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Scotty has beamed up for the last time...
Father Geek here... Our beloved Scotty, James Doohan, the engineer of the Starship Enterprise on the original "Star Trek" TV series and movies who never failed to answer the command "Beam me up, Scotty," died today, Wednesday, at the age of 85
about 5:30 a.m. at his Redmond, Washington home with his wife Wende, at his side. The cause of death was pneumonia complicated by advanced Alzheimer's disease.
James Montgomery Doohan was born March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia. At 19, James joined the Canadian army, becoming a lieutenant in artillery. He was among the Canadian forces that landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. The Canadians crossed a minefield laid for tanks; the soldiers weren't heavy enough to detonate the bombs. At 11:30 that night, he was machine-gunned, taking six hits: one that took off his middle right finger (he managed to hide the missing finger on screen), four in his leg and one in the chest. Fortunately the chest bullet was stopped by his silver cigarette case.
After the war Doohan on a lark enrolled in a drama class in Toronto. He showed promise and won a two-year scholarship to New York's famed Neighborhood Playhouse, where his fellow students included
Leslie Nielsen, Tony Randall and Richard Boone, among others.
Doohan already had a career as a character actor when he answered the cattle call for a role as an engineer in a new space-opera-adventure on NBC in 1966. A master of dialects from his early years as a radio voice actor, he used seven different accents in the sesson before he settled on the Scotsman.
The series attracted an enthusiastic following of science fiction fans, especially among teenagers and children, but a shortsighted NBC canceled it after only short three seasons.
When the series' first life ended in 1969, Doohan found himself typecast as Montgomery Scott, the red shirted engineer with a burr in his voice.
"Star Trek" continued in syndication in the United States and abroad, and its following grew larger and more dedicated, fanatical even. In the years after its original NBC run, Doohan attended dozens upon dozens of "Trekkie" cons around the world and even gave talks on several college campuses.
It was during this period in his life when I first met Scotty and introduced him to my 3 year old son, Harry. We ran into each other several times throughout the 1970's at Cons all over the US. He was always friendly and full of laughs, a great guy and a memorial character on the screen and in person... his death saddens me greatly, but we've got alot of TREK to remember him with...
Father Geek back with the link to the Scottish Story on "Scotty" that many of you may enjoy reading... just go to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4703419.stm
Note: Some of the above bio information was harvested from stories by the BBC, Yahoo, and the AP wire service... Thanks.
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God Bless. A wonderful man who made a wonderful character stay in the hearts, minds, and jargon of many. He will be missed. Go then, to thy beaming...
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Take care, Scotty.
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When I was a kid I saw him at a Star Trek Convention. I still have his autographed, personalized to me, then about 10 and worshipful of all things Trek. Godspeed, Scotty.
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..straight on till morning...RIP, Scotty.:-[
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Rest in Peace Scotty
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Goodbye to the Miracle Worker....
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he was cool
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but he lived a long and good live. Sounds like he was really suffering the past few years (with the Alzheimer's). He'll be missed.
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Jul 20, 2005 12:46:39 PM CDT
""Computer...? Computer...?" "A keyboard? How quaint."
by rufus_t_firefly
The two classiest members of the Enterprise crew are now gone. Man, this one really hurts.
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I would have had one of his babys. Thanks for the talk back AiCN, 5 hours after the news broke, but thanks.
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Not just another Trek cast member gone, but another Hero of WWII lost. What a full life, to have valiantly stormed the beaches of Normandy and portray the most solid crewmember of the Enterprise....You will be missed!
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And sing a bit of Auld Lang Syne....
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Scotty had actually only promised to deliver the news in 8 hours....so to get in only 5....well...he always was a miracle worker!!
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rip scotty! I'd give this talk back alot more but "I've given it all shes got and I just dont have the power"
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And thanks for great entertainment over the years.
Once again I wish I hadn't backed out of going to the first Star Trek convention all those years ago. Where I missed the opportunity to meet you in the hotel bar. Where I hear you were the highlight of the entire convention.
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... I hope it's good old reliable Scotty manning the controls of the afterlife's transporter!
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I had the fortune to meet Jimmy Doohan at the 1988 International Superman Expo in Cleveland and he couldn't have been more nicer and personable. Here's to a great character actor and more importantly, a wonderful human being. And cheers to AICN for stepping up for Jimmy.
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The WW2 story (including the cigarette case!) made this for me.
Not a big fan of the Trek but I gotta hold up my hands and say his catchphrase will long outlast the show. And that's kinda cool.
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Jul 20, 2005 1:04:30 PM CDT
"Aye. And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon."
by johnny smith
R.I.P. Mr. Doohan. May you rest in peace.
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But more importantly, thanks for kicking some ass on Juno. You made a helluva contribution in your many years.
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it was always something like Scotty, beam us up or something. Also he nevered beamed up like the headline suggests, he just beamed other people up. That said, he was a cool guy, sorry to lose him.
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Condolences to his family
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At least we'll always have Bug Busters to remember him by. Just kidding. Warp speed, Jimmy D. Warp speed.
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To quote the greatest Starfleet engineer, this sad news "brought a tear to me eye."
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I love that episode where he is trying to fix something. Remember that one?
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For real? Wow...I didn't know he was a castrato.
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I attended a convention in Seattle when James was near the end of his convention-speaking career. It was both heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. It was sad to see the Alzheimer's setting in and realizing his time might be running out, but uplifting to know that sure wasn't about to slow him down. He lived an amazing life, and will dearly be missed.
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Every now and then I will grab my mouse and say that. Cracks me up every time. So Long, Mr. Doohan, thanks for the memories.
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He was always very open about telling people what a royal dickwad Shatner was to work with. Other casties danced around it to so as not to suffer his insufferablility, but Dooie would have none of that PC crap.
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that was the one were spock had a logical suggestion wasn't it
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The way I see it, he seems to have lived a full and virtuous life, and this should be a joyous day, for he is no longer ailing or suffering. The most memorable on-screen moment with Jimmy Doohan that I remember was his tale on "Trekkies" about how he helped save a suicidal Star Trek fan with his words of encouragement and insistance that she not only not kill herself, but that she show up at as many conventions as possible, see him, and let him know she was alright. She later told him that he literally helped save her life by caring. He was genuinely touched by this, and so was I. He was one of the good guys.
