query: who played spock 's mom in star trek

pos: Jane Wyatt Christopher and Michael Ward (according to an obituary in "The Washington Post", a third son died in infancy in the early 1940s); three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Jane Wyatt Jane Waddington Wyatt (August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress. She starred in a number of Hollywood films, but is likely best known for her role as the housewife and mother Margaret Anderson on the CBS and NBC television comedy series, "Father Knows Best", and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science-fiction television series "". Wyatt was a three-time Emmy Award-winner. Wyatt was

neg: I Am Spock as far as he is concerned, Spock is still alive and well working on Romulus (as seen in the two-part episode "" of ""). Nimoy played Spock again (alongside a younger Spock played by Zachary Quinto) in the 2009 film "Star Trek" and the 2013 film "Star Trek Into Darkness", both directed by J. J. Abrams. I Am Spock I Am Spock is the second volume of actor and director Leonard Nimoy's autobiography. The book was published in 1995, four years after the release of the last "Star Trek" motion picture starring the entire original cast, and covers the majority

neg: Kirk/Spock Christine Scodari expressed the opinion that the portrayal of Uhura's character in the reboot is a step forward in terms of the representation of women of color. On August 24, 2013, at the Fan Expo Canada, actor Zachary Quinto (who plays Spock in the rebooted "Star Trek") replied to a fan asking him about whether his fictional character (and him and Chris Pine, the actor who plays Jim Kirk in the reboot) are lovers: Kirk/Spock Kirk/Spock, commonly abbreviated as K/S and referring to James T. Kirk and Spock from "Star Trek", is a pairing popular in slash fiction, possibly the

neg: Spock, Messiah! bad." Spano noted in "Voyages of Imagination" that "Spock, Messiah!'s" publication, and eventual sales success, validated Pohl's theory "that there was a hunger for original Star Trek novels." He said he is "proud to have had a small part in the expanding "Star Trek" … universe." Spock, Messiah! Spock, Messiah! () is the second original novel based on television series "Star Trek" intended for adult readers, written by Theodore R. Cogswell and Charles A. Spano, Jr. It was preceded by "Spock Must Die!" (1970), and "Mission to Horatius" (1968), however, "Mission" was intended for young readers. Initial reaction to "Spock,

neg: Kirk/Spock Kirk/Spock Kirk/Spock, commonly abbreviated as K/S and referring to James T. Kirk and Spock from "Star Trek", is a pairing popular in slash fiction, possibly the first slash pairing, according to Henry Jenkins, an early slash fiction scholar. Early in the history of "Star Trek" fan fiction, a few fan writers started writing about a romantic and sexual relationship between Kirk and Spock, highlighting a romantic or sexual element to the friendship between the men. As of 1998, most academic studies on slash fiction focused on Kirk/Spock, as "Star Trek" was by that point one of the longest-lived and most

neg: Spock Spock Spock is a fictional character in the "Star Trek" media franchise. Spock was first portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the , and also appears in the , a two-part episode of "", eight of the "Star Trek" feature films, and numerous Star Trek novels, comics, and video games. In addition, numerous actors portrayed the various stages of Spock's rapid growth, due to the effects of the Genesis Planet, in the 1984 Star Trek film "". In the 2009 film "Star Trek", Nimoy reprised his role with Zachary Quinto, who depicted a younger version of the character, existing within an

neg: Star Trek (2013 video game) mission sees Kirk and Spock land on the planet New Vulcan; a colony created by Vulcans following the destruction of their homeworld in the 2009 film. There are further types of gameplay in "Star Trek" seen in the mini-games that appear throughout, such as those featuring "space dives" as seen in both 2009's "Star Trek" and 2013's "Star Trek Into Darkness". Other elements of the game break from the third-person shooter style. These include swimming levels that have Spock and Kirk move past obstacles using a teleportation gun, and levels featuring turret-based shooting on board "Enterprise". Climbing and platforming are

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock $87 million worldwide. Critical reaction to "The Search for Spock" was positive, but notably less so than the previous film. Reviewers generally praised the cast and characters, while criticism tended to focus on the plot; the special effects were conflictingly received. Roger Ebert called the film a compromise between the tones of the first and second "Star Trek" films. "The Search for Spock" has since been released on multiple home video formats, including VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray high definition discs. Nimoy went on to direct "The Search for Spock"s sequel, "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home". The Starship "Enterprise" returns

neg: Leonard Nimoy . Here I am with Mr. Spock, for god's sakes, and I am painting pictures on his arms." In 1975 he toured with and played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Sherlock Holmes". A number of authors have noted parallels between the rational Holmes and the character of Spock, and it became a running theme in "Star Trek" fan clubs. "Star Trek" writer Nicholas Meyer said that "the link between Spock and Holmes was obvious to everyone." Meyer gives a few examples, including a scene in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," in which Spock quotes directly from

neg: Zine fan publication called "Spockanalia", published in September 1967 by members of the Lunarians. Some of the earliest examples of academic fandom were written on "Star Trek" zines, specifically K/S (Kirk/Spock) slash zines, which displayed a gay relationship between the two. Author Joanna Russ wrote in her 1985 analysis of K/S zines that slash fandom at the time consisted of around 500 core fans and was 100% female. Russ observed that while SF fans looked down on Star Trek fans, Star Trek fans looked down on K/S writers. Kirk/Spock zines contained fanfiction, artwork, and poetry created by fans. Zines were then

neg: Spock alternate timeline. Both reprised their roles in the 2013 sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness" and Quinto reprised his role again in 2016's "Star Trek Beyond". Spock serves aboard the starship "Enterprise", as science officer and first officer, and later as commanding officer of two iterations of the vessel. Spock's mixed human-Vulcan heritage serves as an important plot element in many of the character's appearances. Along with Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, he is one of the three central characters in the original "Star Trek" series and its films. After retiring from Starfleet, Spock serves as a

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock friendship. "What should a person do to help a friend? How deeply should a friendship commitment go? ... And what sacrifices, what obstacles, will these people endure? That's the emotion line of the film [and] its reason for existence," he recalled. While Spock's bodily resurrection was complete, his mind was a blank slate—"The Search for Spock", Michele and Duncan Barrett argue, says that the important question is whether an individual's "mind" functions, as this is the key to a meaningful existence. Brown University professor Ross S. Kraemer argues that "The Search for Spock" "became "Star Trek"s first and most obvious

