Live Long and Prosper...
As I publish today's missives I have just heard the news of the death of Leonard Nimoy. The 83 year old actor, director and photographer had been ill for a little while and had officially retired, this does not suppress the shock of losing one of the worlds most well known faces.
Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek has permeated every corner of our human society. Even those who have never watched any of the episodes can and do quote the notable phrases and everyone knows about a certain Vulcan named Spock. Although Nimoy took a lot of heat for his mid seventies book "I Am Not Spock", in which he tries to illustrate the fact that he was an actor simply playing a part and was more than that. Many felt it was a dig at the series. It wasn't and over thirty years later he would publish a memoir entitled "I Am Spock", displaying a calm and a complete circle of understanding that it was a positive thing after all.
Nimoy would go on to resurrect Spock, literally, in the film adaptations of the original series. He would also along the way build a reputation as one of Hollywood's finest directors. The geeks among us were very happy to see J.J. Abrams bring Nimoy back to T.V. in the recurring role of Dr. William Bell in Fringe and perhaps greatest of all Abrams inclusion of Nimoy in the reboot of Star Trek on the big screen.
Leonard Nimoy was far more than one character but it's not such a bad thing to be remembered for bringing so much happiness to so many people.
May we all Live Long and Prosper...
Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek has permeated every corner of our human society. Even those who have never watched any of the episodes can and do quote the notable phrases and everyone knows about a certain Vulcan named Spock. Although Nimoy took a lot of heat for his mid seventies book "I Am Not Spock", in which he tries to illustrate the fact that he was an actor simply playing a part and was more than that. Many felt it was a dig at the series. It wasn't and over thirty years later he would publish a memoir entitled "I Am Spock", displaying a calm and a complete circle of understanding that it was a positive thing after all.
Nimoy would go on to resurrect Spock, literally, in the film adaptations of the original series. He would also along the way build a reputation as one of Hollywood's finest directors. The geeks among us were very happy to see J.J. Abrams bring Nimoy back to T.V. in the recurring role of Dr. William Bell in Fringe and perhaps greatest of all Abrams inclusion of Nimoy in the reboot of Star Trek on the big screen.
Leonard Nimoy was far more than one character but it's not such a bad thing to be remembered for bringing so much happiness to so many people.
May we all Live Long and Prosper...
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