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Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father worked as a police officer. Roddenberry flew eighty-nine combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. Later he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Los Angeles Police Department and also began to focus on writing scripts for television.
As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun–Will Travel, and other series, before creating and producing his own television series The Lieutenant. In 1964, Roddenberry created Star Trek, which premiered in 1966 and ran for three seasons before being canceled. Subsequently, he worked on other projects including a string of failed television pilots. However, the syndication of Star Trek led to its growing popularity, which in turn led to Star Trek feature films, which Roddenberry continued to produce and consult. In 1987, the sequel series Star Trek: The Next Generation began airing on television in first-run syndication; Roddenberry was heavily involved in the initial development of the series, but took a less active role after the first season due to ill health. He continued to consult on the series until his death in 1991.
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry and owned by CBS (TV series) and Paramount Pictures (Film Rights).Star Trek: The Original Series and its live-action TV spin-off series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise as well as the Star Trek film franchise make up the main canon. The canonicity of Star Trek: The Animated Series is debated, and the expansive library of Star Trek novels and comics is generally considered non-canon, although still part of the franchise.
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Star Trek Judgement Rites - Gene Roddenberry Interview Developed and Published by Interplay Productions. System : MS-DOS. Year : 1993 This interview was recorded in 1988 for the Star Trek: The Next Generation behind the scenes special. Gene Roddenberry died in 1991. Video found on the bonus disk from the 'Collector's Edition' of the Game.
I found this interview in an old tape archive when I was in college. The interviewer was a professor of mine. I'm not sure who the producer is what it was produced for. I do not claim to have any ownership of this video. I am only posting because I have not seen a copy of it elsewhere online and thought it would be useful for educational purposes. Hope you enjoy!
Very sad day for everyone involved in star trek. sharing for history.
From the DVD of the color version of "The Cage" (the original 1965 Star Trek pilot), here is some rare footage with the late Gene Roddenberry!
From King James Bible. Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. John 3 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned , and come short of the glory of God. Romans 6:23 “ For the wages (payment) of sin is death. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that...
Here is a 1975 episode of To Tell The Truth. We start off the show with the panel trying to guess who is really Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. How will they fare? No copyright infringement is intended. Panel: Larry Blyden, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, and Rita Moreno.
Texas Radio Hall of Famer Scott Arthur was cleaning out some boxes of old interviews from his illustrious career when he came across this lost interview he did with Gene Roddenberry from 1973. Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek spent almost a half hour talking with Arthur about Star Trek, pushing boundaries and the future of humanity. This is a DISH-Houston.com EXCLUSIVE.
Jean-Luc Picard expressing his umm... undying love for Gene Roddenberry for his birthday. All that's missing now is a big cake for him to jump out of huh...umm don't think I want to continue that train of thought...
I found this interview in an old tape archive when I was in college. The interviewer was a professor of mine. I'm not sure who the producer is what it was produced for. I do not claim to have any ownership of this video. I am only posting because I have not seen a copy of it elsewhere online and thought it would be useful for educational purposes. Hope you enjoy!
Star Trek Judgement Rites - Gene Roddenberry Interview Developed and Published by Interplay Productions. System : MS-DOS. Year : 1993 This interview was recorded in 1988 for the Star Trek: The Next Generation behind the scenes special. Gene Roddenberry died in 1991. Video found on the bonus disk from the 'Collector's Edition' of the Game.
Texas Radio Hall of Famer Scott Arthur was cleaning out some boxes of old interviews from his illustrious career when he came across this lost interview he did with Gene Roddenberry from 1973. Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek spent almost a half hour talking with Arthur about Star Trek, pushing boundaries and the future of humanity. This is a DISH-Houston.com EXCLUSIVE.
Clips from "Gene Roddenberry Up Close and Personal" DVD, 1981, the longest and most intimate TV interview he ever gave. Full interview available for sale at www.roddenberryinterview.com Buy now at http://roddenberryinterview.com/
Interview aired Friday November 21, 1986 as the concluding segment in their "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" promo week.
George Takei's full interview at http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/george-takei
Flat panel televisions, on-demand TV, and chatting with video. Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry was talking about these things in 1974 when he spoke the Wichita State "Forum Series."
Producer Rick Berman was interviewed for three hours plus in his office at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, CA. He talked about his early years in television, where he worked as a producer on documentary series and specials including The Big Blue Marble. He talked about his move to Los Angeles and working as a development executive before being tapped by Gene Roddenberry to work on his new series. He recounted his involvement in launching — Star Trek: The Next Generation, and his long association with the subsequent franchise in both television and feature films. He gave his impressions of series creator Gene Roddenberry and talked about Roddenberrys vision of a hopeful future for mankind. He discussed taking the reigns of the series following Roddenberrys death and his association ...
Gene Roddenberry Star Trek The Next Generation Pre Air Interview
Gene Roddenberry on Tom Snyder 1/18/89
Star Trek Judgement Rites - Gene Roddenberry Interview Developed and Published by Interplay Productions. System : MS-DOS. Year : 1993 This interview was recorded in 1988 for the Star Trek: The Next Generation behind the scenes special. Gene Roddenberry died in 1991. Video found on the bonus disk from the 'Collector's Edition' of the Game.
I found this interview in an old tape archive when I was in college. The interviewer was a professor of mine. I'm not sure who the producer is what it was produced for. I do not claim to have any ownership of this video. I am only posting because I have not seen a copy of it elsewhere online and thought it would be useful for educational purposes. Hope you enjoy!
Very sad day for everyone involved in star trek. sharing for history.
From the DVD of the color version of "The Cage" (the original 1965 Star Trek pilot), here is some rare footage with the late Gene Roddenberry!
From King James Bible. Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. John 3 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned , and come short of the glory of God. Romans 6:23 “ For the wages (payment) of sin is death. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that...
Here is a 1975 episode of To Tell The Truth. We start off the show with the panel trying to guess who is really Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. How will they fare? No copyright infringement is intended. Panel: Larry Blyden, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, and Rita Moreno.
Texas Radio Hall of Famer Scott Arthur was cleaning out some boxes of old interviews from his illustrious career when he came across this lost interview he did with Gene Roddenberry from 1973. Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek spent almost a half hour talking with Arthur about Star Trek, pushing boundaries and the future of humanity. This is a DISH-Houston.com EXCLUSIVE.
Jean-Luc Picard expressing his umm... undying love for Gene Roddenberry for his birthday. All that's missing now is a big cake for him to jump out of huh...umm don't think I want to continue that train of thought...