One of our favorite automotive blogs, Jalopnik, compiled a top ten list of favorite automobiles from the Rocketman himself William Shatner.  Apparently The Shat revealed this list over a short period of time through his Twitter account.  The fine folks over at Jalopnik not only gave us the list, but also gave us insight into what each pick reveals about our kindly Captain.

The list includes the obligatory Ferrari Enzo and Dodge Viper, but also includes a few picks that are synonymous with gearheads.  Check out a snipit below to see The Shat favs.

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"Aftermath", a brand new series for The Biography Channel set to preview in the fall is also set to launch with a familiar captain, William Shatner.  The show will feature will examine ordinary Americans who became overnight household names such as Jessica Lynch, the D.C. sniper victims and Mary Kay Letourneau and what their lives are like now. Shatner will speak with the personalities and their family members.

The show has been picked up for a six episode season so far and will mark the yet another series for Captain Kirk. "Aftermath" is actually the second show that The Shat has hosted for The Biography Channel. His first being "Shatner's Raw Nerve" which is set for it's third season. 

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A brand new film festival is set for June 11-13 at the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood.  Called the Hero Complex, the fest will showcase 5 different films with on-stage appearances from famous film makers including Leonard Nimoy.

The five films showcased will be presented on separate nights starting on Friday June 11th with "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home".  Voyage will be followed by a Q&A session with the movie's star and director, television and film icon Leonard Nimoy.

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At the recent Comic-con in Anaheim, Nichelle Nichols talked about the first meeting with her Star Trek XI Counterpart Zoe Saldana. On the set of J.J. Abrams's "Star Trek", Saldana was not scheduled for the day when Nichelle was invited to visit, so J.J. called Zoe back for the chance meeting.

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A large amount of Star Trek memorabilia will be hitting the auction block this June in Vegas and It's all going to charity.  Included in the auction are items from the blockbuster Star Trek XI such as romulan weopons, cadet unifroms & badges, as well as Spock Prime's cold weather gear worn by Leonard Nimoy on Delta Vega.

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William Shatner has been nominated to be the 28th Governor General of Canada. Not only is he an intergalactic hero but The Shat hails from the great white north and would be a perfect candidate for the mostly ceremonial title. He also appears to be leading in the polls, beating out Wayne Gretzky and a full list of other famous Canadians.  Heck, you can even place your vote for the next Governor General here.

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A little more than a month ago we posted an article detailing Leonard Nimoy's plans to walk away from the convention circuit.  Today, we learn that he's actually walking away from Trek altogether.  That's right ladies and gents, Spock is going to retire.  According to and interview with Toronto Sun Leonard is ready to "Get off the stage".

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Diamond Select is known for it's star trek replicas, ranging from ships to props and everything in between.  For all of you TOS fans who love to collect the various phasers, communicators, and tricorders, they have a brand new tricorder in the works.  Much like the earlier released medical and science tricorders, Diamond is releasing a specialized geological tricorder.  The new replica will include two opening compartments and removable vials of mineral samples.

From all indications, the tricorder will be available in July and will run $44.99.  However, we haven't found any promise that the mineral samples are safe for use with a transporter.  Remember this thing?

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Leonard Nimoy was recently awarded the 2010 Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award at the 26th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  During his acceptance speech Leonard revealed that he's a big fan of real-world spaceflight, as well as the fictionalized version.

He also expressed his feelings about the recent release of the Obama administration space policy, "I do believe that President Obama means it when he says that he is 100 percent interested in space," Nimoy told reporters. "I know for sure he's a Star Trek fan," he said, because the first time the two men met, President Obama made Spock's traditional V-shaped finger spread.

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