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock include Robert Hooks as Admiral Morrow, the commander of Starfleet; James Sikking as Captain Styles, the commanding officer of the "Excelsior"; Miguel Ferrer as the "<nowiki>Excelsior'</nowiki>"s First Officer and Helmsman; and Phillip R. Allen as Captain J.T. Esteban, the captain of the ill-fated "Grissom". John Larroquette plays Maltz, a member of Kruge's bridge crew whom Nimoy describes as "the thoughtful Klingon". Catherine Shirriff plays Valkris, Kruge's doomed lover. Grace Lee Whitney, who played Janice Rand in the original "Star Trek" series, made a cameo appearance (wearing a wig) as "Woman in Cafeteria". Scott McGinnis plays a young man whom Uhura

neg: Star Trek (film) making it the first "Star Trek" film to win an Academy Award. It was followed by two sequels, "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013) and "Star Trek Beyond" (2016). In the 23rd century, the Federation starship USS "Kelvin" is investigating a "lightning storm" in space. A Romulan ship, "Narada", emerges from the storm and attacks "Kelvin". "Narada"s first officer, Ayel, demands that "Kelvin"s Captain Robau come aboard to negotiate a truce. Robau is questioned about the current stardate and an "Ambassador Spock", whom he does not recognize. "Narada"s commander, Nero, kills him, and resumes attacking "Kelvin". George Kirk, "Kelvin"s first officer,

neg: Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Unification (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Unification" is a two-part episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series "", from the , which features Leonard Nimoy as Spock. It earned a 15.4 household Nielsen rating, drawing over 25 million viewers, making it one of the most watched episodes in all seven seasons of "The Next Generation"s run. Hearing that legendary Starfleet officer Spock may have defected to the Romulan Empire, Picard travels to Vulcan to talk to Spock's father, former ambassador Sarek, who is near death from the ravages of Bendii Syndrome. In a rare lucid moment, Sarek discloses

neg: Kirk/Spock Hephaistion and Kirk/Spock: Susan Sackett, Gene Roddenberry's personal assistant for 17 years, sometimes commented on the slash phenomenon. In September 1978, Sackett sent a letter to a UK fan club president commenting on the acceptability of including K/S slash fiction in zines: "Gene and the executives at Paramount feel that this is harmful to the "STAR TREK" concept, since this was never the intention in creating the series." "Star Trek: The Original Series" writer David Gerrold, has also spoken about K/S slash sometimes. In 1985, Gerrold commented: When asked about whether there was intentional homoerotic content between K/S in the

neg: Spock "" was changed at Nimoy's insistence, as he felt the character had already come to terms with his human-side and Sybok would have no influence on him. Nimoy organised "", appointing the director, writers and producers. To hand over to "" at the time of "The Undiscovered Country", Nimoy agreed to appear as Spock in the episode "Unification". Nimoy subsequently turned down the directing role on "Star Trek Generations" as the role for Spock was limited; the character's lines were subsequently given to Chekov and Scotty. When recasting the role for 2009's "Star Trek", Nimoy was asked his opinion. He

neg: Transformers: Dark of the Moon "Star Trek" references, partly because scriptwriter Ehren Kruger was a "big Star Trek geek", but also as a nod to the fact that new character Sentinel Prime was voiced by Leonard Nimoy, who originated the iconic role of Spock on "Star Trek" and voiced Galvatron in "". The first "Star Trek" reference is when refugee robots Brains and Wheelie, who live in Sam and Carly's apartment complex, are watching "" episode "Amok Time"; Wheelie comments "I've seen this one. It's the one where Spock goes nuts." The second reference is when Sam meets his girlfriend, Carly Spencer at work, and

neg: Number One (Star Trek) Number One (Star Trek) Number One is a fictional character who, in "", the original pilot episode of the science-fiction television series "", was the unnamed intellectual, problem-solving second-in-command serving under Captain Christopher Pike. She performs the same role for Pike "as Spock later does for Kirk". The character was played by Majel Barrett, who went on to play Nurse Christine Chapel in the original "Star Trek" and Lwaxana Troi in "" and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as the computer's voice. Initially the character appeared only in the unaired pilot and in the footage used in "".

neg: Number One (Star Trek) making "Number One" her informal name. Number One (Star Trek) Number One is a fictional character who, in "", the original pilot episode of the science-fiction television series "", was the unnamed intellectual, problem-solving second-in-command serving under Captain Christopher Pike. She performs the same role for Pike "as Spock later does for Kirk". The character was played by Majel Barrett, who went on to play Nurse Christine Chapel in the original "Star Trek" and Lwaxana Troi in "" and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as the computer's voice. Initially the character appeared only in the unaired pilot and

neg: Development of Spock final time in a cameo within the 2013 film "Star Trek Into Darkness"; he died prior to production on the 2016's "Star Trek Beyond". Within that film, a scene was included to reference the in-universe death of the older version of the character. The earliest mention of Spock known was from a conversation Gene Roddenberry had with Gary Lockwood at Roddenberry's home. Lockwood had been the lead actor on Roddenberry's "The Lieutenant" which had just been cancelled after one season. Roddenberry explained in that conversation that he had created an alien with the name of Spock, and he wanted the

neg: For the Love of Spock people connected with "Star Trek", fans at conventions, as well as personal memories. As Odie Henderson from RogerEbert.com points, "'For the Love of Spock' is more than just catnip for Trekkies. It’s also an often painful examination of the rocky father/son relationship that existed between filmmaker Adam Nimoy and his famous father, Leonard." By Thanksgiving 2014, Adam Nimoy started working with his father in a documentary about Spock, to commemorate ""’s 50th anniversary. After Leonard Nimoy's passing on February 27, 2015, the outpouring of affection from "Star Trek" fans prompted him to widen the film’s scope to encompass his father’s

neg: Leonard Nimoy films. He played the elder Spock in the 2009 "Star Trek" movie and reprised the role in a brief appearance in the 2013 sequel, "Star Trek Into Darkness", both directed by J. J. Abrams. Following "Star Trek" in 1969, Nimoy immediately joined the cast of the spy series "", which was seeking a replacement for Martin Landau. Nimoy was cast in the role of Paris, an IMF agent who was an ex-magician and make-up expert, "". He played the role during (1969–1971). Nimoy had been strongly considered as part of the initial cast for the show, but remained in the

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock in "Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection". "The Search for Spock" was remastered in 1080p high-definition from the 2000 DVD transfer. All six films in the set have new 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. The disc features a new commentary track by former "", "", and "" television writers Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor. The film was briefly removed from Netflix in August 2013 because of inaccurately translated Klingon and Vulcan subtitles. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on the created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the third film in the "Star Trek" film series, and is the second part of a three-film story arc that begins with "" (1982) and concludes with "" (1986). After the death of Spock (Nimoy), the crew of the USS "Enterprise" returns to Earth. When James T. Kirk (William Shatner) learns that Spock's spirit, or katra, is held in the mind of Dr. Leonard "Bones"

neg: Sexuality in Star Trek anything other than friendship among any of the "Enterprise" crewmembers." In the new "Star Trek" reboot, Hikaru Sulu is revealed as the first LGBT character in the series. He is shown to have a daughter and loving husband. "Star Trek"s did not have any explicitly LGBT characters, although in 2005 George Takei, who portrayed helmsman Lt. Hikaru Sulu, came out as gay. In October 2011, Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in the rebooted feature film franchise, publicly came out as gay. He explained that, after the suicide of bisexual teenager Jamey Rodemeyer, he realized "that living a gay life without

