RIP: Mr. Spock has left this Universe...

LittleBoyBlue · Feb 27, 2015

I think he is in the red-verse now!

kristie · Feb 27, 2015

Tusan_Homichi · Feb 28, 2015

"Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... Human."

RIP

BringBackThatOleTimeBoys · Feb 28, 2015

One of his quotes I really like now:

Insufficient facts always invites Danger.

cml750 · Feb 28, 2015

Truly sad. I have always been a Star Trek junkie. Mr. Nimoy will be missed!!!!

DallasEast · Feb 28, 2015

I am getting old.

Gene passed away first. Mark died in the mid-90's and DeForest followed a few years later. Jane and James passed on a decade ago and Gene's wife Majel a couple of years after that. Now Leonard's gone.

I grew up watching Star Trek back in the days of four channel television, one of which was public broadcasting, lol. Kids today (and their parents before them) don't have a clue what that was like. The show was from syndication heaven in the 70's. It was great entertainment for me. I probably knew all 79 episodes by title and synopsis after watching them over and over again back when my brain was young.

Gene wove a tale of science fiction involving humans pushing out into the universe and carrying the essense of humanity with them. He showed how people could live and work together despite individually perceived degrees of separation. The best example involved humans and Vulcans. Vulcans were cold, calculating, intellectual snobs but Gene created a character who was a marriage of humans and Vulcan. Leonard breathed life into that character. He expressed how humanity can hide beneath a veneer of indifference but still held onto its best characteristics of love and faithfulness despite outward appearances. Leonard conveyed how diversity, no matter how alien it might seem, can bring humanity closer together.

I know that I am diminishing the rest of his acting resume. That is always extremely rude. Leonard was not just Mr. Spock but for me he was. His character entertained me for literally my entire life. I and millions more will miss him.

"Change is the essential process of all existence."
— Mr. Spock, Star Trek: The Original Series (Let That Be Your Last Battlefield)

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DallasEast · Feb 28, 2015

BringBackThatOleTimeBoys said:
One of his quotes I really like now:

Insufficient facts always invites Danger.

A Patriots fan posting on a Cowboys fansite. Fascinating.

Phoenix · Feb 28, 2015

RIP. This one really stings.

I hope and pray that he was able to transfer his katra before the end...

LittleBoyBlue · Feb 28, 2015

DallasEast said:
I am getting old.

Gene passed away first. Mark died in the mid-90's and DeForest followed a few years later. Jane and James passed on a decade ago and Gene's wife Majel a couple of years after that. Now Leonard's gone.

I grew up watching Star Trek back in the days of four channel television, one of which was public broadcasting, lol. Kids today (and their parents before them) don't have a clue what that was like. The show was from syndication heaven in the 70's. It was great entertainment for me. I probably knew all 79 episodes by title and synopsis after watching them over and over again back when my brain was young.

Gene wove a tale of science fiction involving humans pushing out into the universe and carrying the essense of humanity with them. He showed how people could live and work together despite individually perceived degrees of separation. The best example involved humans and Vulcans. Vulcans were cold, calculating, intellectual snobs but Gene created a character who was a marriage of humans and Vulcan. Leonard breathed life into that character. He expressed how humanity can hide beneath a veneer of indifference but still held onto its best characteristics of love and faithfulness despite outward appearances. Leonard conveyed how diversity, no matter how alien it might seem, can bring humanity closer together.

I know that I am diminishing the rest of his acting resume. That is always extremely rude. Leonard was not just Mr. Spock but for me he was. His character entertained me for literally my entire life. I and millions more will miss him.

"Change is the essential process of all existence."
— Mr. Spock, Star Trek: The Original Series (Let That Be Your Last Battlefield)

http://i356.***BLOCKED***/albums/oo4/DallasEast1701/nimoy%20tribute_zpsoxkwp2xw.png

Great post.

It's amazing. The show was not a hit first go round.

It grew... Later in syndication.

I still think the tv episode with Khan... Then later the movie ... Wrath of Khan is one of the best tv to movie connections EVER!!!

DallasEast · Feb 28, 2015

REDVOLUTION said:
I still think the tv episode with Khan... Then later the movie ... Wrath of Khan is one of the best tv to movie connections EVER!!!

I would place most of the success for the movie was allowing Ricardo Montalban to reprise his Space Seed role (Hey! I remembered the title of the episode!

) and giving him the freedom to build upon it in the movie. Space Seed is still in my top 25 Star Trek television episodes of all-time, spanning all six series. Khan was as ruthless, cunning, and charismatic in the movie as in the episode.

Still, one of the best death scenes in any movie I have ever seen:

The next death scene in the movie cuts too close to home right now.

BoysFan4ever · Feb 28, 2015

DallasEast said:
A Patriots fan posting on a Cowboys fansite. Fascinating.

apparently it's very hard to give up the Cowboys board & their "idiotic" fans as he labeled us.

BoysFan4ever · Feb 28, 2015

DallasEast said:
I am getting old.

Gene passed away first. Mark died in the mid-90's and DeForest followed a few years later. Jane and James passed on a decade ago and Gene's wife Majel a couple of years after that. Now Leonard's gone.

