1. To deliberately produce something so bad it's good. Creating something genuinely campy would be the perfect shatnerization. While not quite as unachievable as exceeding the speed of light, perfect shatnerization is as difficult as bowling a perfect game.
(Note: This does not infer that Shatner's early musical works are deliberately campy. They do, however, set a standard.)
2. To parody yourself (a la William Shatner's commercials for Priceline).
(Note: This does not infer that Shatner's early musical works are deliberately campy. They do, however, set a standard.)
2. To parody yourself (a la William Shatner's commercials for Priceline).
The "How Berkley Can You Be" parade is a day for Berkleyites to shatnerize themselves.
Newsweek: Doesn't it bother you that your version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a camp classic?
William Shatner: ...yes, in the beginning it bothered methat people singled it out and poked fun at it. They didn't know what I was doing. The album, "The Transformed Man" is much more extensive than that song. But since people only heard that song, I went along with the joke.
Newsweek: Uhh...OK Bill.
Newsweek: Doesn't it bother you that your version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a camp classic?
William Shatner: ...yes, in the beginning it bothered methat people singled it out and poked fun at it. They didn't know what I was doing. The album, "The Transformed Man" is much more extensive than that song. But since people only heard that song, I went along with the joke.
Newsweek: Uhh...OK Bill.
by Mandingoe September 26, 2004
Dude 1 : I really wanted to Shatner that guy but he ran off in the Weinermobile with Elon Musk.
Dude 2 : You mean they ran off in the Weinerrocket?
Dude 1 : Nah, it hasn't been invented yet.
Dude 2 : You mean they ran off in the Weinerrocket?
Dude 1 : Nah, it hasn't been invented yet.
by AlabamaBaby February 18, 2021
by Adman12 September 2, 2005
When a situation completely changes tone from reverent to mildly absurd.
Example: When the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony went from the moving extinguishing of the Olympic flame to the tune of Neil Young's "Long May You Run" to William Shatner discussing the hazards of having sex in a canoe.
Example: When the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony went from the moving extinguishing of the Olympic flame to the tune of Neil Young's "Long May You Run" to William Shatner discussing the hazards of having sex in a canoe.
by elbob1023 March 1, 2010
by Oedipus May 26, 2005
Shatner (n.) 1) Star of the 1960's TV cult classic 'Star Trek.' (v.) 1) Of or having Shatner-like qualities, as a) Overly dramatic acting style filled with pauses, b) Musical stylings that resemble their own branch of performance art, a song performed in limited vocal range with many pauses, while reciting the lyrics as beat poetry, c) "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!"
1) (n). William Shatner, (1931- )
1a) (v). "To be or............... not to be, that is............. the question."
1b) "Welcome............. to the jungle. It gets worse here.......... every day."
1c) "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!"
1a) (v). "To be or............... not to be, that is............. the question."
1b) "Welcome............. to the jungle. It gets worse here.......... every day."
1c) "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!"
by Quicksand August 7, 2005
by Flatoutrude July 8, 2016