Leonard Nimoy has died :(

[DanTex]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html

[Agschmid]

1. .

Hopefully the keep his voice at the Mugar Omni theater, I've always enjoyed that!

[liberal N proud]

2. Farewell Mr. Spock.

[mcar]

3. RIP Mr. Spock

[zappaman]

4. RIP

[Iggo]

5. Spock-O !!!

[jwirr]

6. So sorry.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. He lived long and prospered.

[Fearless]

51. +1

[Maeve]

79. Just not long enough for his fans. eom

[arikara]

95. Sigh.

[leftynyc]

101. I had no idea that

he got the idea for that sign from the Jewish symbol for a Cohan (early Jewish "high priest&quot - Mr. Nimoy was raised an Orthodox Jew. Here's a picture of it and it will be engraved on his tombstone:

https://twitter.com/viciousbabushka/status/571373724076781568/photo/1

[BrotherIvan]

105. That is so fitting

Thanks for sharing that.

[66 dmhlt]

135. And Pres. Obama replies ...

Pres. Obama gives the Vulcan sign with Nichelle Nichols

[SummerSnow]

8. Oh no:(. My condolences to his family .

[Terra Alta]

9. May he rest in peace.

[herding cats]

10. He lived long and prospered

Peace to his loved ones.

[Stonepounder]

86. +1

[Sissyk]

11. Oh, no!

Goodbye, Spock!

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one"
Just because that is one of my favorite movie lines ever!

[calimary]

92. Mine too.

Safe passage, dear sir.

[Volaris]

122. I think this one though, might be more appropriate..

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"We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead...Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human."--Admiral James T. Kirk, speaking at the burial service of his friend, comrade, and confidant, Mr. Spock.

[Sissyk]

137. +100

[uponit7771]

127. +1, its the basis of pluralistic societies and the antithesis of oligarchies

[UtahLib]

12. So sad, RIP Mr. Nimoy/Spock. nt

[el_bryanto]

13. That's a shame. nt

[NBachers]

14. *sigh*

[Action_Patrol]

15. Get him to Genesis!

One of my childhood heroes. Rest easy sir.

[Eyerish]

16. RIP Mr Nimoy

You will be greatly missed

[KamaAina]

17. Not logical.

[randome]

18. 'The Big Bang Theory' crew has been hit hard lately.

The actress who played Wolowitz's mother and now Leonard Nimoy.

They were both class acts.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game. -Existenz[/center][/font][hr]

[johnnyreb]

19. Thank you for all the grand adventures, sir!

And I do remember your love of poetry.

[RockaFowler]

20. He did Live Long and Prosper

He will be missed

[Pooka Fey]

21. RIP Mr. Nimoy

from a huge Star Trek fan. Condolences to your family.

[deutsey]

22. That sucks

A big fan of his, from Star Trek to In Search Of...

[Rex]

23. RIP Mr. Spock.

The best character ever invented for sci fi imo.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

24. ........

[Stellar]

59. When I was told that Spoke had died in that movie....

to this day, I never went to see it.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

61. To be fair, it actually is one of the best made Science Fiction movies I've ever seen.

But yeah, the end was a bit heartbreaking. Tempered of course by the following movie.

[Stellar]

134. that's the one I went to see, the one after...

It had a lighter ending.

[whopis01]

130. You just need to watch 2, 3 and 4 together

They make a great trilogy. And don't let anyone tell you that all the odd numbered ones are bad. 3 is good in the context of the story. And almost as heart wrenching as 2.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

138. Agreed.

2, 3, 4 are cohesive in their story and are at the core of the Star Trek movie experience.

1 and 5 were both highly disappointing.

6 was decent enough.

[classof56]

25. Oh, this is sad.

One of the greats. What a ride he took us on--to the stars and beyond!

[bvf]

26. Aw...

Cripes.

[Skidmore]

27. He's with the Away team now.

I'm truly sorrowe by his passing but he served well.

