Captain Kirk had some memorable catchphrases, like "Beam me up, Scotty!" when he wanted to return to the starship, and "I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain!" from Scotty, the chief engineer. He's also known for saying "KHAAAN!" during overly dramatic moments.
One of the most memorable Kirk quotes from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, remains the iconic "KHAAAAAAN!" However, there were a lot of poignant moments from the captain, including his refusal to believe in no-win scenarios.
Saru tries this one out in “Sanctuary,” but Captain Kirk actually used “Execute” fairly well! In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Kirk says “execute” twice. The more famous version is when he says “Prepare to execute emergency landing plan…
The final phrase is referenced in-universe as Kirk narrates his final captain's log at the conclusion of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; he notes that the next crew of the Enterprise will continue "boldly going where no man... where no one... has gone before".
Okay we've met quite a few captains thus far, and they usually come with some command whenever the ship needs to head out. Pike has "Hit it" or "punch it" depending on which verse we're looking at. Picard has "engage" and "make it so", Janeway has "do it", Kirk has "execute" and "take us out".
Kirk uses "Take us out," but as will become apparent from this list, Kirk doesn't have one particular catchphrase. Kirk orders his crew to initiate Warp Drive in many different ways, often specific to the situation he and his crew are in.
A formal Vulcan greeting and farewell, usually accompanied by the Vulcan salute. This phrase is most commonly associated with Mr. Spock, who is also Vulcan.
Shatner explained that the iconic character was curious, courageous, and filled with awe and wonder, leaving the actor to regret not hitting the right note when he uttered Kirk's last words, 'Oh my,' at the point of his demise.
Success is different for everyone; everybody defines it in their own way, and that's part of what we do in 'Close Up', finding what it was each person wanted to achieve and what their willingness to sacrifice for that was. You have to create your life. You have to carve it, like a sculpture.
Most of the time, especially when the crew was listening, Spock would call Kirk “Captain” or “Sir”. In order to demonstrate how close they truly were, and how much Kirk had “humanized” Spock, they would have him use the diminutive of James, which is Jim.
Scott,' 'Scotty, beam us up,' 'Scotty beams us up,' or 'Beam them out of there, Scotty. ' The phrase 'Beam me up, Scotty' was eventually said by William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the TV series, in the audio adaptation of his novel, “Star Trek: The Ashes of Eden.”
Spock quickly perishes, and, with his final breaths, says to Kirk, “Don't grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh . . .” Kirk finishes for him, “The needs of the few.” Spock replies, “Or the one.”
What did Captain Kirk say at the beginning of each episode?
Kirk (William Shatner), first officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and chief medical officer Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose: Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise.
The OG Captain Kirk was known for his command, “Execute!” In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, he uses the decisive phrase twice. Slightly less cool was Edward Jellico, captain of the USS Enterprise-D, who liked to tell Riker and Troi to “Get it done!”
On his five year mission commanding the U.S.S. Enterprise, as well as subsequent commands, James T. Kirk was a quintessential leader, who led his crew into the unknown and continued to succeed time and time again. Kirk's success was no fluke either.
I would suggest that, contrary to the stereotype that Kirk is super-impulsive and always shooting from the hip, the seemingly random pauses in his speech are a (perhaps heavy-handed) way of portraying him as cautious and thoughtful -- he's always "working the angles," even mid-sentence.
Despite popular belief, Kirk never actually said the famous line "Beam me up, Scotty" in the original Star Trek series, but he did come close when he ordered, "Mr. Scott, beam us up" in the episode "The Cloud Minders."
After he went to space on Oct. 13, 2021, aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Shatner described his time above Earth in a Dec 7, 2022, article titled, “My trip to space made me realise we have only one Earth – it must live long and prosper.”
He became famous for playing James Tiberius Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven more movies. Shatner has written a series of books telling his experiences playing James T. Kirk and being a part of Star Trek.
Shatner explained on the talk show that his problem with his original performance — which sees a bloodied Kirk say, “oh my,” before dying — was that the USS Enterprise captain sounded afraid of dying, rather than full of wonder at the prospect of the next adventure. “I think you die the way you live,” he said.
Captain Kirk's IQ was never officially stated in the Star Trek franchise. Therefore, it is impossible to determine whether he was considered a genius by modern standards.
Picard : You're a Starfleet officer. You have a duty! Kirk : I don't need to be lectured by you. I was out saving the galaxy when your grandfather was in diapers.
Captain James T. Kirk: [to the parallel Spock] I submit to you that your Empire is illogical because it cannot endure. I submit that YOU are illogical to be a willing part of it.
