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Spock Gives Up the Con
tverbeek writes "Leonard Nimoy announced at the Creation Con in Chicago, celebrating the 45th anniversary of Star Trek, that this would be his last appearance at a Trek convention. He spoke for an hour, which at least suggests that he's making this move by choice and not out of necessity. He's 80 years old. 'Live long and prosper,' he told the crowd."
who did not think he kicked the bucket ?
that he did so many cons so far in time. He deserves to live long and prosper himself, devoting his last years uninterrupted to what he feels he has the will and time to do.
"I'm taking this loop off." - Jack O'Neill
It is as if millions of nerds cried out at once, and were suddenly silenced.
-Guinan (played by Oprah Winfrey)
Godspeed to him, I say. He's had a hell of a career, and if he wants to finally retire and relax then good on him. He wouldn't be the first high-grossing actor to retire before other obligations and interests drew him away from the soundstage.
...and he's still the only one that gets laid at those things.
obvious redundancy is obvious
Who publishes a book titled "I Am Not Spock" followed by a book titled "I Am Spock"?
Clearly someone who can't decide how to wean himself away from a TV character.
I very much understand and respect why he might want to be done. I'm not saying that I know his reason, but I know it's frustrating for a lot of actors, musical artists, etc. to be stuck with their most famous roles or a particular genre to the point where former devotees actually turn on them for trying something new or giving up the constant fan service. Their fans can grow up, try new things, experience different phases of life like anyone else, but many of those same fans won't allow their creative idols to change or be living people.
Hell, at over 80 T'pol is pretty damned hot right?
Doesn't this mean that the leagues of Trekkies/Trekkors/Trekwhatevers should respect his decision to back away from the public spotlight and leave him alone if they see him on the street(or from the bushes outside his house). At the worst this announcement should mean that he can leave those god-forsaken pointy ears in his rear view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F6PSsXljJ4
Does anybody have a link to a video recording of the full speech?
He was barely ambulatory in the Trek reboot, and I think that's also why they used him in a voiceover role on Fringe. It's a bummer, because he makes about any show or movie watchable for me.
who hated Enterprise are lame.
Who read the title as Spock gives up on Khan?
Does it mean he'll finally have time to write a followup song to The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins?
I am not Spock again
One of my wives cousins interviewed him for NPR a while back and during a recent family reunion he told us a little bit about meeting Leonard Nimoy and one of those things is do not bring up the topic of Star Trek with him, he hates it.
He has done quite a lot of stuff outside, but I like most people don't really give a shit about it and apparently that pisses him off.
Don't know something? Look it up. Still don't know? Then ask.
I want him to live forever. And prosper. I guess you can't have everything. /*goes off into corner for a quiet little moan*/
Connnnnnnnnn!
CONNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!
According to Shatner, during a panel at this year's Dragon*Con, Nimoy was giving up the con circuit to pursue photography full time. He is rather accomplished at it - http://www.rmichelson.com/Artist_Pages/Nimoy/pages/Leonard-Nimoy-Gallery.html and it has been a lifelong passion.
Dream as if you'll live forever.
Live as if you'll die tomorrow.
~Anonymous~
Leonard doesn't feel like doing anything. http://youtu.be/dULOjT9GYdQ
I am not Spock anymore, and get off my %!!@! lawn!
(Get a LIFE!)
ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI!?
Mayor Quimby: And, uh, may the force be with you.
Leonard Nimoy: Do you even know who I am?
I am pretty sure he was the voice of Sentinel on the new Transformers movie.
Even caught the trek reference quote: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one." Thought that was a funny bit that likely few people got.
Well, considering he had big paydays with Star Trek III and IV, he doesn't need to work anymore. And he has a home up at Lake Tahoe, which is like heaven on earth, so why leave. But if I was in good health at age 80, and I was beloved by generations of fans, I wouldn't mind getting out every once in a while and have somewhere to go and something to do. Shatner seems to love the adoration. But I guess Nimoy never did.
Will Lenard do the voice over for Civilization VI?
Civ IV was the peak of his career and you all know it!
This was known well ahead of time. A few friends of mine paid dearly to attend this con solely because Nimoy had already revealed that this would be his last.
The "announced at the con" language is not in TFA; just bad reading by the submitter.
An imperfect plan executed violently is far superior to a perfect plan. -- George Patton
I need to type more because the script spanked me for only having a subject. So, here is some noise.
*shrug* It sounds like he has made his peace with his fame and found some life balance.
It's a short interview but ranges all over the place; the first minute is Fringe, the rest is other work and other contexts.
Quite interesting, really.
And Leonard had nice things to say about the startrek reboot; just a classy guy.
...one of those things is do not bring up the topic of Star Trek with him, he hates it.
...it wasn't sooner. That guy really doesn't like the Star Trek franchise at all, and he despised the fact that he got typecast so badly. Watch some interviews with him, his disdain for star trek fans simply oozes out of him.
Sound familiar? Anyone...?
No shit he recanted when he realized how much more money he could squeeze from the character. I'm pissed he never released the Cattrall pix neked on the bridge. Perhaps he was pissed she didn't ask him to snap 'em.
The most appropriate fortune appeared at the bottom of the page for this story:
Without followers, evil cannot spread. -- Spock, "And The Children Shall Lead", stardate 5029.5
is Paramount trying to disassociate fans from the real original series characters and instead promote the new reboot of the original series? Why did he decide this would be his last? He could always do one a year instead of a busy schedule of touring. Seems odd to suddenly and totally call it quits.
Ooops...wrong con. Carry on.
The young new actors from the Harry Potter films seem to be doing a good job with avoiding this, taking on a bunch of different roles. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry) in a production of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_(play) comes to mind as an example.
By the way, your post reminds me of the Metallica and Green Day fans that have freaked out about those bands' new direction.
I listen to both RIAA and non-RIAA stuff if I like the music, tangential business/politics nonwithstanding.
He is apart of history in more ways than one!
http://www.gibby.net.au
It's almost as if he was human!
http://media.photobucket.com/image/spock%20fascinating/PsychoPsonic/Funny/SpockFascinating.jpg
Fox News reported that celebrated pediatrician and author Dr. Spock also gave up attending Trek conventions today.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1200504346001/hollywood-nation-dr-spocks-last-trek-fest
It was rebooting servers that let the raptors out. Think of the "uptime" lost!
I only look human.
My mother is a halfling and my dad is an ogre, so that makes me an Ogreling
... that's a Borg Cube.
I've travelled from the Gamma Quadrant to the City at the Edge of Forever, and I've seen a lotta strange stuff. But I've never seen anything to convince me that there's one all-powerful Great Bird of the Galaxy controlling everything. It's all a lotta simple tricks and Corbomite Maneuvers. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good transporter chief and a phaser set to "stun".
Who are you? What do you want? Who do you serve? Who do you trust? How many lights do you see?
Carol Marcus never told you what happened to your father. I. Am! your.... Father!
If you go to Za'ha'dum, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
Khaaaaaaaaan!
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