neg: The Cage (Star Trek: The Original Series) of the eventual series, but there were numerous differences. The Captain of the starship USS "Enterprise" was not James T. Kirk, but Christopher Pike. Spock was present, but not as First Officer. That role was taken by a character known only as Number One, played by Majel Barrett. Spock's character differs somewhat from that seen in the rest of "Star Trek"; he displays a youthful eagerness that contrasts with the later more reserved and logical Spock. He also delivers the first line in all of "Star Trek": "Check the circuit!" followed by, "Can't be the screen then." The weaponry used

neg: Spock list of 25 greatest "Star Trek" movie moments, and number 1 on IGN Movie's top 10 "Star Trek" movie moments. Ty Burr of "The Boston Globe" described Quinto's performance in the 2009 film as "something special", and stated that Nimoy's appearance "carries much more emotion than you'd expect". "Slate" said Quinto played Spock "with a few degrees more chill" than Nimoy brought to the original character. "Entertainment Weekly" said that Quinto "... invests Spock with a new layer of chilly-smoldering sex appeal, [and] Quinto does a fantastic job of maintaining Spock's calm, no-sweat surface but getting quietly hot and bothered

neg: Star Trek (film) Abrams said that he had never seen "Star Trek: Nemesis" because he felt the franchise had "disconnected" from the original series. For him, he said, "Star Trek" was about Kirk and Spock, and the other series were like "separate space adventure[s] with the name "Star Trek"". He also acknowledged that as a child he had actually preferred the "Star Wars" movies. He noted that his general knowledge of "Star Trek" made him well suited to introduce the franchise to newcomers, and that, being an optimistic person, he would make "Star Trek" an optimistic film, which would be a refreshing contrast

neg: Shipping (fandom) are popular; they are sometimes known as "slash and femslash". Within the anime/manga fandom, borrowed Japanese terms such as yaoi and yuri may be used. A person who supports same-sex pairings and reads or writes slash fiction may be referred to as a "slasher". The term "slash" predates the use of "shipping" by at least some 20 years. It was originally coined as a term to describe a pairing of Kirk and Spock of "Star Trek", Kirk/Spock (or "K/S"; sometimes spoken "Kirk-slash-Spock", whence "slash") homosexual fan fiction. For a time in the late 1970s and early 1980s, "K/S" was used

neg: The Pagemaster Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Whoopi Goldberg played , Leonard Nimoy played Mr. Spock, Christopher Lloyd played Kruge in "", Ed Begley Jr. played Henry Starling in a two-part episode of "", George Hearn played Dr. Berel in an episode of "", and B.J. Ward played numerous characters in "Star Trek" computer games, as did Jim Cummings. Composer James Horner was also the composer for "" and "". Frank Welker voiced Spock's screams in "Star Trek III" and the alien creature in the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "". Robert Picardo played on "". Additionally, both Nimoy and Welker voiced the

neg: Vulcan (Star Trek) Into Darkness" (2013), Spock uses the same logic to justify his attempt to sacrifice himself. In the "Star Trek: The Original Series" episode "The Galileo Seven", Spock states that "it is more rational to sacrifice one life than six." In "Star Trek: Enterprise", T'Pol states that "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" is a Vulcan axiom. Generally, however, Vulcans are portrayed as adopting a nonviolent stance unless there is a need to sacrifice one life to save many. In the "Star Trek: The Original Series" episode "Journey to Babel", Spock says that "Vulcans do not

neg: Spock eleven full episodes between 2013 and 2017. In scientific illustrator Jenny Parks' 2017 book "Star Trek Cats", Spock is depicted as an Oriental Shorthair. There has been a practice of altering the portrait of Canada's seventh prime minister, Wilfrid Laurier, on Canadian five-dollar notes to look like Spock. After the death of Leonard Nimoy in 2015, there was an increase in that practice. Spock Spock is a fictional character in the "Star Trek" media franchise. Spock was first portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the , and also appears in the , a two-part episode of "", eight of the "Star

neg: Star Trek (2013 video game) similar game to tie-in with 2009's "Star Trek" film because it would have suffered from those problems. He also expressed disappointment at the quality of previous in-universe games and wanted the new "Star Trek" to be "a triple-A game" and something that the franchise deserved. The idea for the game came out of a brainstorming session in which it was decided that the game should allow the gamer to play as Kirk and Spock, and therefore should featuring co-op style game-play. During his E3 pitch, Steve Sinclair described the game's genre as "bro-op". It was created by Digital Extremes, who

neg: Spock in front of Kirk), an enraged Spock attempts to kill Khan to avenge Kirk before Uhura informs him that Khan's regenerative blood can revive Kirk. Nearly a year later, Spock remains as Kirk's chief science officer and executive officer as the "Enterprise" departs on its first five-year mission of deep-space exploration. "Into Darkness" would be Nimoy's final appearance as Spock Prime, as well as the last role of his career. He died in 2015, shortly before production began on "Star Trek Beyond." In "Star Trek Beyond", Spock receives word that Ambassador Spock (Spock Prime) has died. Impacted by this, Spock

neg: Star Trek Into Darkness to be completed by Christmas 2009 for a 2011 release. Kurtzman and Orci began writing the script in June 2009, originally intending to split the film into two parts. Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock who plays an older version of the character in the 2009 film, said he would not appear in the film.<ref name="http://screenrant.com/leonard-nimoy-spock-star-trek-2-rob-24600/"></ref> Abrams was reportedly considering William Shatner for the sequel.<ref name="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Shatner-May-Finally-Get-A-Part-In-Star-Trek-Again-15319.html"></ref> By 2010, a release date of June 29, 2012, was set,<ref name="http://collider.com/star-trek-sequel-sets-june-29-2012-release-date/13899/"></ref> with Lindelof announcing he had begun working on the script with Kurtzman and Orci.<ref name="http://screenrant.com/star-trek-2-script-damon-lindelof-sandy-66713/"></ref> Pre-production was set for January 2011, although Burk

neg: Where no man has gone before already been in use in the introductory sequence for "Star Trek: The Next Generation", now narrated by Patrick Stewart: The quote was used in the 2009 "Star Trek" reboot film series, at the end of each film. In the 2009 film reboot of "Star Trek", the word "ongoing" is used in place of "continuing". The quote is spoken by Spock Prime in "Star Trek", Kirk in "Star Trek Into Darkness" and by Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Bones, Sulu, Chekov, and Uhura in "Star Trek Beyond"; the latter used the same monologue used for "The Next Generation." Leonard Nimoy also delivers a

neg: Vulcan nerve pinch brain, leading to unconsciousness. How this might lead to instantaneous unconsciousness is not explained. In this earliest of "Star Trek" reference books, the pinch is referred to as the "Spock Pinch." In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "", the Doctor inspects a crewmember who was found unconscious and observes an extreme trauma to the trapezius neck bundle, "as though her nerve fibers have been ruptured"; and it is later revealed that the person was the victim of a nerve pinch. Along with Spock, various other characters in the "Star Trek" franchise have used the technique. Notably, the above-mentioned instances with

neg: Embracing the Winds Embracing the Winds "Embracing The Winds" is the seventh episode of the "Star Trek" fan series "Star Trek Continues", which sought to emulate and continue the original Star Trek series. Kirk and Spock are travelling to the Starbase at Corinth IV for a classified briefing, while Sulu and McKennah take some leisure time, Sulu to visit a museum, McKennah to chase up the social changes in Orion society following the "Enterprise's" incident with Zaminhon and the slave girl Lolani. At the starbase, Kirk and Spock are greeted by Commodore Laura Gray, who informs them that the crew of the Hood

neg: Leonard Nimoy television. Viewers admired Spock's "coolness, his intelligence", and his ability to successfully take on any task, adds Fischer. As a result, Nimoy's character "took the public by storm", nearly eclipsing the star of the series, William Shatner's Captain Kirk. President Obama, who said he loved Spock, similarly described Nimoy's character as "cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of "Star Trek"s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future." Nimoy and Shatner, who portrayed his commanding officer, became close friends during the years the series was on television, and were "like brothers", said Shatner. "Star Trek" was broadcast from 1966 to 1969.

neg: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home list, peaking at #3. MCA Records released the film's soundtrack November 26, 1986. In its first week, "The Voyage Home" ended ""Crocodile" Dundee"s 8-week reign of the American box office. The "Star Trek" film made $39.6 million in its first five days of release, exceeding "The Search for Spock"s opening by $14 million. Ultimately, the film grossed a global total of $133,000,000 against its $21 million cost ($1 million under budget). In six weeks, "The Voyage Home" sold $81.3 million in tickets, more than the franchise's second or third film, and almost as much as "Star Trek: The Motion Picture".

neg: Kirk/Spock ones (K/S), but both often removed Kirk and Spock from the "Enterprise" to avoid science fiction "distractions" like the starship and the Federation. In June 1976, the first Kirk/Spock dedicated fanzine appeared, but as the number of non-science fiction fans grew, within several years "relationship" stories became the dominant form of "Star Trek" fan fiction outside the K/S genre. By 1987, 30 K/S fanzines existed to 47 non-K/S. In an interview, after revealing that he had cast Shatner as Kirk partly on the basis of his performance as Alexander, Roddenberry talked about fans seeing a possible parallel between Alexander and

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock many of the prop designs, creating updated and sleeker versions of the original series communicators and phasers. Many props were created out of wood and embellished with small pieces from model kits. While the Federation tricorder was created using a model race car body, the Klingon props were intended to look dirtier, with sharp surfaces that looked uncomfortable to carry. George was insistent on using the shapes and materials, rather than blinking lights, to suggest the props were real and manufactured. Robert Fletcher, costume designer for the previous "Star Trek" films, was responsible for "The Search for Spock"s wardrobe. Fletcher's

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock forces into a closet at gunpoint. "" was a critical and commercial success, and Paramount Pictures quickly prepared for a third "Star Trek" film. "The Wrath of Khan"s director, Nicholas Meyer, would not return; he had disagreed with changes made to his film's ending without his consent. Upon seeing "The Wrath of Khan", Leonard Nimoy became "excited" about playing Spock again. When asked by Paramount if he wanted to reprise the role for the third feature, Nimoy agreed and told them, "You're damned right, I want to direct that picture!" Studio chief Michael Eisner was reluctant to hire Nimoy because

neg: Sexuality in Star Trek an analogy for interracial relationships. As evidenced by the existence of Spock, inter-species mating has been a part of "Star Trek" since its first episode. The original series, , "Star Trek", and "" all contained instances in which Spock had to deal with the consequences of his human–Vulcan biology. Subsequent series that featured at least one regular or recurring character who was the result of an interspecies coupling include Deanna Troi on "The Next Generation", on "Deep Space Nine", and B'Elanna Torres and Naomi Wildman on "Voyager". On "Enterprise" the series' penultimate story arc dealt with the first human–Vulcan offspring.

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock read in a "Star Trek" fan magazine. The film's production acknowledged certain expectations from fans—Nimoy remarked that if Spock had not been resurrected and, instead, "Captain Kirk turn[ed] to the camera and [said] 'Sorry, we didn't find him,' people would throw rocks at the screen." A major issue Bennett wrestled with was how to introduce the story for people who had not seen "The Wrath of Khan". Bennett said that his television producer mentality "won out"; he added a "previously in "Star Trek" ..." film device, and had Kirk narrate a captain's log, describing his feelings and sense of loss.

neg: Star Trek (film) for portraying Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", was brought in, through urging by Greg Grunberg, to voice several of the other Romulans in the film. "Star Trek" fan and Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch cameoed as a "Kelvin" crew member, and has a line of dialogue. Majel Barrett, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, reprised her role as the voice of "Enterprise"s computer, which she completed two weeks before her death on December 18, 2008. Orci and Kurtzman wrote a scene for Shatner, in which old Spock gives his younger self a recorded message

neg: Killing Time (Star Trek novel) Killing Time (Star Trek novel) Killing Time is a "" novel written by Della Van Hise and published by Pocket Books in 1985. The original manuscript had Kirk/Spock slash fiction elements, and these were requested to be removed by Paramount. However, they were not removed, and 250,000 copies were printed. These romantic undertones between Spock and James T. Kirk were brought to the attention of the office of the creator of "Star Trek", Gene Roddenberry, who made Pocket Books recall the first edition. This edition subsequently became a collector's item, with more than fifty changes made to a revised version.

neg: Vulcan (Star Trek) Vulcan, killing most of its six billion inhabitants. Only around 10,000 managed to escape, including Spock and some of the Elders. However, the film's writers have stated that this does not include Vulcans who were living off planet at the time. At the end of the film, Spock Prime tells the younger Spock a suitable planet has been located to establish a colony for the surviving Vulcans; this world is subsequently referred to (in the sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness") as "New Vulcan". New Vulcan remains the capital of the Vulcan state (including all of Vulcan's offworld colonies), now known

neg: DeForest Kelley Trek" pilot "". In 1963, he appeared in "The Virginian" episode "Man of Violence" as a "drinking" cavalry doctor with Leonard Nimoy as his patient. (Nimoy's character did not survive.) Perhaps not coincidentally, the episode was written by John D. F. Black, who went on to become a writer-producer on "Star Trek". Just before "Star Trek" began filming, Kelley appeared as a doctor again, in the "Laredo" episode "The Sound of Terror". After refusing Roddenberry's 1964 offer to play Spock, Kelley played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy from 1966 to 1969 in "". He reprised the character in a voice-over role

