Product Details

• Actors: William Shatner, Ira Steven Behr, George Takei, Stephen Hawking, Colm Meaney
• Directors: Julian Jones
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Allumination
• DVD Release Date: April 10, 2007
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000M9BSBO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,665 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "How William Shatner Changed the World" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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HOW WILLIAM SHATNER CHANGED THE WORLD - DVD Movie

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Great, Fun Show!, January 26, 2007

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Geena "Worrier Princess" (Metro Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How William Shatner Changed the World (DVD)

This show originally aired on The Discovery Channel. In it, William Shatner hosts an hour-long program about how the technology and ideas presented in classic Star Trek have affected both real-world technology and our ideas about what is possible in the future. Footage of the erstwhile Captain Kirk goofing on his own image (that guy has very possibly the BEST sense of humor about himself of any celebrity) is intercut with interviews and documentary-style footage (narrated by Shatner, of course) of real scientists and engineers (many of whom, you will be unsurprised to learn, were inspired as youngsters by the original Star Trek series). The result is an informative, funny and often inspiring view of what it REALLY means to live "in the future."

It's good to be reminded that the lives we live now used to be someone else's future, and the future we look forward to is a place where people are going to live.

Highly recommended.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How William Shatner Changed the World and I Change my Classroom, May 17, 2007

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Kendall S. Keane (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How William Shatner Changed the World (DVD)

The program, How William Shatner Changed the World is great. I have shown it to my Students in my Astronomy classes while we talk about space explortation and the future. I wanted my students to see how our facination with space has influenced our daily lives and how it affected our technology and it's change over time. All of my students were mesmerized and enthralled through the whole show. They loved it.

Thanks William Shatner,
Sincerely,
Kendall Keane
Science Teacher
East High School
Wichita, KS

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Mix of Sci-Fi and Hard Science, May 13, 2007

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Christopher T. Mancill (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews
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This documentary does an excellent job of showing how real-life scientists were inspired by inventions shown on Star Trek. Shatner is a delightful host, too, moving us swiftly and humorously between segments. I plan on using parts of this DVD when teaching my classes this fall.