Star Trek Pin-up #50 FRAMED Spock and Kirk Leonard Nimoy William Shatner

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William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, commanding officer of the USS Enterprise. Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock, the ship’s science officer and first/executive officer (i.e. second-in-command). Spock is the only character from the original pilot to appear in the aired series.

Star Trek made celebrities of its cast of largely unknown actors. Nimoy also had previous television and film experience but was also not well known. Nimoy had partnered previously with Shatner in a 1964 episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., “The Project Strigas Affair” more than two years before Star Trek aired for the first time. Before Star Trek, Shatner was well known in the trade, having appeared in several notable films, played Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway, and even turned down the part of Dr. Kildare. However, when roles became sparse he took the regular job after Jeffrey Hunter’s contract was not renewed. After the episodes aired, many performers found themselves typecast because of their defining roles in the show. (Star Trek: The Next Generation actor Michael Dorn stated in 1991, however: “If what happened to the first cast is called being typecast, then I want to be typecast. Of course, they didn’t get the jobs after `Trek.’ But they are making their sixth movie. Name me someone else in television who has made six movies!”)

The three main characters were Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, with writers often playing the different personalities off each other: Kirk was passionate and often aggressive, but with a sly sense of humor; Spock was coolly logical; and McCoy was sardonic, emotional, and illogical, but always compassionate. In many stories the three clashed, with Kirk forced to make a tough decision while Spock advocated the logical but sometimes callous path and McCoy (or “Bones,” as Kirk nicknamed him) insisted on doing whatever would cause the least harm. McCoy and Spock had a sparring relationship that masked their true affection and respect for each other, and their constant arguments became popular with viewers.

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