Drew Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Star Trek has not played as important a part in my life as ballet has, but at times...almost. RIP Leonard Nimoy -
Helene Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 The second video in the New York Times obituary from the Yiddish Book Center Wexler Oral History project is wonderful (scroll): http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 Zikhrono livrakha.
dirac Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 We are very sad at our house. Spock would deplore such a display of emotion. Thank you for posting this, Drew. I liked Nimoy's creepy therapist in the 70s remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
dirac Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 The President's statement. Note the part about big ears. Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future. From the NYT obit: He also directed and starred as Stanley in the Atlanta Theater Guild’s production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” before receiving his final discharge in November 1955. Stanley? Really? Oh, if I could have been there....
miliosr Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I was never a huge fan of Trek (the 1966 Batman was my syndication fave) but I loved the third season episode "The Savage Curtain," in which aliens conduct a competition to see which is stronger: good or evil. Kirk and Spock team-up with Surak ("the father of Vulcan civilization") and Abraham Lincoln (!) against four representatives of evil, including Genghis Khan (!!) Great late-60s sci-fi!!!
Helene Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Mine is still "Amok Time," which featured Nimoy so beautifully.
sandik Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I was never a huge fan of Trek (the 1966 Batman was my syndication fave) but I loved the third season episode "The Savage Curtain," in which aliens conduct a competition to see which is stronger: good or evil. Kirk and Spock team-up with Surak ("the father of Vulcan civilization") and Abraham Lincoln (!) against four representatives of evil, including Genghis Khan (!!) Great late-60s sci-fi!!! One of the many thrills of having a kid is watching them watch your old favorite shows -- this episode was on recently, and we both enjoyed it thoroughly!
abatt Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Mr. Abatt, in his youth, drove a limo to make extra money on nights and weekends. He is a major sci fi fan, so imagine his thrill when Leonard Nimoy was his passenger. (This was about 20 years ago.) Drivers were not permitted to initiate chit chat with the passengers, but he still fondly recalls Mr. Nimoy in his back seat. Six degrees of Leonard Nimoy.
sandik Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Mr. Abatt, in his youth, drove a limo to make extra money on nights and weekends. He is a major sci fi fan, so imagine his thrill when Leonard Nimoy was his passenger. (This was about 20 years ago.) Drivers were not permitted to initiate chit chat with the passengers, but he still fondly recalls Mr. Nimoy in his back seat. Six degrees of Leonard Nimoy. That's just lovely!
diane Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Sad news of Mr. Nimoy's death. What a good story, abatt! During Star Trek heyday on television I was not living where the shows could be seen, but later - years later - my kids were sent video-tapes of the re-runs (to help with their English) and we watched them together. So cool! Mr. Spock was a favorite. Never to be forgotten. -d-
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