Captain Kirk at the Oscars Opening

Last night the 2013 Oscars were held with an interesting addition in the form of William Shatner in full Captain Kirk costume to try and help Seth McFarlane get good reviews as host. If ever watch Seth's Family Guy, American Dad, and Cleveland Show you pick up pretty quick that he is a geek at heart and a long time Trek fan so a Star Trek reference wouldn't have been a surprise. Getting Shatner back into costume for the show for an extended segment was unexpected (actually surprised Patrick Stewart didn't so something since works with Seth as a voice actor on all his stuff). The segment probably shouldn't have worked but when you have The Shat working the camera, the chances of success go up. Video of the segment below or hit up ABC.com to view it.