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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Star Trek reunited: William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy make a rare appearance after trading barbs on Twitter

Their characters Captain Kirk and Spock infamously teamed up to explore strange new worlds on Star Trek.

But William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy are rarely spotted together these days and spend much of their time sparring through their Twitter accounts.

So it was a treat for sci-fi fans to see the actors in each other's company at Vancouver airport this weekend, after appearing at a Star Trek convention.

At 79-years-old, the actors looked a far cry from the intrepid space explorers of their youth as they walked through the Canadian airport after the fan event.

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy

Star Trekking: William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy make their way through Vancouver airport at the weekend following a Star Trek convention

Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner

Rare appearance: The 79-year-old veteran actors needed help with their luggage at the Canadian airport

Both were casually dressed, with Shatner sporting sunglasses and a cream trilby and a tired-looking Nimoy wearing a baseball cap and specs.

Although the actors are now good friends, they weren’t always so pally when the Star Trek TV show first started in the 1960s.


Shatner admitted in his 2008 autobiography Up Till Now, that ‘Leonard and I didn’t get along.’

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy

Beam me up Scotty: The actors looked tired as they checked in for their flight

However, in later years, the pair's relationship changed, with Nimoy telling the Los Angeles Times: ‘We've always been like two competitive siblings.’

The actors regularly use their Twitter accounts to make digs at each other.

Last week, Nimoy teased Shatner about the news that his former co-star is to appear in new CBS comedy S*** My Dad says.

‘Bill: Just saw promo for your new show. Glad you finally have something useful to do with your life,’ he tweeted.

william shatner and leonard nimoy

Sparring partners: Nimoy and Shatner appeared at a Vancouver Star Trek convention this weekend

Meanwhile Shatner joked with Nimoy that he has too much time on his hands after the actor announced his retirement from acting this year.

‘Lenny, it's your time to pay for a meal. I must talk to you about how you're wasting your life. My best, Bill.’

‘You're working, you pay!! Did you forget your wallet?’ responded Nimoy.

Star Trek got a new lease of life last year with a new successful movie directed by J.J. Abrams. Nimoy made a cameo in the film, appearing as an older Spock.

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy

On the Enterprise: Shatner and Nimoy as Kirk and Spock in 1991 Star Trek film The Undiscovered Country


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