Pointed ears are a key visual identity of Elves in Tolkien's Middle-earth world, inspiring on-screen adaptations. The appearance of Elves with pointed ears in movies and TV shows is due to ...

I had worked for him on 'The Lieutenant' once, and he said to my agent, 'I have a science fiction show in mind and I'm going to put pointed ears on that guy,'" Nimoy related. Nimoy wasn't enamored ...