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-infamousΒ red tights π΄ from the Charlie XΒ episode ofΒ Star Trek: The Original Series. You know the sceneβthe one where Kirk is giving Charlie a few self-defense moves π₯.
Heβs barefoot π¦Ά. Heβs bare-chested πͺ. Just Shatner, in all his 1966 glory β¨, wearing red tights and tossing a teenage demigod to the mat.
I expected a few chuckles π . Maybe a couple hundred views from fellow TOS fans π½.
What I got?Β 12,000 hitsΒ π.
Let me repeat that:Β Twelve. Thousand. Views.Β π³
Shatner is now 94 π. And apparently, there are 12,000 people out there who still want to see him in tights. And no shirt π₯.
I love classic Trek π and have endless appreciation for Shatner's charisma β¨, his command presence π§ββοΈ, his commitment to everything from diplomacy to dropkicks π₯, and his bare chest π₯. But I didnβt realize there was still an audienceβan enthusiastic audienceβforΒ thatΒ particular costume choice π.
Is it nostalgia? πͺ Is it camp? π Is it thirst? π¦
I donβt have the answers. I only have the metricsβand the realization that TikTok is, truly, a new world π.
TL;DR:Β I posted a TikTok of bare-chested, red tights Captain Kirk (William Shatner) πͺπ₯ fromΒ Charlie X. Heβs 94 now πβand 12,000 people watched π. Apparently, Shatnerβs sex appeal is timeless β¨π₯.
