Actor Leonard Nimoy was born on this day in--OOPS! I forgot something.
OK, that's better. Actor Leonard Nimoy was born on this day in 1931 (he died in 2015.) Nimoy is best known for playing the starship USS Enterprise's taciturn alien first officer Spock on the 1966-69 TV series Star Trek. In a series of posts I did nearly a decade ago, I argued that despite being regularly chastised by his fellow spacefarers as being all brains and no heart, Spock eventually became the moral center of Trek. Whether Nimoy himself saw Spock that way, I can't say. I do know the actor put a lot of thought into his character, as can be attested to by this following video from 2010. Watch:
Now listen as Nimoy continuously drops the F-bomb:
OK, but what's got him so fascinated?
Vulcans start young.
I used to find Spock's looks quite interesting.
ReplyDeleteExtraterrestrial exotica, Andrew.
DeleteI always found him extremely handsome even in his later years. Great actor and man :-D
ReplyDeleteHe aged gracefully, Ananka.
DeleteI loved his character and like him whenever I heard him interviewed. Thanks for the hilarious connection with the doctor. It was always funny to hear Leonard Nimoy’s character referred to as Doctor Spock. I wonder many people started buying Dr. Spock’s books again thinking they were about Star Trek.
ReplyDeleteMitchell, it's funny to think that it was once the pediatrician that was the household name. Incidentally, Star Trek creator claimed not to have heard of the baby doctor when he named his character, that it was just a coincidence. I'm not sure I buy that.
DeleteI forgot to mention the Star Trek creator's name, Gene Roddenberry.
DeleteHi, Kirk!
ReplyDeleteHappy 94th birthday (in heaven) to Leonard Nimoy. Hard to believe it has been more than ten years since The Reaper paid him a visit. That's a great and very interesting interview clip you posted. I can't help wondering if Spock's reaction to the chaos in Washington would go beyond a raised eyebrow and uttering the word "Fascinating" and include a few choice expletives.
Thank you for remembering this fine actor and the iconic character for which he is best known. I'll be returning with a new post next Tuesday, April 1, and hope you can join the fun at Shady's Place. Until then, enjoy the rest of your week and weekend, good buddy Kirk!
Shady, when it comes to the chaos in Washington, Spock might be more revolted than fascinated.
DeleteHello Kirk, Your Photoshop skills were much needed and appreciated for this post. Before Dr. Spock, there was Dr. Holt, and people did things "according to Holt." My favorite writer, Robert Benchley, once wrote a humorous essay on child care called "Holt, Who Goes There?".
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Jim, thanks for cluing me in on Dr Luther Emmett Holt, who I was heretofore unfamiliar with.
DeleteI AM familiar with Robert Benchley, and even once did a post on him:
https://wwwshadowofadoubt.blogspot.com/2018/09/eat-sleep-joke-repeat_15.html
I never paid much attention to that word. I was more aware of the eyebrow. All in all, it's … fascinating.
ReplyDeleteMike, you know who else raised his eyebrow? John Belushi, a very different sort of actor but he at least had that in common with Nimoy.
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