Gene Roddenberry had strict rules, and new Star Trek doesn't abide by them, says William Shatner
With a property as sprawling as Star Trek, of course everyone has their own opinions on which entry is the best and which entry is their favorite. It shouldn’t be a surprise that OG Star Trek star William Shatner thinks OG Star Trek is the truest version, not just because of his involvement but because of creator Gene Roddenberry’s particular vision. “He was in the military, and he was a policeman,” Shatner says in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
He reiterates that Roddenberry wouldn’t approve of the romances between crewmates on the new shows, adding that “the difficulty in the beginning, between management” of Next Generation and Roddenberry “was all about Gene’s rules and obeying or not obeying those rules.” Shatner got his own shot at the pilot’s seat directing the movie Star Trek V, which he lists as one of his biggest regrets.
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