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Posted on 10/22/2008 5:33:04 PM PDT by nuconvert
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To: Mr Rogers
Notice none of the others have ever achieved anything as actors.Not valid. They may not have really pursued anything else and/or they may have been too closely associated with Star Trek to be cast in any other part. Hollyweird does that with actors who take a part and make it their own - that's what all of the actors on Star Trek did and they will forever be known for those roles.
It took Shatner YEARS after Star Trek went off the air to find the role of Hooper(?) (whatever his police show was called) on TV because of his role as Kirk.
In fact, Nimoy did little or nothing in front of the camera after the show ended. He became a writer/director and only returned to the screen for the Star Trek movies.
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posted on
10/22/2008 5:57:18 PM PDT
by
DustyMoment
(FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
To: nuconvert
Whew! I thought he was angry about the same-sex thing. Glad he cleared that up. LOL!
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posted on
10/22/2008 5:58:23 PM PDT
by
Ben Reyes
(America - Love it or Leave it)
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
10/22/2008 5:58:54 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: Erik Latranyi
“It would be nice if they buried the hatchet once and for all.”
Well, they have to move the stool to dig the dirt up under it.
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:00:54 PM PDT
by
Ben Reyes
(America - Love it or Leave it)
To: Mr Rogers
Notice none of the others have ever achieved anything as actors. He wasn't on TOS but Colm Meaney is one other Star Trek actor that has a broad and extensive career.
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:05:08 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
To: DustyMoment
In fact, Nimoy did little or nothing in front of the camera after the show ended. He became a writer/director and only returned to the screen for the Star Trek movies.
Vague memory here but I seem to recall Nimoy in a Western movie after ST.
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:11:28 PM PDT
by
monkeycard
(There's no such thing as too much ammo.)
To: Bob J
He misplaced it under his Scotch bottle...
LOL!
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:12:48 PM PDT
by
monkeycard
(There's no such thing as too much ammo.)
To: nuconvert
"Captain! It looks like a big Johnson!!"
"CUT!"
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:16:52 PM PDT
by
LiberConservative
("Typical" white guy voting for Palin.)
To: monkeycard
I don't remember that, although most of those cast members had done bit parts in westerns prior to Trek.
Nimoy didn't do much acting (again, hard to to when typecast), but did do a lot of narration gigs.
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:27:33 PM PDT
by
Hugin
(Mecca delenda est!)
To: DustyMoment; Mr Rogers
Walter Koenig had a recurring star-turn in “Babylon 5” for several years, and gained a huge following among younger sf fans.
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:34:10 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(After 5:00 p.m., slip brains through slot in door.)
To: A CA Guy
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:34:50 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
To: DustyMoment; Tax-chick; higgmeister
Everything I’ve seen indicates the second-tier actors DID pursue careers, just unsuccessfully. Shatner WAS type-cast, and it did take him years to overcome it. He did so by taking any and every role he could.
Over a 40 year span, I wouldn’t consider a recurring role in a Star Trek spin-off as being a success. Nimoy, as you pointed out, didn’t try much acting...but he has had success in the areas where he applied himself. Except poetry...
Star Trek had 40ish minutes to tell a story. It was canceled in the second season, brought back to life and struggled on for a third before dying from network neglect. There was no way it was going to flesh out into an ensemble show. It needed focus, and Shatner’s ego - which was big - forced that. I believe it made ST a better show.
Shatner has tried to make up with the other cast members for years. After 40 years, the second tier actors need to get over themselves.
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:54:22 PM PDT
by
Mr Rogers
(It's Joe the Plumber vs. Bill the Bomber!)
To: nuconvert
I got my invitation via Priceline.
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posted on
10/22/2008 6:58:56 PM PDT
by
Hoodat
(Obama's only connection to the descendants of American Slaves is that his muslim ancestors sold them)
To: Crazieman
Ohh too bad so few people get that ROFLMAO!!!
To: DustyMoment
In fact, Nimoy did little or nothing in front of the camera after the show ended.Actually, Nimoy starred in the TV show Mission Impossible immediately after Star Trek. He played "Paris", filling the "master of disguise" slot vacated by Martin Landau after he left the show.
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posted on
10/22/2008 7:07:41 PM PDT
by
AustinBill
(consequence is what makes our choices real)
To: Hugin
Right after Trek Nimoy did two seasons on “Mission: Impossible” before getting bored of the series and leaving. And he narrated the series “In Search Of” for years. That was a favorite of mine as a kid, and some of the episodes are on Youtube.
To: LiberConservative
“Captain! It looks like a big Johnson!!”
“CUT!”
ROTFL!
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posted on
10/22/2008 7:23:18 PM PDT
by
ansel12
( When a conservative pundit mocks Wasilla, he's mocking conservatism as it's actually lived.)
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To: Erik Latranyi
It would be nice if they buried the hatchet once and for all. Hmmmm. Where, oh where, to bury it.
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posted on
10/22/2008 7:31:47 PM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier, and enthusiastic supporter of McCain/Palin)
To: higgmeister
George Takeye should stay away from trying to do comedy. He’s not funny.
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posted on
10/22/2008 7:41:02 PM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier, and enthusiastic supporter of McCain/Palin)
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