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Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83
- snorkel 12y agoThe original phaser toting Chief Science Officer
- malloreon 12y agoHe was... and always will be...our friend.
- erickhill 12y agoI am, and always shall be, his fan.
- jaimebuelta 12y ago:__________(
- lione 12y agoWow, holy shit, that's horrible.
- ritchiea 12y agoIt happens to us all my friend.
- lione 12y agoI hadn't even heard he was sick. I suppose he was getting pretty old, but it's still such a shame. RIP.
- tsotha 12y agoHe had a minor part in Fringe, and if you watch it it's pretty clear he had advanced emphysema. I have to assume they did what they could to minimize how obvious it was, too. I was kind of surprised to see him last this long.
- beeworker 12y agoFor now. RIP.
- thebouv 12y agoJust started watching Star Trek with my 12 y/o daughter. We started with TNG, but she's well aware of who Spock is (and Leonard Nimoy). She's going to be sad.
- mohap 12y agoHe lived long and prospered
- itg 12y ago"Of all the souls I have encountered in my journeys, his was the most human"
- Skilleen 12y agoYour legacy will live on through Civilization 4 quotes
- viewer5 12y ago"Ozymandias" will always be in his voice in my mind. It's one of the few poems I'm at all familiar with, and I like it a lot. edit: Here's the poem, below, for anyone interested. And for anyone unfamiliar with what my parent's comment means: In the game Civilization IV, researching a technology is accompanied by a quote. Nimoy reads these quotes aloud, in this game, and '"And on the pedestal these words appear: / 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' / Nothing beside remains."' is the chosen quote for the "Construction" technology. You can probably find audio of it on the internet (which I recommend), but I can't youtube at work. I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.
- pc2g4d 12y agoYes! Loved his Civ IV voice work!
- usrusr 12y agoUnfortunately, my stupid sense of humor makes me remember his Sputnik the best of all those little quotes. Somewhere on YouTube there's a black screen with the audio looped for hours.
- moyix 12y agoHere it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75oun5gvDAU#t=169 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75oun5gvDAU#t=169
- SSilver2k2 12y agoRIP Captain Spock.
- 2600 12y agoOne to beam up.
- moron4hire 12y agoI don't know why, but that one got me. Maybe it's leftover grief from all the friends and family I lost last year. I'm not one to engage in celebrity worship. Indeed, I think it's a bit of a problem in our modern culture. But Nimoy and the character of Spock were both very inspiring. That has to count for something.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoI'm also not for celebrity worship. But I know that Star Trek formed me as a person, it's not just responsible for my interest in technology, it made me the very person I am now, taught me to always solve things peacefully, made me believe in the future of prosperity through science and good parts of human nature. I feel grief now, and I know I will feel the same when Kirk, Picard and other of my childhood role models shall depart. Farewell Spock. It's for us who are left to work towards the bright future you shown us.
- moron4hire 12y agoTNG was the series that was on when I was a kid, so my attachments are much more oriented there. But I understand it completely. My favorite parts were always when Geordi and Data worked together to come up with a solution to a seemingly impossible problem. And as I grew up, I started seeing all of the parts of the show: the way good leadership inspires the best in people, and how good leadership is about creating a sense of unity rather than being a God-like character demanding worship. How working together in diverse groups and hearing input from everyone can find solutions no one person would have found on their own. How saving the day doesn't have to be about violence, it can be about engineering, or just being there for someone. That the search for truth and knowledge is often the best motivation for anything. It made me want to be the one who made the things and fixed the other things and save the day because of it. I call it "Wanting to Be the Guy". The go-to person. The one that can be counted on. The entire run of Star Trek series' has a lot of flaws. I recently rewatched the first season of TNG with my wife: boy howdy does it stink. But I think a lot of that has more to do with the economics of serial television. The team that put together Star Trek gave themselves a phenomenal undertaking. And I think they covered a huge range of the human condition in an incredibly tasteful, nuanced manner. That's extremely commendable.
