Gene Roddenberry Interview (August 14, 1988)

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 was and 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.

[@professorhamamoto]

Thank you. This is an important historical document. Thank you for sharing it.

[@mikeledger2614]

without a doubt

[@jacktoc1]

indeed, it let us know how creepy and degenerate gene roddenberry was.

[@davidlyttle3139]

@@jacktoc1 Star Trek saved me from a liife of misery... nothing creepy or degenerative about that. Why would you even say such things? GR was a very creative writer and producer, he was not perfect and he had his flaws but he was a caring human being who left a positive mark on the world that shows we can all reach for greatness... what have you done?

[@jacktoc1]

@@davidlyttle3139 I'm glad to hear you were saved, and I get it, the series can be very inspiring for people. I also grew up waiting every Wednesday for 8 pm to finally come around so I could watch TNG with my family, and later DS9 and VOY. I am greatfull to Gene for developing the idea and fighting for it (also his income), but a lot of what made ST, well ST, was due to a collaborative effort, not solely Gene. If you're willing to do some research instead of just fanboy raging from your high horse cuz Daddy Roddenberry gave you the feels, then you'd discover all the other people you should be greatfull to as well. And my comment is based off of the last 10 minutes, when he has his back to the camera, so they can get shots of the interviewer asking questions. His faux responses are indicative of what actually goes on in his mind, and veer into weird tangents about being a rapist, and affectionately touching little girls..... He literally could have said anything else, he knew his responses were going to be edited out, which is what gave him license to ramble about such things in an odd way, hence my comment about him being creepy. Just rewatch the last ten minutes and maybe you'll get where I'm coming from. I don't know for sure if he was a creep, but that's the feeling I get when watching that part. If you don't agree, well hey, it's just an opinion. Happy to hear you found solace in something tho 👍🏻

[@carminemurphy4836]

@@jacktoc1 You mean there is anyone Creepier or Hollier than thou art ?

[@Tom-us9yb]

Like Stanley Kubrick Gene was a visionary , they could see into the future , truly a fantastic voyage ! Their work is timeless.

[@livequality4578]

Well said.

[@j.b.9581]

Hello Sir Larmolot, You have preserved a piece of history that could have been lost forever. Gene Roddenberry reveals that he had a disability as a child in this interview. I have seen that information NOWHERE ELSE. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

[@dudujencarelli]

His childhood disability was mentioned on William Shatner's 1993 book, Star Trek Memories.

[@Seastallion]

He talked about it in a Star Trek audio recording special (Inside Star Trek) where he did various interviews with cast members including DeForest Kelly, as well as William Shatner, and the actor who played Sarek, Spock's father (both as their Star Trek characters). He spoke of his early childhood disability and how he found an escape through reading fiction and fantasizing about the things he read, and how puberty seemed to heal his disability. He also interviewed Isaac Asimov about their personal history and views on science fiction.

[@intercommerce]

I did the same thing, played in boxes, but they WERE starships, thanks to Gene!

[@maxprivate3805]

Now people live in boxes and call them homes!

[@christopherallen9580]

me too!

[@goodwilj]

My parents bought a new freezer when I was a kid and I played in that box for over a week.

[@Sinjinator]

Me and my sister actually did watch Star Trek TOS from inside a big cardboard box! We did pretend it was various vehicles.

[@boomshroom5118]

Me too 🚀

[@waynemcintosh616]

I loved the fact that you kept everything together and didn't edit it. You really get to see the man himself. Forever an inspiration ✨️ ❤️

[@frankreynolds445]

In 1973 I wrote a letter to Gene Roddenberry and he wrote back thanking me for supporting Star Trek.

[@guysmith6616]

What are treasure!

[@tmuxor]

Frank I'm sorry to say that it was me who wrote that letter to you. I was on Gene's staff at the time. Live long and prosper though.

[@carlosalbertoalonso418]

@@tmuxor LO MISMO, HERMANO!!! PONE UN LINK CON TU CARTA, ¿LA FIRMA ERA ORIGINAL, O LA HACIAS TU?.- Saludos cordiales, vida larga y prospera!!!

