I must reiterate that Shatner has influenced everything...perhaps I need to remind you of this tidbit: There was a Star Trek episode that was entitled "Catspaw". Need I say more?

Also, I must point out that without Shatner, Star Trek would have never amounted to the super-show it became (not to mention the many off-shoots it produced!). Consider this; The pilot episode feature the Trek Crew with another Capt. A Capt. Christopher Pike. (I forget the actors name...he never made it BIG.) It was considered a hum-drum production. THEN, enter the MAN, WILLIAM SHATNER! The rest is history! With out Shatner, Star Trek would have gone the way of "Turn On" or, "My Mother, the Car"

As an after thought, Shatner does have fine horses, or so I hear! ;D

khandu