- m3rc 12y agoCan we maybe find a Genesis planet real quick? I'm not ready for him to be dead :(
- dan-silver 12y agoRIP Spock. Here's a fun video of him in a commercial with the "new" spock. Always love to stay positive when someone passes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UengULt6t7Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UengULt6t7Q
- DEinspanjer 12y agoIf this was Reddit, you would have all my gold. I remember this video and it was as awesome as I remember. Thanks for the link.
- jordz 12y agoAgreed.
- abjorn 12y ago:'(
- sadtrekkie 12y agoKHANNNNNNN!!!!! In all seriousness though, I wish his family the best.
- facorreia 12y agoHe made an emotionless character quite likable. May he rest in peace.
- aswanson 12y agoIconic figure...if only humans could be as logical. Rest in peace.
- Springtime 12y agoHis last tweet was touching: A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP https://twitter.com/TheRealNimoy/status/569762773204217857 https://twitter.com/TheRealNimoy/status/569762773204217857
- ayanna 12y agoI found this one more powerful. Don't smoke. I did. Wish I never had. LLAP https://twitter.com/TheRealNimoy/status/554102742084370432 https://twitter.com/TheRealNimoy/status/554102742084370432
- wtbob 12y agoMeh, he lived to be 83, which is really quite old. How much pleasure did he derive from smoking?
- dragonwriter 12y ago> Meh, he lived to be 83, which is really quite old. How much pleasure did he derive from smoking? Clearly, not enough that, looking back, he thought it was worthwhile. And the cost isn't just years, its quality of life impacts of smoking-related illness (in his case, COPD.)
- to3m 12y agoWell, certainly, you could live to a ripe old age despite your smoking habit, just like my maternal grandfather (gave up aged 70 - in his pomp, smoked 80 per day). Or my paternal grandmother (gave up around 70). But then again, her husband, my dad's father, also a smoker, died in his late sixties. And I've never heard of anybody who was a former long-term smoker - and that includes my grandparents, who weren't always in the best of health! - that didn't suffer from related complications in later life. 15 years later, I'm still not yet old enough for my chickens to have come home to roost, nor those of my school friends. But looking at my parents, and their parents too, it's very obvious that those who never smoked are in much better shape. Moral of the story? That's easy - don't smoke. Like... duh. But - if you really insist, at least smoke only the doobie doo, and without any tobacco mixer. Because at least that gets you high. And then, when you're old, and your lungs are fucked anyway, you can at least say that when you were young... nobody knew for sure.
- wiremine 12y ago"Change is the essential process of all existence."
- jgrahamc 12y agoI've not followed Nimoy's career post the end of Star Trek. If I wanted to start now to understand it what highlights should I look for?
- billybofh 12y agoI really liked him in the 1978 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/
- GuiA 12y agoHis books are probably a good way to start.
- Pxtl 12y agoFringe. He doesn't appear until well into the show, but he definitely steals the spotlight.
- tjr 12y agohttp://alienvoices.net/audio-dramas/ http://alienvoices.net/audio-dramas/
- e15ctr0n 12y agoNimoy made a splendid adversary to LAPD detective Columbo in the 1973 episode 'A Stitch In Time'[1]. I'm surprised that the New York Times article doesn't mention it at all because it is one of the best Columbo episodes, with a couldn't-see-it-coming twist in the end. [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069900/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069900/ Incidentally, William Shatner played the villain in 2 episodes of Colombo: 'Fade in to Murder' (1976) [2] and 'Butterfly in Shades of Grey' (1994) [3]. [2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074328/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074328/ [3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109458/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109458/ Apple fanbois will be interested to learn that Columbo loved to use the innocent-sounding phrase "Just one more thing ...." while faking an exit.
- r00fus 12y agoI was amazed to recently have found out that he played the voice of Galvatron in the original Transformers movie (which was amazingly not-sucky compared to the series). He has a long list of roles as a voice actor.
