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    The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away

    Nimoy Won't Be The Only Classic Trek Actor In New Movie
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    Image of Robert Isbell Robert Isbell
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    goodness, Gene, Deforrest, James, now Majel. in 20 years we've lost some icons of history, and scifi.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/19/08

    @Robert Isbell: Not to mention Andreas and Richard from B5.
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    Sad.

    Who's gonna flirt with Picard now?
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    I hope they've got permission to use samples of her voice in any other ST product - there is simply no way to replace an icon.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    She will always be Number One to me.
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    Image of phoenix phoenix
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    This post makes me so sad. :( Rest in peace, Majel - I'll always wish every computer I ever use sounded like you.
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    Image of xenothaulus xenothaulus
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    WTF this sucks. No cause of death reported; I bet she watched a preview of the reboot and /wristed.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/18/08

    @xenothaulus: I feel like eviscerating you.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    That makes me want to cry. Sigh. I am not looking forward to Starfleet vessels of the future at all.


    Good bye, Maj. We'll miss you. (make the computer error sound)

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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/18/08

    @Parkesborough:
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    Sad times. I feel like I grew up with this woman.


    I'm glad she finished her lines for the new movie.

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    Image of shaunmcilroy shaunmcilroy
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    [omg.yahoo.com]


    This Yahoo News story says she did complete her lines


    A sad loss :(


    And Majel also voiced the computer of the various starships used throughout all of the TV shows and movies from the sci-fi franchise -- she just completed her voiceover work as the voice of the Enterprise in director J.J. Abrams' reboot of "Star Trek," due in theaters on May 8, 2009.

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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    It was nice having you around, lady. Say "hi" to Gene for us.
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    Image of Erinaceus Erinaceus
    12/18/08

    In reply to The First Lady Of Star Trek Passes Away
    This is sad. I hope she did finish recording for Star Trek XI.
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    Image of phoenix phoenix
    12/18/08

    @Erinaceus: Word has it that she did.
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    Image of RAHfanboy RAHfanboy
    12/13/08

    In reply to Nimoy Won't Be The Only Classic Trek Actor In New Movie
    It's her franchise, I doubt that they are "throwing her a bone" here. And be nice to Shatner, he's got the Mad Cow.
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    Image of spoogy spoogy
    12/12/08

    In reply to Nimoy Won't Be The Only Classic Trek Actor In New Movie
    I actually think Lwaxana Troi should have had a supporting role in Nemesis. If the team behind that movie had had any command of storytelling or drama whatsoever (though clearly they didn't,) she would have been an eccentric annoyance at the wedding, then caught up in the battle afterward, helping Crusher and company deal with injuries and casualties. She was always a great character to use when the show needed some humor and heart.


    It's not much, but it would have beat listening to Picard and Shinzon state the obvious over and over and over again.

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    Image of TrueCrime TrueCrime
    12/14/08

    @spoogy: The best part of Nemesis was when the super-smart, walking, talking supercomputer with access to a personal transporter decided that the only way he could stop Shinzon's ship was by shooting its heart with a phaser at short range and watching it explode in his face.
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    Image of zslane zslane
    12/12/08

    In reply to Nimoy Won't Be The Only Classic Trek Actor In New Movie
    She was the voice of the computer in the original series as well.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    12/12/08

    @zslane: I thought that was the case, but I wasn't sure... the computer voice on the original series sounded so faux-computery, it was hard to say whose voice it was.
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    12/12/08

    In reply to Nimoy Won't Be The Only Classic Trek Actor In New Movie
    did the ships speak in the orinial series? i don't remember...
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    Image of JennaW JennaW
    12/12/08

    @evildead1971: yes, they did, but they had a really computery-sounding female voice.
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