RIP Leonard Nimoy, 83

cmhbob · Mar 1, 2015

And now William Shatner is getting grief for not canceling his appearance at a Red Cross event tonight in Florida so he could attend Nimoy's funeral today in LA. NY Daily News called him "Captain Jerk."

SMH. I guess Twitter has pretty well blown up in both directions on this. Here's what I sent to Shatner's account (in 3 messages):
I've always hurt for friends & family in public deaths like this. It's hard enough to grieve w/o being judged
on how you're grieving. Grief is intimate & personal. Ppl should in general not judge someone on how they're grieving.
A friend called this your Kobayashi Maru. I wish the screen writers could help you on this one. Peace to you and yours.

CassandraW · Mar 1, 2015

cmhbob said:
And now William Shatner is getting grief for not canceling his appearance at a Red Cross event tonight in Florida so he could attend Nimoy's funeral today in LA. NY Daily News called him "Captain Jerk."

SMH. I guess Twitter has pretty well blown up in both directions on this. Here's what I sent to Shatner's account (in 3 messages):
I've always hurt for friends & family in public deaths like this. It's hard enough to grieve w/o being judged
on how you're grieving. Grief is intimate & personal. Ppl should in general not judge someone on how they're grieving.
A friend called this your Kobayashi Maru. I wish the screen writers could help you on this one. Peace to you and yours.

I'll bet Nimoy would have told Shatner to keep his commitment to the Red Cross.

I hate people.

cmhbob · Mar 1, 2015

I like to think so too.

And if your 40+ year friendship is defined by whether you attend the person's funeral, then the definition is pretty weak in my book.

regdog · Mar 1, 2015

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

How many people will benefit from the money William Shatner will help the Red Cross raise.

J.S.F. · Mar 1, 2015

Shatner and Nimoy were close friends for years. Obviously, I don't know what each of them are (were) really like, but I'd like to think that Nimoy would say, "Be a mensch, Bill. Do some good."

greendragon · Mar 2, 2015

I had heard this years ago. Nimoy discovered that Nichelle Nicholas (Uhura) was not being paid on par with the other actors, such as Koenig and Takei. He protested until she was paid the same.

http://trekmovie.com/2014/07/31/koe...hols-pay-equity-for-star-trek-nimoy-confirms/

Myrealana · Mar 2, 2015

CassandraW said:
I'll bet Nimoy would have told Shatner to keep his commitment to the Red Cross.

I would think so, too.

Plus, Shatner took to Twitter and answered people's questions about Nimoy, and shared his memories. What a generous way for him to memorialize his friend.

One of them made me cry, reading them this morning:

“@andrsdtz: always loved #LeonardNimoy not only in ST but also as William Bell in Fringe. what was ur favorite role of him?” Friend

benbradley · Mar 2, 2015

Best. Tribute. Ever.

http://www.nerdist.com/2015/03/an-astronaut-salutes-spock-from-space/

Xelebes · Mar 2, 2015

Today on the Slow News Day Specials: Spocking the Canadian 5 dollar Bill. Thank you for that, CBC.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/spocking-laurier-on-5-not-illegal-says-bank-of-canada-1.2978860

blacbird · Mar 2, 2015

William Shatner has nothing to apologize for. It's what Nimoy would have wanted him to do, I'm pretty sure. NY Daily News is run by a pack of mindless Ferengi.

caw

C.bronco · Mar 2, 2015

cmhbob said:
And now William Shatner is getting grief for not canceling his appearance at a Red Cross event tonight in Florida so he could attend Nimoy's funeral today in LA. NY Daily News called him "Captain Jerk."

SMH. I guess Twitter has pretty well blown up in both directions on this. Here's what I sent to Shatner's account (in 3 messages):
I've always hurt for friends & family in public deaths like this. It's hard enough to grieve w/o being judged
on how you're grieving. Grief is intimate & personal. Ppl should in general not judge someone on how they're grieving.
A friend called this your Kobayashi Maru. I wish the screen writers could help you on this one. Peace to you and yours.

That is sad. On a high note, I finished my new Pokemon deck, and, with help from my son, named it Spock.

Vince524 · Mar 4, 2015

We Trekkers are unique.

Bank of Canada is pleading with Star Trek fans to stop “Spocking” its five dollar bills. Since Leonard Nimoy’s death, Canadian folks have been “Spocking” the hell out of the five dollar bill that features a portrait of Canada’s seventh prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

Vince524 · Mar 4, 2015

Xelebes said:
Today on the Slow News Day Specials: Spocking the Canadian 5 dollar Bill. Thank you for that, CBC.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/spocking-laurier-on-5-not-illegal-says-bank-of-canada-1.2978860

Vince524 said:
We Trekkers are unique.

oops

J.S.F. · Mar 4, 2015

A few days ago, the Westboro whackjobs made it known that they were going to picket Nimoy's funeral...except that they couldn't find the correct synagogue. About seven synagogues put out the word that they were holding the funeral and the Westboro nutsies got confused and gave up.

They should have prayed for a map.

vsrenard · Mar 4, 2015

That is just awesome. My heart is filled with joy.

RIP Leonard Nimoy, 83

cmhbob

Did...did I do that?

CassandraW

cmhbob

Did...did I do that?

regdog

The Scavengers

J.S.F.

Red fish, blue fish...

greendragon

Myrealana

I aim to misbehave

benbradley

It's a doggy dog world

Xelebes

Delerium ex Ennui

blacbird

C.bronco

I have plans...

Vince524

Are you gonna finish that bacon?

Vince524

Are you gonna finish that bacon?

J.S.F.

Red fish, blue fish...

vsrenard

Watching the Whales