To boldly go … ;-)

First of all, I want to say I was never all that big on Captain Kirk. I found Jean-Luc Picard much more interesting.

That said, this was worth reading. Shatner talks about the folks creating Boston Legal struggling initially to find the right blend of humor and drama, and I think he has done well with that balance in this autobiography. This is not “deep” literature, though Shatner began as a Shakespearean actor. He also expresses his grief over the loss of his 3rd wife, but the story doesn’t get mired there.

This is a decent summer read, from the outset where Shatner has a, uh, personal moment with Koko the gorilla, to the end, where he calls in to argue with radio hosts who have called him an a**hole. Rapid-fire, never a dull moment.

And the book ends with a question that now has me curious—does he really wear a toupee?