Nimoy was a real loss. Watching these icons I grew up with die one-by-one is depressing. Shatner is in amazingly good shape. I hope he keeps hanging in there. As an aside, Alan Rickman (Galaxy Quest, Professor Snape, and, of course Hans Gruber) was also a big loss. I love his work. Anyone seen the film "Bottle Shock?" It's the true story of how California/Napa Valley entered the world stage of winemaking. Rickman plays an Englishman operating a wine boutique in Paris who puts together a wine competition and invites several vintners from Napa. His character is great and the film has many humorous moments. Chris Pine and Bill Pullman are in that movie too. (yeah, I'm a wino who loves wine movies).
Awesome! I'll have to find that movie since it's not on Netflix.
I cried for months after Alan Rickman died..I have had a huge crush on him since I first saw him in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991.
We watched the Atlanta Olympics the year before, and that year I was watching the movie downstairs with my little nieces and nephews at a family get-together .
After Alan Rickman finished his impressive and dramatic dying scene, my 8 yr old nephew leaped up as though holding a sign and yelled, "TEN!"
I followed Rickman's movies from then on, almost worshipfully.
My daughter got a crush on him as well, especially in his Severus Snape role in Harry Potter, and painted an awesome portrait of him (she's a professional artist).