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   From: datacipher@hotmail.com   
      
   "The Merry Piper"  wrote in message   
   news:o34eq21ksfrd3no0ja7ckmumppf7dcaiqm@4ax.com...   
   > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:50:28 -0500, Flip Wilson    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>Only Shatner can play Kirk.   
   >   
   > Wrong.   
   >   
   >>Only Nimoy can play Spock.   
   >   
   > Wrong again.   
   >   
   >>They're icons for crying out loud.   
   >   
   > James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, Batman (et. al.)   
      
   No. James Bond, Batman etc. existed BEFORE an actor "created" them. They   
   were characters who various actors have tried to play. Kirk and Spock were   
   created in large part by Shatner and Nimoy's portrayal of them. After 30+   
   years, they are for Star Trek fans indelibly linked. When you see a drawing   
   of James Bond or Batman or Sherlock Holmes what exactly does the face look   
   like? What does his voice sound like? What are his exact mannerisms? Highly   
   variable. Not so for Kirk and Spock. When anybody thinks of either of them,   
   they think of one face and one person.   
      
   Can you hire new actors to play them? Sure. They are doing just that.   
   However, this represents a radical change in the very nature of Star Trek   
   and it is not comparable to different actors portraying Macbeth or Batman.   
   Do I want to see it? No. I do not want another actor's "take" on the   
   character, nor do I want an imitation.   
      
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