight Bourbon Whiskey"  and it calls itself "an artisan bourbon that celebrates Captain Kirk's bold spirit of adventure" Nothing about a Picard bourbon whiskey 

  1. In this Newseek.com article in June 2018 titled    ‘Star Trek’ novels reveal Picard’s possible future in new series   , it tells about    Borg Invasion of 2381 Picard had a handful of post-  Nemesis  confrontations with the Borg, but nothing like the massive invasion of 2381, which wiped out 40 percent of Starfleet and killed tens of billions. Picard’s long history with the Borg (he was once assimilated) leads him to some dark places, including commanding the deployment of the same genocidal thalaron radiation weapon wielded by the Romulans in  Nemesis (Geordi La Forge refuses the order). " This is shown in the "Star Trek: Destiny " Novel , Book II Mere Mortals,  while this may not be a fully "Canon" The Federation would Not be having these problems if Kirk was around in 2381 - 

  On the StarTrek.com website there was an article on June 26, 2018 titled "William Shatner's Favorite Jacket" about how Kirk had worn the cool "Starfleet Captain's Bomber Jacket" in  the film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier along with a pair of Levi's and the t-shirt from Yosemite National Park "Go Climb a Rock" the article tells how Fleet  Admiral Morrow also had the cool "Bomber Jacket" in  "The Search for Spock"  the article is here,  William Shatner's Favorite Jacket   

  As seen in the 2009 "Star Trek" Film, Scotty was such a legend that he was the first person to come up with the idea of "transwarp beaming" which was a transwarp theory about how to beam an object or person from one star system to another, or even to a starship traveling at high warp, Scotty said "The notion of transwarp beaming is like trying to hit a bullet, with a smaller bullet, whilst wearing a blindfold, riding a horse" the 2009 film also introduced us Trek fans to Scotty's cool colleague Keenser , see this Article,  Transwarp beaming

  The Film, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, had the coolest ending credits of Any Star Trek Film !! Showing Images & Scenes from the Film as the Credits rolled on the screen, see this YouTube video showing the ending credits,  Star Trek IV The Voyage Home - Ending Scene & Credits

  Cool YouTube Video I found Titled,  TJ HOOKER in the 23rd Century! starring William Shatner   !!!  with the Music from T.J. Hooker,

1. Also in June 2018 an article on the TrekToday.com  website is titled   Two New Children’s Trek Books Coming Next Year – TrekToday   about how in January 2019 two Little Golden Books, Trek Themed books are going to be released for children, they will be titled "I am Captain Kirk" and "I am Mr. Spock" each will be 24 pages in length, and the article says   " “Boldly go where no one has gone before with this first-ever  Star Trek Little Golden Book –featuring Captain James T. Kirk! “Whether making strange new discoveries at the farthest reaches of the galaxy or facing off against Klingons and other alien races, find out what makes Captain James T. Kirk the most famous starship captain ever.  Star Trek  fans of all ages will love this action-packed Little Golden Book featuring Captain Kirk and the crew of the  USS Enterprise  from the classic TV series in a unique retro art style!” I am Mr. Spock  is written by  Elizabeth Schaeffer , and it is also illustrated b

  Kirk & Spock as played by Shatner & Nimoy but also Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto are a cool team like the "Wedding Crashers" from the 2005 Comedy film "Wedding Crashers" about two Washington D.C divorce mediators John Beckwith(Owen Wilson) & Jeremy Grey(Vince Vaughn) who "crash" wedding parties to meet and bed women, you could never compare Picard & Riker to the Wedding Crashers, Kirk would fully agree with the tagline for the film "Life's a Party, Crash it"  Kirk is also cool like  Jack Tripper from "Three's Company" Jack Tripper was played by the late John Ritter, see this Link,  Wedding Crashers

  Picard is the ultimate herb of the Federation, the insult "herb" means basically a loser, uncool person, nerd, dork,geek, wack, worthy of being mocked, weak, chumpish, and generally to be avoided, it's a mocking term, used by rapper esoteric in the song herb, pronounced like it's spelled, no silent h, it doesn't mean weed or drugs, it's a term for someone who follows trends, or just is a complete bullsh-tter, basically one of those people that nobody likes, see this Link from the Urbandictionary.com  website for more info on the Origin & meanings of the insult "herb"  Urban Dictionary: Herb  

  The website  theknow.denverpost.com  on June 18, 2018 has an article by John Wenzel titled " William Shatner, in Denver with “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” will talk about (almost) anything " the article says that "At 87, the original Captain of the Starship Enterprise is as feisty and urbane as ever" and that Shatner is a "Stage Performer at heart" who has always embraced his fans, not just of his Iconic Sci-Fi work but his many other projects

  On October 4, 2015 an article appears on the StarTrek.com website titled "Activist/Advocate for The Disabled Inspired by Star Trek" about a man named Scott Palm, who was born with cerebral palsy who was inspired by Kirk & his crew from The Original Series, !! & Trek in general, the article is here,  Activist/Advocate for The Disabled Inspired By Star Trek  

  For the Friendship between Kirk & Spock in the Kelvin Timeline Films, the Memory Alpha  Star Trek website notes that  The  influence on which screenwriters  Roberto Orci  and  Alex Kurtzman  based Kirk and Spock's relationship was the friendship between  Paul McCartney  and  John Lennon , two very different musicians who bonded early in life, partly because they both suffered through the loss of a parent (in Kirk's case, his father, and in Spock's, his mother) 

  A Star Trek fan legally changed his name to James T. Kirk in 1974, and actually appeared as an Enterprise crew member in the recreation deck scenes in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, he also appeared in the 1997 documentary film "Trekkies"  also the 2016 film Star Trek: Beyond had a VFX, visual effects artist named James Kirk, see this Link,  James T. Kirk (fan)  

  . The StarTrek.com website for Father's Day, Sunday June 17, 2018 has an article titled " Celebrating 8 of Trek's Most Memorable Dads "  George Kirk (James T. Kirk's Father) from the Kelvin Timeline is listed, along with Admiral James T. Kirk from the Prime Timeline is listed, with information about his son David Marcus from The Wrath of Khan, & The Search for Spock, No Picard, see the Article,