The geeks around the world are sad today because we lost a legend. That legend is Leonard Nimoy, who you may know for portraying the iconic character of Spock in the Star Trek franchise. His wife, Susan Nimoy, announced on Friday morning that the legendary actor passed away at his home in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83.
I, myself, am not the biggest Star Trek fan, but I appreciate it for what it is. I've seen a few episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation and I've seen most of the movies, with my favorite being Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, which Nimoy actually directed himself. But, I've always been a fan of Nimoy since I saw the 2009 Star Trek film, when he reprised the iconic role.
He's appeared in so many movies, TV shows and video games, and he's been great in everything because he's Leonard freaking Nimoy. I've even seen a few episodes of the original Mission: Impossible series, which he was a cast member during the fourth and fifth season. I really liked him as the voice of Sentinel Prime in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, even though the film itself isn't that great. I loved him voicing a Spock action figure on a episode of The Big Bang Theory. The last work of his I'll talk about is him voicing villain Master Xehanort in the Kingdom Hearts games, Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance, which was the PERFECT role for him. If you played those games or watched clips from those games, you'll understand why I said he was perfect in those games. He was scheduled to respire the role for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III, which is the final installment of the Xehanort saga in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm curious to see who'll voice the role now.
Anyways, Leonard Nimoy will always be remembered! My heart goes out to his family and loved ones at this sad time. He did live long and prospered!
- BS
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