I'm astonished at the public criticism of Shatner for not attending the funeral. The man is in his 80s, was in Florida appearing at a Red Cross charity event the night before -- he had committed to it months before -- and he's supposed to cancel it, leave the charity in the lurch, drop everything and immediately fly to California? All because he worked with the man years ago? Honest to God, get a grip, people. They weren't really Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock.