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Postby Dun Geanainn » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:19 am

Rest in peace Leonard Nimoy :( . I always loved to watch him when I was a kid.
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Postby Jute » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:22 am

Argh, that's sad. A big loss for everyone who ever liked him, and probably for a lot more. I was hoping he would maybe speak the quotes in the next Civilization game again.
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Postby Arcanda » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:22 am

This is sad.I just watched the first episode of Star Trek but beyond this show, he was also a cultural icon.He will be sorely missed, may he rest in peace.
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Postby Union Of Canadorian Socialists Republic » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:23 am

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RIP leonard nimoy,you were awesome :(

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Leonard Nimoy 1931 - 2015

Postby Farnhamia » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:24 am

Oh, no ... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/ ... at-83.html

Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83.


Well, he lived long and prospered.

Edit: Should have known there was a thread already.
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Postby The Creepoc Infinite » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:26 am

Goddammit that sucks.
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Postby Northwest Slobovia » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:27 am

Since Hollywood is LA's home-town industry, The Los Angeles Times has some articles on Leonard Nimoy, including two photo sets.

"The hero worship will continue or the Spock fandom is doomed. It is the logic of history.", paraphrased from ST:OG "Mirror, Mirror"
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Postby Wallenburg » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:29 am

The loss of such a centerpiece to the Star Trek community and the United States cannot be overstated. May he rest in peace.

I've been building an interactive starship in Minecraft. I will be sending orders via subspace radio to rewrite the name from Engelson to Nimoy.
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Postby Gauthier » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:32 am

Damn.

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Postby Yumyumsuppertime » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:32 am

A hero to generations of kids with more brains than social skills, including me. From all accounts, a man of incredible kindness, compassion, and gentle humor.

To my fellow fans, I grieve with thee.
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Postby The Alma Mater » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:35 am

Gauthier wrote:Damn.

It's a telling occasion indeed when there's no sign of fedora-wearing hipsters trying to poo poo his passing for edge creds.

The first "another celebrity who will be forgotten in a few days" posts have already appeared on the youtube "Spocks Funeral" clips.
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Postby Gauthier » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:36 am

The Alma Mater wrote:
Gauthier wrote:Damn.

It's a telling occasion indeed when there's no sign of fedora-wearing hipsters trying to poo poo his passing for edge creds.

The first "another celebrity who will be forgotten in a few days" posts have already appeared on the youtube "Spocks Funeral" clips.


YouTube comments. That is all. Just surprised nobody here has tried being edgy.
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Postby Union Of Canadorian Socialists Republic » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:36 am

The Alma Mater wrote:
Gauthier wrote:Damn.

It's a telling occasion indeed when there's no sign of fedora-wearing hipsters trying to poo poo his passing for edge creds.

The first "another celebrity who will be forgotten in a few days" posts have already appeared on the youtube "Spocks Funeral" clips.

Well that's quite ridiculous. Nimoy spanned multiple generations. He's a legend, not some mere celebrity.
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Postby Gauthier » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:37 am

Union Of Canadorian Socialists Republic wrote:
The Alma Mater wrote:The first "another celebrity who will be forgotten in a few days" posts have already appeared on the youtube "Spocks Funeral" clips.

Well that's quite ridiculous. Nimoy spanned multiple generations. He's a legend, not some mere celebrity.


Respecting Leonard Nimoy is just too mainstream.
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Postby Eboestranian Denmark » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:39 am

We lost James Doohan.

We lost DeForest Kelley.

We lost Leonard Nimoy.

The Original Series has finally lost everyone who could act worth a damn.
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Postby Northwest Slobovia » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:40 am

Gauthier wrote:
The Alma Mater wrote:The first "another celebrity who will be forgotten in a few days" posts have already appeared on the youtube "Spocks Funeral" clips.


YouTube comments. That is all. Just surprised nobody here has tried being edgy.

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Postby Wallenburg » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:41 am

Gauthier wrote:
Union Of Canadorian Socialists Republic wrote:Well that's quite ridiculous. Nimoy spanned multiple generations. He's a legend, not some mere celebrity.


Respecting Leonard Nimoy is just too mainstream.

Would you rather diss a dead cultural icon?
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Postby Gauthier » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:41 am

Eboestranian Denmark wrote:We lost James Doohan.

We lost DeForest Kelley.

We lost Leonard Nimoy.

The Original Series has finally lost everyone who could act worth a damn.


George Takei can act worth a damn.
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Postby Imperialpowersofkorea » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:41 am

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Imperialpowersofkorea wrote:I have seen this guy in some advertisment or on the TV

Nimoy is best known for his playing of Mr Spock is Star Trek. Chances are you will have seen him. And now, I'm gonna pick up a boxset and spend my weekend watching Star Trek in his honour. Wherever he rests, I hope he does so peacefully.


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Postby The Wolven League » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:41 am

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Postby Aethrys » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:45 am

Damn, now we'll never get another music video of him singing about uncle Bilbo with a bunch of hippy chicks.
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Postby Ganos Lao » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:47 am

He has now truly crossed into the final frontier.

Jute wrote:Argh, that's sad. A big loss for everyone who ever liked him, and probably for a lot more. I was hoping he would maybe speak the quotes in the next Civilization game again.


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Postby Tarsonis Survivors » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:48 am

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Postby The Alma Mater » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:48 am

Aethrys wrote:Damn, now we'll never get another music video of him singing about uncle Bilbo with a bunch of hippy chicks.


He did recite a bit of it with "young Spock" in a commercial a few years back. Does that help ?
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Postby Aethrys » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:51 am

The Alma Mater wrote:
Aethrys wrote:Damn, now we'll never get another music video of him singing about uncle Bilbo with a bunch of hippy chicks.


He did recite a bit of it with "young Spock" in a commercial a few years back. Does that help ?


Somewhat.
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