'The unkindest cut of all!' Star Trek: Discovery's Jason Isaacs jokingly asks for Captain Kirk's forgiveness after William Shatner BLOCKS him on Twitter

Published: 16:54 GMT, 27 November 2017 | Updated: 18:55 GMT, 27 November 2017

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Jason Isaacs is continuing the tradition of boldly going where no man has gone before in the new Star Trek: Discovery TV series.

But that doesn't mean William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek from 1966 to 1969, has to like it.

The actor, 85, has blocked Jason, aka Captain Gabriel Lorca, 54, on Twitter.

He's out: Jason Isaacs, who plays Captain Gabriel Lorca on CBS' Star Trek: Discovery, revealed Sunday that predecessor William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk, has blocked him on Twitter

The British star shared his disappointment with his 168,000 followers on the social media site in a semi-joking tweet suggesting he may have offended the veteran star.

'I've been blocked by @WilliamShatner. The unkindest cut of all,' he announced on Sunday.

'In what way have I broken the prime directive Captain? Was it the end of sentence minor-key uptick? The quizzical eyebrow (and blue eyeliner)? The just too-tight uniform?

'Forgive me my sins - it's an homage, I swear.'

'It's an homage I swear': Jason, 54, is the boss aboard the USS Discovery in the new CBS TV series set 10 year before NBC's original Star Trek

Shatner, who regularly appears at Star Trek fan conventions, has yet to reply to Jason's tweet.

The original Star Trek ran on NBC but was pulled after the third season amid falling ratings.

However, it continued in reruns, quickly achieving cult status in the US and around the world.

Boldly going: Shatner, 85, appeared as Captain James T. Kirk on NBC's Star Trek for three seasons from 1966 to 1969

That persuaded Paramount to bring Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to the big screen in 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, kicking off the long-running franchise.

CBS rebooted the show for TV. Set roughly 10 years before the events of the first Star Trek series, it sees the Klingons in a war with the United Federation Of Planets that involves the crew of the USS Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery will return on CBS in the US and Netflix in the UK in January.

Still going: The veteran star regularly goes to Star Trek fan shows and took the stage at the World Premiere of Batman vs. Two Face at New York Comic on October 8