I've posted something similar to this in IMDB
I've heard more than one Trek fan say that Shatner didn't wear a toupee at least for some of the first season.
Looking at these new transfers (on the new Season 1 set), I think it is apparent that in most episodes, he is wearing a piece. You can see a hint of the mesh and flesh color makeup extending a bit into the hair to cover up that mesh.
In the Second pilot and Combromite Manuever (at least) through, it looks as if he might have a very artfully done combover. Especially when his head is bowed down you can see a thin spot that is hidden most of the time. This would mean that the extent of the Shat's hair loss back then may have been just a Jack Nicholson style widow's peak thinning back then.
Mind you it is mostly the revelatory nature of these new episode transfers (even only using the SD versions of them) that have me wondering about the Shat's hair care.
But still, I would've loved to have seen a non toupee shot of him just once (now he probabaly has actual hair implants).
I also thought about Shatner when watching The Odd Couple extras on season one. Jack Klugman wore a toupee playing Oscar. But he didn't use the piece for talk show and award show clips. It was strange to all of the sudden see Oscar with less hair.
I've heard more than one Trek fan say that Shatner didn't wear a toupee at least for some of the first season.
Looking at these new transfers (on the new Season 1 set), I think it is apparent that in most episodes, he is wearing a piece. You can see a hint of the mesh and flesh color makeup extending a bit into the hair to cover up that mesh.
In the Second pilot and Combromite Manuever (at least) through, it looks as if he might have a very artfully done combover. Especially when his head is bowed down you can see a thin spot that is hidden most of the time. This would mean that the extent of the Shat's hair loss back then may have been just a Jack Nicholson style widow's peak thinning back then.
Mind you it is mostly the revelatory nature of these new episode transfers (even only using the SD versions of them) that have me wondering about the Shat's hair care.
But still, I would've loved to have seen a non toupee shot of him just once (now he probabaly has actual hair implants).
I also thought about Shatner when watching The Odd Couple extras on season one. Jack Klugman wore a toupee playing Oscar. But he didn't use the piece for talk show and award show clips. It was strange to all of the sudden see Oscar with less hair.
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