William Shatner Contest

Aug. 11, 2006, 12:33PM



Shatner goes online to find his DVD club spokesperson
Associated Press

NEW YORK ?- William Shatner, aka Capt. James T. Kirk of the Star Trek TV series and movies, is looking for a spokesperson for his new science fiction DVD club.

He's launched an online contest and wants the voting public to select 10 finalists. Celebrity judges, including Chase Masterson from the cast of the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, will select seven additional finalists.

Shatner will pick the winner, who will be named spokesperson for the William Shatner Science Fiction DVD Club. The winner also will receive "a large cash award," according to the contest announcement.

Entrants must create a short video clip that shows why they have what it takes and submit it to shatner.blip.tv/. Deadline for entries is Sept. 30.

Aspiring actors, young filmmakers and budding film critics are encouraged to enter.

"This is an opportunity for new faces and new voices in the science fiction world to be seen and heard," Shatner said in a statement Thursday.

"Plus, this is a chance for passionate fans to be the first to discover the next M. Night Shyamalan or Brandon Routh, and help propel them into stardom," the 75-year-old actor said.

The Star Trek TV series ran from 1966-69. It spawned five spinoff series and 10 films.