SyFy To Honor Leonard Nimoy With Five Hours Of Programming

02/27/2015 06:09 pm EST

With the pop culture world mourning the loss of science fiction legend Leonard Nimoy, Syfy will air five solid hours of Nimoy-featured programming on Sunday, March 1, the network announced via Twitter.

Nimoy, best known for his role as Mr. Spock on Star Trek, was a legend in the kind of storytelling Syfy champions; in addition to the roles named above, he had memorable parts on Fringe and in Transformers: The Movie. He was featured in classic TV like Gunsmoke, Columbo and Mission: Impossible.

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