[That Metal Beastie]

Originally Posted by celticarchie

Planetary disasters come in all shapes and sizes.

Just ask the dinosaurs.

Yeah. Some nights I look up and wonder. But we've got 'til 2012.

[OneBuckFilms]

Originally Posted by That Metal Beastie

Yeah. Some nights I look up and wonder. But we've got 'til 2012.

So, will we get to see the next movie before the world ends?

[That Metal Beastie]

Originally Posted by OneBuckFilms

So, will we get to see the next movie before the world ends?

According to the Mayans, yeah.

[janeway72]

Originally Posted by celticarchie

Planetary disasters come in all shapes and sizes.

Just ask the dinosaurs.

We can't. They are all gone

[kevin]

Things are pretty much in a state where he can appear again or not - depending on Nimoy's 'status'.

A future Vulcan story would not automatically need him. As the film leaves him and us - we know where he will be, what he will be doing.

The rest can be done to suit.

And yep - the Vulcans are homeboys, always have been so if one thinks about it, then it's perfectly reasonable that Vulcan would have a heavy population.

I'm sure there are more that were off world (my take was that the 10,000 figure was from Vulcan directly) but if one thinks about it, if any planet should be evacuated it's Earth.

It actually does come under frequent attack attempts (some of which work) and yet it's population doesn't move an inch.

[starwarsrcks]

Do you think Nimoy should play Spock Prime again in the sequel?

[celticarchie]

Originally Posted by janeway72

We can't. They are all gone

Oh come on that just a teeny weeny technical hitch.

Just a quick slingshot around the sun, pick up enough speed and your in time warp...if ya don't, ya fried!

[TJJones]

I expect there are some Vulcan "enclaves" on many other planets. Even if the average Vulcan enclave is less than a tenth of a percent of a planetary population, it means that well over a million Vulcans are likely yet living throughout the Federation.

[NCC-73515]

Originally Posted by janeway72

We can't. They are all gone

Some of them went to the Delta Quadrant and the others became birds.

[Dominus of Megadeus]

Originally Posted by That Metal Beastie

There's been some talk of Vulcan resettlement being a significant element of the next film, which I think is a great idea. It certainly can't be ignored. Or rather, it should not be. And naturally that would mean more Spock Prime-Mr. Leonard Nimoy, and I'd love that. But a concern for me, and I think for JJ & Co., is Mr. Nimoy's age. (Trying to be gentle here) it is probable in the extreme that he has more years behind him than ahead and he is of that age where, as much as his passing would hurt and shock us, ultimately it would not be a surprise.

Man! I hope I'm not showing too great of a lack of taste here and may regret starting this. But do you think it would be too much of a gamble to make Spock Prime a significant part of the next movie, all things considered? As you know they rolled the dice with the last one in hoping to get Mr. Nimoy's participation but that paid off in a big way.

My apologies if this thread is too morbid, morose or tasteless. I'm sure you'll let me know if it is.

I catch your meaning. While perhaps, a little morbid, it's not tasteless. It's pragmatic, and I'm "down" with pragmatism...That's young people talk for, "I'm definitely for being pragmatic."

I guess the very best thing we can do is pray for Mr. Nimoy's continued health and longevity. Not just for the story line, of course, but because he's such a nice guy!