neg: Sexuality in Star Trek fiction which began to dominate fan publications in the mid- to late 1970s, references to bisexuality occurred in Gene Roddenberry's 1979 novelization of "". In a foreword written by James Kirk, the Captain cleverly avoids confirmation or denial of a romantic relationship with Spock. In 1972, "Grup", the first sexually themed "Star Trek" zine was published, to controversy in the fandom. In 1974 the first "publicly published" "Star Trek" slash fiction was presented in "Grup #3". Kirk/Spock fan fiction was the first prominent slash pairing. In 2000, a group of "Star Trek" fans created their own low budget "Star Trek"

neg: I Am Spock I Am Spock I Am Spock is the second volume of actor and director Leonard Nimoy's autobiography. The book was published in 1995, four years after the release of the last "Star Trek" motion picture starring the entire original cast, and covers the majority of Nimoy's time with "Star Trek" in general and Mr. Spock in particular. The book's title was a reference to the first volume of his autobiography, "I Am Not Spock", which had been published in 1975. At that time Nimoy had sought to distance his own personality from that of the character of Spock, although he

neg: Star Trek Voyage of the Starship "Enterprise"", with John Belushi as Kirk, Chevy Chase as Spock and Dan Aykroyd as McCoy. In the 1980s, "Saturday Night Live" did a sketch with William Shatner reprising his Captain Kirk role in "The Restaurant Enterprise", preceded by a sketch in which he played himself at a "Trek" convention angrily telling fans to "Get a Life", a phrase that has become part of "Trek" folklore. "In Living Color" continued the tradition in a sketch where Captain Kirk is played by a fellow Canadian Jim Carrey. A feature-length film that indirectly parodies "Star Trek" is "Galaxy Quest".

neg: Sarek (Star Trek: The Next Generation) wife for Sarek. Perrin was played by Joanna Miles in her first "Star Trek" appearance. Both Miles and Lenard would return in the same roles for the first part of the episode "". The writers and producers were nervous about mentioning Spock in "Sarek", with an early version of the script only calling for a reference by Picard to Sarek's son's wedding. The third season had seen a relaxation in Roddenberry's previous direction that "The Next Generation" could not touch on aspects of "The Original Series". This was especially seen at the end of "Sarek", in which Picard mentions Spock

neg: Kirk/Spock the fate of a Vulcan male in pon farr who is unable to claim a mate. Another plot element is the Hurt/Comfort theme; one character is hurt and the other comforts him. Another key element in 'first time' stories and in established relationship stories is the mind meld - either as a way to break the barriers between the men, or as a plot device. Although there is no consensus on how homosexuality is depicted in "Star Trek", Woledge suggests that as K/S stories draw on many particular events from the canon of "Star Trek", the text itself is homoerotic.

neg: Harve Bennett and Leonard Nimoy would have had cameos at the beginning and end of the film to "bookend" the story in flashback form, new actors would have portrayed most of the roles in the film, including the young Kirk and Spock. Although Paramount was initially enthusiastic about the idea, feedback from fans was almost universally negative over a "Star Trek" film without the established actors that fans had come to know and love. Also, Martin Davis who at the time was the head of Gulf & Western, wanted a film featuring the original cast to mark "Star Trek"s 25th anniversary in

neg: Vulcan nerve pinch Vulcan nerve pinch In the fictional "Star Trek" universe, the Vulcan nerve pinch is a technique used mainly by Vulcans to render unconsciousness by pinching a pressure point at the base of the victim's neck. Leonard Nimoy, who portrayed the Vulcan, Spock, conceived the technique in the early days of the original "" series. The script for "" stated that Spock "kayoes" (Knocks Out) Captain Kirk (William Shatner)'s duplicate, but Nimoy, who opposed the Vietnam War and supported Eugene McCarthy, felt that such a brutal action would be unnecessarily violent for a Vulcan. He therefore invented an alternative by suggesting

neg: LeVar Burton device called a VISOR worn over his eyes. La Forge started out serving as the USS "Enterprise"'s helmsman, and as of the show's second season, had become its chief engineer. At the time, Burton was considerably better known than Patrick Stewart in the United States, due to his roles in "Roots" and "Reading Rainbow". The Associated Press stated that Burton's role was essentially the "new Spock". Burton also portrayed La Forge in the subsequent feature films based on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", beginning with "Star Trek Generations" (1994) through "" (2002). He directed two episodes of "Star Trek: The

neg: Gene L. Coon well known outside the medium of television), and the official naming of Starfleet Command in "". Since he also had the responsibility of revising scripts, he worked uncredited on many other episodes. He also mentored the young Gerrold and helped him polish the script for the episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". Other "Star Trek" episodes that he wrote included "The Devil in the Dark" and "A Taste of Armageddon". He is credited with much of the character development of "Star Trek"s characters, much of the humor of "Star Trek", and the "bickersonesque" disagreements between Spock and McCoy. Following arguments with

neg: Spock Must Die! For the first original "Star Trek" novel for adults, Blish wanted to surprise readers by killing a popular character. Unexpectedly, Spock had been the most popular character in the television series—more popular than Captain Kirk. Blish discussed his premise with his wife, J.A. Lawrence, only to discover she preferred Spock to Kirk, as well. Following their discussion, Blish chose to kill Spock. The plot, featuring both the Klingons and the Organians, is a follow-up to the first season episode "Errand of Mercy", which had previously been adapted into a short story, by Blish, published in "Star Trek 2" (). "Spock

neg: Trekkie facial features on the old paper $5 bills seemed to resemble Spock, especially as a tribute to Leonard Nimoy after his death. This fad was referred to as ' Spocking 5's. "Star Trek" has inspired commercially produced works of literature such as volumes of novels. However, fans have also produced numerous fan fiction productions and literature that seek to explore and continue hypothetical adventures of canonized characters. Seth MacFarlane, creator of "The Orville", filmed a fan production as a teenager. Star Trek alumni thespians have occasionally starred in these fan productions, such as "Star Trek Continues". The erotic 'slash fiction'

neg: Spock show him their work and discuss it with him as if he were a scientific peer, as opposed to an actor, photographer, and poet. His stock response in these situations was "it certainly looks like you're headed in the right direction". In 2004, Spock was ranked number 21 in Bravo's list of The 100 Greatest TV Characters. In 2008, UGO named Spock one of the 50 greatest TV characters. According to Shatner, much of "Star Trek"s acting praise and media interest went to Nimoy. In 2016, Adam Nimoy released his documentary film "For the Love of Spock", about his father

