'For the love of Spock' is a moving love letter to an icon and a father
Spock, an iconic presence on the original Star Trek ****** and its multiple incarnations over the next 50 years, might have been a**ther all-but-forgotten TV character, like Alf or Doby Gillis — if **t for Leonard Nimoy.
As written, Spock was supposed to be logical, emotionless. But Nimoy imbued the alien with a striking humanity telegraphed through tiny gestures — an eyebrow raise, a furrowed brow.
Spock was Star Trek's only*full-time, half-breed character. On the surface, he was a Vulcan; underneath, he was constantly struggling to keep his human half and its emotions in check. Read more...