RodRoddenberry

TNG all the way. You?

Absolutely. And it will happen. Not because I know something you don't, I just know it's money for a studio. The only concern is will it carry the messaging that has kept ST around for 50 years - or will it simply be Star Trek/Wars... the messaging is the key component.

I couldn't be more proud of him and do my best to represent the Roddenberry name and all it stands for. Thank you for all your contributions to science, our future and helping to make my father's dream a reality.

Great question! Shit. I don't know... I think the short answer is no. Certainly not everything was perfect about it. I know that he fought his hardest to get his vision out in TOS. But the obsticals were tremendous - in TNG there was more creative freedom and he was more able to express is vision of humanity and what it could be and would be - frankly that's a future I'd like to live in. Curious - what are your thoughts? Very interested.

Great question! Complicated answer... I too sometimes wrestle with what is and is not Star Trek or what is and is not Roddenberry's Star Trek. My father was a humanist, futurist, and for the most part optimist. He believed in the potential of humanity and knew that if we learn to not just tolerate, but crave, thirst, and truly be in love with the differences between us that we can overcome all the current day and past ignorance and prejudice that stunted our intellectual growth. So I have learned over the decades that Star Trek speaks to different people on different levels. Sometimes I'm also concerned that certain shows and episodes may not represent an optimistic of a future that I or I think he would like. I do ultimately think the messages those shows still carry through and point us in a better direction.