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Leonard Nimoy to Play Spock in Next Star Trek Movie

mcgrew writes "The AP is reporting that Leonard Nimoy will 'don his famous pointy ears again' in the next Star Trek movie, due out Christmas of next year. From the article: 'He greeted the crowd with a Vulcan salute. Nimoy was joined by the newly named young Spock, "Heroes" star Zachary Quinto [Sylar], who bears an uncanny resemblance to Nimoy. Both Spocks were introduced by the film's director and co-producer, J.J. Abrams.'"

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  1. Illogical by nokilli · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sensors indicate the phenomena is a form of information reference, however, scanners are unable to ascertain just what that information may be.

    Spock, have you tried using Google News to find a link to the story that doesn't require registration? :::raises eyebrow not to convey fascination, but annoyance:::

    Doh! The message is coming on the viewscreen now Captain.

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  2. His one scene. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    He'll be sitting in a rocking chair on his porch, playing his Vulcan lyre and stopping only to yell at kids for walking on his lawn.

  3. Quinto was 2nd choice by TrippTDF · · Score: 5, Funny

    The first was Gary Coleman.

    "Wha'chu livin' long and prospern' about, kirk?"

    1. Re:Quinto was 2nd choice by conspirator57 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nothing good can come of this.

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  4. Re:The need for money outweighs the need for digni by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ain't gonna happen. It's Star-trek college days.

    It's gonna be animal house meet's star trek and it's gonna end with an interglactic kegger.

    Basically lots of green bare breasts, Spock will discover his date is really only 14, and Kirk will be screaming for a road trip while they talk scotty into letting them use his brothers shuttlecraft.

    It will all come together at the end when the group crashes the awards ceremony in the "death shuttle" with Kirk dressed as a pirate, sulu in buttless chaps hitting on all the men, and the ceremony ending in disaster.

  5. What about Scotty? by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm certainly hoping he does not get replaced by Welshie.

  6. Re:The need for money outweighs the need for digni by edwardpickman · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's been Shatner's motto for decades.

  7. Nimoy had better watch out by shrubya · · Score: 4, Funny

    Quinto will come to the inescapably logical conclusion that the best way to enact his part with a truly Nimoy-esque Spock character is to go psycho hack saw on Nimoy and EAT HIS BRAIN.

    <homer> Mmm, brains... </homer>

  8. Re:So, What's It Gonna Be? by dctoastman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Flashbacks of time traveling. :D

  9. Re:Hooray? by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somebody wake me up when they start making Firefly movies.

    Start? They've already stopped!
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  10. Sulu, right by markov_chain · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should hire that old Asian dude from Heroes to play Sulu's dad

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    1. Re:Sulu, right by tcc3 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Overflow error on getJoke

  11. Re:Where *is* Spock these days? by kidcharles · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe we should search for him...

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  12. That's a shame by niceone · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's a shame, because he's been wanting to play Kirk for quite a while now.

  13. Re:Bringing out my inner nerd... by Myopic · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wish it wasn't cool to be a curmudgeon.

    Oh yeah? Well I wish it *weren't* cool to misuse the subjunctive mood.

  14. Re:So, What's It Gonna Be? by Minwee · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Flashbacks are just a result of having a little too much LDS in college.

  15. Re:wondering by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which is probably why the later seasons had a lot of Data episodes.

    It probably had more to do with having a lazy-writer-saving super-smart super-strong character laying around.

    WRITER #1: Fuck, I am officially out of ideas.
    WRITER #2: Easy. Shit happens, Data figures a way out with his super-brain.
    WRITER #1: Naw, we did that last week, remember?
    WRITER #2: Ok then. Shit happens, and Data saves the day because he's super-strong.
    WRITER #1: Excellent! Let's go get some hookers and blow!

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  16. Re:The need for money outweighs the need for digni by raehl · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's been Shatner's motto for decades.

    Not quite.

    The ... need ... for ... money ... outweighs .. the ... need ... for ... dignity!

    There you go. It's not true Shatner unless it's overacted.

  17. Re:The need for money outweighs the need for digni by Mattintosh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now all that's left is for Captain Kirk to yell "DENNY CRANE!" as he tackles a pissed off alien and beats the hell out of it.