Former Star Trek castmates George Takei and William Shatner's TV showdown is moving ever closer - the chat encounter is under consideration by the network bosses who run Shatner's "Raw Nerve" program.

The two former co-stars sparked a war of words in 2008 after Shatner claimed he hadn't been invited to Takei's wedding. Takei insisted he had and launched into a tirade about his old "Star Trek" Captain.

The feud rumbled on with Shatner posting videos criticizing Takei online and Takei taking to TV to retaliate - and now the two actors are set to meet on cable show "Raw Nerve," which Shatner hosts.

He says, "There's a process. George has to be vetted like you have to vet a horse that you were gonna buy or a wife you were gonna marry. George is being Googled even as we speak. The A&E network needs to okay each name... We want to invite you, George, but now we need A&E's permission. Apparently George wants to be (on the show), but then George wants to be everywhere... It's called making a living."

And Shatner insists he won't be rude or nasty to his guest when Takei eventually makes his appearance: "George will wanna come on the show because I'm gonna be so gentle with
him (and) I know he likes to be gentled."

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