I also really like The Doomsday Machine, in which a crazy Commodore tries to take command of the Enterprise and destroy it while Kirk is stranded on another ship, and Spock has to put up with him, with a great deal of restrained eyerolling and attempts at logic.
Plus The Changeling, the plot of which was recycled for Star Trek The Motion Picture, and which has one of the funnier on-screen Spock melds since he's melding with a tiny robot.
I disagree that you can skip canon and just get Spock in the tie-ins: Nimoy was a brilliant actor frequently in spite of lame scripts; even a great piece of pro or amateur fanfiction is not the same.
If you are interested in scouting in advance, a few years ago I posted a few episode parody-recaps with screencaps:
Those are the only parodies, but I posted sets of screencaps and occasional comments from all the episodes in season 1.
Errand of Mercy is notable for Spock and Kirk in hilarious Ren Faire outfits and rainbow tights and The Return of the Archons is notable for Spock in an adorable cape and the fact that they're visiting The Planet of the Pilgrims/Puritans. Which is run by a senile computer.
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Plus The Changeling, the plot of which was recycled for Star Trek The Motion Picture, and which has one of the funnier on-screen Spock melds since he's melding with a tiny robot.
I disagree that you can skip canon and just get Spock in the tie-ins: Nimoy was a brilliant actor frequently in spite of lame scripts; even a great piece of pro or amateur fanfiction is not the same.
If you are interested in scouting in advance, a few years ago I posted a few episode parody-recaps with screencaps:
Amok Time
Mirror, Mirror
The Changeling
The Doomsday Machine
Those are the only parodies, but I posted sets of screencaps and occasional comments from all the episodes in season 1.
Errand of Mercy is notable for Spock and Kirk in hilarious Ren Faire outfits and rainbow tights and The Return of the Archons is notable for Spock in an adorable cape and the fact that they're visiting The Planet of the Pilgrims/Puritans. Which is run by a senile computer.