I enjoyed it a great deal. Just watched it on netflix. Anyone else really like it?
Thoughts on the documentary " For the Love of Spock"?
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I thought it was very good and sad that Adam and Leonard went through a period of not talking (something I can attest to with my own Father) but when Adam was in such a bad place Leonard was there for him despite everything! Well worth watching!
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Agreed. I never realized what a versatile man Leonard was. I wish I could be like that, he was a good man and the world is alot less amazing without him now. :-(
In the last few years his eyes looked pretty weird! Was that a result of the illness he was suffering from? It was almost as if he was wearing a mask and it didn't fit very well! RIP Leonard! 
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Not trying to be flip at all, but that's just "age catching up with him." For me personally Shatner is virtually unrecognizable even when compared to his appearance in the TOS films, much less the series. Same for Takei and Doohan and especially Grace Lee Whitney.
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For the Love of Spock was so emotionally powerful. I cried a few times watching that movie. An honest, loving tribute to Leonard Nimoy. The story about how Leonard supported and mended his relationship with Adam when Adam's wife was terminally ill said so much about his character. Worth watching, whether someone is a Trekkie or not.
It was surprising that he worked so many kinds of Average Joe jobs before his acting took off. Workmanlike jobs, working with his hands and so forth. When you think of Leonard Nimoy, the last thing you think of is a handyman.
I agree with that, Shatner is almost unrecognizable nowadays. But the guy is almost 90 years old so it's understandable.
I finally watched it via Netflix last night, and echo your sentiments. I loved it.
I don't like that they used the new CGI shots of the Enterprise, but that's a minor complaint.
I haven't done a side-by-side comparison, but the Original Series scenes looked slightly more detailed (even via the Internet) than on the blu-rays. Maybe they didn't apply as much smoothing?
I don't like that they used the new CGI shots of the Enterprise, but that's a minor complaint.
I haven't done a side-by-side comparison, but the Original Series scenes looked slightly more detailed (even via the Internet) than on the blu-rays. Maybe they didn't apply as much smoothing?
Interestingly, the following biography circa 1966-67 (auctioned on Ebay recently) mentions the various odd jobs and Nimoy's home workshop and furniture building.
Leonard Nimoy went to Boston College?
Awesome.
Isn't that just down the street from the Vulcan Academy?
I caught this on a flight a few weeks ago and was glad to have seen it. And the funny thing is, even from his son's perspective, it just scratches the surface culturally. However, it was very gratifying getting insights into the man's personal life and sacrifices, and a treat to see more of his lovely wife and family.
It had a lot of little takeaways and insights into what Roddenberry was looking for in the character of Spock, even before it was fully realized - and against the wishes of the producers, who had wanted a completely new cast and would need a whole new pilot after the first one.
Criticize Roddenberry all you like, even from a business perspective, but he stuck to his guns and made a lot of people a lot of money. To say nothing of his unfathomable cultural contributions.
Criticize Star Trek all you like, but there is no denying it is often the go-to litmus test for how the world conceives the future of space exodus for humanity. (If biological space exodus proves to be a viable thing; though I would bet our increasingly sophisticated tools would beat us there even to the point of not financially justifying our physical presence out there - in the next couple centuries anyway).
I found the doco had just the right blend of freshness and humility on the well-trod ground of Spock; and didn't overstate the man's case, as it could have easily done. It talked about the man before Trek, and his life after it, too - without a hint of malice despite his son not always getting along with the workaholic professional that was Leonard Nimoy. (And for Big Bang Theory fans, seeing Sheldon Cooper was a funny callback).
There wasn't very much at all in this film about others in the cast, nor the show itself, but these were not its thesis. The imagery and perspectives from various significant individuals provided a fresh and poignant remembrance for someone who was considered a friend for many of us growing up. I hope WIlliam Shatner gets an equivalent treatment from such a loving "fan". A touching and recommended view.
It had a lot of little takeaways and insights into what Roddenberry was looking for in the character of Spock, even before it was fully realized - and against the wishes of the producers, who had wanted a completely new cast and would need a whole new pilot after the first one.
Criticize Roddenberry all you like, even from a business perspective, but he stuck to his guns and made a lot of people a lot of money. To say nothing of his unfathomable cultural contributions.
Criticize Star Trek all you like, but there is no denying it is often the go-to litmus test for how the world conceives the future of space exodus for humanity. (If biological space exodus proves to be a viable thing; though I would bet our increasingly sophisticated tools would beat us there even to the point of not financially justifying our physical presence out there - in the next couple centuries anyway).
I found the doco had just the right blend of freshness and humility on the well-trod ground of Spock; and didn't overstate the man's case, as it could have easily done. It talked about the man before Trek, and his life after it, too - without a hint of malice despite his son not always getting along with the workaholic professional that was Leonard Nimoy. (And for Big Bang Theory fans, seeing Sheldon Cooper was a funny callback).
There wasn't very much at all in this film about others in the cast, nor the show itself, but these were not its thesis. The imagery and perspectives from various significant individuals provided a fresh and poignant remembrance for someone who was considered a friend for many of us growing up. I hope WIlliam Shatner gets an equivalent treatment from such a loving "fan". A touching and recommended view.
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Like many other things, this quote from the doc is another example of the history becoming exaggerated over time. Original ly, Roddenberry asserted that NBC wanted him to get rid of Number One and Spock. I don't think it was every mentioned that they wanted anyone else replaced. Now, it's magically become "completely new cast" and they even implied that they wanted Hunter replaced.
I did love the doc, but interviews with people 50 years later are bound to be subject to exaggeration and confusion.
Well, the producers were not buying the show as it was 1st presented. The pilot required some major rethinks, is the point. The "completely new cast" may just have been my shorthand, not nec. a direct quote from the doco. The producers wanted a new Spock too, but Gene stuck to his guns and knew Nimoy would be the one cast member he kept if no one else. That's the point I was making in context to this thread; not that Extra Redshirt #13 was to be sacked for taking two donuts.
But your note that people take at face value what they hear from "inside sources" is very true, random internet person.
7 blind men and the elephant, all that. Good point.
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