Maggie's Farm

Mr. Spock Set to Hang Up His Pointy Ears

I was there when Spock uttered his first iconic Live long and prosper.

We'd heard about some cool new space series coming up and eagerly tuned in for the first episode.  It certainly did not disappoint.  The show looks pretty corny now, but everything about it was state-of-the-art for 1966, from the concept to the design of the ship to the aliens.

And over the ensuing half century, while starlets and action heroes rose and fell, one of the true constants in the Hollywood universe was the logical mind of Spock.  Whole continents could roil in upheaval, but Spock would know what to do.

He was an anchor.  A hope.  A symbol that one day mankind would cast aside its petty grievances and jealousies and grow up.

Yes, I was there when Spock uttered his first iconic Live long and prosper.

And his last.