I woke up this morning singing… “Shaturday in the park. Thinking ’bout the fourth of July.” I had the sudden urge to buy the rights to that song and commission the Shat to record it for me, but I don’t have that kind of cash. I’m an Internet blogger, for Pete’s sake.

It did get me excited for the weekly Shatner rundown, though, and there’s some exciting news in the Shaterverse I have been dying to share with you.

Remember a few weeks back when I told you about the Facebook campaign to turn Shatner into the next Canadian Governor General? Well, Canada’s Golden Guy finally responded to the hype this last week. An audience member at the Banff World Television Festival stood up and asked the Shat if he’d ever consider taking the job, to which Uncle Bill said, “The only governor generals I know have been old, distinguished and rich, and I don’t qualify on any of those.”

Poor Canada.

Shatner gave a glimmer of hope, as many believe he would have done wonderful things for the country if he took the job, but alas, despite 46,000 fans on Facebook showing their support, it doesn’t look like that hope will ever be realized.

In other Shaternews, Old Captain Kirk has plans to direct a documentary about his role as the Enterprise captain. Some say this is just evidence of Shatner’s monumental ego, but come on guys. He’s Shatner. He can do whatever the hell he wants.

The upcoming documentary will explore Shatner’s early career leading up to his casting as James T. Kirk.

I’m looking forward to it, I have to tell ya. You can never know enough about the Shat. NEVER.