Why did the tombstone say James R Kirk?
Why did the tombstone say James R Kirk?
The gravestone Mitchell creates for Kirk says “James R. Kirk”. According to D.C. Fontana, when the mistake was discovered, Gene Roddenberry decided that if pressed for an answer on the discrepancy, the response was to be “Gary Mitchell had godlike powers, but at base he was Human.
Why did they change Captain Kirk’s middle name?
There’s no word as to why his middle name was changed, more than likely it had to do with one writer wanting his middle name to be Tiberius and changing it, or he never knew Kirk had a middle initial, to begin with.
What does the T in James T Kirk stand for?
James Tiberius Kirk
James Tiberius Kirk is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise.
What is Kirks middle name?
Tiberius
Kirk.” Kirk’s middle initial was changed to “T” later in the series, and the full middle name (Tiberius) was revealed in Star Trek: The Animated Series: Bem (1974), and carried over into Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
What is Captain Kirk’s full name?
Captain James T. Kirk
Canadian actor, author, producer and director William Shatner is globally popular as Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek.
Why did the cast of Star Trek changed after the pilot?
Jeffrey Hunter wasn’t available to do the second pilot (he was pursuing his film career, and some claim his then-wife convinced him science fiction was beneath him; they divorced a couple of years later), so the role was recast with William Shatner and along the way renamed (Christopher Pike became James Kirk).
Who was James T Kirk named after?
Captain James Kirk was named after Captain James Cook and the USS Enterprise was named after the HMS Endeavour. Star Trek’s catchphrase “to boldly go where no man has gone before” was inspired by Cook’s journal entry “ambition leads me … farther than any other man has been before me”.
Why did Christopher Pike leave Star Trek?
When the second pilot was to be filmed Jeffery Hunter the original Captain Pike was not available because he was making a movie. This is according to the book The Making Of Star Trek pages 135-136.