[@goodwilj]

I wrote a letter to his personal secretary Susan Sackett back in the '70s asking her what if any where their plans to bring back the show and that's when she wrote me back to my surprise and tipped me off to the possibility of a Star Trek movie.

[@carlosalbertoalonso418]

@@goodwilj HOLA! ¿UN LINK CON TU CARTA, Y LA RESPUESTA?, Y ¿LA FIRMA ERA ORIGINAL?.- Saludos cordiales, vida larga y prospera!!!

[@yetiking2057]

Hi Gene. Your dream was the single best part of Star Trek. A future where we all see each other as humans not colour. Working together as a team. Gregariousness is at the root of Star Treks core. I know you are gone but I gotta let this out. I miss your trek.

[@peanut1001x]

his dream was his personal fantasy

[@cimbakahn]

Gene also created: Genesis II (1973), and The Questor Tapes (1974), and Planet Earth (1974), and Spectre (1977), and Andromeda TV Series (2000-2005), and Earth Final Conflict TV Series (1997-2002) and several other good shows and movies. I heard they spread his ashes out in space. What a fitting end to one so talented.

[@jamesmasonaltair1062]

Don't forget "The Lieutenant". A very underrated show.

[@thetruthchannel349]

*I just found the Spectre pilot a couple of years ago. That had massive potential.*

[@stevenrowan9244]

How could he have created those last 2 shows? He died in 1991.

[@NotDuncan]

@@stevenrowan9244 idea Gene Roddenberry came up with in the 1970’s we’re used to make the two shows after his death. Both have Bajel as a producer

[@cimbakahn]

@Bobbie Charles Andromeda is a space opera television series, based on unused material by Gene Roddenberry,

[@Hellserch]

A very personal, revealing interview. He was an interesting mixture of intellectual rigour and contrarian impulses. I respect him and hope that he inspires others to do as he did: live his own life without apology.

[@mikecapps4338]

This guy has shaped my life more than any other human being who has ever lived. This is incredible. Thanks for posting this

[@GamingHelp]

While I liked TOS, TNG was the series that was popular when I was in my formative years and to this day, I think of moral judgements through the lens of what would Picard do. What I liked most about ST in general is that it has a bright view of the possibilities of humanity. It's a lens through which to see the good side of ourselves and what greatness we have inside us.

[@carminemurphy4836]

@@GamingHelp I grew up in TOS generation, long before TNG existed, and after, I came to enjoy TNG after it improved, much as TOS was stilted and amateurish in the beginning episodes.

[@GamingHelp]

@@carminemurphy4836 Very true. Though I also appreciate those silly episodes as well along with the serious. It was both good entertainment and good educational material. They wrestled with SO many philosophical questions over the years.

[@AbtinX]

I agree, I feel the same. What an amazing man.

[@trhansen3244]

@@GamingHelp I enjoy TNG and the other Trek series but TOS will always be my favorite.

[@drunkenramble4120]

My first movie experience was Empire Strikes Back as a tot, The original Star Trek was a turn off to me, because the effects bar was set pretty high, But as I grew older, The Next Generation really made me understand that Star trek was a philosophical show and not a Galaxy at war. In short he created a great show, and his ability to see the future was truly remarkable.

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

Really thats typically how most discover Trek, maybe not always by TNG, then it can be the 6 movies too

[@carminemurphy4836]

When I watched Star Wars at age 13, I was thought how it related to WW-ll and what the British suffered at the hands of Germany the Imperial forces much like Hitler equalled Darth Vader, in my opinion. Imagine the World today if Hitler had commanded the Fleets that Darth Vader did, Storm Troopers armed with powerful weapons.

[@TrailBlazer5280]

My experience was almost exactly the same. I was a Star Wars kid and couldn't stand Star Trek the original. But once I finally saw Next Generation as an adult I fell in love and felt the same way. its really so much more than just a space show, its about a philosophy and mindset and approach to the world. Its still television, it still has its cheesy moments and bad episodes but on the whole not may shows speak to me the way TNG does

[@hongry-life]

The original Star Trek is very good. I like the first Star Trek series and the first 3 released Star Wars movies (4, 5, 6 in the series) equally much and I like basically nothing of both franchises that is produced later.

[@davidvalensi8616]

A self realized human being, with a vision. Ahead of his time. His vision for the future was a good vision.

