Nimoy says he was wrong to say 'I Am Not Spock'

[StarFuryG7]

This isn't really news. Nimoy published another memoir in 1995 titled "I Am Spock" wherein he addresses this very pointedly throughout.

At any rate, over at Blastr:

Nimoy says he was wrong when he said 'I Am Not Spock' in the '70s

In 1975, Leonard Nimoy published his memoir I Am Not Spock, and drew instant ire from many first generation Trekkies who thought he was rejecting his ties to the iconic Vulcan. That was never the point, but these days Nimoy's willing to admit that he probably should have called the book something else.

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[CRAMBAM]

No doubt. He got over that years ago.

[Mel]

It's been ages since I read the the first book, I Am Not Spock. In it, he said something like, "But if I am not Spock, who is?" My impression, and recollection, from the book was that he liked the role. In other words, he didn't need to apologize. It was a damn title. It was taken the wrong way, like Shatner's SNL skit.

[CRAMBAM]

I can't say either way.

I never read the book.

But I did see the Shatner skit live. It was hilarious. I didn't find it offensive at all. Not only that, at Shatner's insistence, there was a disclaimer BEFORE the skit aired, making it very clear he wasn't trying to take a shot at the fans.

[Mel]

But I did see the Shatner skit live. It was hilarious. I didn't find it offensive at all. Not only that, at Shatner's insistence, there was a disclaimer BEFORE the skit aired, making it very clear he wasn't trying to take a shot at the fans.

I totally agree. It was great. I ached from laughing so hard.

[StarFuryG7]

May 13, 2012 8:41:11 GMT -5 CRAMBAM said:

But I did see the Shatner skit live. It was hilarious. I didn't find it offensive at all. Not only that, at Shatner's insistence, there was a disclaimer BEFORE the skit aired, making it very clear he wasn't trying to take a shot at the fans.

Of course he was taking a shot at the fans, but only those that he felt warranted it. It was a funny skit, but I could also see why some fans would have been offended by it. He really went for the throat via some of his remarks, but there were people attending those conventions that the things he said in the skit really applied to. I think he was trying to send some of them a message for their own good, with it being the right venue for it and the added bonus of the humor it provided viewers.

[CRAMBAM]

Shatner's also someone that certain people love to hate. And they used that skit out of context to add to that hate.

I had always heard Shatner was uncomfortable with the skit. You may be right about the WRITERS. But I have heard that Shatner's discomfort led to the disclaimer, which many people forgot about.

That episode of SNL was one of the best I have ever seen. Of course, I stopped watching when the show became a Clinton commercial.

But that episode is also famous for the "lost ending to It's A Wonderful Life," which is also very funny.