Captain Kirk and his crew encountered a planet-killing doomsday machine on Star Trek: The Original Series, and its ultimate ...

and at one point he even petitioned Rick Berman to bring Captain Kirk back from the dead. But the actor has since come to accept the scene for what it is. And despite Shatner's fear that most ...

William Shatner still wants to return as Captain Kirk in a new Star Trek project but with minimal effort on his part. Shatner envisions advanced technology being used to bring Captain Kirk back.