[@anthonygarcia8749]

No such thing as "ahead of time" he was just one of the firsts to get things towards a different direction so to speak.

[@davidvalensi8616]

@@anthonygarcia8749 You have to take into account when this show was made, the latter part of the 1960s, you didn't have all different races, men and women, even aliens working together on an equal basis, on a ship, maybe it could be seen in a hospital at the time. It foresaw the dangers of technology, even predicted the cell phone, that's being ahead of your time.

[@nfspbarrister5681]

A pilot and former police officer...i expected a cynical view on life, as do i, but ...his strenght to kept positive attitude sure is an inspiration.

[@nfspbarrister5681]

@@davidvalensi8616 and currently warp research, photon and phaser, medical scanner ..all inspired by startrek

[@magnaviator]

I love the interview, he's so friendly and with such an expansive mind.

[@Digital_David]

I've never seen Gene's face until now, and I'm 37. I'm a bit short on words because he looks a lot like my dad and reminds me of my dad and grandfather, who are both deceased. He is a very kind spoken and honorable man - I had not realized who was such a powerful influence on human equality rights.

[@perrymichales4242]

Gene does seem very fatherly so I wish his family has a wonderful father's day this Sunday June 20

[@leet7489]

The best about this is he acknowledges that there were problems with prejudice, sexisim etc in the time he grew up in

[@anneolsen4181]

Im so very glad I finally watched this instead of just hearing about him 🥰.

[@nightcrwler1973]

Can we look at the fact that Roddenberry at 1:00:00 talks about his daughters and little girls in a strange way

[@dthorne4602]

Yeah, wow, that was wild.

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

Well his father met his mother when she was 14, they got married at 16, so why would Gene not grow up with an understanding of the fact that girls ripen into women and their status as sexual beings blossoms at an age numerous years sooner than the law says they should? Four years is an eternity for a child but not so long for a parent, so when your daughter is ten, you need to be thinking about the kinds of things she's going to start wanting to do when she's 14, at which point she won't want to wait another four years to do those things, despite her having never even thought about them now. He needs to watch for very early signs of whether she's going to be precocious, rebellious, or otherwise difficult to protect and guide and shepherd toward her maturation into a complete person. You can't shelter her too much, nor can you let her too recklessly pursue her own selfish and short-sighted desires; you have to let her make her own decisions, yet help ensure she chooses wisely. If you just refuse to notice this aspect of her being, you'll cause almost as much harm as if you take an unhealthy interest in it.

[@ColorfulBoxOfCrayons]

Yeah wtf is this shit?

[@ShannonFreng]

@@quicksilvertongue3248You sound about as fucked up as Roddenberry does, here.

[@ShannonFreng]

@@ColorfulBoxOfCrayonsExactly! It has been suggested that the way he acted here was due to too much LSD use. This would certainly have never made it to air. He was also considered to be the prime suspect as to who sexually assaulted Grace Lee Whitney. All she would reveal, was that it was a Desilu studio 'executive,' who was going through a divorce, at the time, which he was. She was just avoiding a possible libel suit, by omitting the name. But he was notorious as a womanizer, so it's a no-brainer.

[@Myrobik]

Never actually knew who this guy was as a kid saw his name etched in my memory but didn't know why Thanks to KZbin in this last 15 years or so I now know. Of course Star Trek. As a kid you don't care about titles other than the main protagonists. what an influence he's had on probably millions. one hell of a story teller.

[@LPJack02]

RIP Gene Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991), aged 70 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@tiamatxvxianash9202]

I was incredibly moved by the re-telling of his near (expected) death experience while a member of the crew on the ill fated Constellation. Perhaps it was Divine Intervention that spared him that day and imprinted his destiny to create the virtuous world of Star Trek for us all.

[@zebunker]

Haha no. Pure luck.

[@Seastallion]

@@zebunker ...but was it though? 🤔

[@annecohen8927]

I can’t believe what he went through the remainder of his life, here he looked to be in good health. He must have been such a hard working human being.

[@johnmat4678]

Actually his later health problems were a result of his lifetime drug abuse habits. Cocaine, barbiturates and more. Read about it.

