Like so many, I was sad to see that James Doohan, a.k.a. Mr. Scott from "Star Trek," died today (in Redmond, Washington, home of Microsoft and thus the city where I work).
I wrote a farewell to Scotty on my MSNBC.com Weblog, Test Pattern, and mentioned how "Beam me up, Scotty" was supposedly never actually said in the original "Trek" series. (And Jack Webb also reportedly never said "Just the facts, Ma'am," on "Dragnet" either. Who knew?)
About Me
- Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
- I'm an entertainment editor at MSNBC.com, and have maintained Pop Culture Junk Mail since August, 1999. The New York Times called the site "one of the best places to explore pop culture online," and Entertainment Weekly included it on their Top 100 Web Sites list. If you like weird food, strange products, and 1970s and 1980s nostalgia, PCJM is your home away from home.
I have a brand new BOOK, written with Brian Bellmont. "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s." Buy it online, and follow our retro reminiscing on our GenXtinct blog, Facebook, and Twitter.
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