RIP Spock

He could be one of the most heart felt Celeb deaths I can remember. Damnit.

We'll mourn the passing but not the life well lived! He was 83 and acting as recently as the Fringe - Fox series by JJ Abrams. Having opened for the Kinks makes him even cooler than previously thought.

It only seems fitting to send him off with this tune by one of my favorite bands, Spock's Beard.

At The End of the Day

aircooled wrote: Of course, you may think, what effect is the popular culture of today having on children? What are the Kardashians conditioning your children to find valuable. Science? Space exploration? I think not! What are your children watching? Who are their idols? Who will they mourn?

There has always been an annoying thread of pop culture, regardless of era. And I think there's plenty from this era that's as inspiring as ever, and will hopefully stand the test of time.

I think guys like Neil Degrasse-Tyson, Bill Nye, The Mythbusters and others are opening minds to science by dong their part to make it cool. Yeah there's a lot of schtick with some of those guys, but underneath there's a solid core of investigation and a hunger for knowledge. And if it helps them reach a wider audience, all, at least it's helping them reach a wider audience with a positive message.

I think one of the greatest compliments you can pay an actor is that he or she actually moved beyond storytelling to the point where they inspired someone, or made them explore something about themselves or the world that they otherwise wouldn't have. I think it's always been the mission of art to pull us out of our boxes and change the way we look at things.

I have known that character since I was 8. That's 43 years. Going to see those movies, even the horrible ones, was like visiting old friends.

And yes, while 83 is pretty good I'm shooting for 116. My son told me when he was 8 I had to live that long. I like it.

JG Pasterjak wrote:

aircooled wrote: Of course, you may think, what effect is the popular culture of today having on children? What are the Kardashians conditioning your children to find valuable. Science? Space exploration? I think not! What are your children watching? Who are their idols? Who will they mourn?

There has always been an annoying thread of pop culture, regardless of era. And I think there's plenty from this era that's as inspiring as ever, and will hopefully stand the test of time. I think guys like Neil Degrasse-Tyson, Bill Nye, The Mythbusters and others are opening minds to science by dong their part to make it cool. Yeah there's a lot of schtick with some of those guys, but underneath there's a solid core of investigation and a hunger for knowledge. And if it helps them reach a wider audience, all, at least it's helping them reach a wider audience with a positive message. I think one of the greatest compliments you can pay an actor is that he or she actually moved beyond storytelling to the point where they inspired someone, or made them explore something about themselves or the world that they otherwise wouldn't have. I think it's always been the mission of art to pull us out of our boxes and change the way we look at things.

And the good news is that it doesn't even have to be the "real science" shows. Even on mainstream sitcoms, you have Physists, Engineers, Microbiologists, and Nueroscientists (Big Bang Theory), or Politicians who legitimately want to do good and are doing good (Parks and Rec), or an Architect and aspiring Environmental Lawyer (How I Met Your Mother).

Sure, if you look at the Reality TV, it isn't encouraging. But all is not dead. What if I judged all of the prior generation on Laverne and Shirley?

I always felt that Nemoy's portrayal of Spock has really changed my perception of the Vulcan character as a whole. There are only a few who I thought "felt Vulcan", most just come off as cheesy.

He's like Shatner playing Kirk, nobody will ever be "the real Kirk". Chris Pine can try as he might, but he'll just never do it.

Spock has done that for an entire race of Characters. Nobody will really be as a Vulcan as Nemoy.

Plus he's great fun off the set, I enjoyed his artistic pursuits. Boobs.

^^^ I'll take Laverne and Shirley instead of that annoyingly pompous rude guy on "Big Bang Theory" any day. He treats people like crap---where those girls bottled beer, and treated people nicely.

RIP Mr. Nimoy. He seemed to be a class act, and the original Star Trek actually tackled serious societal issues in a thoughtful way.

Tonight I'll fire up the record player, and listen to "Leonard Nimoy's Sounds from Outer Space" album that I have. Yes...it's as horrible and corny as the title implies!