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The world has changed.
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Why do the REAL cool Star Trek Actors die first?
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Wasn't there some story in "Trekkies" about a fan wrote him a note that said she was going to commit suicide, and then he met with her and helped her out. whatever form that story actually took, I remember being profoundly moved. He will be missed.
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Jul 20, 2005 1:22:37 PM CDT
star trekkin, across the universe... on the starship enterprise,
by iamnicksaicnsn
Star trekkin across the universe, boldly going forward cuz we can't find reverse.... Engine Room, Mr Scott: "Ye canna change the laws of physics, laws of physics, laws of physics;
ye canna change the laws of physics, laws of physics, Jim!" What a great guy. His cameo on the Ben Stiller is a classic, and the TNG episode is one of the best ever. -
Seeing Generations is one of the worst movie-going experiences of my life (it's up there with seeing TPM). I was so fired up for it after literally being in love with TNG and Undiscovered Cuntry, and then it turned out to be a piece of shit. I HATE the way they treated Kirk. It shouldn't be his end. Somehow, SOMEHOW he should come back. Anyway, Doohan was one of the best things about Trek, and for him to be in Generations is a shame. If it wasn't going to be the full original cast it should have been nobody. R.I.P. James Doohan.
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I was very sad to hear this news. His playing Scotty was one of those perfect meshes between actor and character. He was excellent.
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He's not dead; he's just suspended in a transporter feedback loop waiting for us to complete the beam-over.
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Man it wasnt that long ago when I watched his guest appearance on the Ben Stiller show.He goes beserk when Ben makes a klingon spaceship and totally smashes it.Had me LMAO...peace
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There be whales!
Great character... last I saw him on screen was watching Generations again... some great dialogue between him, Shatner & Koenig at the beginning... "Brought a tear to me'eye."
"Is there something wrong with your seat Captain?"
And he had a wonderful guest stint once way back on The Ben Stiller Show, where Ben was a Scotty idol, and Doohan basically knocked him down a few pegs.
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WWII hero. Twilight Zone denzien. Miracle worker. Star Trekker. Bless his soul and warmest wishes to all those who cared for t his gentle man. I, too, hope he's at the console when I bite the dust and have my final beam out. The "undiscovered country" (Shakespear's, not Shatner's) is a better place today. I hope De is showing him around. I'll raise my glass to you tonight, kind sir, and rest assured, the contents of said glass will be green...
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ripped apart by a machine gun and survived. Thats a tough mother treker right there. well i don't know if the lad was scottish but if so he would want us too all get really drunk and talk about him. so cheers to ya laddy!!!!
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You are thinking of the episode where that crew member with the red shirt died. You know, that same episode where Bones got mad and started to complain?
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And for that, a seat at the right hand of the Almighty.
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First off, not a big Trek fan at all, but Scotty was always worth a laugh. I knew he was part of D-Day, but didn't know he took 5 Kraut bullets. That's TRUE bravery! Hope to see you someday with all the other real life WWII heroes of Hollywood (Audie Murphy, Sterling Hayden, Eddie ALbert, Lee Marvin)
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Well, technically not the show, but the crappy late 90's TV movie Universal did as a means to gauge how a revamp of the show might do. He had a bit part in the first 5 minutes that I can still remember! Anyway, "hello computer" is still one of my favourite lines of his. RIP Mr. Scott.
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In The Ashes of Eden, (novel, by Shatner) Kirk comments that the enterprise wouldn't be home if Mr Scott's voice wasn't on the com from the engine room. A fitting comment. With all the kudos to the trinity that comprised the series core (Kirk, Spock, McCoy) Scotty was as important to the show as they were. Sulu, Chekov, and Uhura, interesting and beloved as they are, could be replaced and still allow for success. Mr Scott was integral to enjoying the show and its ultimate success. Mr Doohan was perfect for the role and made being an engineer a cool dream for the future......
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I knew he was a wonderful televison actor and voice actor. Now, I can tell from his obit, and people's fond recollections that he was a wonderful person too. RIP
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I'd like to think that we go to a place that we've always wanted to be. My idea of heaven isn't golden cities, chariots, and choir music. I'm sure a lot of trekkies wish that heaven was the ST universe. My heaven, it's a galaxy far far away. Something to look forward to.
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I always get those confused with the one where kirk got some ass & the klingon was all pissed off & grunting, my bad
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Jul 20, 2005 1:44:03 PM CDT
By the way, this talkback was not intended to diss trek follower
by doc_strange
Just something to think about and hope for when the end comes.
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Jul 20, 2005 1:49:43 PM CDT
That Ben Stiller skit from his TV show, where he meets James Doo
by orionsangels
I have the Ben Stiller Show DVD and I'll be watching that as a tribute. What can really be said, this is someone we grew up with, when our parents weren't around, no friends, on those rainy days. We watched Star Trek and Scotty get the enterprise out of trouble. I liked to think just like Scotty, James Doohan stored his scrambled molocules in the transporter and one day the Next Generation crew will find him and Scotty/Doohan will save the day and bring a smile to our faces one last time.
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A few people have crapped on ST: Generations, and to you, I say: right on! I am sorry to hear he has passed, and let me say this - the first ten minutes of ST: G with Kirk, Scotty, and Chekhov were more engaging than the rest of the film, and James Doohan's presence is a large part of the reason why.
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God bless his soul.
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Doohan did most of the guest voices in the animated STAR TREK, including Lt. Arex and characters originally done by others in TOS (Guardian of Forever, Captain Koloth). RIP James Doohan.
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Jul 20, 2005 1:58:11 PM CDT
I canna change the laws of physic's.... Half of NASA are the
by gabba-uk
What else is there to add?
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FUTURAMA didn't use his voice in that TREK episode.
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this is a living memorial to JD! so of course no one will diss or talk badly about anyone in any way shape or form, I won't allow it....except for shatner, he's free game. ow and god help me if I hear an alzheimer joke, I'm going to jail.
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R.I.P. and Godspeed.
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Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound/
That saved a wretch like me/I once was lost but now am found/
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Which touched and moved us,cant ask for more than that...I met him and Walter Koenig last year at one of the numberous conventions,his wife and Koenig were constantly at his side watching over him but you could see that he was very ill i hope when my time is done ive friends to care the way koenig was with Mr Doohan and my sympathy goes out to those he has left behind...sic transit gloria mundi
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m2298, I think that Mr. Doohan didn't participate in the Futurama ep because, by that time, he was simply too sick to do so.
