Leonard Nimoy - World-of-Newave.info http://answers.world-of-newave.info/leonard-nimoy.htm Latest news and articles about Leonard Nimoy en-us Copyright (c)2004-2008. All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:08:51 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:08:51 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {LITERATURE > RSS FEEDS} - Shatner Takes Aim at Takei, Again http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/science-fiction/rss-feeds/shatner-takes-aim-at-takei-again-20081077231.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/science-fiction/rss-feeds/shatner-takes-aim-at-takei-again-20081077231.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:20:18 GMT George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and Walter Koenig celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in October, 2007.© Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesGo to larger... Scifi.About.Com Shatner Takes Aim at Takei, Again {new window}   Scifi.About.Com - George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and Walter Koenig celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in October, 2007.© Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesGo to larger...
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]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Science Fiction > RSS Feeds {NEWS > BREAKING NEWS} - 'Doctor Who' No. 1 Gal Pal Shares Secrets of Sarah Jane's Success http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/breaking-news/doctor-who-no-1-gal-pal-shares-secrets-of-sarah-jane-20081027518.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/breaking-news/doctor-who-no-1-gal-pal-shares-secrets-of-sarah-jane-20081027518.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:14:00 GMT Actress Elisabeth Sladen has played The Doctor's companion at various times since the '70s, becoming the lovable British equivalent of sci-fi legends like William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy. The star of hit Who spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures talks with Wired.com about developing the character over the years. Blog.Wired.Com 'Doctor Who' No. 1 Gal Pal Shares Secrets of Sarah Jane's Success {new window}   Blog.Wired.Com - Actress Elisabeth Sladen has played The Doctor's companion at various times since the '70s, becoming the lovable British equivalent of sci-fi legends like William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy. The star of hit Who spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures talks with Wired.com about developing the character over the years.
Doctor Who's No. 1 Gal Pal Shares Secrets of Sarah Jane's Success | The Underwire from Wired.com {...} Portraying The Doctor's companion on Doctor Who can be a great gig. The role can open doors for actors, immortalizing them with fans and creating a cottage industry of convention {...}
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]]> News > Breaking News {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Drew Friedman: McCain/Obama as Kirk/Spock http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/drew-friedman-mccain-obama-as-kirk-spock-2008106946.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/drew-friedman-mccain-obama-as-kirk-spock-2008106946.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:34:31 GMT My favorite living portrait artist Drew Friedman painted this incredible piece for a New York Observer article on the "Weirdest Presidential Race of the 21st Century." From The Observer: Leonard Nimoy approves of Barack Obama?s emotional detachment and logical approach to campaigning. ?He is measured and stable,? said Mr. Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on Star Trek, and who has supported Mr. Obama since they first met about a year and a half ago at a small Los Angeles fund-raiser. ?It?s true that he has an intellect that works for him, he handles difficult problems with aplomb. Reliability and stability are very important assets in this race, in these particularly volatile times.? Mr. Obama, as far as anybody knows, does not greet strangers with a cloven V salute, practice debilitating neck pinches, bleed green or have a constitutional incapacity to fib. But his methodical, unflappable style and otherworldly resistance to overt displays of emotion?not to mention his temperamental inability, or refusal, to connect on a visceral level with working-class voters?makes him, by contemporary candidate standards, downright alien. That?s usually not a good thing. Yet, with less than a month until Election Day 2008, the Vulcan is winning. "Be Logical, Captain!" Previously on BB: ? Drew Friedman: George W. Bush as The Joker ? Drew Friedman: Barack Obama portrait ? Drew Friedman's Old Jewish Comedians ? Drew Friedman, comic artist: Get Illuminated! podcast... Boingboing.Net Drew Friedman: McCain/Obama as Kirk/Spock {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - My favorite living portrait artist Drew Friedman painted this incredible piece for a New York Observer article on the "Weirdest Presidential Race of the 21st Century." From The Observer: Leonard Nimoy approves of Barack Obama?s emotional detachment and logical approach to campaigning. ?He is measured and stable,? said Mr. Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on Star Trek, and who has supported Mr. Obama since they first met about a year and a half ago at a small Los Angeles fund-raiser. ?It?s true that he has an intellect that works for him, he handles difficult problems with aplomb. Reliability and stability are very important assets in this race, in these particularly volatile times.? Mr. Obama, as far as anybody knows, does not greet strangers with a cloven V salute, practice debilitating neck pinches, bleed green or have a constitutional incapacity to fib. But his methodical, unflappable style and otherworldly resistance to overt displays of emotion?not to mention his temperamental inability, or refusal, to connect on a visceral level with working-class voters?makes him, by contemporary candidate standards, downright alien. That?s usually not a good thing. Yet, with less than a month until Election Day 2008, the Vulcan is winning. "Be Logical, Captain!" Previously on BB: ? Drew Friedman: George W. Bush as The Joker ? Drew Friedman: Barack Obama portrait ? Drew Friedman's Old Jewish Comedians ? Drew Friedman, comic artist: Get Illuminated! podcast...