Dif tor heh smusma.

Since we are all car guys, I'll just leave this here.

Audi Commercial

In reply to tuna55:

Because many of us really enjoyed his work.

I was a "trekkie". Named my solid grey Manx cat Spock because we always watched reruns together after work in the mid 70s. No really, the cat watched tv with me.

There’s only a hand full of other celebrities out of what, a 1,000 or so top names, who’s passing would mean any more to me than the loss of some unknown individual.

Leonard Nimoy had a significantly positive impact on my life and I’m sincerely grateful to him for it.

God’s speed Mr. Nimoy

I guess he kept up with the times. His last Tweet (from Sunday):

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP

https://twitter.com/therealnimoy/status/569762773204217857

(LLAP is Live Long And Prosper BTW)

JG Pasterjak wrote:

aircooled wrote: Of course, you may think, what effect is the popular culture of today having on children? What are the Kardashians conditioning your children to find valuable. Science? Space exploration? I think not! What are your children watching? Who are their idols? Who will they mourn?

There has always been an annoying thread of pop culture, regardless of era. And I think there's plenty from this era that's as inspiring as ever, and will hopefully stand the test of time. I think guys like Neil Degrasse-Tyson, Bill Nye, The Mythbusters and others are opening minds to science by dong their part to make it cool. Yeah there's a lot of schtick with some of those guys, but underneath there's a solid core of investigation and a hunger for knowledge. And if it helps them reach a wider audience, all, at least it's helping them reach a wider audience with a positive message. I think one of the greatest compliments you can pay an actor is that he or she actually moved beyond storytelling to the point where they inspired someone, or made them explore something about themselves or the world that they otherwise wouldn't have. I think it's always been the mission of art to pull us out of our boxes and change the way we look at things.

This. I was a sci fi nerd as a kid at the very end of the 'pulp magazine' era but the vast majority of people didn't know or think about it, Star Trek made it mainstream. Spock and Kirk being the best known characters, I'm thinking they had an immeasureable impact on my generation: showing the cool things possible through science. So even though I think William Shatner can't act without overacting and I want to kill him every time I see a Priceline ad I still thank him and Leonard Nimoy for their contribution. Oh yeah, OMNI magazine had a big influence as well and I think Star Trek helped pave the way for it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_%28magazine%29 It helped that Bob Guccione, publisher of PENTHOUSE, had the material backing to get the thing off the ground properly.

I sorta think that the Mythbusters guys have done a lot to influence this generation by doing the same thing: making science cool. Even though they fired Kari Byron, dammit.

Wow, I totally forgot about Omni magazine! I used to read that. Some good sci-fi in there.

I had no idea it went out of print.

And here's an example of how Mr. Nimoy was a great role model and good person, and not just another celebrity:

Seemed like a cool guy, seemed to live life. I liked the trek a lot when I was younger, enjoyed his work.

He did some um…. interesting art projects. I hope this doesn't offend anyone on here.

Below images NSFW:

Nimoy photograph

Nimoy - VENUS VICTORIOUS

Nimoy - MATISSE DANCERS

In reply to aircooled:

Yeah, that sucked. Between it and Heavy Metal (still in business) sci fi moved way mainstream. But in my view it will always be Nimoy and Shatner who 'broke the ice', with Gene Roddenberry of course.

In reply to carbon:

Doesn't offend me, but I'm pretty sure images like that are against the rules around here.

Not many celebrity deaths could hit me this hard

Crap :(

I owe much to Star Trek and their cast for being great role models to a young lost soul. Farewell Spock

Here is something to lighten the mood. I shall miss Mr. Nimoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU

I was actually using RTV when I heard that Leonard Nimoy had died. How weird is that?

he was also Galvatron:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKqzghNW49M

In reply to carbon:

I changed the NSFW photos to links. I understand that they have artistic value, but some employers may be harder to convince. Please feel free to PM me if you have any concerns.

Back OT. RIP Leonard Nimoy:

"My work is done here.”
“You didn’t do anything!”
“Didn’t I?”