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock he mistakenly believed that the actor hated "Star Trek" and had demanded in his contract that Spock be killed. Nimoy was given the job after he persuaded Eisner that this was not the case. "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry's first reaction to the news was that producer Harve Bennett had "hired a director you can't fire". Paramount gave Bennett the green light to write "Star Trek III" the day after "The Wrath of Khan" opened, the fastest go-ahead the producer had received. He began writing the screenplay, noting that "seventeen other people could have written [it]" after the hints at

neg: Spock he died prior to the following film. In "Star Trek Beyond", Quinto's Spock mourns the loss of Spock Prime, as played by Nimoy. "Given the choice", Nimoy said years after the show ended, "If I had to be someone else, I would be Spock." He recalled, more than a decade after the show's cancellation: From early on, the public reacted very positively—even fanatically—to his character, in what "The Boston Globe" in 1967 described as "Spockmania". Headshots of Spock became popular souvenirs, with the rare ones of the actor laughing the most valuable. Nimoy reported that "within two weeks after ["Amok

neg: Star Trek Into Darkness Eve and Peter Weller are also credited in the film's principal cast. It was the last time Nimoy would portray the character of Spock before his death in 2015. Set in the 23rd century, Kirk and the crew of USS "Enterprise" are sent to the Klingon homeworld seeking former Starfleet member-turned terrorist John Harrison. After the release of "Star Trek", Abrams, Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman, and Orci agreed to produce its sequel. Filming began in January 2012. "Into Darkness"s visual effects were primarily created by Industrial Light & Magic. The film was converted to 3D during its post-production stage. "Star Trek

neg: Spock of the Rings", or even Hamlet, Othello, or Romeo. Many actors have and can play the roles, each offering a different interpretation of said character." The fan series "" has featured three actors in the role of Spock. Spock was portrayed by Jeffrey Quinn for the pilot and first three episodes, by Ben Tolpin in episodes 4 and 5, and by Brandon Stacy in episodes 6 through 11. Stacy also served as a stand-in for Zachary Quinto in the 2009 "Star Trek" film. The independent online fan series "Star Trek Continues" featured Todd Haberkorn as Spock in three vignettes and

neg: The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series) give chase in a Starbase shuttlecraft. When Spock learns of this, he has them brought aboard and then gives himself up, confessing to committing mutiny. The crew finds they are unable to stop the current course of the "Enterprise", which Spock affirms is heading towards Talos IV. Mendez demands a preliminary hearing be held, which requires three command officers. Kirk objects that only he and Mendez are present, but Spock notes that Pike also is a command officer still listed for active duty. The tribunal begins, and Spock offers as his testimony video footage of the "Enterprise"s earlier visit to

neg: Star Trek (film series) with the exception of an aged Spock played by Leonard Nimoy. It was directed by J. J. Abrams (who produced it with Damon Lindelof) and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. According to Lindelof, this production was designed to attract a wider audience. It received positive reviews and a number of awards, including the film franchise's only Academy Award, for "makeup and hairstyling". A story that covered the events between "Nemesis" and "Star Trek" was released as the graphic novel "" in early 2009. A Starfleet special agent (Benedict Cumberbatch), coerces an officer into blowing up a secret installation

neg: Star Trek (film) what feels right instead of what is logical. Spock remains in Starfleet, becoming first officer under Kirk's command. "Enterprise" goes to warp as the elder Spock speaks the "where no one has gone before" monologue. Chris Hemsworth plays George Kirk, James Tiberius Kirk's father, who dies aboard USS "Kelvin" while battling Nero. Mark Wahlberg was also approached for the role. Faran Tahir plays "Kelvin" captain Richard Robau. Winona Kirk, Kirk's mother, is played by Jennifer Morrison. Greg Ellis plays Chief Engineer Olson, the redshirt who is killed during the space jump. Additional minor roles include Rachel Nichols as Gaila, an

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock system but a certainty. Barrett points to the "Star Trek" feature films in general and "The Search for Spock" in particular as a turn away from the irreligious television series. In more practical terms, Jeffery A. Smith pointed to "The Search for Spock" as one of many Hollywood films culminating in a 1990s trend where death has little permanence ("Ghost", "Defending Your Life", "What Dreams May Come", "Meet Joe Black"). The Genesis planet became a doomed experiment partly for dramatic reasons; having a time limit for the characters to save Spock added tension. Nimoy was also interested in scientific ethics—how

neg: James T. Kirk is "angry at the world". Kirk and Spock clash at Starfleet Academy, but, over the course of the film, Kirk focuses his "passion and obstinance and the spectrum of emotions" and becomes captain of the "Enterprise". The alternate timeline continues in the 2013 sequel "Star Trek Into Darkness", and the 2016 sequel "Star Trek Beyond", in which Pine reprises his role. Jeffrey Hunter played the commanding officer of the USS "Enterprise", Captain Christopher Pike, in the rejected "Star Trek" television pilot "". In developing a new pilot episode, called "Where No Man Has Gone Before", series creator Gene Roddenberry changed

neg: Star Trek (Bantam Books) "Amok Time." Bantam released only one original novel prior to James Blish's death: "Spock Must Die!". Frederik Pohl was given control of the "Star Trek" line in 1972, but he admitted to not having paid much attention to the television series. Joe Haldeman recounted when he asked who was responsible for future "Star Trek" novels Pohl answered by saying, "You are!" According to Stephen Goldin, Pohl began recruiting writers whom he felt were dependable enough "to do "Star Trek"." Among the first writers Pohl reached out to was his friend Theodore Cogswell who was tasked by Pohl with getting the

neg: Adrien Brody Brody confirmed speculation that he was interested in playing the role of The Joker in 2008's "The Dark Knight". However, Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. decided instead to cast Heath Ledger in the role. He was also in talks with Paramount to play Spock in J. J. Abrams "Star Trek XI", but it ultimately went to Zachary Quinto. In 2009, he starred in "Splice", a science fiction film written and directed by Vincenzo Natali. Originally a Sundance film, "Splice" was adopted by Dark Castle Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. In 2010, he played the star role of Royce in

neg: James T. Kirk from "Space Seed", Khan Noonien Singh. The movie introduces Kirk's son, David Marcus. Spock, who notes that "commanding a starship is [Kirk's] first, best destiny", dies at the end of "Star Trek II". In "", Admiral Kirk leads his surviving officers in a successful mission to rescue Spock from a planet on which he is reborn. Although Kirk is demoted to Captain in "" for disobeying Starfleet orders, he also receives command of a new "Enterprise", the USS "Enterprise"-A (NCC 1701-A). The ship is ordered decommissioned at the end of "". In "Star Trek Generations", Captain Jean-Luc Picard finds Kirk

neg: Vulcan (Star Trek) to Eden". In "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", Spock, while he and Kirk were riding on a San Francisco city bus, used the nerve pinch to subdue a rude punk who had ignored Kirk's asking to turn off his boom box as his music was too loud, to the other passengers' relief. The technique was also used by Spock to subdue James Kirk in the 2009 film, when Kirk opposes Spock's decision as captain of the USS "Enterprise" to reunite with the remainder of Starfleet in the Lorentian system, instead of pursuing Nero immediately. Depictions of the effects of

neg: Star Trek: The Animated Series from "". The "" episodes "The Catwalk" and "" included references to "", the latter featuring a CGI rendition of a wild sehlat. The remastered Original Series episode "Amok Time" featured ShiKahr in the background as Spock beams up at the episode's ending, and the remastered version of "The Ultimate Computer" replaced the "Botany Bay"-style "Woden" with an automated grain carrier from "More Tribbles, More Troubles". The 2009 film "Star Trek" also references "Yesteryear", featuring a nearly identical scene in which a young Spock is confronted by several other Vulcan children, who bully and provoke him for being part human.