[calimary]

71. Indeed. Now with Scotty, Bones, and his Vulcan father, Sarek.

"...second star to the right, and straight on til morning."

[47of74]

90. I'd love to see the arguments Spock and Bones are having now.

[47of74]

91. Rest in peace Captain Spock.

[calimary]

94. Oh man, don't you know it!

Shit - as I'm writing this, I realize I left off Jane Wyatt - Amanda Sarek, Spock's human mother. She's gone, too. "Logic, logic, I'm SICK TO DEATH OF LOGIC!!!!!"

[Gothmog]

28. May he rest in peace

[KittyWampus]

29. RIP. What an interesting person you were. At least from where I sit in the gallery seats.

[Kali]

30. awww

[bigdarryl]

31. NO NO NO!!!!

RIP

[Cooley Hurd]

32. Cross gently, Mr Nimoy, and thank you for one of the most memorable chartacters in TV history...

[unblock]

33. naw, he's still living deep in deforest kelley's brain.

now all we need is a genesis device and a spare planet....

[yuiyoshida]

34. Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!

[bigtree]

35. .

...he was an exceedingly kind man; spoke of his love and appreciation for life and family towards the twilight of his life.

[msanthrope]

36. He will return to starstuff now. nt

[Xyzse]

37. Dangit... :( I wanted him to be immortal.

He did live long and prosper though...
Still, Spock No...

[randys1]

38. I cant imagine my childhood without those Friday nights (was it Friday?) with Star Trek

Hogan's Heroes, Man From UNCLE and Get Smart.


He was on a couple episodes of Big Bang recently and it was great to see him working.

Pass on my friend knowing that you did good, real good.

[calimary]

97. Dang, I remember those same shows!

And yes, I do believe the original series was on Friday nights.

I can still remember one of the "TV Guide" covers from that era - in which the argument would, today, be termed "Team Kirk vs Team Spock." He was on the cover and the question next to his photo was "Is It Sexy To Be Smart?" The argument outlined in the cover story was about the two conflicting camps of Star Trek fans - those who were hot for Kirk, the brawny swaggering attractive dude who could fist-fight as well as he could love up the ladies, versus the calm, detached, cerebral Spock, presumably unreachable and therefore even more irresistibly attractive. I was on the "Team Spock" side. Brains over brawn, every time.

SHIT - I just realized, I'm leaving people off the list of "Star Trek Lost", shall we say.

Not only Scotty and Bones and Sarek, but Sarek's first wife (and Spock's human mother) Amanda, Christine Chapel, and of course, Gene Roddenberry, who was nicknamed "The Great Bird of the Galaxy." BUMMER. Slowly but surely we're losing them. Glad we still have them on film, videotape, and disc.

[justiceischeap]

39. In case you didn't know, he was also a photographer

May this artisan rest in peace.

[hopemountain]

121. notably, the full body project

wish there was a vulcan sign smilie...

[freshwest]

40. Loved that guy.

[cyberswede]

41. Sad.

[MindPilot]

42. His passing is...

only logical.

Thank you Leonard; you--though Mr Spock--taught me a lot about life.

[City Lights]

43. RIP, Mr. Spock. nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

44. :'(

[stevenleser]

45. .

[catbyte]

46. RIP, sir. Yours was a life well lived.

[mountain grammy]

47. Rest in peace to a good man

and fine actor. He will be missed.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

48. L L A P

[hifiguy]

49. Go gently, sir.

45 years ago I became a Star Trek devotee almost entirely because Spock was the first character I had ever seen on television who was like me.

Thank you, Mr Nimoy.

[TM99]

110. You and me both.

When I watched him for the first time, I felt like it was OK that I was such a quiet little nerdy boy.

We lost a wonderful man today!

[Calista241]

50. Farewell Leonard Nimoy! You will be missed.

Amazing how he worked right up until the end.