[@sskoog]

Roddenberry was a pill-popper - took all sorts of uppers, downers, washed em down with booze, tried some coke on the side - I’m in no way bashing his life-choices or work, but his decades of late-night partying + self-medicating while at the typewriter wrought havoc on his insulin-metabolism, his kidneys, and eventually his mental/cardiovascular health. Wasn’t a sudden thing.

[@FabledKnell]

Thank you for sharing this. It's very important to me.

[@Hawlkeye-e9p]

A legend Has inspired millions to seek a better world for all of humanity. A true visionary. I would have liked to know have known him.

[@theinnerlight8016]

A sentiment that you're not alone in, my friend. 🖖 If only Mr. Kurtzman had understood any of Gene Roddenberry's message and intentions...

[@nfspbarrister5681]

And expantion of science. Currently, "geordie's visor" only able to help the legally blind/not 100% but someday the full blind could be ensign geordie la forge, chief engineer of a starship too! Live long and prosper

[@trhansen3244]

I wish he had been able to predict the modern woke liberal. And then provided a humane method of removing them to another galaxy so they can stop ruining the whole world.

[@nunyabizness6595]

Roddenberry had a gentle quality that reminded me of Ray Bradbury.

[@mikephillips8810]

Fantastic interview. Thank you for this.

[@revenge1745]

Wow !!! Thankyou !! Oh this is so special and important !!!! Never seen such a lovely interview.

[@redmartian]

This is an amazing interview!

[@myrddenbebopper3674]

On the subject of best youthful memories, I remember my 7th/8th grade math teacher who, for the first time ever, gave me an A in math with the notation that I was good at it. That support carried me through high school (president of the Math/Chess Club, for instance, and -- shock! -- won a circular slide rule in a district math contest ... lol). After my BA in Music, I went back to school to complete the college Calculus series. Thank goodness! We learn on our own drives, by and large, I'd say. Gene Roddenberry shows this sort of drive to me. And he gave us the Star Trek world with its science and societal perspective in his Art.

[@yorucyber2630]

Gene Roddenberry your work as helped humanity become better, we need to be our best for our travels in space

[@guldanalmighty5847]

Thank you for posting this, for sure my favorite interview on yt. And the last 10 minutes had me laughing loud hahah

[@SpecialGuestStar]

I have three famous quotes from Gene enframed on my wall. He's such an inspiration.

[@BHARGAV_GAJJAR]

A true Legend in world's of endless imagination

[@VideoNOLA]

One gets the sense that Roddenberry was "on the spectrum"; so mild-mannered, so tuned in-between channels, so innocent and unaffected. I'm sure people thought him weird his whole life, which he (only partly correctly) attributed to being younger than his classmates. Autism is often characterized by an inability to perform competently in sports and physical endeavors. His great intelligence and intense focus speak volumes, but none louder than thinking it would be cool to memorize and recite all 207 bones of the human body in front of his science class. Classic spectrum behavior.

[@christopherallen9580]

Agreed

[@gabriellethomas6573]

OMG...SAY WORD👍

[@wteg4356]

206 bones.

[@alamedavigilante]

Read "Star Trek Creator". I doubt a man on the spectrum could sleep with as many women as Gene did. Or juggle his wife whom he was cheating on with Majel while cheating on both with Nichelle Nichols. Not autistic at all.

[@peanut1001x]

he was very much autistic

[@stevenjones6780]

I too would commandeer large appliance boxes to make 'full size' space ships. And, yes of course I've been watching Trek since '71. Back then there wasn't much in the way of models or sci-fi in general so it forced me to develop imagination. I would create my own things from scratch.

[@intercommerce]

Same. I used markers to draw on the controls, and cut a square window for the view-screen, covered with plastic wrap! Thanks to Gene and NASA

[@goodwilj]

Shocking that he died of cardiac arrest just 3 years later. He was only 70. I bet the cast of the original show LOVED Gene.

[@zebunker]

Not shocking at all. He was a big cocaine and meth head.

[@michaelhall2709]

Shatner and Nimoy had some disputes with him during the show’s production, and Nimoy in particular had a lawsuit against him and Paramount over merchandising royalties that threatened his participation in the first movie. But all of that had been long-settled by the time of Roddenberry’s death. The other members of the cast pretty much straight-up adored him, as did the cast of TNG.

