RIP James "Scotty" Doohan

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:02 am

'Star Trek' star James Doohan dies at age 85.

Unix · Post by **Unix** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:04 am

I was saving the galaxy while your great grandfather was still in diapers!

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:09 am

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Man this blows. But I guess it's bound to happen. I remember alpha/beta testing Starfleet Command and Deforest Kelly passed away.

Tis a sad day indeed.

Trackball · Post by **Trackball** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:10 am

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:21 am

He is survived by his wife and kids, the youngest is 4 years old. Looks like he knew how to still have fun to the end!

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:44 pm

Farewell Scotty.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:48 pm

I think after the original crew have all gone, the only other trekkie that people will get sad over will be Patrick Stewart.

Beam me up Scottie.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:29 pm

Rest in peace to the best engineer Starfleet ever saw. The article on StarTrek.com put it best: "Here's to ya, lad."

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:57 pm

RIP Scotty.

We'll miss your miracle working.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:02 pm

Richard Cranium wrote:the youngest is 4 years old.

O_o!

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:37 pm

RIP.

I heard it on the news earlier today, and they listed the people he left behind. My jaw nearly dropped when I heard he had a kid as late as 80. How could someone young enough to be his daughter fall in love with such a guy?

Unix · Post by **Unix** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:46 pm

roid · Post by **roid** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:33 pm

i'm thinking "head in a jar" - futurama style.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:15 pm

You guys know that this guy was born in B.C. and led the canadian troops in D-Day?

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:00 am

Ferno wrote:You guys know that this guy was born in B.C. and led the canadian troops in D-Day?

Yeah. He took several bullets on D-Day, including one that sliced off one of his fingers. The funny thing is, his hand was never shown on the show or in the movies; I didn't even know about it until I read an article a few months ago.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:15 pm

Ferno wrote:You guys know that this guy was born in B.C. and led the canadian troops in D-Day?

Yeah, I've got an old issue of Star Trek: Communicator with an article that he (James Doohan) wrote going into great detail about what he went through on that day. I'll see if I can dig it up and post a scan for you guys.

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:50 pm

Favorite line: "What are ya standin' around for!?! Dont ya know a jailbreak when ya see one!?!"

- Star Trek V The Final Frontier

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:13 pm

I guess he finally ran out of dilithium crystals.

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:30 am

I guess he "can't hold her together any longer Captain!"

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:25 pm

Top Wop wrote:Favorite line: "What are ya standin' around for!?! Dont ya know a jailbreak when ya see one!?!"

- Star Trek V The Final Frontier

An even better one:

"I know this ship like the back of my hand!"
*smacks into bulkhead, setting off the intruder alert alarm*

CUDA · Post by **CUDA** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:16 pm

from the search for Spock

" Up your shaft "

dissent · Post by **dissent** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:30 pm

"Aye, Captain. And maybe just a wee bit more."

Thanks for the memories, Jimmie Doohan!