neg: Here Come the Brides (spelled "Stemple" in the book) before he could thwart an attempted 19th-century alien invasion of Earth. During most of the story, Spock has lost his memory and is cared for by Stempel, who passes him off as his nephew "Ishmael" and helps him hide his alien origins. At the end of the story, Captain Kirk discovers that Stempel was one of Spock's mother's ancestors, a reference to the fact that Mark Lenard also played Spock's father Sarek in episodes of the original "Star Trek" and "", as well as several of the "Star Trek" motion pictures. In that sense, Lenard

neg: A Piece of the Action (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Enterprise" has been ordered to Sigma Iotia II, where the space vessel "Horizon" was reported missing 100 years earlier. The ship receives a message from Bela Oxmyx, an Iotian, who promises information about the "Horizon" and invites the crew down to the planet. First Officer Spock notes that their interference in the planet's development could violate the Prime Directive, but Captain James T. Kirk points out that the "Horizon"s arrival a century ago would have already contaminated the culture. Kirk, Spock, and Chief Medical Officer Dr. McCoy transport to the planet. They find themselves in a city fashioned after an

neg: Kirk/Spock general, as the show's popularity increased, it acquired fans who were not general science fiction fans but rather found the show appealed to them as a "buddy" show, or as a heroic/romantic saga, in which Kirk and Spock were the focus. This led to a quantity of fan fiction about the show focusing on the relationships between characters on the show, with less of an emphasis on science-fictional elements. Many of these fans found that Kirk and Spock's deep friendship was the most interesting topic for writing about "Star Trek" fan fiction. Such "relationship" stories (K&S) were distinct from homoerotic

neg: Shipping (fandom) all the way to the highly improbable and the blatantly impossible. The activity of fans creating relationships for fictional characters far predates the term. The first "ship" that became widely popular and accepted was the characters Kirk and Spock from the television show "Star Trek". This began in the mid-1970s, and was often referred to as Kirk/Spock, and later "K/S". This is why relationships between two men are now often referred to as "slash". The actual term "shipping" saw its origin around 1995 by internet fans of the TV show "The X-Files", who believed the two main characters, Fox Mulder

neg: Star Trek crossovers the two-part "Next Generation" episode "". Spock meets Data and they exchange opinions on the relative value of logic and emotion, and share mutual impressions of "Next Generation"s Captain Picard (who for Spock is a model of logical behavior, and for Data is a model of what it means to be human). Critics such as Ina Rae Hark have noted this encounter between two non-human characters summarizes their contrasting attitudes to humanity, Data embodying Spock's ideal of pure logic, while Data aspires to be more human. Scotty appears in TNG Season 6, Episode 4 "". Three Klingon characters from TOS

neg: Development of Spock has ever cast a "Trek" character besides me that's worked." On the basis of the negative fan reaction, and a limited time-frame before the anniversary, Paramount CEO Frank Mancuso Sr. gave the organisational duties for the sixth film to Nimoy, asking him to appoint producers, writers and a director. Nimoy brought Nicholas Meyer back to "Star Trek" to direct the sixth film. Together Meyer and Denny Martin Flinn wrote new directions for some of the characters, including the attachment of Spock on his protege, Valeris, played by Kim Cattrall. Nimoy also felt that the theme of "" was successful, saying

neg: Spock, Messiah! written by J.A. Lawrence, Blish's wife. Frederik Pohl, editor at Bantam Books, was tasked with producing new "Star Trek" originals. In addition to acquiring the reference work "Star Trek Lives!" (), he recruited Cogswell to realize "Spock, Messiah!" with one injunction: "Get them off the damned ship!" Cogswell contacted young writer Spano, Jr., and ask if he would be interested in co-authoring a "Star Trek" novel on Pohl's behalf. Spano agreed, and wrote a majority of the first draft in late-1975, inspired by then recent 1973 oil crisis. Spano said in "Voyages of Imagination" that although it had roots in

neg: Vulcan (Star Trek) which removed the katra from McCoy and implanted it into Spock's regenerated body. Subsequently, Spock recovered, although it took some time to fully retrain his mind. Eventually, Spock's original memories apparently reasserted themselves, and he resumed his duties in Starfleet, albeit with trial and error before the 'old' Spock was completely back. The Vulcan language was the first alien language introduced in the "Star Trek" franchise, in the "Star Trek: The Original Series" episode "Amok Time", including the concept of “pon farr” (time of mating). Afterwards, one word was said in the episode "Journey to Babel" and some others in

neg: Spock the doors, that allowed us to begin to embrace our past". Spock appears in "" (1991), a two-part episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Set 75 years after the events of "The Undiscovered Country", the episode focuses on Federation Ambassador Spock's attempt to reunite the Romulans with their Vulcan brethren. Filming of "The Undiscovered Country" overlapped with production of this episode, and the episode references Spock's role in the film. Spock's next appearance in the live action "Star Trek" franchise is the 2009 "Star Trek" film. Nimoy was given approval rights over Spock's casting and supported Quinto's casting. In

neg: Spock known mention of Spock was in a conversation between "Star Trek"s creator Gene Roddenberry and actor Gary Lockwood, in which Lockwood suggested Leonard Nimoy for the role. The trio had previously worked together on Roddenberry's "The Lieutenant" in the episode "In the Highest Tradition". Roddenberry agreed to the idea, but was required to audition other actors for the part. At the time, Roddenberry sought DeForest Kelley to play the doctor character in the pilot, "The Cage", but both NBC executives and director Robert Butler wanted him to play Spock. Roddenberry offered the part to both Kelley and Martin Landau, but

neg: Star Trek (film) Star Trek (film) Star Trek is a 2009 American space opera film directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is the eleventh film in the "Star Trek" film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series. The film follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) aboard USS "Enterprise" as they combat Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan from their future who threatens the United Federation of Planets. The story takes place in an

neg: Leonard Nimoy the end of the "Star Trek" series) at the Pheasant Run Playhouse in St. Charles, Illinois. Nimoy was best known for his portrayal of Spock, the half-human, half-Vulcan character he played on "Star Trek" from the first TV episode, in 1966, to the film "Star Trek Into Darkness" in 2013. Biographer Dennis Fischer states that it was Nimoy's "most important role," and Nimoy was later credited by others for bringing "dignity and intelligence to one of the most revered characters in science fiction." The character was to become iconic, considered one of the most popular alien characters ever portrayed on