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Now that's a great Montgomery Scott line! Mr. Doohan suggested that he selected a Scottish accent for his character because he remembered that there were several great engineers in history that were Scots (Faraday, et al). God bless you, Mr. Doohan.
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What about the scene in "The Trouble With Tribbles" where the Klingons are heckling Scotty and Chekov about Kirk, Scotty's like, "don't bother, he's not worth fighting," Then they make a comment about his ship, and Scotty throws the first punch! So funny...I'll miss Mr. Doohan. What a fantastic war story too!
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Has anyone checked the recycling pattern buffer on the USS Jenolen ? I think Scotty is trapped in an endless transporter beam cycle, just waiting for someone to get him out.
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The most beloved of TOS cast, and the most friendly to those fortunate to meet the man in person. And only behind Majel as having appeared in the most ST incarnations (TOS -> DS9, and the movies). And going out on the anniversary of the moon landing. You will be sorely missed.
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Scotty was the only character in Star Trek that ever completely cracked me up. (Doubled over, laughing helplessly.) It was at the end of "The Trouble with Tribbles" where he says "I beamed the whole kit and caboodle into the Klingon engine room- where I'm sure they'll be no Tribble at'all." Scotty was by far the most entertaining character in the show, and that's because of the heart James Doohan brought to the character. Here's wishing you a good journey, Jimmy. We miss you already.
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i guess i had only ever seen him in his star trek guise and assumed it was his natural accent.
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I will miss him.
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Man there probably isn't anything I can add except of the characters of ST he was one of my favorites. There's only two left now ( kind of like the Beatles ). So sad but time waits for no man and marches on. Here's to you James!
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All those times I was gonna get my arse kicked by the Klingons, but forfuxake mate, not when I was just about to get laid by some 4 titted green hot villainess though brother. Thanks for never letting on that I wore a syrup, I'll never tall anyone that you're actually gay - doh! Or that your hands were Hold Ons to female Klingon's or get done by their Strap Ons - double doh! But you are, and always will be great though - MISTER!!!
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He was the best engineer ever, I mean not once did he ever tell Kirk that he was waiting on parts to fix the ship...
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Didn't he have diabetes and Parkinsons and a bunch of other 'age-and-fat-related' nasties?
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Jul 20, 2005 2:34:33 PM CDT
And only behind Majel as having appeared in the most ST incarnat
by mr cairo
sorry rkholloran but i was sure that Riker was the one that crossed the most series he was in TNG DS9 Voyager and the movies ... just missed out on TOS , i was sure Scotty was never in DS9 or Voyager .... but i could be wrong . Anyway RIP scotty you will be missed
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Jul 20, 2005 2:35:41 PM CDT
Beam me up Scotty, used in The Animated Series, and one of Shatn
by computerguy68
Mr. Doohan, you will be missed...
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Jul 20, 2005 2:36:09 PM CDT
And only behind Majel as having appeared in the most ST incarnat
by mr cairo
sorry rkholloran but i was sure that Riker was the one that crossed the most series he was in TNG DS9 Voyager Enterprise and the movies ... just missed out on TOS , i was sure Scotty was never in DS9 or Voyager .... but i could be wrong . Anyway RIP scotty you will be missed
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Oh man...Scotty was such an iconic character...
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That was James Doohan's doing, btw; he thought of that line and slipped it in without telling anybody during the taping (the other crewmembers' laughter is real), everyone liked it so much they kept it.
Another trivia bit: Scotty's miracles are even more miraculous when you find out he worked all that engineering magic using only 9 fingers--- http://www.doorly.com/writing/james_doohan.htm
Bookpg SD: Not many people know this but you are missing a finger, right? How did that happen?
James Doohan: I was on the beach at D-Day. I was wounded that night. Three bullets hit one finger..... And I had four in the left knee. One hit a sterling silver cigarette case.... Four weeks later, they cut the finger off. It was useless --- and not pretty.... I hid it in the episodes.
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My 1st Star Trek convention. Guest speaker was James Doohan. Naturally I got into the auditorium a little late, and had last row. However I had the thrill of Mr. Doohan walking past me as he made his way up the stage. He was wearing an insignia pin, upside down I may note.
They had a Q&A session after he got up on stage. One Trekkie dork asked him why they rerouted the warp drive compensators through the field induction coils.
Doohan's response was, "I don't know."
The kid, presistant as ever said, "Oh come on, you MUST know!"
Doohan just stared at the kid and said, "LISTEN! When I say I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW!!!"
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Cheers Scotty! You will be sorely missed. You have become an icon and will never be forgotten. Thanks for the great character James Doohan
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A classic character played by a classy guy. James Doohan was one of the nicest people I ever met. I first met him at a few conventions, where in contrast to Shatner, he would hang around afterward and actually chat with you. And not just about the show. Life. He was a warm hearted man and quick with a smile. Years later when I had a radio show I had the chance to interview him, and given the opportunity to attack Shatner, he didn't. Off air, he told me that he had had enough of that, and that even though they had their differences, they'd buried the hatchet. He'd just rather let his past statements, written and spoken be what they were and move on. Above all, he was a decent man who enjoyed the company of people and a good laugh. You can't ask for more than that. God bless you Mr. Doohan. It was a pleasure to share your company, on screen and off.
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You know there's been a theory going around that the Beatles have been dying in order from Coolest to Lamest (only question being, then: Which one is next?); it's beginning to look like the same principle may be at work with respect to the crew of TOS.
Considering the overwhelming influence his character had on so many NASA technicians (and I knew some of them personally when I lived near Cocoa Beach), I think our national space agency needs to seriously, SERIOUSLY consider naming a future vehicle or probe the U.S.S. "Montgomery Scott."
"It's green!" (glug glug glug)---You are sincerely missed, Scotty, and will forever be loved.
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smooth sailing to the final frontier
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I met Mr. Doohan once. He was sitting at the bar in a hotel in Crystal City, VA where he was appearing at a Trek convention. He was kind enough to talk to me a bit. I tried to avoid Trek questions and we talked about his war service and some of his pre-Trek work.
