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For some reason Roddenberry wanted the name to begin with "Sp" and end with "k". Spook, Spunk and Spank were considered.
First choice for the part of Spock was Martin Landau.
Nimoy thought he was going to an audition for the part but instead Roddenberry gave him a tour or the set and asked when he could start.
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The network execs wanted Spock to lose the ears because it gave him a devil-like look. Roddenberry fought for the ears and the rest is....
Two other cool things. One of the early scripts had Spock punching a guy. Nimoy said that he didn't think that was what a Vulcan would do and came up with the Vulcan nerve pinch instead.
The other piece of trivia had to do with the live long and prosper sign he gave with his hands. Nimoy grew up in an Orthodox Jewish home, and at services he saw the rabbi make that V with his fingers. He just incorporated it into the character.
