And exactly what were the chances, I repeat, what were the chances that we could get into something this arcane, esoteric and edgey without Billy Boy's name coming up?

Answer - The chances were exactly three: slim, none, same a those of a snowball in hell.

Actually, things don't need to be arcane, esoteric and edgey for Shatner involvement, do they? Dull, boring and mundane seem to work just as well.

And to really clear the matter up wouldn't one need to watch all of Shatner's films in reverse chronological order?