Takei has spoken about personal difficulties with William Shatner. However, in an interview in the 2004 DVD set for the second season of "", Takei said of Shatner: "He's just a wonderful actor who created a singular character. No one could have done Kirk the way Bill did. His energy and his determination, that's Bill. And that's also Captain Kirk." He appeared alongside Shatner on the 2006 Comedy Central "Roast of William Shatner" in which the two mocked each other in good humor and embraced, Takei noting that he was "honored" to be there "despite our past tensions".