Star Trek Stuff

For the American television viewing public, it began on a Thursday evening in September of 1966.  September 8th to be specific.  That was the night that “Star Trek” first aired, on NBC.  One has to wonder if the executives at CBS who turned down the chance to air Star Trek who turned it down because…

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Leonard Nimoy succumbs to COPD

Leonard Nimoy, actor, director, writer, singer and more; has passed away.  He was 83. Best known for his iconic role as “Spock,” a half-human/half-Vulcan in the original “Star Trek” (TOS) television series, he was born in Boston’s West End to immigrant parents of Ukranian descent.  He began acting on the stage as a child and…

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