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Post by valdemar on Feb 28, 2015 7:35:59 GMT
Well, what can be said that has not been said already? For my part, I should like to say that I started watching Star Trek when BBC started showing it in the late 1960's, and I liked 'The man with the pointy ears'. A lot. Sure, the 5/6 year old me liked them all - the man with a nice smile, who always tore his shirt; the cross one, who was called 'Bones': the Scots one, who was like my dad, in that he could fix anything: the pretty black lady, with the very short skirt, and the Chinese man who was good with a sword. Best of all though, was the man with the pointy ears. I liked his voice, and the way he never got angry or flustered. He knew everything, it seemed, and most of all, you knew that this odd looking man, amongst the chaos, would make things safe again. I guess you could say that I was a fan. I was as pleased as punch to be able to do the 'Vulcan Salute' (actually an ancient Hebrew gesture) in the school playground. Leonard Nimoy brought a great character to life, and then some - Spock is an iconic figure worldwide. Max Factor created the greenish foundation that made Spock look so sallow - it was made especially for Nimoy, and catalogued as 'LN-1'. I was sent an e-mail yesterday informing me of Leonard Nimoy's death. I'm not ashamed to say that it stopped me in my tracks, and made me cry. Yes, he was old, and had had a fall, and yes, he did look fragile in 'Star Trek: Into Darkness', but heroes don't die, do they? But they do.
Leonard Nimoy, for making the lives of millions of people, everywhere, a lot richer, and certainly more fun, and for being 'The man with the pointy ears' to a small child in Ipswich,
Thank you immeasurably.
Leonard Nimoy, RIP.
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Post by Mike Brough on Feb 28, 2015 7:54:34 GMT
I might be seen as a bit of a traitor in these parts but I remember watching ST in the late 60s when it filled the Doctor Who slot on a Saturday evening and thinking 'this is more like it'. Dundee in the 1960s wasn't the most cosmopolitan of places so a man with pointy ears was a bit of a (delicious) culture shock.
In the playground the following week, we'd all fight for whether to be Kirk or Spock. Bones or Scotty would be acceptable roles. There was one kid who wanted to be Uhura but, hey...
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Post by ripper on Feb 28, 2015 8:57:14 GMT
Very sad news about Leonard Nimoy. I suppose it was in the late 60s or early 70s that I first saw Star Trek, plus the many re-runs it got on the BBC down the years. Star Trek wouldn't have been the same without him. There could have been a different actor to play Kirk, Scotty, Bones etc but Nimoy as Spock was just perfect. Also I remember him from narrating those "In Search of..." programmes from the mid 70s...I well recall rushing home from my paper round to watch those on ITV. RIP Leonard and thank you for the great memories.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Feb 28, 2015 10:35:20 GMT
Dundee in the 1960s wasn't the most cosmopolitan of places so a man with pointy ears was a bit of a (delicious) culture shock. Now, of course, you see them everywhere. |
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Post by Mike Brough on Feb 28, 2015 15:07:38 GMT
Dundee in the 1960s wasn't the most cosmopolitan of places so a man with pointy ears was a bit of a (delicious) culture shock. Now, of course, you see them everywhere. I blame Lord of the Rings. |
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