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13 unusual facts about Spock


2309 Mr. Spock

The asteroid's name does not come directly from the character of Mr. Spock in Star Trek, but rather indirectly from the discoverer's male cat who was named after the science fiction character.

Chad Hugo

Hugo has been described by The Source Magazine as the "Mr Spock" to Williams' "Captain Kirk", an analogy that does not sit well with Hugo, as he does not see himself as "stiff" like "Mr Spock".

DBase

He used this as the basis for a port to PTDOS on his kit-built IMSAI 8080 microcomputer, and called the resulting system Vulcan (after Mr. Spock on Star Trek).

Donovan's Brain

The September 1968 episode of Star Trek, "Spock's Brain" features the disembodied brain of Mr. Spock kept alive in a box attached to a control panel.

Gluttons for Punishment

Gluttons for Punishment, released in 2005, is a double live album by the progressive rock band Spock's Beard.

Kirk/Spock

Kirk/Spock, also commonly referred to 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.

Henry Jenkins expresses the opinion that in the 2009 film, Uhura's character is largely there to be the "love object" in "some kind of still to be explored romantic triangle" between Kirk and Spock, and to "discourage" slashers.

Live at High Voltage Festival

Live At High Voltage is a 2 CD set released by the progressive rock band Spock's Beard recorded by Concert Live.

Nanne Grönvall

For the Melodifestivalen performance of the song, she wore a purple wig and ears reminiscent of Star Trek's Mr. Spock.

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town

The acclaimed actor Leonard Nimoy (who played Mr Spock in Star Trek TOS) made a cover of the song which was featured on the album "Spaced Out- The very best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner", released in 1997.

Shut Up! Cartoons

The show replacing Samurai! Daycare is Icons of Teen, which features both fictional characters (such as Batman and Spock) and real celebrities (such as Oprah Winfrey) as teenagers.

Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

After Mr. Spock takes over for a hysterical science officer Berryman, the enemy is determined to be a Romulan Bird of Prey.

The Recombination Hypothesis

The episode begins with Sheldon receiving a cardboard cut-out of Spock he ordered, however is dismayed to find it is not the Spock played by Leonard Nimoy but rather Zachary Quinto.


Aeon Zen

Guest vocalists announced included Michael Eriksen (Circus Maximus), Andi Kravljaca (Silent Call), Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard), Jem Godfrey (Frost*) and Jonny Tatum (Eumeria).

Aluminum Model Toys

By the mid-1970s, the Enterprise kit had been joined by a 1/12 scale figure of Spock, defending himself against a 3-headed reptile on an alien landscape, as well as models of a Romulan ship, a Starfleet Shuttlecraft, a model of the Enterprise Bridge, the Space Station K-7 (from the episode The Trouble With Tribbles), and a 3-piece "exploration set" (consisting of toylike, approximately 3/4 scale models of a phaser, a communicator, and a tricorder).

Casey McPherson

As of January 2011 he is involved in a project called Flying Colors with ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, guitarist Steve Morse and bassist Dave LaRue of the Dixie Dregs, and keyboardist Neal Morse, formerly of Spock's Beard.

Catlow

Nimoy mentioned this film in both of his autobiographies because it gave him a chance to break away from his role as Spock on Star Trek.

Channel Chuckles

One Channel Chuckles gag was a caricature of Mr. Spock from Star Trek receiving letters requesting advice on child-rearing (a reference to Doctor Benjamin Spock).

Din Within

The band's style, a blend of styles such as Symphonic rock, neo-prog, Album-oriented rock (AOR) and traditional Progressive rock, is heavily influenced by a large variety of progressive rock groups from both sides of the Atlantic and several decades, including the likes of Spock's Beard, Genesis, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Kansas and many more.

E6B

In Star Trek episode "The Naked Time", Mr. Spock uses an E-6B to calculate the time of impact of the Enterprise with a planet.

Journey to Babel

It features the first appearance of Sarek (Mark Lenard) and Amanda (Jane Wyatt), the parents of First Officer Spock—as well as the first appearance in the series of two other alien species, the Andorians and the Tellarites.

Live at High Voltage Festival

Following Nick D'Virgilio's departure from Spock's Beard in November 2011, both Jimmy Keegan and Ted Leonard became official members of the band.

Marj Dusay

Despite the perceived shortcomings of "Spock's Brain", Dusay has taken the role in stride and is a popular guest at Star Trek fan conventions, often appearing with personal friend and fellow Star Trek actor Michael Dante.

She played alien "Kara" in "Spock's Brain", the first third-season episode of Star Trek.

Mark Lenard

In the second season of Star Trek, Lenard guest-starred in the episode "Journey to Babel" (1967) as Sarek, the father of Spock (Leonard Nimoy).

Martin Gerschwitz

In late 1999, he was asked to be the keyboardist for Eric Burdon & the New Animals, after Neal Morse and Ryo Okumoto (both Spock's Beard) left the band.

Meros

Dave Meros, American musician who played bass guitar for Spock's Beard

Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy, actor, director, and musician best known for playing Spock in Star Trek

Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There

The original North American release consisted of the four tracks from the band's debut album The Light, with the fifth song, "Thoughts" coming from their second album, Beware of Darkness.

Redshirt Blues

As the two search for an energy field, Averson tells Leeds the true nature of redshirts as cannon fodder: "Redshirts die first" and goes on about his opinions on Captain Kirk, Spock, and other fixtures of the show.

Saavik

In the Titan novel, Taking Wing, it is clearly stated that Spock and Saavik are married, as she sends greetings through Tuvok.

Samantha Moore

Samantha collaborated with well known industry songwriters such as Curt Frasca, Sabelle Breer, Kara DioGuardi, Robbie Nevil, Matthew Wilder and The Matrix team of Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards and Scott Spock.

Sarek

The Genesis Device regenerates Spock's body and restores his life; Kirk and his crew manage to get Spock off the planet and return him to his home planet of Vulcan.

So Yesterday

It was written and produced by The Matrix (a production team consisting of Lauren Christy, Scott Spock and Graham Edwards), with additional writing from Charlie Midnight.

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

Spock was popularized by mentions in household magazines and famous T.V. shows, such as I Love Lucy, where the characters Lucy and Ricky Ricardo were seen consulting Spock’s manual in various episodes when seeking advice for raising their child.

The Price of the Phoenix

He determines to rescue both Kirk and James, and in this he has the assistance of the female Romulan Commander whom Spock and Kirk bested in the TV episode “The Enterprise Incident”.

The Tsunami Projekt

Along with the many (relatively unknown) artists from all over the world who contributed to the album, a few famous progressive rockers donated submissions as well - Neal Morse (formerly of Spock's Beard) and Nick D'Virgilio (of Spock's Beard) each contributed demo tracks, prominent progsters IZZ, IQ and Din Within all have a track on the album, and Ajalon had a song that featured keyboard solos by Rick Wakeman, best known for his work with Yes.

Tomorrow Is Yesterday

After Science Officer Spock later discovers that the pilot's own as-yet-unborn son will play an important role in a future space mission to Saturn, Kirk realizes he must return Christopher to Earth without any knowledge of Enterprise or other future events.

Turnabout Intruder

Spock becomes suspicious when Lester-in-Kirk orders a course change to the Benecia Colony to drop off Dr. Lester for medical attention, ignoring their previous mission; to rendezvous with the USS Potemkin at Beta Aurigae.

Yesterday's Son

They decide to try again, but Spock disables Zar with the Vulcan nerve pinch, wishing to spare him from danger.