Leonard Nimoy Demonstrates the Magnavision Videodisc Player

[palitoy]

Respect the Spock-stache.

[Bruce Banner]

Pure, unadulterated retro bliss.

[MIB41]

Love it. Fun to see Leonard in his white polyester threads. Funny how he talks about the invincibility of the disc as long as you protect the surface, then proceeds to stamp his finger prints all over it while it's in his hands. The DVD has certainly come a long way since it's prehistoric days in album form. Great clip. Thanks for sharing Brian!

[rykerw1701]

Fun clip. From the looks of Nimoy, this was done about the same time as the first movie, so he hadn't quite made peace with the Spock character yet. Had to grate on his nerves to do an infomercial as "Spock-lite" but a presumably hefty paycheck probably helped ease the pain. But man, no wonder the guy drank.

[MysteryWho]

That's great! Given how Nimoy is handling the disc while explaining its vulnerabilities, I expected him to further demonstrate ways in which the disc could be damaged. It would like a Gallagher routine, with quips such as "Smashing your Magnavision disc with a hammer may affect the quality of playback, right, glowing rock?" as he raises his eyebrow reluctantly. I also really want to see that "How to watch pro football" program, as I'm sure I've been doing it wrong all these years.

[palitoy]

Yeah he grabs it like a basketball at one point, getting his finger schmutz deep in those grooves.