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Differences between Spock and Data
In one of the Star Trek movies Mr. Spock and Cmdr. Data meet, and they notice various differences between them, and list them. Does anyone have that list? Could they enumerate them here? Michael Hardy (talk) 04:31, 21 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Note: This is also posted at WP:RD/H. Dismas |(talk) 04:40, 21 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Offhand, I can't recall them meeting in a movie. However, they did meet in The Next Generation Season 5 two-part episode Unification and have substantial interaction. Maybe that is what you are thinking of? The gist of their conversation was that Spock spent his life denying and suppressing his humanity, while "humanity" was the very thing that Data so desperately wanted to achieve.--William Thweatt TalkContribs 04:49, 21 July 2013 (UTC)


 * You're right, they never met on film. The cross-generation film Star Trek Generations didn't have Spock in it.  And Spock, though he was still alive during the time of TNG, was never in any of the TNG films.  Dismas |(talk) 04:53, 21 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Memory Alpha has some brief quotes; this is their summary: Back aboard K'Vada's ship, Data is attempting to access the information net; Spock provides the last necessary cipher in order to access it. Spock notes that Picard has an almost Vulcan-like quality, which Data is surprised by given that Picard has been his role model in his quest to become more Human. Spock is fascinated by this telling Data that his intellect, physical skills and lack of emotions gives him by default what Vulcans strive for their entire lives... and yet he wishes to be Human. Data then notes that Spock is half-Human, yet chose to live a Vulcan way of life thereby abandoning what the android has always aimed for. Data then asks Spock if, as he looks back on his life, he ever misses his humanity. Spock replies that he has no regrets. Data points out that 'no regrets' is a human expression. Spock considers this, then simply responds with "fascinating". (source. Matt Deres (talk) 21:24, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Possibly that's what I saw. Michael Hardy (talk) 05:42, 22 July 2013 (UTC)