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AndrewLyon

R.I.P Leonard Nemoy

It is rare that one role so defines an actor's life. With Leonard Nemoy he did countless roles both before, and after Spock. His two autobiographies include Spock in the title, this was the impact that the character had on the man. As a geek who has played countless hours of Civilization IV, who loved (and hated Transformers: The Movie) I saw how he tried to break out of that role, but because of the power of Spock it shaped his life, and I'd hope for the better.

 

I feel sorry there is no second act that we can see now. There is no Genesis Planet looking to remake the flesh, and a Vulcan healer looking to merge body and spirit to make one. Mr. Nemoy, rest in peace, and may some of your last messages fall on ears that need to hear them, and may you never be forgotten.

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Mr. Nimoy made it cool to be Vulcan. My character would never have existed if it weren't for his fascinating portrayal. Warp speed Mr Spock.

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Well said, Mr. Lyon. He was, and ever shall be, the character who defined Star Trek in its purest form. I mourned the loss of Mark Lenard, who played Sarek. He was, in my mind, the perfect actor to portray Spock's father. And now, the son is gone.

 

Before Leonard Nimoy, I was not a fan of science fiction. Spock drew me in. His portrayal, along with Gene Roddenberry's vision of a future where race, creed, color, accent, and - yes - ear shape, was not a deciding factor for a starship crew spoke to me as nothing else had. In 1966, we lived next to one of the largest SAC bases in the United States. It was the height of the Cold War. Day and night B-52s, F-100s, F-104s, and assorted other craft rattled our windows. But on my television screen was Chekov, whose Russian accent did not set him apart. It was the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement and the Feminist Movement was in full swing; enter Uhura, the image of what things should be. Then Spock, a tall alien with pointed ears and green skin, stood as the consummate image of integration and told us all that there was hope for a future of harmony.

 

I pray that future will eventually come. Thank you, Mr. Nimoy, for your part in this vision.

 

Peace.

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RIP- Leonard Nimoy-I agree with everyone -- the world lost a great actor,writer, today

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I've spent most of the day since hearing the news in fond remembrance and tears. Not just for his portrayal of Spock do I miss him, but for his poetry, his photography, his advocacy, his sense of humor, and his awful music that I own anyway and listen to from time to time just because he had the cojones to make it. To the man who became the face of Star Trek to multiple incarnations of itself and the people who watched it, you lived long, prospered, and are now at peace. Thank you for all of it.

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I have not commented up to now because it seems so unreal. Sure, you can see what Nimoy and Shatner look like in all of those recent TV commercials and movie/TV projects. At the same time, Kirk and Spock seem frozen in time, in my mind. I have grown up, I have gotten older, and they maintain their youthful strength and optimism. Clearly, they will always be there for us, they will never go away.

 

Star Trek fans, TV aficionados, students of mass media, we all mourn the passing of an icon, the death of Leonard Nimoy. May his legacy forever Live Long and Prosper!

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