neg: Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier range and the attacker’s Dexterity. Players had the option of playing virtually any humanoid character introduced in the original Star Trek TV series or the animated series. They included: Humans, Vulcans, Tellarites, Andorians, Orions, Klingons, Romulans. Two other races introduced in the animated series - Caitians and Edoans - could also be played. Using the Basic Rules, the players used the pregenerated Bridge Crew to assume the roles of the Star Trek characters, including Captain Kirk, Mr Spock, Lieutenant Uhura and Yeoman Janice Rand from Paramount's and included M’res and Arex from Paramount's . About twenty pages of information charts

neg: Star Trek of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy was modeled on classical mythological storytelling. "Star Trek" and its spin-offs have proven highly popular in syndication and are shown on TV stations worldwide. The show's cultural impact goes far beyond its longevity and profitability. "Star Trek" conventions have become popular among its fans, who call themselves "trekkies" or "trekkers". An entire subculture has grown up around the show which was documented in the film "Trekkies". "Star Trek" was the highest-ranked cult show by "TV Guide". The franchise has also garnered many comparisons of the "Star Wars" franchise being rivals in the science fiction genre

neg: Myrna Culbreath for all "Star Trek" fans." The article's fanac shorthand title is the "Spock Premise." Culbreath made a number of attempts at writing a "Star Trek" episode spec script, with Roddenberry's encouragement. Her preferred title for the script was "Triangle." Once renewal of the television series proved unlikely, Roddenberry introduced Culbreath to fan writer Jacqueline Lichtenberg, who then introduced Culbreath to Sondra Marshak. Culbreath and Marshak formerly met at a "Star Trek" convention hosted in the Baton Rouge area sometime later. Marshak and Culbreath went on to co-author four original "Star Trek" novels, including "Triangle" (), which was based upon and

neg: Star Trek the Vulcans, who had a violent past but learned to control their emotions. Roddenberry also gave "Star Trek" an anti-war message and depicted the United Federation of Planets as an ideal, optimistic version of the United Nations. His efforts were opposed by the network because of concerns over marketability, e.g., they opposed Roddenberry's insistence that "Enterprise" have a racially diverse crew. The central trio of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy from "Star Trek: The Original Series" was modeled on classical mythological storytelling. William Shatner said: Richard Lutz wrote: In early 1964, Roddenberry presented a brief treatment for a proposed "Star Trek"

neg: Avenger (Shatner novel) aide to Sarek's father and later Spock was the killer of Sarek by use of a poison precisely similar to the Bendii syndrome. In the end, it is Kirk who avenges Sarek's death, while Spock is taken away for further treatments. Avenger (Shatner novel) Avenger is a "Star Trek" novel by William Shatner (co-written with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), depicting the events shortly after the feature film "Star Trek Generations" and the previous "Shatnerverse" novel "The Return". It is a direct sequel to the latter, and forms part of the "Shatnerverse" collection of novels, being the third novel written by

neg: Uhura the death of Spock Prime. Spock later chooses to remain in Starfleet, and begins to renew his relationship with Uhura. In a 2012 poll conducted by "SFX Magazine" to find the 100 sexiest female characters in science fiction and fantasy, Uhura, as portrayed by Saldana in the 2009 film, was voted number one. In scientific illustrator Jenny Parks' 2017 book "Star Trek Cats", Uhura is depicted as a Burmese cat. Whoopi Goldberg, who later played on "", described Uhura as a role model for her, recalling that she told her family, "I just saw a black woman on television; and

neg: USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) The ship's destruction in "The Search for Spock" has been described as "truly iconic" and "a good way to go", though David Gerrold wrote that the ship's destruction "casts a pall" over the film that even Spock's resurrection cannot displace. In a 2010 retrospective of the "Star Trek" films, author Jill Sherwin suggests the aging "Enterprise" in "The Search for Spock" served as a metaphor for the aging "Star Trek" franchise. The starship "Enterprise" has had considerable cultural impact, and the original ship's model is "a living cultural object". Bjo Trimble said producers of the original "Star Trek" received more

neg: Star Trek: Chains of Betrayal to the recent mind-meld they shared together, Ambassador Spock is sent to investigate Picard’s disappearance, undermining a shattered Riker. Spock searches through personal logs and makes accusations, polarizing the crew. His presence on the Federation flagship initiates a chain reaction that ultimately envelops the Klingons, Romulans and Starfleet’s highest-ranking officials, and takes the "Enterprise" into the depths of the Romulan Neutral Zone. Star Trek: Chains of Betrayal Star Trek: Chains of Betrayal is a fan-fiction comedy film written and directed by Derek Howard and Racan Souiedan. The film is an episode of approximately forty minutes in length that takes place

neg: Leonard McCoy a "little dismissive" of Spock. Urban said the script was "very faithful" to the original character, including the "great compassion for humanity and that sense of irascibility" with which Kelley imbued the character. New Zealand-born Urban trained with a dialect coach to create McCoy's accent and reprised the role in its sequels "Star Trek Into Darkness" and "Star Trek Beyond". McCoy is someone to whom Kirk unburdens himself, but is a foil to Spock. He is Kirk's "friend, personal bartender, confidant, counselor, and priest". Spock and McCoy's bickering became so popular that Roddenberry wrote in a 1968 memo "we simply

neg: Kirk/Spock Vulcan culture that no one had seen before. That's ALL we were doing. I've heard this nonsense (especially about Kirk/Spock) for years. There is no basis to it. I hope this answer is helpful to you" Placing Kirk/Spock in the "Star Trek" setting can be beneficial and limiting for K/S authors. Setting the characters there provides familiarity for the audience and means that the author does not need to set up the world so much. However, a difficulty can be that it is necessary to provide an explanation for why the mission is not focused on in the story, in

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock to in the script as "Nacluv" (Vulcan spelled backwards). Despite the precautions, word of the "Enterprise"s destruction leaked out before the film's release. Principal photography commenced on August 15, 1983. All but two days of production were filmed on Paramount soundstages, by cinematographer Charles Correll. "The Search for Spock" was one of the first major feature films to use Eastman 5294, a color high speed negative film stock. The film allowed Correll latitude in choosing a broad range of exposure indexes. Since "The Search for Spock" was shot with anamorphic lenses and many theatergoers would see widescreen 70 mm prints,

neg: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock the crew given only as many pages as they needed to fabricate each locale. Security guards checked the picture identification cards of production staff. Any mention of the production was removed from stationery and documents, and "Trois" (three, in French) was written as a code word. Offices and workshops were bereft of identifying signage, with doors double-locked for extra protection. "The Search for Spock"s scripts were chemically treated so that copies could be traced to the original; as a further canary trap, subtle changes in wording distinguished each copy. Nimoy's name never appeared on call sheets, and Spock was referred

neg: Star Trek Beyond Star Trek Beyond Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 American space opera film directed by Justin Lin and written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, based on the television series "Star Trek" created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the thirteenth film in the "Star Trek" film franchise and the third installment in the reboot series, following "Star Trek" (2009) and "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013). Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reprise their respective roles as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock, with Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, and Anton Yelchin reprising their roles from the previous films.