I grew up watching Star Trek back in the days of four channel television, one of which was public broadcasting, lol. Kids today (and their parents before them) don't have a clue what that was like. The show was from syndication heaven in the 70's. It was great entertainment for me. I probably knew all 79 episodes by title and synopsis after watching them over and over again back when my brain was young.

Gene wove a tale of science fiction involving humans pushing out into the universe and carrying the essense of humanity with them. He showed how people could live and work together despite individually perceived degrees of separation. The best example involved humans and Vulcans. Vulcans were cold, calculating, intellectual snobs but Gene created a character who was a marriage of humans and Vulcan. Leonard breathed life into that character. He expressed how humanity can hide beneath a veneer of indifference but still held onto its best characteristics of love and faithfulness despite outward appearances. Leonard conveyed how diversity, no matter how alien it might seem, can bring humanity closer together.

I know that I am diminishing the rest of his acting resume. That is always extremely rude. Leonard was not just Mr. Spock but for me he was. His character entertained me for literally my entire life. I and millions more will miss him.

"Change is the essential process of all existence."
— Mr. Spock, Star Trek: The Original Series (Let That Be Your Last Battlefield)

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awesome tribute. Bravo.

LittleBoyBlue · Feb 28, 2015

DallasEast said:
I would place most of the success for the movie was allowing Ricardo Montalban to reprise his Space Seed role (Hey! I remembered the title of the episode! ) and giving him the freedom to build upon it in the movie. Space Seed is still in my top 25 Star Trek television episodes of all-time, spanning all six series. Khan was as ruthless, cunning, and charismatic in the movie as in the episode.

Still, one of the best death scenes in any movie I have ever seen:

The next death scene in the movie cuts too close to home right now.

Are we to assume that Khan saw them get away? Or not!
I thought for sure they would show his face with a look of .... Noooooooooooooo!

DallasEast · Feb 28, 2015

REDVOLUTION said:
Are we to assume that Khan saw them get away? Or not!
I thought for sure they would show his face with a look of .... Noooooooooooooo!

I say he died before seeing them escape. That was the perfect ending for Khan in my opinion. During Space Seed, Khan, the genetically created superior alpha male in his mind, matched wits with Kirk and lost. Yet, he won the heart who servicing in Kirk's crew on the Enterprise--someone who betrayed Starfleet and Kirk in the process. So, Khan "won" in the end. In the movie, Khan died believing he beat the killer of his greatest love of his life and the man who had previously outwitted his superior intellect. So, Khan "won" in the end.

burmafrd · Feb 28, 2015

DallasEast said:
I say he died before seeing them escape. That was the perfect ending for Khan in my opinion. During Space Seed, Khan, the genetically created superior alpha male in his mind, matched wits with Kirk and lost. Yet, he won the heart who servicing in Kirk's crew on the Enterprise--someone who betrayed Starfleet and Kirk in the process. So, Khan "won" in the end. In the movie, Khan died believing he beat the killer of his greatest love of his life and the man who had previously outwitted his superior intellect. So, Khan "won" in the end.

Montalban had a blast doing the movie from all accounts. yeah he chewed the scenary but it matched the TV episode while accounting for the fact that he had pretty much gone insane.

A great what if for a parallel dimension would be if Ceti Alpha 6 had not exploded and Khan did build his empire. It would be interesting for the Starfleet of Picards time to rediscover Ceti Alpha 5.

DallasEast · Feb 28, 2015

burmafrd said:
Montalban had a blast doing the movie from all accounts. yeah he chewed the scenary but it matched the TV episode while accounting for the fact that he had pretty much gone insane.

A great what if for a parallel dimension would be if Ceti Alpha 6 had not exploded and Khan did build his empire. It would be interesting for the Starfleet of Picards time to rediscover Ceti Alpha 5.

"This is Ceti Alpha 5!!!"

It wouldn't surprise me if Khan's descendants would initially get the upper hand on Picard or Riker but I wonder if Commander Shelby from The Best Of Both Worlds episodes would have better luck sniffing out their intentions and tactics? She had the type of outside the box thinking that could counter an offensive staged by Khan's people.

CliffnDallas · Feb 28, 2015

Second star to the Right. And straight on till morning...

Thank you Mr. Nimoy for a life time of wonder...

LittleBoyBlue · Feb 28, 2015

DallasEast said:
I say he died before seeing them escape. That was the perfect ending for Khan in my opinion. During Space Seed, Khan, the genetically created superior alpha male in his mind, matched wits with Kirk and lost. Yet, he won the heart who servicing in Kirk's crew on the Enterprise--someone who betrayed Starfleet and Kirk in the process. So, Khan "won" in the end. In the movie, Khan died believing he beat the killer of his greatest love of his life and the man who had previously outwitted his superior intellect. So, Khan "won" in the end.

All the more reason why I think he should have seen Kirk get away. You lose, again!

kristie · Mar 1, 2015

i remember the excitement going on in my town over 20 years ago when mr. nimoy came here to shoot a movie he was directing called holy matrimony. here's an article where the reporter reminisces about an interview he did with mr. nimoy during that time:

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/day-met-mr-spock/24126887/

CashMan · Mar 1, 2015

jubal said:
Sheldon, for one will have something to say about this!!! RIP Mr. Spock you will live on in my memory,as with all your many fans.

One of my favorite episodes, where spock was arguing with to play with his toy. Hilarious

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