"Plato's Stepchildren" episode portrays the kiss between James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) as involuntary, being forced by telekinesis, perhaps to avoid any hint of romance that would risk outrage among some sensitive viewers. Also, William Shatner recalls in Star Trek Memories that NBC insisted their lips never touch (the technique of turning their heads away from the camera was used to conceal this). However, Nichelle Nichols insists in her autobiography Beyond Uhura (written in 1994 after Shatner's book) that the kiss was real, even in takes where her head obscures their lips.
Source | Source | Photo: Source
No comments:
Post a Comment