[@alamedavigilante]

​@@michaelhall2709Except Majel, NONE of the original cast came to his funeral. That's how much they hated him. He treated most of them quite badly. Read the Wikipedia entries or the many books by cast members.

[@michaelhall2709]

@@alamedavigilante I did read them, and you’re just plain wrong. Apparently you never attended a convention where Kelley, Nichols, Takei, and Koenig spoke fondly of Roddenberry years after he could have had any possible effect on their careers, but I did. That isn’t to make the claim that Gene Roddenberry was a saint, but facts are facts. De Kelley even wrote a poem about him, and Nichols a song, which she later recorded. May I respectfully suggest that if you blindly trust Wikipedia as a source of information you’ll probably wind up holding mistaken opinions about a lot of things, and of much greater import than the subject of Star Trek.

[@peanut1001x]

you have no idea what the reality was. he was barely involved & totally quit after season 2. spent most of his time trying to make money from merchandising. Gene Coon was much more involved. other people wrote the scripts. wasn't even his idea, copied from other movies & books.

[@myguitar5724]

This guy is a hero. He created Star Trek. I liked TNG. 1988 second Season when this interview take place. I was in my 20s. He is very intelligent and interesting person. A genius. He reminds me allot of Data's father Noonien Soong. I would have liked to be on the Star Trek series.

[@bryankehler]

Professor: Let's do an interview so we can write a biography about Roddenberry's personal life. **interview happens** Professor: On second thought, I think we're good.

[@cyndicorinne]

I'm watching this because it appeared in my feed. I don't watch just anything that appears in my feed. This is special. I like Star Trek, although I might not consider myself a Trekkie I'm starting to think I am one at heart.

[@Hugging_Cactus]

i never really see or hear the actors from star trek talk about Gene. most are gone now, but even Shatner seems more self involved. as if they didn’t know of Gene’s Genius? strange. this man was a visionary. we don’t hear enough about Gene. he sounds so much like Fred Rogers.

[@Jabariray]

I watched all the way to the end, and that last part was Funny as Hell!

[@1000000trs]

Thanks for posting: like all Gene's views (when he's being serious) it is fascinating and insightful. Shame it has not yet been edited, as some people who don't know how an interview is put together might take every "off-air" word seriously. Despite a shaky interviewer and cameraman, some of the questions are great, and it is excellent to hear more of the philosophy and depth of the great man.

[@exexpat11]

I prefer it in the raw. More real insights to be gained.

[@peanut1001x]

absolutely atrocious interviewer

[@stephenwilson5043]

His responses were creepy even out of context you can see that it made the interviewer uncomfortable. No one should be making jokes about wanting to be a rapist.

[@zodden01]

Wow he survived a plane crash that killed a bunch of people. Seeing people burning to death. I had no idea! To think he survived 89 combat missions and had to crash the B17 twice only to almost die in a civilian aircraft for Pan Am. What a story.

[@professorhamamoto]

Most likely b.s.; his professional career was a synthetic creation.

[@ingurlund9657]

People were sent home after 30 B17 missions. He didn't do 89. It's called bullshitting.

[@zodden01]

@@ingurlund9657 Evidence? He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal before being honorably discharged in 1945. Also you are wrong. In 1943 the USAAF in Europe determined that heavy bomber crews would be rotated home after 25 missions over enemy territory after first trying a one-year tour or a tour consisting of a pre-determined number of flight hours. HE DIDN'T FLY IN EUROPE After Pearl Harbor, Roddenberry was sent to the Pacific Theater where he flew with the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bombardment Group of the Thirteenth Air Force. He personally piloted a B-17E Flying Fortress named the "Yankee Doddle."

[@carminemurphy4836]

@@ingurlund9657 How many missions did you fly ?

[@rayjr62]

@@zodden01 Gene Roddenberry said he based the character of Spock on former L.A.P. D. Chief William Parker, of whom he served under when he was a detective on the L.A.P.D. during the early 1950s. Roddenberry claimed Parker was the most unfeeling, soulless human being he ever met. Parker even spoke in a monotone-type voice that Roddenberry had envisioned for the character of Spock.

