tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post1155217301880499816..comments2024-03-17T19:22:37.877-04:00Comments on Mike Lynch Cartoons: Richard Burton as Captain KirkMike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-65002900851686971022007-07-22T10:38:00.000-04:002007-07-22T10:38:00.000-04:00But you can’t emphasize “Kirk”, that’s like he’s w...But you can’t emphasize “Kirk”, that’s like he’s wanting me to emphasize “Walter” before “Koenig”. Come on, fellas, you’re losing your heads! I wouldn’t direct any living actor like this in Shakespeare! Will you do this, it’s impossible!Mark Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839199259226381830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-4169242632055599872007-07-22T10:28:00.000-04:002007-07-22T10:28:00.000-04:00Maybe Peter Cushing was the only recognizable face...<I>Maybe Peter Cushing was the only recognizable face in it. The rest of 'em were unknowns!</I><BR/><BR/>I would say Alec Guinness was known.<BR/><BR/><I>For a while, the rumors were that Richard Burton would play Captain Kirk.</I><BR/><BR/>Wow. I never knew this. Thank God they didn't go that route!MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888944336887736663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-80350031170040001332007-07-21T12:43:00.000-04:002007-07-21T12:43:00.000-04:00It would indeed have been interesting to see Rich...It would indeed have been interesting to see Richard Burton as Capt. Kirk. But luckily the producers decided to stick with the old cast. They're what made the old series great...and cheesy/camp in the first place. Seems to me that an actor like Burton would have been "heavy" as an actor to play Kirk anyway.Michael Minneboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448034590646022533noreply@blogger.com