I got the alert on my phone - another candle darkened. Say what you will about the politics - the man had tremendous talent.

Spock is gone from our lives here, but it was just his body not his "Katra." ;-)

It marks the passing of an age where mankind began to reach for the stars without a trans-dimensional gate (tower of Babel).

It is a little like losing a a life-long friend...

I don't know if you knew this but the Vulcan hand sign was introduced to the program by Nimoy. As a youth when he was in synagogue he peeked when the kohen gadol (high priest in name only... normally a rabbi) was making the blessing over the congregation and saw the rabbi's hands spread apart over them with both hands making that sign... the sign of the Hebrew letter "sheen" and "seen". In that context the letter meant "El Shaddai" or Almighty God on the one hand and "HaShekinah" the glory of God on the other.

(That letter looks identical in both versions but a small dot over either the right or the left side of the letter makes it one form or the other. So, one form is on the right hand of the rabbi and the other on the left to encompass all of the congregation. With just one hand it could be viewed as an invitation to join with the person as a friend.)

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salu...
"With her left hand and respect..." (The literal Hebrew above this image) from Proverbs 3:16 "Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor." (hence long life and prosperity.)" Here the word "her" refers to wisdom.

Live long and prosper, fellow Trekkers

Human!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtQUePN5...

After Star Trek, I remember enjoying many episodes of "In Search Of."
Very sad... :(

Oops I just posted this also, lol. It is sad, but not unexpected. They are all of advanced ages at this point. Those that remain at least.
I also liked him on 'Fringe'...

Sad News... Few remain.
Walter Koenig - Chekov also still lives.

He lived a long and full life.

Thanks for all the great memories. See you out there, Science Officer.

Nimoy was a worthy man and will be missed. He lived long and prospered.

Thank you all for your reflections of Spock. I found him fascinating and intellectually challenging in the series...."that's not logical Captain Kirk" one of my favories lines.

George Takei and Nichelle Nichols are dear friends I've know for decades...both talented performers, good souls and, like my dear Gene Roddenberry (who created Spock) and Leonard (who brought him to life) they are worldwide heroes. Lucky us...heroes are not common.

I have known Leonard more than 30 years. We met at a STAR TREK con in LA when I was publishing STARLOG, the science fiction magazine I created with my partner Norm Jacobs. Leonard invited me to breakfast at his home, and over the years we had many wonderful times together. When I moved from Manhattan to Hollywood in 2001, I enjoyed my final lunch at Gotham Restaurant with Leonard -- the perfect way to say farewell to my favorite city. Leonard was a passional soul who wrote several books of poetry -- quite a contrast to the character of pure logic that Gene Roddenberry created and Leonard brought to life. He will be missed by millions worldwide, not just by Trekkies, and I will miss him as long as I live. Kerry O'Quinn

In tribute to Leonard Nimoy and Star Trek my wife and I are going to the Phoenix Comiccon cosplaying Bajorans.

One of my fondest memories is seeing Nimoy on stage in his one-man show, "Vincent", during his "I am not Spock" phase. The power of his acting made me forget, intermittently, that this was not, in fact, Spock but the brilliant actor who had created an iconic character that had won him immortality in fact and fiction and had made logical thinking a virtue.

And when Spock's body was rescued and reunited with his spirit that had been stored inside McCoy, it was the completing half of the equation: "Because the needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many." Thank you, Leonard. Thank you, Gene.

Love his commercial. That Bilbo Baggins song. enjoy this link then you can get full context. :)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2nzqk6cf3l3rus...

I love that video. It is iconic.

I really missed that Interstellar did not go in the direction of the Star Trek universe. That sounds contradictory, let me explain: I had hoped that Interstellar would be an entry point into an optimistic, pro-science, pro-futurist fictional universe that was not actually fettered to Star Trek, except philosophically. We could watch Terrans get off the earth, explore nearby planets, gain some experience in dealing with other life forms, and...eventually...meet aliens.

Instead, when the opening reviews came back that Interstellar had been a touchy-feely, irrational, global warming movie, I cancelled my plans to attend.

I miss Star Trek. I watched it from its 3rd episode on (with my father). Like Tolkien's works, Star Trek has succeeded in creating a modern mythology that has shaped our expectations.

Jan, wants to be an elf. in space.

While most Trekkies wanted to be Kirk, the really aware ones wanted to be Spock. Goodbye Leonard, you gave us more than most, and even ended it with good humor.

Another personal favorite gone.

Sad day for sure!!!

Majel Barrett was also the voice of the computer on Next Generation I think.

"Because the needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many."
Yes, He was one of us. Never forget "live long and prosper".
Loved him and John Wayne, they made me who I am.

I remember watching a 1964 episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. called "The Project Strigas Affair". The episode cast included all three of these famous Jewish actors: William Shatner (Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Spock), and Werner Klemperer (Colonel Klink).