. ▁In ▁the ▁various ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁television ▁series ▁and ▁mov ies , ▁they ▁are ▁noted ▁for ▁their ▁attempt ▁to ▁live ▁by ▁logic ▁and ▁reason ▁with ▁as ▁little ▁inter ference ▁from ▁em otion ▁as ▁possible . ▁Kn own ▁for ▁their ▁pron ounced ▁e y eb rows ▁and ▁pointed ▁ears , ▁they ▁origin ate ▁from ▁the ▁fict ional ▁planet ▁V ul can . ▁In ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁universe , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁extr ater rest rial ▁species ▁to ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁humans . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁actor ▁to ▁port ray ▁a ▁V ul can ▁is ▁Leonard ▁N imo y , ▁who ▁first ▁played ▁the ▁character ▁Mr . ▁Spo ck ▁( picture ▁shown ▁at ▁right ) ▁in ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Original ▁Series ▁( 1 9 6 6 - 1 9 6 9 ). ▁" Point y ▁ears ", ▁the ▁" V ul can ▁sal ute " ▁( hand ▁gesture ) ▁and ▁the ▁" V ul can ▁n erve ▁pin ch " ▁are ▁aspects ▁of ▁this ▁fict ional ▁race ▁that ▁have ▁entered ▁popular ▁culture . ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁The ▁V ul can , ▁Spo ck , ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁pilot , ▁" The ▁C age ", ▁shown ▁to ▁studio ▁execut ives . ▁Show ▁cre ator ▁Gene ▁Rod den berry ▁revealed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁an ▁al ien ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁crew , ▁but ▁knew ▁that ▁budget ▁rest raint s ▁would ▁limit ▁make