[tclambert]

52. I saw him in the play "Vincent" and he was excellent.

It was fascinating, as a certain alien might say, and explored Vincent's madness and brilliance from his long-suffering brother Theo's point of view. I still remember the cool way Nimoy twirled his coat on in that play. I have yet to master that maneuver.

[Pacifist Patriot]

84. I remember being blown away when I saw him in that.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

53. Beamed up for the last time. Rest well, Mr. Spock. :( nt

[Orsino]

54. Can't be.

But to be on the safe side, who will help me steal a starship?

[Volaris]

131. "The answer is 'No.'. I am therefore, going anyway."

Love that line from film 3.

[ND-Dem]

55. RIP

[Stellar]

56. So sorry to hear that...

Rest in peace, sir.

[maryellen99]

57. Even though I'm a Star Wars fan

I always had a soft spot for Spock. RIP Leonard Nimoy.

[longship]

58. RIP, Mr. Spock.

R&K

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

60. RIP

[NM_Birder]

62. youtube some of the singing he did in his youth,

it'll bring a laugh to the tear.

the video of him singing the Hobbit song is freaking priceless.

[F4lconF16]

63. +1 I just watched it.

That whole album by he and Shatner is wonderful, if terrible

Laughs are good. He lived a good life, and we should celebrate who he was able to be.

Live long and prosper.

[progressoid]

67. I actually had his album.

Gave it to a friend as a gag gift in the 80's. Wish I still had it.

[burrowowl]

64. RIP, Mr Spock!

[chknltl]

65. .

.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

66. To Leo....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017248162

[CaliforniaPeggy]

68. Oh no. What sad news. Cross gently, Leonard Nimoy...

[MrScorpio]

69. Rest in power, Mr Spock. nt

[Brigid]

70. Oh no!

[McCamy Taylor]

72. No!

[Marr]

73. Nooooooooo!

It must be very strange to define a character like Spock, that's bound to live on in the public consciousness for hundreds of years.

[Takket]

74. .

Leonard,

We have been, and always shall be, your friend.

[icymist]

75. Farewell Mr. Nimoy

[packman]

76. Gave so much to the world of SciFi

an endearing character/person. Part of my life goes with him. RIP dear one.

[roguevalley]

77. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[TRoN33]

78. Oh no.

[NuclearDem]

80. Damn it.

[Rozlee]

81. An iconic figure of our times.

One who help create the complexity of alien culture, languages and customs. From pon farr to plomeek soup, from getting degrees in speaking the Vulcan language and Klingonese, he inspired us to imagine and dream.

[cantbeserious]

82. RIP

eom

[totodeinhere]

83. Mr. Spock has merely traveled to a parallel universe.

RIP.

[Pacifist Patriot]

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

[Hassin Bin Sober]

87. RIP

[abelenkpe]

88. T_T

Loved him! Very sad...

[Blue_In_AK]

89. My fondest memory of Leonard Nimoy

was seeing him speak out against the Vietnam War at a huge antiwar rally in San Francisco/Golden Gate Park in 1969 or 1970. The war was not "logical."

[Tree-Hugger]

93. .

[BumRushDaShow]

96. R.I.P.

to the man who essentially help to save the franchise with STII, III, and IV.

[Egnever]

98. He will be missed

Such a wonderful man.

[Liberalynn]

99. RIP

I saw him once in person. Our sixth grade class went on a field trip to the Shrine Circus. Leonard was a special guest star and he sang.

[DinahMoeHum]

100. We Grokked Spock.

Fair Winds and G@dspeed, Mr. Nimoy.

[Aerows]

102. Go gently and rest in peace.

Engage.

[truebluegreen]

103. ....

[KitSileya]

104. Nooooooooo!

That is sad news indeed. My thoughts go to his family and friends, and my hope to all of us who were moved by him, that we may continue to be better persons for having been in the same world as him.

