The Next Generation was still growing its legs, a reference to Leonard Nimoy's Spock would have been legendary.

In Star Trek: Nemesis, we see android Data (played by Brent Spiner) use the Vulcan nerve pinch to take out a guard.

The Next Generation producer Rick Berman forbid writers from mentioning Spock in the episode "Sarek" about his own father.

Spock's knowledge of Pike's tragic future and encounters with Lower Decks ensigns were also secret-keeping priorities. Star ...