"I CAN HAZ MIND MELD?"
Posted on 02/27/2015 9:16:14 AM PST by C19fan
Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83.
His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Remember the Priceline ad where they replaced Shatner with Nimoy? Brilliant.
"I CAN HAZ MIND MELD?"
He always stood out by his pointed ears.
Was he really American?
Awww, Slings, that’s a great find!
My husband loved the old Star Trek. This news has him quite bummed.
RIP
Just a couple of tidbits about Nimoy and Star Trek.
The Vulcan Salute was based on a part of the Yom Kippur ceremony for the Jewish Day of Atonement where the Cohenim (members of the priestly caste) hold up their prayer tallises with the split fingers.
Nimoy, Shatner and Koenig were among the Jewish members of the Star Trek cast, our first mini-minion in space.
He was also in “Twilight Zone” and possibly “Outer Limits”.
One of the best dialogues in acting is that between Spock and “Q” (John DeLancie). I saw them do it at a ST convention and was amazed at the sheer professionalism of their back-and-forth reparte’. They make many actors of today seem like sock-puppets.
And for ST autograph collectors, a little story. I was bidding on a Spock/Mark Lenard dual signed photograph when my throat literally closed up due to dryness. Lost the bid but won on the next one, Spock and Data (Brent Spinner). One of my most prized ST autographs.
We lost a really decent person and trade professional.
Somewhere in the sky a star disappeared.
Whoops, I see sten originally posted the pic. Sorry, sten!
Thanks for the ping, Slings.
Always a pleasure, despite the circumstances.
Sten found a good one.
RIP Mr. Nimoy!
ME-TV has a tribute on Sunday. Wonder what if anything, SyFy will do?
He was from Massachusetts. Whether that’s still America today is up for debate...
I saw one of those as well as some of his earlier TV roles.
Oh, yeah...local media in Red Hampshire has been shoving 'Boston native' into every statement they make about Mr. Nimoy's passing today...
Let’s also give Gene Roddenberry and others like him, including Rod Serling, for creating such inspiring shows and for hiring the first “diverse” space crew.
I’ve met most of them and they were so honored that they were given pioneering roles in entertainment, esp. on TV.
You are right. They used their positions to encourage young people to work hard and not be afraid to go out and achieve great things. Nichols, esp., worked with black youth to get them to be the best that they could.
It is no wonder that “Star Trek” continues to confound the entertainment industry dotes who refuse to recognize the power of the “idea” that ST represented.
Just go back and review “The Omega Glory” and you will see a pro-American stance that you don’t find in most films today.
Gene Roddenberry - a man of vision, guts and patriotism.
Jimmy Doohan, Canadian veteran of WW 2, D-Day, I believe. One funny guy. George Takei, once imprisoned in a Relocation Camp for Japanese-Americans, yet is still a great patriot today.
The stories of the main cast are a book in and of itself.
And remember, it was Lucille Ball that made Star Trek possible.
Sweet picture. RIP Leonard Nimoy, I was actually sadder than I would have expected to hear of his death.
Three generation fans here.
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