Post by Bob Reyer on Feb 28, 2015 19:30:00 GMT -5
Through watery eyes, I've just posted a short essay entitled Leonard Nimoy: In Memorium . As an addendum, here's what for me would be the Top Five Star Trek: TOS episodes that would be required viewing for understanding the character of Mr. Spock.
In no particular order:
The Menagerie: The two-parter crafted from the original Jeffrey Hunter pilot "The Cage", we see a Spock who finds a logical way to perform a very emotional deed!
Amok Time: Spock must return to Vulcan for his pre-arranged marriage, featuring a life-and-death struggle with Jim Kirk!
Journey to Babel: Where-in we meet Mr. Spock's mother and father, a man he might have to sacrifice to save the Enterprise!
City on the Edge of Forever: The shiniest star in the Trek firmament, with the Spock/Kirk interplay never better!
This Side of Paradise: Mr, Spock encounters a woman who knew him back on Earth, and due to the influence of some odd plant spores, his emotional side comes to the surface, and he falls in love. Beautifully written by Dorothy (D.C.) Fontana, movingly played by Mr. Nimoy and Jill Ireland, and simply heart-wrenching.
And of course, you must see "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"!
Live long, and prosper.
In no particular order:
The Menagerie: The two-parter crafted from the original Jeffrey Hunter pilot "The Cage", we see a Spock who finds a logical way to perform a very emotional deed!
Amok Time: Spock must return to Vulcan for his pre-arranged marriage, featuring a life-and-death struggle with Jim Kirk!
Journey to Babel: Where-in we meet Mr. Spock's mother and father, a man he might have to sacrifice to save the Enterprise!
City on the Edge of Forever: The shiniest star in the Trek firmament, with the Spock/Kirk interplay never better!
This Side of Paradise: Mr, Spock encounters a woman who knew him back on Earth, and due to the influence of some odd plant spores, his emotional side comes to the surface, and he falls in love. Beautifully written by Dorothy (D.C.) Fontana, movingly played by Mr. Nimoy and Jill Ireland, and simply heart-wrenching.
And of course, you must see "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"!
Live long, and prosper.
