Memorials added
Cryptic Studios pays tribute to Nimoy by adding two memorials to its game. The first statue can be found on Vulcan, at the fountain where players gathered following the news of Nimoy’s passing. This statue bears the inscription “Live Long and Prosper.” The other statute is located on New Romulus and is inscribed with “The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few.” Both statues also feature a plaque inscribed with the names of other Star Trek contributors who have died.
People will be able to interact with this memorial and read the names, the dates of their birth and passing, and a personal quote where possible. In this small way, we hope to honor the memory and contribution of those who helped shape Star Trek into the cultural touchstone it is today.
‘Impact he had on our show is everlasting’
The Big Bang Theory pays a moving tribute to Nimoy. The show features a black and white photo of the actor, with a very simple thank you message:
The impact you had on our show and on our lives is everlasting
Will miss funeral
Shatner tweets his regret that he will miss Nimoy’s funeral due to a prior commitment.
I am currently in FL as I agreed to appear at the Red Cross Ball tonight. Leonard's funeral is tomorrow. I can't make it back in time.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 28, 2015
I feel really awful. Here I am doing charity work and one of my dearest friends is being buried.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 28, 2015
Space station salute
Virts tweets a photo of his hand giving the Vulcan salute in tribute to Nimoy as the International Space Station passes over Massachusetts.
— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) February 28, 2015
You taught us to ‘Live Long And Prosper’
Takei comments on Nimoy’s passing:
We return you now to the stars, Leonard. You taught us to ‘Live Long And Prosper,’ and you indeed did, friend.
‘My heart is broken’
Quinto posts to Instagram:
My heart is broken. i love you profoundly my dear friend. and i will miss you everyday. may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
‘I loved him like a brother’
Shatner posts a tribute to Nimoy on his Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/williamshatner/posts/10153115084686737:0
‘He won’t be forgotten’
On Twitter, Stewart expresses his sorrow over the news of Nimoy’s passing.
It is with sadness that I heard of Leonard Nimoy's death. I was lucky to spend many happy, inspiring hours with him. He won't be forgotten.
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) February 27, 2015
‘I loved Spock’
Obama pays tribute to Nimoy in a statement.
Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek’s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity’s future. I loved Spock.
In 2007, I had the chance to meet Leonard in person. It was only logical to greet him with the Vulcan salute, the universal sign for “Live long and prosper.” And after 83 years on this planet – and on his visits to many others – it’s clear Leonard Nimoy did just that. Michelle and I join his family, friends, and countless fans who miss him so dearly today.
Leonard Nimoy dies age 83
Nimoy, 83, dies of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his Bel Air home.
Final tweet
0 CommentsNimoy’s final tweet before his death:
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP.
Story behind Spock
In an interview with the Yiddish Book Center, Nimoy explains the origins of the famous hand gesture used by his character Spock on Star Trek.
AAT interview
In part seven of this interview, Nimoy discusses “Vulcanisms”: the mind meld, the Vulcan nerve pinch, the Vulcan salute; his favorite and least favorite Star Trek episodes. He also talks about the legacy of Star Trek and about becoming a director; on feeling typecast as a heavy while at Universal in the early 1970s. On the Vulcan nerve pinch:
That was my way of avoiding fistfights. I had gotten very tired of all the years of playing heavies and being involved in fistfights or gunfights, or whatever kind of fights, with adversaries in television shows and movies. Here was a chance to cleverly avoid all of that…I suggested to the director that I had this special ability of putting some energy into the human anatomy that would render the guy unconscious.
Opie and Anthony interview
Nimoy calls into the Opie & Anthony Show to discuss his upcoming appearance in Star Trek and to promote a photography book. Prior to the 2009 movie, Star Trek, eighteen years had passed since his last involvement with a Star Trek television show or movie. Nimoy says the movie awakened his passion for the series that he had had many years ago. On Zachary Quinto’s portrayal:
He’s showing the character of Spock in the condition that he was in before I started playing him in the series. So you really see how this emotional aspect of his character has to come under control. It’s very,very well done. Zachary’s terrific.
Shatner, Nimoy interview
Shatner & Nimoy are interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about how Trekkies prefer to be called Trekkers, and about the 25th anniversary tour. Nimoy:
We did three cities it went extremely well, and it was videotaped, and we’re doing six more cities.
Three Men and A Baby
Nimoy directs Three Men and a Baby, a comedy about three bachelors adapting their lives around the arrival of a baby. The film grosses $167 million dollars in the US alone and wins the 1988 People’s Choice award for Favorite Comedy.
Invasion of The Body Snatchers
Nimoy plays Dr. David Kibner, a psychologist, in the remake of the 1953 science fiction horror thriller, directed by Philip Kaufman. A group of people discover the human race is being replaced one by one, with clones devoid of emotion. Co-starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams.
Death on a Barge
Nimoy makes his directorial debut during the 3rd season of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery. Death on a Barge, the 13th episode of that season, stars Lesley Ann Warren as a woman whose father confines her to a barge because she’s a vampire.
Interview
In this interview, Nimoy talks about the character, Spock.
Just before we started shooting the show we had to experiment with four or five different types of ears, and we were not happy with any of them. And I felt a little nervous about it. I though it’ll be awful funny if these ears don’t look right. And I went to Gene and I asked him to give the up the idea of the pointed ears. And he said no he wouldn’t, we’re gonna keep working on this, and we’ll get it right eventually. I promise you if you do the show with the ears, at the end of 13 episodes, if you’re not happy I’ll write you a script where you get an ear job.
The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
Nimoy releases the single The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s character from The Hobbit, for his album The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy. Performing it on Malibu U, the appearance is the only known music video of the song.
