Star Trek: Discovery captain Jason Isaacs blocked by original captain William Shatner on Twitter

'The unkindest cut of all'

Despite Jason Isaacs being a resounding smash with Star Trek fans, the Discovery captain has somehow angered the original Captain James T. Kirk himself William Shatner.

“I've been blocked by William Shatner,” the series newcomer wrote on Twitter.

“The unkindest cut of all. In what way have I broken the prime directive Captain? Was it the end of sentence minor-key uptick? The quizzical eyebrow (and blue eyeliner)? The just too-tight uniform? Forgive me my sins - it's an homage, I swear.”

While Shatner hasn’t publicly spoken about the social media shutdown, some speculators believe Isaac’s interview with Metro may have caused a light feud.

“Kirk doesn’t come along for ten years and when we meet him, he’s 26, so it would be a weird timeline if they met,” the actor told the publication.

“Someone asked which cast members from the existing series would you like to guest star. I think people watch good drama shows and they completely suspend their disbelief, they feel like they’re looking through the keyhole at another world, if you do it well enough.

“If you have stunt celebrity cameo casting, it completely pulls them out of it. They feel like they’re watching a Saturday Night Live sketch. So I just hope people believe our stories, are engaged with them, and I’m happy to meet Will Shatner in real life in a restaurant.”

Could Isaacs not wanting a Shatner cameo have led to the block? If so, perhaps the actor should see some of Isaac’s previous comments on the original captain.

“He’s a genius!” Isaacs once told EW. “He elevates his dialogue and makes it epic and truthful… People who think he’s hammy are people responding to other people doing funny impressions of him. If you watch the original he’s utterly brilliant. He was one of Canada’s top Shakespearian actors.”

Whatever the case, we hope the captains forgive each other soon enough. Star Trek: Discovery returns to Netflix January 2018.