- frabcus 12y agoJust watched Fringe for the first time, which was the last thing Nimoy was in before retiring. Some great scenes with him, lots of gravitas.
- ceejayoz 12y agoHe had a brief cameo in the most recent Star Trek as his last appearance, I think.
- easytiger 12y agoIt was a bit more than a cameo
- ceejayoz 12y agoAre you thinking of the right new Star Trek? Into Darkness put him on the Enterprise's viewscreen briefly for a very short chat with new Spock.
- bentcorner 12y ago(spoiler alert) The first one he had a fair bit of screen time. IIRC, in Into Darkness, the new crew contacted Nimoy to ask him about Khan and how to defeat him. I think that was the only time he was on screen.
- pmelendez 12y agoThis. I really loved his performance playing that character.
- chris_wot 12y agoI agree - Fringe was amazing.
- teh_klev 12y agoSadly massively under utilised in Fringe, I hoped to see a lot more of him. But then maybe health issues and plain old age didn't allow this. Not since John Peel's passing have I felt quite so sad about a "famous" person leaving this mortal coil.
- jonnynezbo 12y agoFrom the Leonard Nimoy Wikipedia page: On Twitter, he said: 'I quit smoking 30 yrs ago. Not soon enough. I have COPD. Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP (Live Long and Prosper)'
- goalieca 12y agoHe lives on in kirk.
- FrankenPC 12y agoMy father of 77 years passed away last Sunday. My sister and I often called him Spock because he was a physicist and he looked like Spock. RIP my dad. RIP Leonard Nimoy. They both were the best Spocks.
- jackreichert 12y agoI am so sorry for your loss.
- jnbiche 12y agoSorry you lost your father: my condolences.
- geekam 12y agoI am very sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family.
- jonah 12y agoMy condolences. Sounds like he was a good one and your memories and his lessons will continue on.
- JeffDavidson 12y agoRIP
- davidw 12y agoSurprisingly sad about this.
- viewer5 12y agoYeah, I'm sitting in my cube at work trying to choke back tears, and the best I'm accomplishing is keeping them silent. This hit me a lot harder than I expected it to.
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- cafard 12y agoIf you are sufficiently old, you remember from "Mission: Impossible" also.
- ArkyBeagle 12y agoYes. He was the new Rollin Hand. If you are not familiar with the series, it's worth exploring. It was deeply flawed* show, but the basic premise is amazing and they executed on it brilliantly. *continuity problems, props that were laughable, a severe and unyielding formula, long stretches of no dialogue at all. The Mentalist at its best got close to it. I can't think of anything else that did.
- LaSombra 12y agoRIP
- biomimic 12y agoTime slows down today.
- stox 12y ago"We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. And yet it should be noted, in the midst of our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world; a world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish. He did not feel this sacrifice a vain or empty one, and we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend, I can only say this: Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human." -Captain James T. Kirk
- karmacondon 12y agoI will be listening to "Amazing Grace" played on the bag pipes today, along with many others I'm sure.
- danielweber 12y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=9120165&goto=item%3Fid%3D9119951 https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=9120165&goto=item%3Fid... :(
- aaronem 12y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtQUePN5y40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtQUePN5y40
- DonHopkins 12y agoFair well, Spock; I have been, and always shall be, your friend. Star Trek: The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise - Saturday Night Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx0xOgFDXFg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx0xOgFDXFg
- DennisP 12y agoI saw him speak a couple times at DragonCon, and became a fan of Nimoy the person even more than Nimoy the actor. He was a very compassionate and intelligent human being.
- pspeter3 12y agoI feel like this is appropriate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhcR-w-56tA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhcR-w-56tA
- outworlder 12y agoCan we get a black bar?
- anigbrowl 12y agoThirded. I think he was a role model for a great many HNers.
- jgeorge 12y agoBlack bar, please.
- kefka 12y agoI second this. Please, the black bar, pg?