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I was at a Blockbuster in Cincinnati, Ohio. James Doohan was their autographing VHS copies of ST-TMP. The two geeks in front of me were right out of that Saturday Night Live skit with Shatner. They had a copy of "Mr. Scott's Technical Guide to the Enterprise," and opened it up for him and proceeded to ask about some mistake in the book. Doohan just stared at them at said, "It's just a show, guys." I was trying not to laugh. Nearly pissed myself. He was a funny, classy guy. Godspeed, Scotty.
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It has been years since I cared about Star Trek at all (what an abomination the new stuff has become). But I will never forget Jimmy Doohan's graciousness, enthusiasm and warmth with
the fans over all the years, and his wonderful performances. I was privileged to see him live at one of the few conventions I attended back in the day. He was everything we geeks imagined Mr. Scott to be and more. I cannot help but feel some sadness today, although he had what seems like a blessed and long life. The Old Crew of the NCC-1701 will pass into the universe, but always be in a special place within our hearts. -
You are missed.
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Captain Scott isn't on the U.S.S. Jenolin, he is still out seeing the galaxy in shuttlecraft Christopher (the one on extended loan from Enterprise-D).
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Jul 20, 2005 3:40:35 PM CDT
What Scotty said to Father Geek when he beamed the 3-year-old Ha
by mr. myxyzptlk
"Cap'n---thar be a redheaded WHALE on board th' ship!"
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RIP James Doohan. Pneumonia, Nazis and Klingons be damned! Best wishes respectfully to Wende.
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The character of Scotty always seemed so original. James was great. Did he ever get that Star out in Hollywood? I remember hearing he was the only one from the original Trek who didn't have them. To quote from the song "Yea Brother" by the famous Trek abnd Warp 11, "I'm like Scotty when I party, because I need more time".
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JIMMY DOOHAN WAS A MIRACLE WORKER, HOW HE STOOD SHATNER'S BITCHING I WILL NEVER KNOW, GREAT GUY, I JUST HOPE GENE AND DEFORREST ARE GETTING THE DRINKS IN UPSTAIRS NOW. BYE JIMMY :(
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That is sad. You can't imagine Doohan playing ANYBODY else just as you can't imagine Scotty being played by anybody else. And he was a WW2 vet, to boot. Godspeed!
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You will be missed...
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I had the opportunity to meet James "Scotty" Doohan on a couple of occasions at various Sci-fi conventions. But the one that I remember the most was the time I went to visit my friend Mike at his new apartment in Kansas City. There was a Star Trek convention in town and well, because we are geeks, and I like to collect autographs, we decided to go. It's a humdinger of a show too. Several of the riffraff rabble of B movie actors all of varying degrees of sci-fi fame were in attendance, signing autographs having their photos taken with their fans and whatnot. But the biggest draw was the fact that four of the actors of the original Star Trek series were there, Scotty, Uhura, Chekov, and Sulu. Which to anyone familiar with the television show, is at total geekout. They were touting themselves as the Fab 4. This most certainly was done with all due respect to the Beatles.
So Mike and I spend most of the day looking at the various collectibles and people-watching. People watching at a Sci-fi convention is often times like watching an uber-trainwreck. In all of its repugnant horror, you just can't take your eyes off of it. This can't be sufficiently described in words; you just have to experience it to understand it. God bless the Trekker or Trekkers as they sometimes prefer to be called, they are devout and an often misunderstood group. But I digress; Mike and I had been waiting for our big opportunity to get some autographs and our photos taken with the Fab 4. And then afterwards gather in the main convention hall to hear them speak and field questions from their throngs of loving and devoted fans.
We started seeing various members of the Fab 4 setting up autograph tables around different areas of the hotel that the convention was being held in. So we scouted them out to be sure that we would be able to get an opportunity to meet and get an autograph with all of them. And then it happened. Scotty was first to arrive at his table. And the line immediately followed, everyone hoping for a chance to meet and greet one of televisions most beloved space travelers. Mike and I took our place in line. We had both purchased group photos of the Star Trek crew to have autographed, and were eagerly awaiting our chance to have them signed. Being an autograph collector I decided to go one step further and not have the previously mentioned celebs sign with just the standard gold/silver paint pen or sharpie. I had brought my own paint pens, they were truly paint. And which one had I selected for Scotty to sign my photograph with? The purple one. Don't ask me why, because I have no good reason, yet it sounded like a good idea at the time.
So we finally make it up to Scotty's table. Mike is seemingly shocked that Scotty doesn't have a Scottish accent like he did on television, but being something of a closet Trekkie myself, I knew better. Anyway, Scotty greets us and is very friendly, asks us where we are from and if we are having a good time and whatnot. We then pose for pictures,and then afterwards have him autograph our photos. I'm first, and I ask him if he could use my paint pen instead of the other ones that he had brought and he said with a smile, all right. I then look away for a split-second at Mike to make sure he isn't getting pushed out of his place in line by the herd of other fans waiting in line behind him. And then I hear it..."GODDAMNIT! GODDAMNIT". I turn to see what was once calm, cool, collected, and perfectly composed Scotty flying off the handle in a fit of rage. Then I look and see what he had done. He had purple ink EVERYWHERE, all over his hands, all over his table, all over my photograph, all over his half eaten hot dog, literally everywhere. Then I realized had hapened. Instead of just uncapping the lid, he had actually unscrewed the brush end of the paint pen from the handle and then he had tried to sign the photo with it, therefore spilling the ink all over the place.
I looked at him and said in my defense, which he wasn't interested in hearing that, "You unscrewed it," To which he shouted, "I didn't screw it up you screwed it up, goddamnmit, you screwed it up." I just about shit myself. Talk about embarrassing. Scotty just got soaked in purple by my paint pen and he can't hear what I am saying, and now all he wants to do is to accuse me LOUDLY in front of all his loyal fans. This was a level 3 red alert. So I told him and his assistants I would be right back and I ran to the restroom and got as many paper towels as I could. I handed them to Scotty, who was still red faced and mad, and to his assistants who pretty much let me know that it was time for me to move on.
Well, after that debacle we laid low for a while and then finally got to see the big presentation where all of the Fab 4 were taking the stage. Sadly enough Scotty had had to change clothes, and he kept his hands in his pockets most of the time. But on the brief occasions that they weren't in his pockets, if you looked closely enough, they were still purple. Later I relayed this story to my friend John who put a very good point on it; he said "You would think that the Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise would know how to open a damn paint pen." And that gave me a little solace. But I never will forget the day that I accidentally painted Scotty purple.
