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From: timpson@donner.DEC (IN THE HANDS OF THE FATHER)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Spocks limp
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Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 18:01:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 17 18:01:00 1986
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(someone I don't know who writes)
>>>While watching it, my brother picked up that Spock is limping through most of
>>>it, with no mention of what happened to his leg. (not sure which leg it was)
>>>Does anyone know why he is limping?  It is obvious that he is, yet..
 
>>timpson@comet2.DEC writes:
>>Yes Nemoy had a broken right leg when THE CAGE was filmed.
>>Steve
 
>But that was not why *SPOCK* was limping, that was why *Leonard Nimoy* may 
>have been limping! Nimoy is a great actor and something like a broken leg
>would not impair his performance like that. :-)  Seriously, though, don't
>you remember the flashback scene with Captain Pike and Dr. Whats-his-name
>where Pike was having a pity party for himself about the injuries sustained
>by the landing party on Rigel IV(?)? Spock was one of the ones injured on that
>mission. (The Keepers later exploit this event by making Pike think that he
>is back there, with Vena the second time fighting for his life.) I don't
>believe that Nimoy had a real broken leg at the time "The Cage" was filmed.
 

A broken leg was exactly wy Spock was limping it just happened to be
conveniant to the story at hand.  This fact came out sometime after 
StarTrek was cancelled, in and interview or I read it somewhere.
You say you don't believe it.  WHY???  

Steve