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Leonard Nimoy Hired To Play FRINGE’s Massive Dynamic Founder William Bell!!
I am – Hercules!!
Leonard Nimoy, who next month stars in a movie from “Fringe” creators J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, will assume the very important “Fringe” role of William Bell in the series' first-season finale.
Bell was Walter Bishop’s old lab partner before bad and scary things began to happen to the world. Shortly after Bishop was incarcerated, Bell founded the sci-fi multinational Massive Dynamic.
Find all of Mike Ausiello’s story on the matter here.
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Spock needs to eat!
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I was hoping for a good actor.
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Epic win!!! Can't say anymore too excited/blown out of my mind!
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he didn't get offered a part in Fringe
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But I can appreciate this hiring. Is Bell a villain though? It'll be hard to see Nimoy as a villain if so.
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You can't beat some Nimoy.
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I can easily see Nimoy doing the congenial old friend bit with Walter, then going all cold, emotionless evil in the climactic moments. It will be fun!
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I mean, don't get me wrong. Nimoy's cool. It's just when I read the headline, I first thought of Peter Weller, or Lance Henriksen. Or William Hurt. Maybe it's just because I associate them with very "Fringe"-like experiment-driven science fiction. Mister Spock? Not so much. But hey-- what's cool is cool. I won't debate this one.
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does anyone know the reference?
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That'll be fun.
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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That's my first thought, anyway.
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The new season. Fcuk u for no TB for South Park Herc you queefer.
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For SP
You silly little bugger!
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How many fucking douche bag tb's we had this week guys? And no SP? ??? ?? w t f h e r c
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"First Prime, then Ultra Magnus and now you...it's a pity you Autobots die so easily or i might have a sense of satisfaction"
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For anyone who never saw "Mirror, Mirror," or "Amok Time" or "The Man from UNCLE" episode "The Project Strigas Affair." Real hard for anyone who never heard "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." Yeah, it's gonna be real hard to picture Nimoy in a villainous role.Sarcasm aside, I am fucking THRILLED. Enjoying Fringe and this is gonna be like tit-cake!
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she's William Bell, right? Right?
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Damn, this is cool news!!!!!
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How wicked would that be???
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Apr 08, 2009 5:31:54 PM CDT
The 78 year old Leonard Simon Nimoy as a villain is...
by leafar the lost
...a great brillant idea. First, all of the geeks that have not been watching "Fringe" will tune in for the season finale. Second, it ties in to Abram's new Star Trek movie. The number one difference between Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner is that Nimoy actually knows how to act. He is also a very good director, btw. This is so fucking cool. HOWEVER, I do have one concern, and it is Nimoy's age. He was born on March 26, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts, which makes him 78 years old. The clock is ticking. Maybe Abrams can film all of Nimoy's scenes ahead of time, and I mean 4 season's worth with 1-2 years. Then, if Nimoy should pass away, they would have his scenes in the can. The thing is, I couldn't say for certain that he will make it for the possible full run of the series. JJ Abrams knows what he is doing. In the short run, this is a kick ass move. Do you hear this, Joss Whedon?
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next to John Noble's wacky Walter Bishop. Great pick. I think it will be great!
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I hope he wears that leather thing on his hand again. By the way, is there a name for the dimension-hopping invaders yet? How about IDIOTS: Inter-Dimensional Invaders Of Technological Superiority?
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and AWESOME. Can't wait to see him on the small screen again!
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but this is brilliant ! Nimoy playing off of Noble ? Great. I'm as happy as George Takei in a 1970's gay bathhouse orgy on free lube night.
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But fuck it! I wants to see me some John Noble and Leonard Nimoy chewing up the fucking scenery, spitting it out, holding me down, making me it, then waiting till I shit it out and making me eat again! Woo fucking hoo!
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He was a great villain in that film. Probably my favorite role of his to date (I enjoy Star Trek but not enough to be classified a trekker). This is definitely a great casting choice. With them building up the character it's a good call to bring in a recognizable face with a big persona.
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DAMMIT.