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Even before i found out the Jimmy Doohan and I shared the same birthday (just 49 years apart), Scotty was my favorite character on Trek. Of course, it was fated that he would be the guest at the first con I ever went to. A great storyteller and a genuinely good guy, a shame to loose as we need all the good souls that we can get now. Godspeed.
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"He was the only living "Star Trek" (1966) not to lend his voice to the "Futurama" (1999) episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", leading to his character Scotty being replaced by the farcical Welshie. According to the show's creators, his only response to their request that he appear on the show was a simple "no way.""
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I am an engineer at a TV station in Waco and we just got the news after noon TX time. We've had Mr. Doohan's pictures up in our shop for quite some time. The more heartful of us choose to believe that Mr. Scott has simply locked himself inside the transporter buffer to emerge at a future date. Nevertheless we have chosen to where black armbands for at least today, possibly more... of course no one can remove the black armband around my heart.
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Jul 20, 2005 4:14:35 PM CDT
Great Scotty Line: "Aye--and If My Grandmother Had Wheels She
by hipcheck13
...it seems JD was the most "down to earth" of the entire cast. God bless you James, and thanks for so many great and wonderful memories.
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Jul 20, 2005 4:18:43 PM CDT
"Do you always multipy your repair estimates by a factor of thre
by the ultimates
"Why of course captain...how else do ye think I could maintain my reputation as a miracle worker?" One of my faves. I was just watching the scene from Voyage Home with McCoy and Scotty visiting the materials factory. So sad watching that to know that they are both gone now. Beam me up one last time Scotty.
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"Laddie...don't you think you should...rephrase that?" -- Scotty, The Trouble With Tribbles
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Bones, Spock
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so many heartfelt tributes to james doohan on this sad day - he will be greatly missed. i'm hoping that he's up there with de forest kelley,cathing up on old times,and drinking something ....GREEN!
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He set the bar pretty high for being a true class act.
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I bet Nimoy will go before Sulu and Shatner will live to 120. Thanks alot, God.
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Scotty was one of the greats, no question. His appearance in "Relics" singlehandedly made it one of the finest hours of one of the finest television shows ever. I never got to see him in person, but he seemed like he couldn't have been anything other than a heck of a nice man. Godspeed, Captain Scott.
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He'll be missed. I had the chance to see him at a Con in Pittsburgh years ago. He was genial and kind and very open. We are approaching the end of an era in fandom. Will there EVER be anything like Trek again? Not if Paramount has anything to say about it I'm sure. Classic Trek will always be there...it's the granddaddy of them all. Godspeed Jimmy.
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Thank you.......
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Jul 20, 2005 4:56:47 PM CDT
RIP Scotty... Oh yeah, Ray Liotta is in Dr Boll's Dungeon Si
by chickychow
Sorry, but it had to be said.
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Remember, that early UPN show? I think it had a couple of Wayans brothers and Doohan. Anyway, godspeed, Mr. Doohan.
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Good-bye to a boyhood hero.
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Jul 20, 2005 5:08:01 PM CDT
so now i finally know why scotty's hands were all purple tha
by dr.bulber
i've always wondered about that.
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...are now silenced. God speed, Mr Doohan.
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(Hands a shot glass to every one with 12 year old scotch) "To James may you keep heaven's engines running at full power..you will be missed..." raise glass ,drink scotch)
Peace
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I had the extreme pleasure of meeting Jimmy at a convention in Rochester, NY back in '86. He was kind enough to stand (with the rest of the crowd) and thank me for a solo rendition of the bar scene from "The Trouble With Tribbles" (my only stint at "acting" ;c) He also signed my copy of "Mr Scott's Guide To The Enterprise", stayed LATE after the convention ended so he could be sure that everyone was able to get as many autographs as they wanted, then celebrated for a short while afterwards with a few of us that remained late. It was, by far, the best convention I've been to (even eclipsing my after-hours roundtable with Len Wein, Bob Layton, and several other comic greats back in 1980).
--- DeathStalker
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At least he lived a long and full life. I read his autobiography several years ago, the Star Trek stuff was entertaining, especially his open disdain for Shatner. But really, he had a lot of interesting non Trek things in his life to talk about, you should check it out. He recounted how during one of the Trek episodes, he had to place his hand on something for a court proceeding, and the suits insisted on using a hand double because of his missing digit, so the public was spared such a terrible sight, LOL, he seemed to have a really cool sense of humor.
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Back in the 'seventies, here in the UK, STAR TREK was a big part of my childhood. Later TREK's pale in comparison to the original. The cast was great, with real chemistry and heart, no matter how hackneyed the script or shaky the sets. This is very sad news. We are losing our childhood heroes- sounds melodramatic, but it's true. When I was a kid, man, STAR TREK ruled.
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I was fourteen, sitting in a drugstore is Redmond, WA, readin a MAD magazine which was mocking Star Trek conventions, when my mom tells me that "Scotty from Star Trek" just walked by! Of course, I followed him into Safeway, stalking around the store behind him until I had the nerve to introduce myself. He was putting produce in one of those reusable burlap bags.
I said "Excuse me, aren't you James Doohan?"
He said yes, and held out his hand.
I said "It's a pleasure to meet you," and shook his hand. It crunched. Musta been the arthritis. Anyway, I was too nervous to say anything else, and walked away.
His son Tom went to my High School. Got to know him and Tom's girlfriend (Hi Christy!) a little bit.
At one point I had a student film assignment, and I was determined to have Mr. Doohan deliver a line for it. We were going to go over to his ouse and film him delivering this line, but I had to ask permission. I wrote him a letter, and asked Tom to give it to his dad. I later learned he just threw it in the pile of fanmail which undoubtedly had it's own room in their house.
I later read his autobiography, and learned about his non-Trek life. Very interesting.
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I'm too young to have seen Star Trek the first time around, but I used to stay up late and watch it it in reruns on WPIX out of NY when we got cable. I've always loved the show and Scotty was one of the great characters in TV history. Such a shame when legends die.
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A very sad day for fans of Star Trek (which includes me). Thanks for all the fine memories Scotty.
