As much as I love Star Trek - it's a show. People are fanatical about the show to the point that when one main character dies - it is assumed that their only friends are the cast.
Did anyone else from the show happened to fly out and attend? Not sure, but harassing Shatner for reasons none of us understand taints a great life.
Those that should have been there meaning family were there - Shatner may have felt many things from contractual obligations to the center of attention was going to be on the wrong man instead of family.
It's Shatner's choice and the public needs to be aware that sometimes good friends simply can't make it sometimes to good friends funerals - and that doesn't diminish how they felt for each other as acting and personal friends.
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