Leonard Nimoy and the lasting dignity of being Spock

Everyone who was in the original "Star Trek" TV series eventually came to terms with its pop-cult status, starting with the fact that "Star Trek" is a life sentence. ¶ Surrender is the most logical choice. George Takei (Mr. Sulu) has happily reinvented himself as a sort of Oscar Wilde of the fast Facebook post. William Shatner (Captain Kirk) seemed to have exorcised the last of his "Star Trek" demons long ago in a still famous 1986 sketch on "Saturday Night Live" in which he played out his exas...