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I just read that Jim Aparo, longtime DC artist, died today as well. He worked on a number of DC titles but was best known for his work on Batman. He was the main artist on Jim Starlin's Batman run which included the great "10 Nights of the Beast" story. He was 72. RIP to both "Jims."
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Fave Scotty moment: "By Any Other Name" in the original Star Trek where Scotty defeats his newly humanized Kelvan adversary by getting him drunk on what appears to be every liquor known to man...and one at least unknown! Now that's lateral thinking for you! (In a classy bit of continuity, they would reference this fine and fun moment in Scotty's ST:TNG episode "Relics.") I never met Mr. Doohan, but I sing his praises for such a wonderful performance and the fond memories he gave us all. As actor, he totally succeeded. "Scotty" is as real to me as any person on this planet. Mr. Doohan has achieved immortality both here on Earth and in the Great Beyond. Godspeed.
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They have had tributed to him on NPR all day. One story told by his agent: Doohan was lamenting to his dentist that he was typecast as Scotty. Like most other typecast actors he was resenting it. His dentist simply replyed "Well James, I'd just go with the flow then." Doohan then threw himself into the conventions with gusto and saw the noteriety as a gift given to him to make personal connections with people.
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( I hadn't heard that cigarette case story before - and they say smoking will kill you...) Scotty was/is hands down the coolest person in the Star Trek universe. He was the guy I wanted on the bridge when the shit was coming down. The guy who kept the Enterprise from flying apart. Always loved the back & forth between him & Spock when they were trying to, for example, get the bloody transporter working in time. Again. So many great Scotty moments to remember James Doohan by - getting the alien shitfaced in that one episode whose name slips my mind, the barroom brawl in The Trouble with Tribbles... In the Doomsday Machine, when Scotty is trying to explain to Kirk how the self-destruct timer works, his dialogue during the closeup shot of the controls is done sans Mr. Scott's burr. I'm sitting here looking at the Scotty figure I acquired some years ago, & feel like crying. I grew up with these guys in the late 60s, then through the Star Trek rebirth in the movies. Now, a giant black hole has appeared in the ST universe. My love to his grieving family, & to all who feel like they've been kicked in the guts. We have lost a dear friend, but although James Doohan has beamed up for the last time, Mr. Scott is immortal. He lives on in the soul of all the engineers who, as they told me, became engineers because of Scotty. He lives on in my video & dvd collection, saving the Enterprise, kicking Klingon ass & answering the statement " keep her together until I get back" with "I always do." And so he will. Forever. Goodnight, sweet prince, & flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
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Here's to ya lad!!!
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Goodbye, Mr. Scott. RIP James Doohan. I have no words right now. Going to put on my tape of the guest shot he did on Next Generation & cry for a while. Deepest condolances to his family & friends, from the deeps of my heart. We loved him. It shows.
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Jul 20, 2005 7:03:42 PM CDT
I thought the FUTURAMA character was named "Welshie" because JD
by frankdrebin
When you're the target of endless parodies (like Tony Shalhoub in GALAXY QUEST), that's when you know you've created a unique and permanent cultural icon like "Scottie". Thank you, JD!
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He was coming back to LA from a convention and was on a standard commercial flight. Nothing fancy, wasn't his style. He accepted my geek praise with a smile and handshake and thanked me for the kind words. A true class act. Here's to ya, lad.
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Read about his life and you just gotta think...this is one of the greatest men to ever walk the planet. I'm going to watch every Star Trek movie starting now in honor of the greatest engineer this side of the galaxy..
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Rest in peace sir
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You will be greatly missed.
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The heroes and individuals that we grew up on are slowly dying, and slowly making way for the new generation of heroes and idols...
In a very cynical and sometimes harsh world, we can rely on the good memories left behind by these souls...whether you grew up seeing them on Film or TV, read about them in the newspapers or history books, or played ball with them and called them "Dad"..
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I met him once, about 14 years ago, and he was a total class act. My condolences to his family. RIP, Scotty.
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... the crappy saturday morning tv show, "Jason of Star Command". Warp speed Mr. Doohan, Warp speed.
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You will be missed. Enjoy some Romulan ale with your old friend Bones!
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RIP Scotty. raising my glass to you. cheers. and peace.
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Even though I feel the loss as much as any fan, I'm glad his pain is over. Thank you, Mr. Doohan.
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To a fellow Canuck,Thank you for D-Day Juneau Beach putting yourself in harms way to protect all of us. Thank you for slugging the Klingon after "Hauled as Garbage!" Thank You for the ripple effect you had on people entering science and truly reaching for the stars.R.I.P Jimmy
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of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... Scottish. if i believed in god, i'd say that he just gained a fantastic chief engineer.
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What can I add? Saw Doohan once at a Trek convention back in the late 80's. He dissed Shatner, everyone laughed. Rest in peace.
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Rest in peace, Mr. Doohan.
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i really hate to see another of the original cast go. a great deal of my life has been entertained by them. i met james doohan, once when i was 15 and he flirted with my mother and kinda acted like here's your autograph, kid. i think it's funny, but this guy had a great career, no one will forget him.
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A comedian friend of mine, who was on the cusp of stardom, just died unexpectedly at the age of 35. That's a tragedy.
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I'm not going to pretend I was anything more than a small-f fan of Star Trek... A far far cry from a Trekki... but you really don't have to be one to be bumed about Scotty heading off to the final frontier. You'll be missed man. Peace.
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Flights of angels speed thee to thy rest, Scotty, flights of angels.
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Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds,--and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless falls of air...
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, nor eer eagle flew--
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God. -
A sad truism of human existence is that, if you are fortunate enough to live a full and long life, you will inevitably watch the heroes of your childhood age and die. Sometimes it is sudden and tragic, and others, like this time, not unexpected--and in the balance of things, a blessed end to suffering. That doesn't make the loss of James Doohan any less sad. To me, the original Star Trek was magic that has been imitated and derived, but never equaled, and watching that series was the beginning of my interest in science fiction, and the first steps toward my scientific and technical career. I cannot imagine that the angry pablum of reality programming currently dominating television will ever inspire today's children to dream, to aspire, to achieve, as the original Star Trek did. James Doohan's "Scotty" will forever be remembered as one of the timeless characters in the history of television, the perfect meld of character and actor. James Doohan will be remembered by all who met him at one of his numerous convention appearances as a funny, gracious man who treated us better than we probably deserved. God's rest to you, Mr. Doohan. We will enjoy your work forever.
