Mind Meld - Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
by Peter Jaysen
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Actor: Billy West, Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, Majel Barrett, William ShatnerDirector: Peter Jaysen
Producer: William Shatner
Cinematographer: Adam Biggs
Producer: Peter Jaysen
Editor: Mark Panik
Producer: Rich Tackenberg
Producer: Scott Zakarin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Import, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Razor
DVD Reviews of Mind Meld - Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime
DVD Review: Fascinating!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Mind Meld" is a fascinating glimpse into the lives of two iconic actors who starred in the immensely popular Star Trek! For those of us who grew up watching Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock this is a must see! The two actors meet at Leonard Nimoy's home and share their memories in his beautiful backyard..You immediately sense a bond between the two that you sense as a deep and meaningful friendship..sort of a brotherly love if you will..
Shatner sort of starts off interviewing Nimoy but contributes quite a bit of his own personal reflections and memories..
One of highlights of this program is how Shatner deals with the animosity and resentment of his former castmates..It's obvious that he is quite hurt by some of the criticisms but he creates a veneer of rationalizations to "protect" himself...a defense mechanism if you will...
But to Shatner's credit..he was the "star" of the show and his boundless energy and crafting of his character was most likely going to alienate others..as a comparison, we always heard stories of Barbara Streisand's tantrums on movie sets..but I guess in a sense, that's what drove these artists and made them great! What I found odd is that Shatner stated that he felt the Star Trek conventions fueled the other actor's egos and made them feel more "important than they were" in his words..I'm not sure about that..after reading George Takei and Nichelle Nichol's books I felt they respected Shatner for his obvious talents as an actor but they, as an ensemble of actors, felt that their talents were not appreciated...as George Takei put it..he felt he was "decoration" on the bridge half of the time..
In making Star Trek the classic show that it was, the contributions of Nimoy and Shatner were immense no doubt however, there was one point during the interview where I felt that Gene Roddenberry had an immense amount of control over the show when Shatner mentioned that for the first movie..he had a idea about a scene and he and Nimoy worked it out and presented it to Robert Wise the director and Wise told them to run it by Gene..since Gene had crafted the original story..however..when it came time to do so..Shatner kind of felt intimidated...
This is a wonderful interview in that it humanizes the two actors and gives you quite a bit of insight into the pressures and stresses of making a hit TV show..that it's not all glitz and glamour but a lot of hard work! In the end you really respect these guys for their dedication to their characters and their openness about issues that they dealt with..
A definite must see for diehard fans of TOS and the 6 movies!!
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