Leonard Nimoy

In a late-night Star Trek publicity push, the erstwhile Spock, Leonard Nimoy, beamed down to The Late Show with David Letterman Thursday to deliver the night's Top Ten list — not to mention help Letterman differentiate between Star Trek and Star Wars.

After receiving an apology from a befuddled Letterman for his Star-confusion, Nimoy, who cameos in J.J. Abrams' reboot, presented the ...
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If you can't wait until Star Trek's May 8 premiere, TV Guide Network has you covered.

Our cameras were on the red carpet for the film's Hollywood premiere, and you can catch all the action on TV Guide Network's Big Movie Premiere: Star Trek (Thursday, May 7 at 8 pm/ET). The one-hour special features interviews with the cast and creative team and loads of behind-the-scenes footage and secrets from the set.

The film, directed by Lost and Fringe creator J.J. Abrams, reboots the nerd-adored franchise as a young James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Commander Spock (Heroes' Zachary Quinto) take the U.S.S. Enterprise on its maiden voyage to stop the evil Nero (Eric Bana) from destroying mankind.

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We are sad to report that the identity of the actor who is playing the mysterious Dr. William Bell on Fringe has leaked before he could make a surprise appearance on the season finale.

But we are very happy to report that we've confirmed the actor is Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy! Nimoy's casting, as first reported by the FringeTelevision blog, which we hear is all but a done deal at this point, may finally put to rest all those fan-created conspiracy theories about Dr. Bell (He's a cyborg! He's Nina's prosthetic hand! He's Walter!).

Nimoy is no stranger to J.J. Abrams productions: He also reportedly reprises the role of Spock in a cameo for the wunderkind director's Trek reboot, which hits theaters on May 8. Scuttlebutt says he's a time-traveling, "from the future" Spock, who returns to help the young Spock (Heroes' Zachary Quinto).

Nimoy will first appear in the season finale, and will then recur throughout next season.

What do you think of Nimoy's casting? A fanboy's dream? Too nerdy?

In the Dec. 15 holiday episode of CBS' The Big Bang Theory, Penny almost literally knocked Sheldon out of his sneakers by gifting him with a Cheesecake Factory napkin autographed by Leonard Nimoy. Upon learning that the Star Trek icon also wiped his mouth with the napkin, Sheldon effuses ... read more 7 Comments