[@manguera9]

good job Mr Larmon, i always like to learn the secrets of famous people, and Gene Roddenberry was a genius creator, someone that come up with something like Start Trek showing the "communicator" first cell phone look alike and the first "tablet",and having a "multiracial" actors in the tv show Star Trek. in the years of the fight of "civil rights" in the 60..

[@3ccdmike]

Thank you !

[@davidlyttle3139]

I'm too old at 67 and sick with stage 4 cancer to be a fan boy, and I agree his comments at the end were odd, even creepy but that which is Star Trek came from his mind and yes others contributed but then he was the original gatekeeper of what ideas went in and what ideas were rejected like calling phasers HEAT Guns or BEE guns as were suggested. The view from my high horse is that the world is all too full of negative energies and Star Trek itself was far from perfect. Only 12 shows in TOS were really good, even GR wrote one of the worst, 'Omega Glory" but he did lay a solid foundation. Check out his other show, The Lieutenant on youtube that he created and produced way befor ST and his episodes of Have Gun Will Travel and you see the workings of a creative writer.

[@sergiosatelite467]

How are you holding up?

[@davidlyttle3139]

@@sergiosatelite467 Very well actually, Had surgery on the most painful part. What do you think of Star Trek TOS and those who choose to attack Roddenberry rather than appreciating his contributions?

[@sergiosatelite467]

@@davidlyttle3139 glad you are doing well. I haven’t heard the criticisms of Roddenberry. I’ve seen in his wiki that he was more of a traditional “ladies man”-in the not so commendable sense of that phrase-than I’d like. And I’ve been rewatching this interview in bits so I don’t remember the creepier bits at the end. But I think history will see Rodenberry as one of the greatest visionaries of the 20th century. I’m obsessed with the philosophy of John Dewey and though Star Trek is never perfect this is the most humanistic portrayal in pop culture of what human beings can be. I’m something of a late comer to it, but I love it almost like a flexible religion. What do you think?

[@davidlyttle3139]

@@sergiosatelite467 I think we need a religion of space exploration, whose tenets are devoted to filling the technological gap between the world of today and the world of Star Trek and increasing human presence on the moon and on near-earth space O'Neill colonies. We will never discover something akin to warp drive while most of humanity is Earthbound.

[@sergiosatelite467]

@@davidlyttle3139 yeah. Well, space exploration is key but every religion needs a bit of meat and potatoes content wise. Btw, I finished rewatching and now I know what you were referring to with regards to genes rather creepy comments. I think he was, as it is said now days, in the spectrum or something. Don’t think he was even aware of how he’s words could be interpreted.

[@buzzinpoa]

THANKS FOR SHARING...!!

[@andeace23]

That ending was so creepy

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

@MonkeyZorr one can be funny and creepy. That was just creepy

[@jacktoc1]

@MonkeyZorr youre pretty twisted if you think talk of being a rapist when you grow up and how into the devil you are comes off as "humorous". that was something else, something dark, that we weren't meant to see, showing a side of GR that most never even knew existed.

[@leonevelake]

@@jacktoc1 not to mention all the pedophiley stuff from earlier in the interview.

[@leonevelake]

What the freaking hell? at 1 hour.... thats not normal

[@LordsofMedia]

It's totally normal.

[@leonevelake]

@@LordsofMedia I really hope thats sarcasm

[@АнтонНекрасов-т9н]

Thank you for that sci-fi universe you've created. Long live and prosper!

[@peanut1001x]

he didn't create it alone

[@world_production]

This is great ! Thx !

[@VasiliosBakagias]

Immortal!!! ❤️♥️🌏🌎🌍

[@mapoijitur1161]

Strange? It's called an imagination. I use to do things similar because I didn't want to be bothered in my imagination. Thanks, Mr. Roddenbery for enriching my imagination. I was a loner too because I'd rather be out in the wilderness roaming the fields with my dog then dealing with 7 older siblings on the farm. I taught myyself how to read and walk at the same time. Once again, Thank you, Mr. Roddenberry. Blessings and Peace. +

[@iandennis1]

I am really looking forward to the biopic on him from his son.

[@cathielamport919]

Where can I find more information about that?🤩

[@infozencentre]

He had very clearly PTSD, you can see the strong reaction mentally and physically to talking about his war service.