- TeMPOraL 12y agoI agree. Spock was a part of experience that formed many of us on the deepest level and brought us to technology in the first place.
- jstanek 12y agoFourthed. He was a great inspiration to me.
- ybrs 12y agoFifth
- jameshk 12y agoI also second this.
- fixermark 12y agoAmong the many influences that put me where I am today, the lesson a much younger me, sitting by his father's side, took from Star Trek was that properly-applied logic could solve anything; that the Universe in its vast, seeming randomness, was at its core quite comprehensible. It's not a complete philosophy of life, but it's also not a bad place to start. Whether or not he did so on purpose, he taught a lot of lessons to a lot of kids who now have their hands on the various controls of the spaceship we share. Thank you Mr. Nimoy.
- todayiamme 12y agoHe was and always will be a vestige of my childhood. Star Trek was one of the reasons why I became passionate about science and tech. Its humanism deeply shaped the beliefs I eventually formed. The notion of kindness and fairness intermingled with the belief that through technology we could achieve a better world for all. But that took a while to percolate. His depiction of Spock was what kept me watching in the first place.
- TeMPOraL 12y ago> Its humanism deeply shaped the beliefs I eventually formed. The notion of kindness and fairness intermingled with the belief that through technology we could achieve a better world for all. Same for me. Star Trek is the very reason for me being who I am, a technologist believing in the better angels of our nature. And in the days when future looks dark, or when I feel lost, I sometimes rewatch a few episodes to regain both my hope and remind myself of the values I cherish. Farewell, Spock.
- crag 12y agoSame here. I remember, my grandfather and I building my first computer, a Heathkit (I'm going back to the 70's). Because Spock inspired be to, want to be Spock. He (and Scottie) had a huge influence on me. And to this day, I still watch ST when I'm feeling blue. Farewell, Mr. Spock. And thank you.
- sithu 12y agoMy thoughts exactly. Star Trek, and Spock form an indelible part of my childhood that's shaped my early personality more than I probably realize. Truly a sad day. Rest in peace, friend.
- sanoli 12y agoI watched one of the movies in the 80's, and I remember my dad liked the series, but I grew up in another country and never got to watch it. I've always had the desire to. Do you have any tips on which version/generation of the series it would be best to begin with?
- at-fates-hands 12y agoAmazing man in so many other areas than just his Star Trek stuff. The one thing I will always miss will be his voice, it was so distinctive. No matter when you heard it, you knew right away it was him.
- soylentcola 12y agoYeah, I remember as a kid, the song "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" by Information Society was on the radio a lot. The second I heard that sample of him saying "pure energy" I was like "Mom! Is that Spock?!"
- at-fates-hands 12y agoMt first recollection of his voice was on the "In Search Of" series when I was a little boy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnKCCrZHlbY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnKCCrZHlbY That theme song was always one of my favorites too.
- emeraldd 12y agoThe Lazy Song - Alternate Official Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dULOjT9GYdQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dULOjT9GYdQ
- franzpeterstein 12y ago"Live long and prosper."
- acomjean 12y agoGreat actor, great photographer, great human. He recently did a documentary about growing up in Boston and how he got involved in acting. Selling newspapers and Vacuums (Bait and switch he described it as). How he lost his Boston accent. Really down to earth. If you've been to the Boston Museum of Science IMAX theater, you hear forever hear his voice say: "who put the bump in the bump... shabump"
- ajslater 12y agoMinor correction, that was the sound check for The Mugar Omni Theatre. On which they did project many distorted IMAX movies because Omni never really made it as a popular format.
- sswaner 12y agoBlack Bar please, it would be a great show of respect to the calm, stoic logician that many of the people who read HN can either respect and/or would cite as an inspiration for our chosen career paths.
- Luc 12y agoApparently he was quite a powerful actor, because I bet you didn't become an artist like him... After downvotes, I feel compelled to add: nor a logician!
