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For the Love of Spock

Even when Dad wasaround at home, oftentimes, he wasvery quiet and remote

Even when Dad was
around at home, oftentimes, he was
very quiet and remote

Full Transcript

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Even when Dad was around at home,
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oftentimes, he was very quiet and remote.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:21
Uploaded
Nov 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
455 Films

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Movie Summary

An examination of the enduring appeal of Leonard Nimoy and his portrayal of Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966).
He was still kind of in his Spock bag, - For the Love of Spock 00:06
He was still kind of in his Spock bag,
What? Eight, 10, 12 hours a day, five days a week, - For the Love of Spock 00:09
What? Eight, 10, 12 hours a day, five days a week,
And I'd find it very difficult to turn it on and turn it off. - For the Love of Spock 00:07
And I'd find it very difficult to turn it on and turn i...
So stepping out of the set and into a chair waiting for the next setup, - For the Love of Spock 00:07
So stepping out of the set and into a chair waiting for the ...
A lot of the time he wasn't available to hang out with, - For the Love of Spock 00:09
A lot of the time he wasn't available to hang out with,
He was... He was sort of in his world. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
He was... He was sort of in his world.
He was occasionally Leonard-like, - For the Love of Spock 00:07
He was occasionally Leonard-like,
I got to know Spock a little bit better than I got to know your dad. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
I got to know Spock a little bit better than I got to know y...
I mean, he was totally dedicated to playing that character - For the Love of Spock 00:07
I mean, he was totally dedicated to playing that character
If I stay in character or kind of don't joke around, - For the Love of Spock 00:08
If I stay in character or kind of don't joke around,
It's slightly closer to being a panicked grip - For the Love of Spock 00:09
It's slightly closer to being a panicked grip
You kind of have to get into the character's head. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
You kind of have to get into the character's head.
And if you come out of it, and then they go, "Roll camera," - For the Love of Spock 00:11
And if you come out of it, and then they go, "Roll came...
Fan mail started arriving pretty regularly - For the Love of Spock 00:11
Fan mail started arriving pretty regularly
They didn't want to do it. They wanted, you know, Leonard to handle the mail, - For the Love of Spock 00:06
They didn't want to do it. They wanted, you know, Leona...
There was an interview in "16 Magazine," - For the Love of Spock 00:14
There was an interview in "16 Magazine,"
Within days, the mailman stopped coming. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
Within days, the mailman stopped coming.
It was a truck that arrived with sacks of mail, - For the Love of Spock 00:08
It was a truck that arrived with sacks of mail,
We had the dining room table all set up - For the Love of Spock 00:09
We had the dining room table all set up
It was one of our "family activities," - For the Love of Spock 00:06
It was one of our "family activities,"