I haven't been following it too closely but apparently William Shatner's getting torn a new one for missing Nimoy's funeral because he had a prior work commitment with the Red Cross or something.. basically people are whining that Captain Kirk wasn't at Spock's funeral, like they weren't anything beyond their Star Trek characters. But there's a certain saying, the needs of the many outweight the needs of the few.. not sure where that came from but it always stuck with me. :)

I heard Shatner's daughter(s?) attended, so the Shatner family was at least represented. Dunno if that makes it better or worse to the pants-pee-ers.

Assuming the prior commitment to the Red Cross is true, Nimoy wouldn't have minded, and nobody who respects him enough to really care shouldn't mind either.

Using someone worthy of respect and admiration as an excuse to sink to your basest desires RE: tearing someone down for not respecting them enough is like the opposite of what's right.

The NY Daily News actually put Shatner missing Nimoy's funeral on the front page, calling him "Captain Jerk". Classy, right?