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Johnny Depp and Keith Richards made a surprise appearance at this year's Spike TV's Scream 2009. The award show honors the best in sci-fi, horror, fantasy and comic-inspired movies and TV shows.

True Blood and Twilight took home four awards. Transformers won three prizes. One of the highlights of the night is when Star Trek won the Ultimate Scream Award and William Shatner stepped out onstage to accept the award.

"J.J., I'll handle this," Shatner said to J.J. Abrams, seated in the audience, who also won best director and best sci-fi movie for Star Trek.

"This movie was big," Shatner said. "Imagine how big it could have been with me in it? ... I'll be waiting for your call."

Check out all the photos from the show by launching the gallery (just keep hitting that next button, you'll be surprised how quickly the photos load in the gallery).

Gallery Info: Celebrities at Spike TV's Scream 2009 Awards

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May 6, 2009

Chris Pine Meets William Shatner & Greets Fans

When actor Chris Pine signed on for the role of Capt. Kirk in the J.J. Abrams remake of Star Trek, he knew he had some big shoes (and tight pants) to fill.

Portraying a young James Tiberius Kirk, Pine's trying to live up to the image portrayed originally by William Shatner, while still leaving his own mark on the character. "There was no sense in trying to re-create what Shatner had done because it was so specific. He was unique, singular, it was his take," Pine told the L.A. Times.

However, Chris claims his interpretation with not be a copycat performance. "I'm going my own way. My name is not William Shatner," the young actor adds. To wit, in this video of Pine and Shatner's first face-to-face encounter, Chris introduces himself to the sci-fi icon with a simple declaration of, "I'm Chris Pine."

Meanwhile, I love that this seems to be taking place at some kind of country hoedown. Yee haw!

Gallery Info: Chris Pine signs autographs for fans outside The Late Show with David Letterman.

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