It was sad to see that my favorite television character of all time, Mr. Spock, make his final journey to the stars today. Leonard Nimoy/Mr. Spock, was probably the most talked about television actor/character on our elementary school playground soon after "Star Trek' started airing in 1966 when I was nine years old. Most of us considered Mr. Spock to be the heart and soul of the Star Trek series and the actor, Leanard Nimoy, was considered the best of the Star Trek actors in my young circle of friends.
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My older brother and I would stay up late (all the way to 10 PM!) to watch the original Star Trek episodes, as did many of my friends and my brother's friends. It became an instant classic for many of us back in the late 1960's, even though the series only lasted three seasons. We would imitate the famous Vulcan hand sign and say "Live Long and Prosper" to each other, shoot each other with "photon torpedoes" and put our bicycles into "warp drive". In other words, we all thought that Star Trek was the coolest television show ever. When Star Trek was cancelled in 1969, none of us could believe it since, to us, it was the best show on television.
Now, to look back on those original Star Trek shows, with their crude special effects, I realize how far we have come in making science fiction television shows and movies appear more real. However, Star Trek, for my generation, was all about us being able to "transport" ourselves, once a week, into a different world where we could imagine living a life that simply, was like none other we could hope to inhabit.
Thank you, Leonard Nimoy, for bringing Mr. Spock to life nearly a half century ago for all us young boys and girls who loved Star Trek and what it represented for all of us...a glimpse into a science fiction future that we wished we could somehow become a part of.
And to all my podiatry colleagues around the world, in honor of Leonard Nimoy, and Mr. Spock.....Live Long and Prosper!
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