He built that extension to the Planetarium in Chicago, out of his pocket.
He lived long and prospered. What more could you ask of a [del]Vulcan[/del] mensch?
ETA: I once watched the Big Bang episode with the Spock dream sequence with a person who had never seen the show, but he was a huge Trek fan. The guy damn near fell on the floor laughing.
I really hope that when Shatner heard the news, he yelled out, “KHAAAAAAAAAAAN!”
Its not on Comcast/Xfinity. SYFY is showing some moves where he had walk-ons Monday morning, but none of TOS. HULU seems to have some episodes, but they pushing for premium membership (aka- cough up money). I’m not sure how many episodes they’ll let you watch for free before they cut you off.
If I find a better site for TOS, I’ll try to post a broken link to it.
Clerihew:
Captain James Tiberius Kirk
Is a piece of work
When no hot green-skinned alien babes are in range of the transporter
He’ll do a Horta
I watched The Voyage Home last night with commentary by Nimoy and Shatner. It was nice to hear the two old friends reminisce–they clearly enjoyed the experience of getting together to re-visit the film. At one point they spoke of missing DeForest Kelley and Shatner remarked that his absence in life was tempered by the legacy of the characters that he played. He went on to say to Nimoy that it wouldn’t be too long before they would be remembered in the same fashion.
It mar be time to start talking about the Star Trek Curse.
RIP
You mean the natural aging process?
I pulled out my copy of his book, “I Am Not Spock” yesterday which I bought when it was first published for $4.95. Checking Amazon, I see it is still in print, though not at that $4.95 price.
From his circa 1975 presentation at Brockport State:
(Keep in mind that Nimoy was happy to answer Spock-character questions, unlike Doohan ans re Scotty.)
Why is Spock a vegetarian?
- It’s logical!
What is Mr. Spock’s first name?
(Aw, c’mon, guess! And it isn’t any variation of you-can’t-pronounce-it.)
MISTER!
Do the walls have “Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!” printed on them? 
I don’t get it.
While I had never had the experience of a close-up meeting with Mr. Nimoy, I did get to ask one of the questions while in the audience referenced above.
This was 1975, long before the premiere of Next Generation, let alone the episode with Worf needing a new spine. But it had long occurred to me that the transporter technology could be tweaked to repair injuries, and cure diseases. In fact in the wake of the campy “Spock’s Brain” episode, fans had speculated that it would have been simpler just to beam Spock’s brain back into his body. (This seemed feasible, since the brain thieves were considerate enough to leave the remainder of him sealed up, as if they might have to reverse the “procedure” 
themselves.)
Now, keep in mind that Mr. Nimoy was in full wise-ass mode when answering the questions, and not only willing to answer Spock questions, but to get fully into the role.
Me: Say, don’t you think that transporter technology could be used to make Dr. McCoy obsolete?
(Aw, come on! Really try to guess the response to this one. It’s actually very predictable. Think: Dr. McCoy!)
I hope so!
More like “R. J. REYNOOOOOOOOOOOLDS!!!”
The “sutures in the pocket” is a reference to Nimoy’s villainous surgeon on the 1973 Columbo ep “A Stitch in Crime.”
In his outing as a COLUMBO villain, Nimoy is a heart surgeon who – SPOILERS! – uses dissolving sutures dyed to look like permanent sutures; nobody in the operating room saw anything unusual, because they looked like permanent sutures.
So while Columbo is figuring out what must have happened, Nimoy screws with the guy’s meds to get him back in surgery for to remove the attempted-murder-weapon sutures before anybody finds that evidence. Columbo gets there too late; the operation is underway; and when Columbo enters the operating room, Nimoy has an un-Spock-like flare of temper like an angry innocent man and shoves him while trying to make an exit.
He’s searched for the sutures he must’ve pocketed, but the cops find nothing.
Columbo declares defeat – and then realizes the doctor never lost his Spock-like control. That shove was for show; he was putting those sutures in the one place no investigator would think to look…
Maybe you want to put all that inside spoiler tags…? It would be a shame to discourage people from watching the episode (in which Nimoy does superior work).
Shatner tweeted that he’s in Florida for a charity event. I guess he’s in a really bad situation. He can’t bail out on a charity. I can’t imagine how tough it will be to compose himself and perform.
If the time weren’t up, I would. (Though, honestly, the prior two posts would’ve given me a sickening feeling of realization were I to now see the episode for the first time, and too soon realize, oh, wait, he must have meant . . . yeah, I see it coming, now.)
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I actually remember that episode, but didn’t remember that Nimoy was in it, or that it was a Columbo. I haven’t seen it since it was first aired…