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For the Love of Spock

Once "Star Trek" was canceled, Paramount had no legal rightto license my likenessfrom that...

Once "Star Trek" was canceled, Paramount had no legal right
to license my likeness
from that time on

Full Transcript

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Once "Star Trek" was canceled,
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Paramount had no legal right to license my likeness from that time on.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:53
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).
So not only had Paramount been marketing me as Spock - For the Love of Spock 00:13
So not only had Paramount been marketing me as Spock
I wound up having to file a lawsuit. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
I wound up having to file a lawsuit.
And Bob Weiss had it in his contract - For the Love of Spock 00:06
And Bob Weiss had it in his contract
And my agent would call me and say, - For the Love of Spock 00:05
And my agent would call me and say,
"When we settle the lawsuit, I'll talk about acting in their movie," - For the Love of Spock 00:08
"When we settle the lawsuit, I'll talk about actin...
And... finally, I got a call - For the Love of Spock 00:08
And... finally, I got a call
He said, "My name is Jeff Katzenberg", - For the Love of Spock 00:10
He said, "My name is Jeff Katzenberg",
To say to him, "You've got to put the ears back on." - For the Love of Spock 00:10
To say to him, "You've got to put the ears back on...
I said to him, "We're going to make the movie." - For the Love of Spock 00:09
I said to him, "We're going to make the movie.&quo...
"They're either going on you, or they're actually going to go on somebody else, - For the Love of Spock 00:08
"They're either going on you, or they're actu...
And how badly will you feel when you didn't put them on?" - For the Love of Spock 00:19
And how badly will you feel when you didn't put them on...
"Look, Paramount is actually showing some willingness to reach an agreement." - For the Love of Spock 00:14
"Look, Paramount is actually showing some willingness t...
I sat down and read it through that night. - For the Love of Spock 00:05
I sat down and read it through that night.
Leonard Nimoy was the last person - For the Love of Spock 00:08
Leonard Nimoy was the last person
We've had a long and... complicated relationship, - For the Love of Spock 00:09
We've had a long and... complicated relationship,
And probably the thing that took the most time - For the Love of Spock 00:09
And probably the thing that took the most time
Making that first movie was very, very dis-spiriting, - For the Love of Spock 00:08
Making that first movie was very, very dis-spiriting,
It just never worked. It was always a struggle - For the Love of Spock 00:08
It just never worked. It was always a struggle
And, um, we did our best, but I never... - For the Love of Spock 00:08
And, um, we did our best, but I never...
The pendulum swung completely when that first movie came along - For the Love of Spock 00:21
The pendulum swung completely when that first movie came alo...