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]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {LITERATURE > RSS FEEDS} - Sci-Cry: 10 Guaranteed SF Weepers http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/science-fiction/rss-feeds/sci-cry-10-guaranteed-sf-weepers-2008097218.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/science-fiction/rss-feeds/sci-cry-10-guaranteed-sf-weepers-2008097218.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT Most people think of science fiction movies as hard and rational. But remember when the poster boy for all that is logical, Spock (Leonard Nimoy), died in 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Come on, admit it: You had "a little something in your eye" at that moment. Scifi.Com Sci-Cry: 10 Guaranteed SF Weepers {new window}   Www.Scifi.Com - Most people think of science fiction movies as hard and rational. But remember when the poster boy for all that is logical, Spock (Leonard Nimoy), died in 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Come on, admit it: You had "a little something in your eye" at that moment.
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]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Science Fiction > RSS Feeds {NEWS > BREAKING NEWS} - Sept. 8, 1966: Liftoff for the Starship Enterprise http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/breaking-news/sept-8-1966-liftoff-for-the-starship-enterprise-20080951513.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/breaking-news/sept-8-1966-liftoff-for-the-starship-enterprise-20080951513.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT 1966: Star Trek makes its network television debut. Given the cultural impact and enormous franchise spawned by the original Star Trek series, it's hard to believe that the show lasted just three seasons -- 80 episodes -- and was canceled by NBC in 1969 because of low ratings. But if network numbers-crunching and the short-sightedness of advertising sponsors doomed it, Star Trek's long-term survival, evidenced by its ongoing syndication, not to mention the numerous TV spinoffs and feature-length films it inspired, is both a vindication of and a tribute to its creator and executive producer, Gene Roddenberry. And Roddenberry was a guy badly in need of vindication. His career began promisingly: Roddenberry wrote scripts for some popular 1950s TV shows like Naked City, Highway Patrol and Have Gun, Will Travel. But the original Star Trek TV series, as well as the first feature-length film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, were conspicuous successes in an otherwise unremarkable and often problematic association with Hollywood. The commercial success of the first Star Trek movie would spawn other films and a new TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, although Roddenberry's involvement with those projects was diminished. But if his relationship with the industry had its rough patches, his reputation as a futurist and visionary -- which begins and ends with Star Trek -- is assured. The original show's most visionary aspects were social, not scientific, and that had everything to do with the times. The country was in turmoil, embroiled in Vietnam and the growing civil rights movement. Roddenberry said later that these events influenced many of the themes, as well as the multicultural makeup of the crew. Roddenberry remained in demand on the lecture circuit to the end of his life, speaking not only at universities but at some other pretty significant places, too, including the Smithsonian Institution and NASA. Star Trek's impact on popular culture is matched by only a handful of other television shows, and surpassed by precious few. The original cast members on the USS Enterprise's 1966 flight deck became household names: Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (James Doohan), Communications Officer Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) and Helmsman Hikaru Sulu (George Takei). Navigator Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig), who joined the cast in the second season to give the Russians their due in space, was also a popular character. Phrases like "Beam me up, Scotty" and "Live long and prosper" and "to boldly go ?" entered the lexicon, and the show's cult following, kept visibly alive by the numerous and rollicking Star Trek conventions, remains strong to this day. An 11-foot model of the starship Enterprise is on display at the Smithsonian. On the tech front, the communicator used by Enterprise crew members is said to have been the inspiration for the flip-open cellphone. The original pilot episode for the series, "The Cage," was filmed in 1964 but not aired in its entirety until 1988. After the original pilot was rejected by NBC, "The Cage" was chopped up and heavily edited, and eventually shown under the title "The Menagerie" during Star Trek's three-year run. Nimoy's Mr. Spock was the only character from the pilot to later appear in the TV series, although he was most un-Spock like, showing a lot more emotion than your average Vulcan. In the pilot, the Enterprise was commanded by Capt. Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter). Because of all the spinoffs that resulted from it, Roddenberry's Star Trek is often referred to as The Original Series. For a lot of us who came of age watching Shatner chewing on all that alien scenery and nibbling on all those alien necks, it was The Only Series. Source: Various --- Have some favorite Star Trek moments you'd like to share with us? Wired.com wants to hear about your favorite Star Trek series, episode and feature film. Have a copy of the Animated Series on Laserdisc? Please, do share. Wired.Com Sept. 8, 1966: Liftoff for the Starship Enterprise {new window}   Www.Wired.Com - 1966: Star Trek makes its network television debut. Given the cultural impact and enormous franchise spawned by the original Star Trek series, it's hard to believe that the show lasted just three seasons -- 80 episodes -- and was canceled by NBC in 1969 because of low ratings. But if network numbers-crunching and the short-sightedness of advertising sponsors doomed it, Star Trek's long-term survival, evidenced by its ongoing syndication, not to mention the numerous TV spinoffs and feature-length films it inspired, is both a vindication of and a tribute to its creator and executive producer, Gene Roddenberry. And Roddenberry was a guy badly in need of vindication. His career began promisingly: Roddenberry wrote scripts for some popular 1950s TV shows like Naked City, Highway Patrol and Have Gun, Will Travel. But the original Star Trek TV series, as well as the first feature-length film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, were conspicuous successes in an otherwise unremarkable and often problematic association with Hollywood. The commercial success of the first Star Trek movie would spawn other films and a new TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, although Roddenberry's involvement with those projects was diminished. But if his relationship with the industry had its rough patches, his reputation as a futurist and visionary -- which begins and ends with Star Trek -- is assured. The original show's most visionary aspects were social, not scientific, and that had everything to do with the times. The country was in turmoil, embroiled in Vietnam and the growing civil rights movement. Roddenberry said later that these events influenced many of the themes, as well as the multicultural makeup of the crew. Roddenberry remained in demand on the lecture circuit to the end of his life, speaking not only at universities but at some other pretty significant places, too, including the Smithsonian Institution and NASA. Star Trek's impact on popular culture is matched by only a handful of other television shows, and surpassed by precious few. The original cast members on the USS Enterprise's 1966 flight deck became household names: Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner), First Officer Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (James Doohan), Communications Officer Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) and Helmsman Hikaru Sulu (George Takei). Navigator Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig), who joined the cast in the second season to give the Russians their due in space, was also a popular character. Phrases like "Beam me up, Scotty" and "Live long and prosper" and "to boldly go ?" entered the lexicon, and the show's cult following, kept visibly alive by the numerous and rollicking Star Trek conventions, remains strong to this day. An 11-foot model of the starship Enterprise is on display at the Smithsonian. On the tech front, the communicator used by Enterprise crew members is said to have been the inspiration for the flip-open cellphone. The original pilot episode for the series, "The Cage," was filmed in 1964 but not aired in its entirety until 1988. After the original pilot was rejected by NBC, "The Cage" was chopped up and heavily edited, and eventually shown under the title "The Menagerie" during Star Trek's three-year run. Nimoy's Mr. Spock was the only character from the pilot to later appear in the TV series, although he was most un-Spock like, showing a lot more emotion than your average Vulcan. In the pilot, the Enterprise was commanded by Capt. Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter). Because of all the spinoffs that resulted from it, Roddenberry's Star Trek is often referred to as The Original Series. For a lot of us who came of age watching Shatner chewing on all that alien scenery and nibbling on all those alien necks, it was The Only Series. Source: Various --- Have some favorite Star Trek moments you'd like to share with us? Wired.com wants to hear about your favorite Star Trek series, episode and feature film. Have a copy of the Animated Series on Laserdisc? Please, do share.
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]]> News > Breaking News {LITERATURE > RSS FEEDS} - Nimoy 'Major' In New Trek http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/science-fiction/rss-feeds/nimoy-major-in-new-trek-20080726019.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/science-fiction/rss-feeds/nimoy-major-in-new-trek-20080726019.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT J.J. Abrams, who is directing the upcoming Star Trek reboot movie, told reporters that star Leonard Nimoy will be "a major presence" in the film, reprising his classic role of Mr. Spock. Scifi.Com Nimoy 'Major' In New Trek {new window}   Www.Scifi.Com - J.J. Abrams, who is directing the upcoming Star Trek reboot movie, told reporters that star Leonard Nimoy will be "a major presence" in the film, reprising his classic role of Mr. Spock.
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