Shatner Get’s His Way And Now Pluto’s Moon Is Called Vulcan (VIDEO)

It's official. William Shatner's will has triumphed and one of Pluto's moons will be called Vulcan. I told you last week that the egomaniacal fake captain of the fake starship Enterprise commanded his unwashed Trekkie legions to bombard a SETI contest to name one of Pluto's 5 moons. He wanted SETI to name this real life celestial body after the fictional planet Vulcan, home to pointy-eared, green-blooded son of a bitch Mr. Spock. What bothered me most is the power and sway William Shatner has. Not only are thousands of nerds waiting to fulfill his every command without question like a cult member assassin, he also now controls real space like he does fake space. Add to that that Shatner had a ponderously long sketch as part of this year's trainwreck of an Oscars show, he's had a pretty big week. That's a billion person audience! If there is one thing that Bill Shatner doesn't need is a bigger ego. Not to cross franchises, but if any one man can rise to an Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars-like ruler of the Earth, it's William Shatner.

The video above has Shatner "act speaking" Elton John's Rocket Man in 1978. Yes, there is 70's style image superimposition.