Comments on: Celebrating Bob Justman

By: Mark Miller

Mark Miller — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:08:50 +0000

How wonderful to see these rare glimpses of Bob Justman and his wife, colleagues, friends and admirers. I met Bob through a mutual acquaintance in 2007, in connection with a writing project Bob had revived and turned back to in his retirement. He was not well — he was, I was told, a muted version of his former self. In spite of that, he retained a presence and charm that only wholly realized men possess. I will be forever grateful to have had my few encounters with this gracious, dapper man of thought and action, and his lovely and elegant wife Jackie.

By: John Sullivan

John Sullivan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:43:11 +0000

Admiral Relxerd .. great work on this Blog. Thanks for the great memories of a great man.

By: Quatlo

Quatlo — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:36:34 +0000

Excellent job Doug. I am your age and also was lucky enough to follow a dream and work with some of my childhood heroes as an adult. As often is the case with human beans in an ego industry, some of them had feet of clay. But many were the real thing and decent people who encouraged and helped. I have no doubt that Bob’s influence and your own good heart will see you pay it forward as Bob did. I can think of no better tribute to quality people of Bob’s generation and spirit.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:28:48 +0000

Outstanding.

By: Psion

Psion — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:59:27 +0000

Doug, thanks for all of that. Even though you’ve got me crying at the office, it was beautiful to read. And thank you, too, Bob Justman.

By: David C

David C — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:01:52 +0000

What a brilliant man. I love reading his gag memos in ‘The Making of Star Trek’.

By: Tallguy

Tallguy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:45:56 +0000

Thanks, Doug. I challenge anyone to read this with a dry eye.

Mr. Justman is one of the forces behind Star Trek that I’ve only just recently come to appreciate. Thanks for helping me do that better. I’m sure he would be proud.

By: Mark A-C

Mark A-C — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:42:42 +0000

Doug, what a sincere and touching tribute. You have given Bob Justman another reason to be proud of you.

I’m with BB43MAN, Doug, you and your friends are “good people”.
Thanks for sharing this tribute.

Sincerly, Mark

By: CarlG

CarlG — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:58:50 +0000

@Barrie Suddery: Seconded, so very, very much.

What an amazing post. Thank you (x 1000).

I had a copy of “The Making of Star Trek” when I was younger, also. Read it to pieces, of course. Mr. Justman’s memos were some of the funniest things I’ve ever read.
My favourite had to be the back-and-forth memos about proper names for Vulcans. IIRC, he decided that Vulcans would have 5-letter names starting with “sp” and ending in “k”.
Somehow they ended up with the idea of the all-Vulcan law firm of “Spuck, Spork, Spack, Spick, Spilk… and Roddenberry”.

God, I would have loved to meet these guys.

By: Richard DeRosa

Richard DeRosa — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:13:21 +0000

Doug that was beautiful, just beautiful. I never knew Bob Justman obviously, but now, in a sense, I feel like I’ve met him and can better appreciate Star Trek and his influence on it, all the more. It really does become richer the more you learn about it. Thanks for sharing this Doug.