Twelve Thousand People Watched William Shatner in Red Tights
Two weeks ago, I posted a short clip on TikTok: William Shatner as Captain Kirk, wearing the now-infamousĀ red tights š“ from the Charlie XĀ episode ofĀ Star Trek: The Original Series. You know the sceneāthe one where Kirk is giving Charlie a few self-defense moves š„.
Heās barefoot š¦¶. Heās bare-chested šŖ. Just Shatner, in all his 1966 glory āØ, wearing red tights and tossing a teenage demigod to the mat.
I expected a few chuckles š . Maybe a couple hundred views from fellow TOS fans š½.
What I got?Ā 12,000 hitsĀ š.
Let me repeat that:Ā Twelve. Thousand. Views.Ā š³
Shatner is now 94 š. And apparently, there are 12,000 people out there who still want to see him in tights. And no shirt š„.
I love classic Trek š and have endless appreciation for Shatner's charisma āØ, his command presence š§āāļø, his commitment to everything from diplomacy to dropkicks š„, and his bare chest š„. But I didnāt realize there was still an audienceāan enthusiastic audienceāforĀ thatĀ particular costume choice š.
Is it nostalgia? šŖ Is it camp? š Is it thirst? š¦
I donāt have the answers. I only have the metricsāand the realization that TikTok is, truly, a new world š.
TL;DR:Ā I posted a TikTok of bare-chested, red tights Captain Kirk (William Shatner) šŖš„ fromĀ Charlie X. Heās 94 now šāand 12,000 people watched š. Apparently, Shatnerās sex appeal is timeless āØš„.