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It kind of sounds like it, down to the name of the company.
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Robin Williams and Billy Crystal showed up in a May 1997 episode to promote Father's Day. Same thing is happening here. Get Spock to appear to get the new Star Trek fans to tune in. Now I love Nimoy and wish he was on the project since day one, but this seems forced. This just makes me pissed that in Star Trek: Nemesis they didn't go with the original plan to have the crew face a clone of Spock. Oh well I'll still be tuning in.
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William Hurt. Or Charles Haid, Bob Balaban. Get the Altered States alumni reunited!
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We considered that idea... sort of hinted at it to mislead...
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That is all
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Seriously.
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mirror universe evil spock rocks! he should eat some more salsa though / obscure?
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Have you not learned from decades of TV watching that when you watch a show from the perspective of a character who has no idea what's really going on, that the big apparently evil corporation that seems to have it's hand in everything actually turns out to be the good guy by season 3 or 4.
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What could be better?
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Oh dear. Could it be that... I'm actually starting to enjoy a JJ Abrams production?
It's not great, but Fringe seems to have filled the gap left by Stargate, ie. inoffensive background noise you can watch. And like Stargate, Fringe gets better after the first few episodes. Hopefully it doesn't follow the Stargate trend completely and have crap final seasons. -
This is my favorite show and having Nimoy on there just makes it better.
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I hope he gets to cut loose as an evil mastermind.
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C'mon people - I'm sorry; I know you're all enjoying your collective geekasm over this news, but this is such a blatant ploy.
First, it is a cheap and desperate way to reach out to the demo fox knows is slipping away from them on fringe (representative sample being the folks who frequent this watering hole for unrepentant nerds).
Nimoy got sadly typecast in the worst way w/ Spock and I feel for him. If you see him in the old version of body snatchers, and his pre-trek work, you see what a smart and low key (something sorely lacking these days) actor he truly was/is. That having been said, I'm not a trek person - can't stand it actually - and I can't divest the man from the role (maybe because he didn't do more work in the intervening years?). I don't want to harken back to all those dull afternoons i spent as a kid watching those tiresome reruns at friends houses when i would have been watching or doing anything else, or the cheese movies (yeah, including your blessed khan) that followed. Great stuff if you're Harry, but i think there is a huge contingent who will turn in for the novelty of the first appearance and then remember why they never became trekies - because trek is lame.
So, on a positive note, y'know who I would have preferred? Someone like Brian Cox - the guy is tough, cool and has proven gravitas (also, he is a whore and will take any job for money, apparently).
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I fear he might expire on the spot from self loathing...
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You're using double exclamation points in just about every post these days.
First, one is usually too many and two is never called for. Is there nothing that doesn't leave you giddy w/ anticipation?
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Its good to see that Nimoy is returning to acting, beyond the new star trek, its just ashamed it was not earlier. would have really loved to have seen him guest on a episode of of Boston legal.
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memoirs I am spock and I am not spock. part three would have been called IF I am not spock, then who the hell am I?
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of the Simpsons. The classic monorail episode and the classic episode starring David Duchovny and gillian anderson.
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check out Leonard nimoys tribute bilbo Baggins. very strange indeed.
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and the video has to be seen to be believed. Very very funny.
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geez.
Seriously. Couldn't you have teased with the headline and revealed if I WANTED TO KNOW!!!
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I purposely avoided this story the other day when it was labeled "Find out who was cast as William Bell" or something to that effect.
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In the context of the weirdness of Fringe, I haven't seen any evidence that William Bell is a "villain" per se. The villain is whoever (or whatever) is behind The Pattern. That's not necessarily Bell.
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I called saying it first!!!!
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...but it is interesting.
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of Fringe's cancellation? I'm hoping it's just gossip, I can't find any confirmation on the 'net. It would really grind my gears, tho. Fox just loves putting shows on hiatus for 4 months and then coming back with ONE episode and pulling the plug. I swear that Fox execs get their jollies off of other peoples misery. It's the only way to explain why American Idol is still on. Fuck me in the ass.
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