The top choices to replace him? Mark Lenard and Lawrence Montaigne, both of whom had appeared as Romulans in the first season episode 'Balance of Terror'.

Spock was almost recast between Seasons 1 and 2 of the original series, as Leonard Nimoy was unsure if he wanted to continue.

note It is generally accepted that she was auditioned to have some kind of part in the series, Uhura having not been created for her yet, and lacking a character for her to play, they had her read Spock's lines as a gauge for her overall acting talent. Nichelle Nichols also claimed she was offered the role, although this is dubious. McCoy (the first two pilots had different doctor characters). He turned it down, but eventually accepted the role of Dr.

This is borne out by a casting memo for the original pilot listing both Kelley and Leonard Nimoy as candidates for the role, although most sources indicate Nimoy was Roddenberry's first choice for the part. DeForest Kelley was originally offered the part of Spock.

Cast the Runner-Up: The franchise does this a lot (often overlapping with You Look Familiar as a number of actors played one-shot roles and then moved up to playing recurring or regular characters):.In 2019, astronomers confirmed the existence of a number of 'super-Earths' (rocky planets more massive than Earth, much like the fictional Vulcan) orbiting the primary star 40 Eridani A.

Accidentally-Correct Writing: The trinary star system 40 Eridani (approximately 16 light-years from Earth) was declared by Gene Roddenberry to be the real-world location of the Vulcan system, which was alluded to in Star Trek: Enterprise and then confirmed by a map in Star Trek: Discovery.Works in this franchise with their own Trivia pages:

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