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That last year Doohan was diagnosed with Alzheimers?
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someone beat me to it and I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
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Thank you for everything. We'll be missing.
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We'll be mising you!
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We'll be missing you!
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Mr. Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?
Certainly sir, how else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker!
A hero is welcome as a warrior with honor in Stovelkor!
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than any of you. But I can honestly say that today, before I found out about this, that my friend and I were discussing him introducing the original Trek to his kids. I mentioned the generic "not all Trek is great, there were some BAD episodes." He said, "I don't care, we watch the good ones and have fun." That says it all. Scotty was one of the best parts of a legend. I am sorry that a good actor got typecast for a lifetime, but there are worse things. He knew he got typecast for the right reasons. We loved him.
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An all round nice guy the world will be worse off without.
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Sad.Nice 1 Rufus,first Scotty I thought of too :)http://tinyurl.co.uk/tajh.Full respect for Mr Scott http://tinyurl.co.uk/exhh.
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I like to think ol' Monty Scott was dipping his wick in a chick as green as his drink. RIP fat man, you can now eat as much as you want and you won't ever get sick, you won't get any older and you won't ever die. Man, I loved him in Cocoon. Him, De Kelly and George Hamilton swimming with those alien turds gets ol' Vic right in the soft spot every time. Excelsior!
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Favorite Scotty line. Part VI when Spock tells him that they need to lie about repairs.. first says: There's nothing wrong with the bloody thing.
Then: Could take weeks, sir.
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We lost Eddie Bunker, the man who played Mr. Blue in "Reservoir Dogs". What a weird week this is turning out to be, and it's only Thursday.
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Yeah, that's comparable. Ass.
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Give the man enough dilithium crystals and he'll get you clear across this galaxy and the next.
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The Enterprise will never again be able to squeeze more power from her nacelles, and the Universe will be a much lonelier place without you in it. Farewell Mister Scott. I hope you continue your miracle working in another dimension.
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All the old Trek folk are dying off. Damn shame. Those guys were my hero's for a good number of years.
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The Original Series cast are legends in their own time.
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Farewell good friend.
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Sad day for the Star Trek massive over any series when one of the best and most memorable characters dies... from Monty's early klingon ass-kicking days (most unlike a scotsman to instigate a bar brawl, must be the inspiration for Begbie)... to his wise old engineer days! And he should have kicked La Forge's ass for speaking down to him like that. The hardest chief of the bunch. If you put Scotty, La Forge, O'Brien, Torres and Trip into a ring... La Forge would be the first to go I imagine - probably fell in love with one of the holographic 'round board girls' and got sucker punched by Trip. Trip would fall next, too busy dwelling on the death of his sister and why T'pol wont sleep with him, Torres land a devastating flying roundhouse dragon kick to his neck. Torres falls next, although Scotty and O'Brien are too much of gentlemen to strike a lady, they beat the shit out of the Klingon half. And the fist fight that would ensue after that would put Indiana Jones and Pat Roach to shame... But Mr Scott would eventually put his boot on the mangled wreckage of O'Brien - double-sweet! RIP JD... Amazing Grace....
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a very kind and gracious man.
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... in the article on that banned Velvet flick, everyone's saying the AICN didn't put up any headlines about this and yet here I am typing in the talkback of said Headline. I also understand that the answer to my confusion may simply be because this Headline was posted after the angry talkbackers had had their say. If so, sorry for the wasted post. So long Scotty.
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That's a shame!I never met him but my parents are Scots and my Dad and i used to watch the show when I was a kid in the seventies.He was one of the originals,man.When Trek was cool and a new movie was something to be relished.Once,1987 I think,there was a Trek night at the local cinema(Motion pic to Voyage) and my buddie and i went to it.It was an alnighter and as my pal walked in he whispered "Wow,I guess this means we're TREKKIES!" and we sniggered.As we walked in we realised the place was PACKED!Not fans but just people....It soon became obvious this was gonna be a riot.All through the films there were flippant comment e.g."Motion picture:"Bones,I NEED him!" comment:SHITSTABBER!) and it got to Khan.Kirk has sent Khan his ass on a plate."You did it,sir" "I did..NOTHING!I simply coverered my.." cue kirk turning,uhura gasping as scotty is stood holding his nephews body in his hands.cue comment from dark cinema "DINNER IS SERVED!" whole place erupted.Everyone loved Scotty,man.Truly a cultural icon.
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bet he was nicer than Walter Koenig.I was sat outside the hall at a con and he walked by with the announcer and I overheard him say "Let's just get the damn thing over!"Tosspot.Then again same con I insulted Colin Baker without realising he was sat behind me.He glared at me like I'd shat in his mouth.And I got drunk with Gul Duckat and The Traveller...used to love cons.If I sound hungover I am.
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Jul 21, 2005 8:34:51 AM CDT
He's up there with Deforest,Mark Lenard and Denise Crosby
by the true priapic
...anyone tell me why she keeps rubbing her nostrils as Skin of Evil goes to the titles?
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Jul 21, 2005 8:44:37 AM CDT
CNN is reporting that James' ashes will be sent off into spa
by rolling_stone
Personally, I always thought Mr. Doohan was cool because he had pet ferrets long before most people even knew what a ferret was.
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you aicn people are some of the finest! I'm relatively new to this talk back scene but from what I see (for the most part) some genuine kindness has been delivered here. Plus I've learned more about JD in the past 24 hours than I've ever known - which is very cool! excellent job people if we could see him now I'm sure he would be smiling and thanking all of you for the truely kind words.
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I wonder how many of the posters here (The True Priapic, for example) are nursing wee hangovers after hoisting a few in Scotty's memory. I know I'm moving a little slow this morning myself. Seemed fitting & proper that we should do this. Not just for a cultural icon, or bona fide war hero. Perhaps for that piece of our childhoods that has been ripped away. Oy - I'm typing too loud ( damn that Romulan ale...).
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It appears that the Romulan ale isn't the only thing that's green...
