William Shatner sponsoring online talent search

By Karl Schneider     August 09, 2006
Source: shatner.blip.tv

William Shatner is sponsoring an online contest to find the most talented SF personality in the USA.

To enter, contestants must create a short video clip that shows why they are the heir apparent to the original Capt. Kirk and upload it by Sept. 30. Finalists will be chosen by the public, and the top 10 highest-ranked entrants will be named finalists, and given a chance to win William Shatner's Sci-Fi Challenge.

Seven judges will each select an additional finalist (for 17 finalists total), and Shatner himself will pick the winner. The judges include representatives from StarTrek.com, Ain't It Cool News, Planet Magazine, SCI FI Wire, the Slice of Sci-Fi Podcast, VideoDetective.com and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine cast member Chase Masterson.

The grand-prize winner will receive a large cash award and will be named the official spokesperson for the William Shatner Science Fiction DVD Club. You can find the contest here.