[QUOTE=ixfd64;396560][url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html]Leonard Nimoy[/url]. :sad:[/QUOTE]

The U.S. MeTV cable network - the Me stands for "memorable entertainment", as the network specializes in classic retro TV shows - always does nice tributes to notable actors on their shows who pass away. Last night they apparently hadn't yet put together an in memoriam ad-blurb for Leonard Nimoy, but in the regular weekday 11:30pm [i]Perry Mason[/i] slot they showed an episode of that show in which he guested as the-murderer-who-almost-gets-away-with-it. Tonight - Saturday nights are SciFi-themed - in the 9pm Star Trek slot they showed what is undoubtedly the most memorable Spock-centered episode of the series, the [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708416/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk2]"Pon Farr" one[/url] in which Spock must return to Vulcan to claim his childhood betrothed (played by [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551458/?ref_=tt_cl_t5]Arlene Martel[/url], who passed away last year ... and note that Vienna-born actress [url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522767/?ref_=tt_cl_t4]Celia Lovsky[/url] who plays the high priestess T'Pau in the same episode was the real-life wife from 1934-1945 of Peter Lorre), only to run into a nasty little surprise.

Tomorrow evening they have set aside for an evening-long retrospective of various show episodes featuring Nimoy - so if you get the channel as part of your cable package (I have Comcast limited-basic for less than $20/month, so all Comcast customers regardless of fanciness-of-their-package are in this group), check it out.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;396715]The U.S. MeTV cable network - the Me stands for "memorable entertainment", as the network specializes in classic retro TV shows - always does nice tributes to notable actors on their shows who pass away. Last night they apparently hadn't yet put together an in memoriam ad-blurb for Leonard Nimoy[/QUOTE]He was also in Mission Impossible too. Maybe he will show up in their Sunday night airing of that show.

Thanks for the info Ernst. Yes Amok Time was without a doubt my favourite TOS episode. It made quite an impression on my 11 year old self.

[QUOTE]After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true. [/QUOTE]

My favorite [I]TOS[/I] episodes were "The Corbomite Maneuver," "The Devil in the Dark," "The Trouble with Tribbles" and "The Immunity Syndrome." The [I]Original Series[/I] may not have the best visuals, but there is a certain charm to it that no other series have.

[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31858156"]Pterry[/URL]

Buggrit Buggrem Millennium Hand and Shrimp

The Ankh-Morpork national anthem, courtesy of Prof. Tom Körner:

[URL]https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~twk/Morpork.pdf[/URL]

I am very sad about this death.

[QUOTE=firejuggler;397565]I am very sad about this death.[/QUOTE]

Wow! :sad: He wrote "hard fantasy" like no one else!

Apparently the discoverer of M18 passed away nearly three months ago, but I've found no mention of it in this thread.

[url=http://www.familjesidan.se/sites/default/files/images/pic/pdf/1135723.pdf]Hans Riesel[/url]

He is also the person that the term [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesel_number]Riesel numbers[/url] comes from.

[QUOTE=cuBerBruce;397969]Apparently the discoverer of M18 passed away nearly three months ago, but I've found no mention of it in this thread.

[url=http://www.familjesidan.se/sites/default/files/images/pic/pdf/1135723.pdf]Hans Riesel[/url][/QUOTE]

Indeed, I saw no notice in the NMBRTHRY mailing list - thanks. Sad, but Hans had a good, long life - I traded a few e-mails with him ~10 years ago and he was still quite engaged with the world and with the field.

All good guys are going... :sad:
Rest in peace Mr. Riesel.