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DarleneIllyria · 09-25-2002, 01:47 AM

I was just browsing Zap2it and found this bit about William Shatner. Since William appeared on TZ a few times, I decided to post it here for any Shatner fans to see.

Shatner's Esperanto Film To Air on Sci Fi
Tue, Sep 24, 2002 07:59 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The Sci Fi network is taking a bold risk by airing a "cursed" film.

"Incubus" stars a pre-"Star Trek" William Shatner and is the first (and last) film ever shot in Esperanto, the "universal language" developed in 1887 by Dr. L.L. Zamenhof. All Esperanto words are spelled as pronounced. All nouns end in -o, all adjectives end in -a, and all verbs have only one form for each tense or mood.

After its release in France in 1965, the art house film experiment was lost for 30 years. In that span of time, the movie's cast and crew experienced several murders, a suicide and a kidnapping.

Directed by "The Outer Limits" creator Leslie Stevens, "Incubus" is set on the mysterious island of Nomen Tuumm. Inhabited by succubi, female demons who lure corrupt men to an untimely death, the island is thrown into turmoil when one of the women falls for Shatner's noble character. The leader of the succubi, the Incubus, is summoned to end the affair.

"Incubus" will make its world television debut on Sci Fi on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 a.m. ET, immediately following "William Shatner's Full Moon Fright Night."

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Link: http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?28193

Sean Snow · 09-25-2002, 05:14 PM

Hmm I'll try to catch it. Hopefully it'll be interesting because they're pre-empting Dark Shadows for the marathon. I've never heard of the movie in any form, hmmm.

DarleneIllyria · 10-11-2002, 11:52 PM

I'm bumping this back up since it's so close to the date.

09-25-2002, 01:47 AM	#1
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	news relating to one of the TZ actors I was just browsing Zap2it and found this bit about William Shatner. Since William appeared on TZ a few times, I decided to post it here for any Shatner fans to see. Shatner's Esperanto Film To Air on Sci Fi Tue, Sep 24, 2002 07:59 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The Sci Fi network is taking a bold risk by airing a "cursed" film. "Incubus" stars a pre-"Star Trek" William Shatner and is the first (and last) film ever shot in Esperanto, the "universal language" developed in 1887 by Dr. L.L. Zamenhof. All Esperanto words are spelled as pronounced. All nouns end in -o, all adjectives end in -a, and all verbs have only one form for each tense or mood. After its release in France in 1965, the art house film experiment was lost for 30 years. In that span of time, the movie's cast and crew experienced several murders, a suicide and a kidnapping. Directed by "The Outer Limits" creator Leslie Stevens, "Incubus" is set on the mysterious island of Nomen Tuumm. Inhabited by succubi, female demons who lure corrupt men to an untimely death, the island is thrown into turmoil when one of the women falls for Shatner's noble character. The leader of the succubi, the Incubus, is summoned to end the affair. "Incubus" will make its world television debut on Sci Fi on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 a.m. ET, immediately following "William Shatner's Full Moon Fright Night." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link: http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?28193

09-25-2002, 05:14 PM	#2
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,408	Hmm I'll try to catch it. Hopefully it'll be interesting because they're pre-empting Dark Shadows for the marathon. I've never heard of the movie in any form, hmmm.
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10-11-2002, 11:52 PM	#3
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	I'm bumping this back up since it's so close to the date.