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| Author(s): | Leonard Nimoy |
| Pages: | 342 |
| Published: | October 1995 |
| Publisher: | Hyperion Books |
| Catalogue: | ISBN 0786861827 |
Summary
In I Am Spock, Leonard Nimoy writes his autobiography as an entertainer, starting with his early school-age acting roles. As the title suggests, the book focuses on Nimoy's involvement with Star Trek as a director and as the portrayer of Spock. He chronicles his involvements with the creation of Spock, his acting choices regarding Spock, and his relationship with Spock (played out with a series of dialogues). One of his core objectives is to undo the effects of I Am Not Spock, his book from 1975 that left fans with an impression that he was bitter at the character.
He also tells a bit of behind-the-scenes material regarding the creation of the six original crew feature films, particularly Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, both of which he directed. He also tells the story of the prep work for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and his role in its story. Many more of his anecdotes regarding all of the films can be found in William Shatner's Star Trek Movie Memories.
Nimoy also goes into the first two films he directed after the wild success of Star Trek IV: Three Men and a Baby and The Good Mother, before finally wrapping up with a description of his involvement in TNG: "Unification I" and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, finally ending with a story that hammers home: Leonard Nimoy is Spock.
- In an episode of The Simpsons, "Comic Book Guy" purchases Leonard Nimoy's three autobiographies, I Am Not Spock, I Am Spock and I Am Also Scotty where the last one is a fictional book.
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Human Versus Vulcan or Of Luck and Probability
- Conception and Gestation
- Birth of a Vulcan
- Vulcanalia or The Vulcan Grows Up
- Spockamania or It's Pear Blossom Time in Medford
- The Star Trek Family
- Premature Burial
- From Five-Year Mission to Mission: Impossible
- Identity Crisis
- Thank You, George Lucas
- Movie Madness or If It's Tuesday It Must Be Beijing
- Remember
- Rebirth or What I Really Want to Do is Direct
- I, Spock or "The Final Plain" on the Streets of San Francisco
- Three Men and a Good Mother
- The Final Frontier – And Beyond
- Star Trek VI and "Unification"
- Live Long and Prosper
- Index