Thursday, July 21, 2005
Beam Me Up Scotty
Yesterday James Doohan died. Ironically on the anniversay of the moon landing. Usually I don't give much importance to actors as most are just lucky to get obscene adoration and money. But this guy is different. He was a LT in the Canadian Army and stormed Normandy on D-Day. A real man. Unlike Tom Cruise. Or our current President. As an actor, he spoke seven dialects before choosing the Scottish for his Star Trek character. So he was an intelligent man. Unlike Tom Cruise. Or our current president.
I'm no Trekkie or big sci-fi or comic fan either. But the original Star Trek was original and intelligent. Issues of intervening in other cultures. Logic vs. passion. A Russian as a good guy! An intelligent (and attractive) black female engineer. All during segregation and the Cold War.
James was 85 and had a young child. Meaning he was still good to go at about 80. Cool. His ashes will be sent into space.
I'm no Trekkie or big sci-fi or comic fan either. But the original Star Trek was original and intelligent. Issues of intervening in other cultures. Logic vs. passion. A Russian as a good guy! An intelligent (and attractive) black female engineer. All during segregation and the Cold War.
James was 85 and had a young child. Meaning he was still good to go at about 80. Cool. His ashes will be sent into space.