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and Bones moaned like a bitch about shit. Ah memories.In episode 23.2132 if you look closely Spock rubs his balls while mouthing "lick it" to the rest of the crew
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Jul 21, 2005 11:16:38 AM CDT
I just wonder if he'd have enjoyed all the newspapers doing
by stoopid1
I personally liked the fact he was a bit of a cantankerous old fart sick of geeks going on and on about star-fucking-trek. Someone was on about how the actors all hated the conventions and that just makes me smile. Images of them downing whiskey shots and crossing their chests before entering geek hell fills me with happiness and joy.As a scotsman his accent was always met with a benign sort of pisstaking by me and my friends, always sounded south african to these scottish ears, but that was the charm of the man. Trying to sound scottish and failing miserably. Three cheers for scotty."Hoots mun captin, ah cannae understand wit the fuck ah'm gann on aboot!"
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hahaha, just looked at the header for this talkback! Excellent, inspired! "Scotty has beamed up for the last time"
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I remeber reading in an article somewhere that when Mr. Doohan saw news reports on TV talking about the fact that he had Alzheimer's, he turned to his wife and said "I Don't have Alzheimer's. I'm sure I would remember." That is probably my favorite anecdote about him. I remembered it again this last februaray when I was diagnosed with MS and it has become a reminder to me to have asense of humor in the face of what can be a tremendous set back.He was a great man who inspired legions of people, not just engineers, to be the best they can be no matter what. My condolences go out to his family and friends. We have lost a wonderfull human bein g but can take solace in knowing that he is no longer suffereng.
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Jul 21, 2005 12:34:45 PM CDT
It dont mean a thing if you aint got that swing, Doohan Doohan D
by brit pop
Lets face it Scotty did have some of the best lines and moments throughout... 1) Starting the bar fight with the Klingon's when they dissed the Enterprise. 2) Banging his head and knocking hisself out after the jailbreak. 3) Carrying dead Mishipman Peter Preston all the way from engineering to the bridge (personally, I would have took him to sickbay). 4) "Humpbacked? People?". 5) Getting sandwiched between Uhura and a biobed. 6) "Theres nothing wrong with the bloody thing!". 7) "Captain... There be Whales here!" McCool!
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As long as we remember him." And I will. He was a class act all the way, and his contribution to pop culture will go on. Sail into the west, and know that we'll always "remember" you!
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A videodisc store owner in Portland, John Wu, was a HUGE Trek fan and hired Mr. Doohan for an appearance at his store. Knowing there would probably be a crowd I arrived early. It turned out I was really early as there weer only about five people there one of them being Mr. Doohan. I grew up on Trek, watching it with my Dad on it's original network run, and was a bit awestruck at meeting "Scotty" face to face. I got up my nerve and appproached him and introduced myself. He shook my hand, said "it's nice to meet you" and we ended up talking for about ten minutes. He was anxious for "Bill and Leonard" to get on board for the next Trek film, since he was ready to go, but didn't seem quite as bitter about Shatner as he seemed to sound in later years. As the store filled up with more fans, I thanked him, and told him what a pleasure and honor it was to talk to him one on one for so long. He was a gentleman through and through and my heart goes out to his family. Bless you James Doohan. And may you rest in peace.
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Excellant news. Pity the bobs didn't give them to the crowd...I could have watched the video replay on that for simply hours. ( CNN is way behind on this news...at least up to a few minutes ago when last I checked. Would love to see the "perp walk". IS there some on the BBC website?) "Scotty did have some of the best lines"... Seems like Scotty got almost all of them, aside from some of Bone's zingers ( "in a pigs eye") & the occaisional Spock smack down ( " Mr. Spock, you are a stubborn man." "Yes, sir.") But nothing rising to the level or frequency of Scotty's wit & wisdom. Having a cultural icon as a lasting legacy, that's not so bad, really. I know the type casting must have been frustrating as hell, but how many actors go through this vail of tears, leaving no signature role behind? And as signature roles goes, Scotty was a true diamond.
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( color me stupid)
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Its like that classic e-card. You may have won gold at the special olympics, but you're still a retard. Shut the fuck up for petes sake, whining about being banned. You got banned and you went to the major pain in the ass of getting a new ID so you could complain about being banned??? Get fucking laid.
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Jul 21, 2005 4:23:22 PM CDT
Beam me up Scotty, this planets been overrun with mutant virgin
by stoopid1
Their ability to piss and moan about their own miserable lives in a dead actors obituary has mutated to unbelievable levels!
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"We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. And yet it should be noted that in the
midst of our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world. A world that
our beloved comrade gave his life to protect, to nourish. He did not feel this sacrifice a vain or empty one, and
we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend, I can only say this: Of all the souls I
have encountered in my travels, his was the most . . . human." -
Warp speed James, say hi to my Granddad for me, I have a feeling you two would have a lot to talk about!
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Can't think of anything to say, but this is sad. James Doohan was a class act.
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just like Gene's were
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jeez..check thishttp://www.hadler.de/LV-Con/James-Doohan_2.html
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Man, I hope he was fooling with the photog...kinda wish I hadn't seen that.
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I just received an email from the man, the myth, the legend. And for all you hate mongers let me just say you can't hold a candle to this man. No one is flawless and those that pray on peoples flaws are pathetic (to be kind) Now back to the purpose of this talk back - JD you were someone to truely look up to and I only wish more people would exhibit the same levels of integrity & high morals you showed us. I would have loved the opportunity to shake your hand sir! Safe journeys Mr. Doohan to a true patriot and a most honorable hero
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This is my first post on AICN. Ive been reading for years but never felt the need until now. Truth is I was never a big fan of the original Star Trek, Im only 20 and I live in the UK so it was a part of my life growing up. To be honest I was one of those kids at school that mocked Trekkies, until I was around 12 that is. I moved to a new town and didnt have many friends and my parents were out a lot. That when I discovered The Next Gen and I was hooked. Loved every second of it. Despite this I never got into the originals, the shaky sets and effects jarred me I suppose. But the characters of Kirk and Spock and Scotty all spoke to me. I realised the it didn't matter about all the shit going on around the character, but what the character meant to you. The reason Im posting is because of the episodein the next gen when Scotty is found and he tells Geordie that he should always tell the captain it will take longer to do the repairs so that he will always come off the hero. That made sense and has always stuck with me. These days I use that in my own job, im not an engineer but the principal is the same, and every time Ive done it and every time I do it from this day on I'll smile and think of Scotty and James Doohan...the legend lives on.
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ull be missed.
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