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For the Love of Spock

NBC told Gene to fire almost the entire cast,including me

NBC told Gene to fire almost the entire cast,
including me

Full Transcript

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NBC told Gene to fire
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almost the entire cast, including me.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:34
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).
Well, Gene felt very strongly that the bulk of the character that I was to portray, - For the Love of Spock 00:11
Well, Gene felt very strongly that the bulk of the character...
The original pilot even had a different captain, - For the Love of Spock 00:07
The original pilot even had a different captain,
The only actor that stayed over - For the Love of Spock 00:07
The only actor that stayed over
I opened up my mail, and here was a, here was a pamphlet - For the Love of Spock 00:09
I opened up my mail, and here was a, here was a pamphlet
And it was a pamphlet about "Star Trek," - For the Love of Spock 00:12
And it was a pamphlet about "Star Trek,"
Something struck me as strange. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
Something struck me as strange.
And the closer I looked, the more I realized that - For the Love of Spock 00:09
And the closer I looked, the more I realized that
The network said, - For the Love of Spock 00:15
The network said,
Is there anyone on this ship - For the Love of Spock 00:09
Is there anyone on this ship
I am not aware of anyone who fits that description, Captain. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
I am not aware of anyone who fits that description, Captain.
In my opinion, we'd be lucky if we can repair this ship and get away in time. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
In my opinion, we'd be lucky if we can repair this ship...
One of the reasons for the shift - For the Love of Spock 00:08
One of the reasons for the shift
And one says to the other, "What are you going to play in this scene?" - For the Love of Spock 00:14
And one says to the other, "What are you going to play ...
And when you came on-board with your energy, - For the Love of Spock 00:10
And when you came on-board with your energy,
Has it occurred to you that there's a certain... inefficiency - For the Love of Spock 00:10
Has it occurred to you that there's a certain... ineffi...
Leonard bouncing off of me could now dramatically be internal - For the Love of Spock 00:16
Leonard bouncing off of me could now dramatically be interna...
I prefer the concrete, the graspable, the provable. - For the Love of Spock 00:06
I prefer the concrete, the graspable, the provable.
You'd make a splendid computer, Mr. Spock. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
You'd make a splendid computer, Mr. Spock.
You know, I don't know if I had played Kirk - For the Love of Spock 00:07
You know, I don't know if I had played Kirk
I don't know that I would have thought of that, - For the Love of Spock 00:10
I don't know that I would have thought of that,