James "Scotty" Doohan Dies

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cwathen Founding member 21 July 2005 6:32pm

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I hear that his last words were "Beam me up, God"!

On this point, not only was the 'infamous' line 'Beam me up Scotty' NEVER said in the series or the movies, but why on earth is it attributed as being HIS catchphrase? Think about it, why would Scotty EVER say 'Beam me up, Scotty'?

DO

dodrade 22 July 2005 10:58am

surely his real catchphrase was 'the engines cannae take any more captain!"

MA

Marcus Founding member 22 July 2005 11:00am

or

Captain, you canna change the laws of Physics

GS

Gavin Scott Founding member 22 July 2005 11:02am

Marcus posted:

or

Captain, you canna change the laws of Physics

Or as The Simpsons had it,

"It's no good Captain - a canna reach the controls"

CT

Chris Turnbull 22 July 2005 2:19pm

Chris Turnbull posted:

Mr-Stabby posted:

I wonder if they'll shoot his ashes into space. Or perhaps take them on the NASA rocket. Has that taken off yet? Wouldn't it be great if they let them do that?

That would be great, kinda like what they did with Gene!

well, we spoke to soon didn't we!

DS article posted:

Scotty's ashes space-bound
Thursday, July 21 2005, 15:01 BST -- by Daniel Saney

The ashes of the late James Doohan, Star Trek's 'Scotty,' are to be sent into space.

Doohan died of Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia at the age of 85 at his Washington home yesterday morning.

Before his death Doohan had discussed with his wife Wende the possibility of sending his ashes into space, like the show's creator Gene Roddenberry.

BBC News reports that Doohan's ashes will be sent on a Falcon 1 rocket launching later this year, which will also carry the ashes of Star Trek writer John Meredyth Lucas, who died in 2002.

(July 2005)