- sswaner 12y agoActually, I studied philosophy in college, with a focus on logic. But it is hard to find work as a philosopher, so I took that logic training and now apply it to computer systems. So, back to my original point - Spock the character and Nimoy the man were inspirational in my choice of career paths.
- Igglyboo 12y agoWhat do you mean by black bar? Never heard that phrase.
- pyre 12y agoSometimes HN does a black bar for deaths that hit close to the community (e.g. when Dennis Richie died).
- NickPollard 12y agoAt many previous times, on days when important, influential or otherwise respected persons have died, the site turns the header bar (normally orange) black, as a mark of respect.
- DanBC 12y agoMany? About three times, I think.
- JonnieCache 12y agoHere he is, reading Desiderata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilFzLb9D2fQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilFzLb9D2fQ
- DanielBMarkham 12y agoI will miss his distinctive voice, acting, writing, photographic, and directing skills. In Star Trek, even though I didn't realize it at the time, I was first introduced to the idea that you could break apart decision-making into three pieces: the emotional (McCoy), the logical (Spock), and the noble (Kirk). This idea, and the way these actors portrayed these concepts in a hokey, corny "Wagon Train To The Stars" changed the way I looked at life. I owe them all, along with the writers, a debt of gratitude. For those looking for an off-the-beaten-path way to remember Nimoy (and Spock) this weekend, I suggest watching "Mind Meld". It's just Nimoy and Shatner sitting around shooting the breeze. It makes for a good way to remember both the person and the role he played. So long Nimoy, and Spock. You two didn't get along at times but it's been fun as hell watching you work together.
- dankohn1 12y agoI was fortunate enough 15 years ago to sit next to Leonard Nimoy on a 2 hour flight from Seattle to SFO. Giving no indication that I recognized him, I began a conversation. We chatted for about an hour about current theater on the West End in London, where I had been living and where he traveled every Christmas with his wife to see the shows. As we were standing in the aisle at the end of the flight, I raised my hand in the Vulcan salute and said "Live long and prosper". No, actually I didn't, but I thought about doing so! In fact, I never told him that I recognized him, and I suspect he was happy to have a regular conversation as if he hadn't played one of the most important fictional characters in many people's lives. But he did, and his portrayal of Spock was profoundly impactful to me, and I am now introducing the character to my young sons as well.
- mokus 12y ago> But he did, and his portrayal of Spock was profoundly impactful to me, and I am now introducing the character to my young sons as well. I don't know why, but it deeply saddens me to know that my children will only ever know him as a historical figure. I'm young enough that I've never known a world without Spock, and while I know Spock hasn't gone anywhere it's surprisingly hard to adjust to the idea of a world without Nimoy. He's always seemed, to me, such an amazing combination of larger-than-life and down-to-earth.
- eevilspock 12y agoYou gave him a precious, totally selfless gift. Thank you.
- fapjacks 12y agoMan, this is so rough. I've lost friends and family before, but this is a different kind of loss. RIP Leonard Nimoy.
- mahamedamiin2 12y agoNic i like
- anantzoid 12y agoRIP :(
- ArkyBeagle 12y agoMy personal favorite Nimoy moment: "Hello. I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It's all lies. But they're entertaining lies. And in the end, isn't that the real truth? The answer is: No." - "The Springfield Files", S8E10 , Simpsons.
- mhartl 12y agoI loved that one, too. Here's the clip on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6lTSPXDOAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6lTSPXDOAI
- colechristensen 12y agoLet's not forget this gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU Watching it for the first time made me immeasurably happy
- mjklin 12y agoI enjoyed his three autobiographies: "I Am Spock" followed by "I Am Not Spock" and finally "I Am Also Scotty"
- staunch 12y agoMy father had a VHS collection of Star Trek that he had recorded off TV. I watched them over and over non-stop for years, every episode dozens of times. I still watch some Star Trek series nearly every day. As an incredibly introverted and nerdy kid, Spock gave me hope for the world and solace that things could be better. One lucky day, when I was a teenager, Leonard Nimoy came over to my house. A mutual friend thought he would like to meet my father, a local artist, to have lunch and chat. I watched quietly as they talked and looked at art for hours. Spending the day around him, and the few minutes I spent alone with him just chatting about nothing, was one of the highlights of my childhood. I kept calm, but he knew I wasn't joking around when I asked him to sign the fine pencil drawing of myself as Kirk standing next to him as Spock, which I had received as a gift years prior. I'm happy for him that he got 83 years and used them incredibly well. Choked up though.