[madokie]

106. Save passage Sir

I'm probably one of the few who never watched any star trek but no matter I like Nimoy and his character, what of him I seen in clips here and there, that is

[raven mad]

107. He will be missed but never forgotten.

[kydo]

108. He was my first idol

As a kid, I always wanted to be Spock. Star Trek is and was my fav TV series ever. I am a TV'olic but Star Trek because of Spock was always my fav. Even better then the x-files, and I had the fandom of all fandom jobs ever on that. I was the webmaster for Gillian Anderson's Official website when the show was on the air. I was a trekkie first and philie much later.

[Flying Squirrel]

109. Highly disturbing....

[blkmusclmachine]

111. The world's a little emptier with Mr. Nimoy gone from it.

[Unknown Beatle]

112. RIP Mr. Nimoy

[Enthusiast]

113. I am saddened by this news.

[Skittles]

114. it stings

when I returned from England to Iowa as a teenager, I would leave school at 4PM and RUN home to catch Star Trek - I absolutely adored the character of Spock

[eShirl]

115. R.I.P. Mr. Nimoy, Honorary Grandfather

[Systematic Chaos]

116. So...other than the Priceline Negotiator (tm), who are we left with?

This is the first thing I saw when I came online after waking up this morning. I'm still NOT over it. Not over it one bit.

[47of74]

119. To answer your question

Aside from Shatner George Takei, Walter Koenig, and Nichelle Nicholas are still with us.

Yeah I'm sad too.

[Systematic Chaos]

133. Thank you very much!

[ChazInAz]

117. Ave atque vale.

There's another artist I'm going to miss. He was one of those actors who was really too good for network television.
It's ironic that he admired Boris Karloff. Dear Boris was also taken from us in February by emphysema, at a slightly younger age. Teenager in Vulcan years.

[glinda]

118. ...

[jimlup]

120. Live Long and Prosper

Is now a permanent fixture in our language. And that can only be a very good thing.

Thanks Leonard! You will be missed!

[ZX86]

123. Spock was the heart and soul of Star Trek.

I can't imagine Star Trek being a success without him. He brought the science into science fiction TV.

He was also comic relief. Kirk and Bones were the straight men. He brought the laughs.

[Mnpaul]

124. A part of his career that few here have seen

Nemoy has been acting for a long time. He was on Sea Hunt in 1958. He played a wide variety of characters and was even a "bad guy" in some episodes. It is on broadcast TV here in the wee hours of the morning.

[tavernier]

125. At karaoke tonight

lots of participants sang any song they could think of having to do with space travel... In his honor. Loved by so many!

[El Supremo]

126. A Woman Called Golda

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

128. ...

one in his honor.

[cascadiance]

129. Heard this tune on the radio on the way home yesterday after losing my job then...

... and recall hearing about his health problems earlier the other day.

Hadn't heard about his death until just a bit ago and now feel worse.

Here's Information's Society's "What's on your Mind" and Spock's "Pure Energy" refrain throughout complete with video in this youtube.

Spock was pure energy in this great song in the 80's. Now he's pure energy today as we remember him too!

[ut oh]

132. RIP

[brett_jv]

136. Man I'm gutted ...

Can't believe I missed this news yesterday ... so damn busy I didn't get a chance to check in on any news, just woke up to this.

ST was the first 'grown-up' type show I ever got into, at about 8 years old. I remember religiously watching the syndicated version in the early 1970's ... probably seen every episode by the time I was 11 or 12. Loved all the gorgeous ladies they had on, but some of the episodes were pretty scary to me too ... the one with 'Dr. Corby' and the big bald android dude 'Rock' who just tossed a redshirt into a bottomless pit right at the beginning.

I loved all four main characters, but Spock was my favorite. He taught us all the value of using logic to solve problems, and that it was actually pretty cool to be smart.

Godspeed, Mr. Nimoy. You touched many people's lives, and ye will be missed.

[Astro123ing]

139. Live on and prosper

Continue to live on and prosper Leonard as you did on this earth!