Star Trek will celebrate its 50th anniversary in September, Leonard Nimoy’s daughter wants to make sure her father does something in honor of that special moment. Nimoy died last year at the 83.
Julie Nimoy is making it her mission to finish her father’s last project. At the time of his death, he was working on a documentary about COPD. It is that disease that led to his death. The documentary is titled COPD: Highly Illogical. The documentary will be narrated by John de Lancie, who first appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Q.
Nimoy has already raised $300,000 from corporate sponsors, and she is now using crowdfunding to raise $150,000 more. Her plan is to release the film for free via download.
She spoke about the project with Variety.
“It was his mission to do this during his last few months. We also want to be entertaining and engaging. We also wanted to show that the people’s reaction to COPD is often highly illogical. There are probably 12 to 15 million people in the U.S. who have it and yet a third of them continue to smoke.”
Leonard Nimoy wanted to highlight COPD, so that others may learn about the disease. Were you a fan of Leonard Nimoy? Would you watch COPD: Highly Illogical? Tell us what you think.
Yup. I hold him in great respect. I would watch it. Love from Manila!
I am a long term fan of Star Trek and most assuredly of Spock played totally logical by Leonard Nimoy. COPD is a horrible and debilitating disease. Best of luck and wishes to his daughter Julie for her desire to complete this last mission.
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THOUGH I DID NOT KNOW LEONARD PERSONALLY, I DID “KNOW” THE OTHER LEONARD H. McCoy, MD JACKSON DE FOREST KELLEY ON A PEN PAL/TERTIARY BASIS. THESE TWO WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SHARE SOME OF THE 2 LEONARD’S COMEDY AND FRIENDSHIP, . IF YOU’D YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO SHARE SOME OF THEIR MEMORIES……I WOULD LIKE TO. YOU HAVE MY EMAIL AND I WOULD GIVE YOU ME MY REAL NAME—-BUT ONLY IN SNAIL MAIL DUE TO 3X ID THEFTS & NAME CHANGES…..JACK WAS MY FAVORITE, BUT TOGETHER THEY MADE A GREAT PAIR—-REMEMBER MASH-MELONS???!!!!! I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO… Read more »
I ha several family members that smoke. I know two of them have COPD. Yes I would watch just the info.
I started smoking when I was 11 yrs. old. Smoked 3 pks. a day.When I was 69 they told me I had COPD. I bought the patch and ndver had another cig. since that was 15 years ago. In Sept. I became a Great Grandmother.
Had I kept smoking I’d be dead by now. MY VIEW ON IT.
Yes, to both.