I'm shutting down Google+ for the night and quite possibly for the weekend. Why? This stupid #gifwars thing people are so proud of. This Adam Black guy said he doesn't like gifs and now everyone is mass trolling him. Having been mass trolled like this I can relate to him easily enough. Have an opinion and the collective might of Google+'s lower class denizens jump on a bandwagon. I just saw a post where someone wanted to jump on board and had to get clarification she was tagging the proper Adam Black. She wasn't even connected to him ! Nor was she a part of the original discussion. She just wanted to follow the herd. When I called her out of it she claimed, "one gif doesn't make a troll." Perhaps not, but she's contributing to a larger troll effort. One straw doesn't break the camel's back, but thousands will. So, tonight, Google+ disgusts me. It probably will tomorrow as well. And possibly Sunday. I gave up Google+ for two months this spring
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All of the original Star Trek characters lamented the low budget and the rushed editing of the original show, and especially, later on, being so closely identified with a one character that they had trouble finding other jobs in acting. Shatner felt exactly the same way. In fact, almost every actor feels the same way; They resent being typecast, but they will always be typecast-especially when they make a character that is so memorable.
His family and friends will lament his life in their own way. His fans can and will lament the death of the actor and his most memorable roles. His last message ended in "LLAP." Live long and prosper. He was reconciled to his most memorable character.