- ebertx 12y agoIn loving memory of Leonard Nimoy's wackier side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU
- smhenderson 12y agoIt's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done before. A far better resting place that I go to, than I have ever known. RIP Leonard Nimoy, Long Live Spock...
- ChuckMcM 12y agoFrom the discussion I posted on the Ars link which apparently was just a re-post of the NY Times article... This makes me sad, I got to hear him speak at USC during his "I am not Spock" phase (I still have an autographed book of his poetry). At the talk he discussed the notion of loving something that must change. He used his garden as the example for that, every year it grew differently and had different challenges but he learned to focus on loving the garden and embracing its changing, as opposed to getting caught up in what it was like at one time during one season. That really made an impression on me.
- canvia 12y agoRIP He made some solid music back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tpe1HEMVSM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tpe1HEMVSM
- leanthonyrn 12y agoWhen I was a kid I only knew of him as Mr Spock. Imagine my surprise when I saw him as Emil Vautrain in the Mission: Impossible TV series. I could not understand how he could be a vulcan science officer and a human secret agent, at the same time. He will be missed.
- bitwize 12y agoHe lived long and prospered. Which is as much as any of us can ask for.
- the-kenny 12y ago🖖
- arjn 12y agoI havent watched an episode of Star Trek in ages but his passing makes me profoundly sad. Fond childhood memories of waiting for the weekend for the next episode of ST. Then going to school on monday and pretending to be Mr. Spock, calling everything "logical" or not , or "fascinating". Live Long and Prosper Mr Spock.
- macrael 12y agoI've been watching a bunch of the Star Trek movies lately, for the first time. My favorite was IV: The Voyage Home, written and directed by Nimoy. It stands out to me amongst epic Sci-fi movies as being dramatic and complex and wholly without villains. The Spock-Kirk dynamic is my favorite part of Star Trek.
- ajays 12y agoI grew up in India, and TV was very new to where we lived. But they used to put on Star Trek (TOS) on Saturday mornings, and I religiously watched the show. I soon gravitated to Spock, and consciously modeled my thinking after him: trying to be extremely rational, not showing emotion, etc. My friends even started calling me Spock. :-) He touched so many lives...
- narrator 12y agoReddit /r/all shows the top 5 posts being spock is dead in 5 different subreddits. There has truly been a disturbance in the geek force /ducks .
- mkramlich 12y agoSpock has always been an idol of mine in my sort of personal pantheon of ficional characters. Especially in childhood the line blurs between fiction, myth and reality. And that can be a powerful thing in healthy ways. Especially when helping serve as a role model. "What would Spock do?" and so on. Wanting to have people like Spock in one's life. etc Spock was also a huge influence on me as a writer. I have a sci-fi adventure series, The Dread Space Pirate Richard, a bit like a modern faerie tale for adults. The main character is strongly influenced by Kirk. And there's a bounty hunter who starts off an enemy of Richard/Kirk, but eventually becomes an ally and, by the very end, his best friend. His name is Vega Venturion. The V is for Vulcan. And his personality is modelled after Spock in many ways, esp the Kirk-Spock dynamic. I have another character who will serve as McCoy, to complete that trinity pattern evident in the original Star Trek series. Also Vega is the very first and very last character "on stage" in my series arc -- the final pages of the last book are already written. The only two people who've read the preview draft of this last Vega/Spock scene have told me it made them cry like a baby. At some level Spock will live forever. Vega Venturion lets me cheat and create new adventures for him, for as long as I want and can keep it going. RIP Spock and Mr. Nimoy. You will be missed. You've inspired and effected millions for the better.
