Another "old friend" not doing well | Report this post to moderator
By: vich (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:31:16 on Jul 05, 2004

My prayers go out to Mr. Doohan and his family.

My further thoughts on the aging of the beloved TOS crew...

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james "scotty" doohan | Report this post to moderator
By: sinnerman (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:32:05 on Jul 03, 2004

i lost my mother to alzheimer's, my sis to diabetes complicated by gall bladder cancer, so my thoughts and prayers go to his wife and family.

they are not easy diseases to deal with, and we all know the final outcome at this juncture in medical knowledge.

clear sailing, james!

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By: Postdoc (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:00:00 on Jul 02, 2004

I was lucky enough to see Doohan at convention appearances several times. He was gracious, courteous, smart (I'm sure he still is) and he signs one heck of a signature when he personalizes your photo. "Relics" is spilt milk at this point, let's do what's possible to see that all future guest shots are handled well. I wish Mr. Doohan the best.

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By: Brian Langlois (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:24:30 on Jul 02, 2004

My thoughts are with James Doohan and his family. That is a hard thing to deal with and the thoughts of Trek fans everywhere go out to him. Scotty has always been my favorite TOS character. I'm glad he finally got that Star on the Walk of Fame. Take care, Mr. Doohan.

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In a sarcastic light ... | Report this post to moderator
By: MarkMat (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:15:07 on Jul 02, 2004

C'mon B&B haters. You can do it. You can blame all of Doohan's health problems on Berman and Braga. C'mon. You know you want to do it!!!!!! Jerks.

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By: The Flashlight (Odo's file, contact) @ 23:25:23 on Jul 01, 2004

...is what Berman did to Doohan's character in his only appearance on TNG. Instead of treating the character with respect and dignity, Scotty was turned into a bumbling old coot, babbling endlessly with war stories and sounding like Dana Carvey's Grumpy Old Man with cranky admonishments to Geordi about the younger generations' lack of respect for its elders. That, and the humiliating sequence of Scotty getting plastered on green booze on the holodeck . If ever there was evidence of Berman's utter antipathy toward TOS (other than Kirk's disgraceful death), it was this sickening episode. I wanted to throw the TV out the window when the writers had the audacity to have Geordi spew disrespect to Scotty, who instead should have been serving this great man his cups of coffee and washing his uniform in hopes of being thrown any scrap of knowledge from the table of Starfleet's greatest engineer. Scotty should have been treated like the living legend he was, as they treated Spock in Reunification. Instead, they shamed the character.

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By: covetom (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:18:46 on Jul 01, 2004

That's sad to hear, though it's been obvious for some time that his health was bad. I hope, though, that he's in good enough shape to be able to attend the dedication ceremony for his Walk of Fame star and appreciate the outpouring of love and support from fans.

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=Tom=

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