- bcn 12y agoRecommend this 30 min. documentary about about Nimoy growing up in Boston. https://vimeo.com/90940421 https://vimeo.com/90940421
- tacon 12y agoI was in high school when Star Trek was first on the air. In a typical geeky, asocial, teenage way, I told my Mom I wanted to be like Spock. Thank goodness I outgrew that phase. Forty-five years later, he came to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and I attended a lecture on his extensive photographic work of nude, corpulent women. It blew my mind to see the massive sweep of his artistic and intellectual range. He was so much more than Spock, the character. The world tries to pigeon hole us in something that catches the popular fancy, and Leonard Nimoy very deliberately never let that keep him from his artistic pursuits.
- amyjess 12y agoMan.... I heard he was hospitalized a day or two ago, but I just assumed he would make it. He was always one of those people who just came off as... immortal, I guess. I mean, I know intellectually that everybody dies, but emotionally I didn't even think it was a possibility that he wouldn't make it. I'll miss him :(
- bootload 12y ago'Life and death are seldom logical. — Spock to McCoy, Stardate 2821.7' I used that quote for my domain name. LLAP.
- Arnor 12y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU LLAP
- Shivetya 12y agoGreat picture with both Shatner and Nimoy from the old days, https://imgur.com/gallery/1JGQk78 https://imgur.com/gallery/1JGQk78
- NAFV_P 12y agoAnyone remember this? ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(1995_The_Outer_Limits) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(1995_The_Outer_Limits...
- mdisraeli 12y agoGlad it wasn't just me!
- hackbinary 12y agoI'm pretty dissapointed with the news coverage of Nimoys death. He died of "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)." This is what the media reported, but it means almost nothing to me, and probably to most people. It turns out this condition is generally, but not always, caused by smoking, or have been a smoker. Not one of the stories I have seen so far gives even a brief description of COPD. We spend many billions on fighting terrorism, and on fighting 'crime', but most of will die of cancer, lung, or heart deceases. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-d...
- colechristensen 12y agoI'm pretty happy that they talked about the man instead of turning his death into an anti-smoking commercial.
- jgord 12y agoblack HN header band would be appropriate.
- FesterCluck 12y agoRom-halan ne ki'ne.
- msie 12y agoNo black bar, I guess PG is a Star Wars fan.
- remarkEon 12y agoI've been a Star Trek fan my entire life, since my dad first exposed me to TOS when I was maybe 5 or 6. When I was growing up I was the kid who dressed as Star Trek characters for middle school Halloween parties when everyone else was seemingly obsessed with Star Wars. I never understood it. I attribute that to one character: Spock. With his unshakable discipline and faith (ha!) in logic as the method to explore our problems ("Fascinating!"), I identified with him more than any other character - because he didn't fear the unknown. As the series and universe progressed, and Data in TNG seemed to fill that void I couldn't help but notice the subtle commentary. Spock, half human, seemed to desperately try to repress his humanity - and therein show us why being human is all the more important - Data, literally a machine, a pure logic system, sought to become more human. There's a lesson in there somewhere. Maybe it's just a commentary on the cultural zeitgeist of the times of the two series, but for me it's simply to not fear the future or what's out there, even if there are bumps along the way. Spock is a deep, and lasting character that I'm sure will remain influential. House of Cards can wait, tonight. Plotting a course for Regula 1.
- cmdrfred 12y agoWhat a great actor, I've always been a logical person and his portrayal as spock was a early role model for me.
- effdee 12y ago🖖
- ianamartin 12y agoHeh. Almost 1500 points, lots of requests for black bar, and nothing. I knew there was a reason I don't care for HN that much.
- Jean-Philipe 12y ago:( a black bar would have been fine...