[@darrylwillett8359]

Someone please do a movie about this remarkable guy.

[@jacktoc1]

you have a very low bar for remarkable. the dude is a creep.

[@leonevelake]

@@jacktoc1 Hey now . Maybe he mean remarkable in a more traditional literal sense. I mean genes remarkably disgusting

[@alicetremain7366]

Biopic announced 19 August 2021.

[@jay-day]

The Great Bird of the Galaxy!

[@Laffingbooda777]

These nice good folks are what made TOS and movies such good shows from the script writers to directors and actors plus the message of Hope...universal love...peace and compassion towards ALL Living Beings be they humans... ET aliens or animals which is why it's called Star Trek or Trip but not Star Wars ( most people were tripping on weeds anyway at that time ...lol ) and it addresses the vital issues at the Time in the guise of Sci Fi fantasy and entertainment from a peaceful humanitarian non religious but Spiritual point of view ....... I think Gene Roddenberry was a Free Mason and foot patrol policeman with a love of Sci Fi and creative imagination to pull this off...plus having served in the Air Force and flew many missions in W W II help him come up with many good and plausible scenarios for his scripts

[@umajunkcollector]

I wish they would have gone into more about the actors Gene worked with, like his wife, William, Lenord, Deforest etc., they seemed to go beyond acting, directing, and production. They all had a profound effect on millions of people. Gene was up there with H G Wells, Jules Verne and even Mark Twain.

[@peanut1001x]

other people wrote the scripts & he left after season 2

[@robertthomas5736]

Gene, Has Other Great Pilot Stories, That Never Became Series

[@Beegeezy144]

1:19:22 My God, it's real!

[@ryanjeanes5253]

holy shit, what the fuck! lol

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

What a legend lmao

[@StygianStyle]

So few views. It's a shame.

[@ROROSMACHINE]

This is more like a Psychiatrists evaluation,lol, very interesting as Spock would say...

[@RickMena1]

Gene had a wicked sense of humor. Kinda blue at times; I loved how he was trying to make Lynn "crack" while they were filming b-role and coverage shots.

[@jacktoc1]

what do you mean by "crack"? she laughed openly and freely throughout the whole interview. he wasnt trying to "crack" her. he was starting to make advances on her....did you even watch the end?

[@JohnKuhles1966]

67 years old here ... 3 years later he died :(

[@chrishails4263]

Thank you.

[@sean2015]

*He reminds me so much of actor Kevin Tighe.*

[@RA-VEN8]

From Emergency!

[@sean2015]

@@RA-VEN8 that’s the one 🙂

[@kevinhealey6540]

Gene Roddenberry flew 60 combat missions over Europe.

[@UpDownLeft11]

Good lord his reverse shot banter at the end is downright disrespectful. I love what he created but wow.

[@sportsmedia25]

UpDownLeft11 the interviewer was more than tactful. Roddenberry in the end was a sex maniac and a deviant in the reverse banter

[@Pimp-Master]

sportsmedia25 As you can see Hollywood producers can be closet sex maniacs. He’s not just that of course. He was a brave artist as well as being a weak man.

[@Lifesizemortal]

i think you guys have it wrong. this was raw footage meant to be edited so that the reverse shots and forward facing shots would naturally flow together. Notice how she asks the exact same questions at the end, and he responds with short nonsense answers because the reverse shot is only on screen long enough to make that bridge between shots

[@Cupit29]

​@@Lifesizemortal Yeah of course but it's still super weird.

[@leonevelake]

@@hellunltd2071 Yeah..but according to a lot of people he had a long history of harassment and womanizing

[@DLZ2000]

Roddenberry's drinking root beer. Quark and Garak would not be surprised...

[@RA-VEN8]

A&W 😆 Just like the Federation.

[@lucagualtieri5440]

I think Gene understands something true. Gene is just like Pietro da Cemmo... A man whi change the way to watch the reality in another way... The universe is into a us... but the men need to search out.

[@MakeWay4CJ]

Whut?

[@NitpickingNerd]

1:19:22 happiest childhood memory hahaha

[@ammosophobia]

MAJORGRIN!?!

[@lucawits648]

Hi

[@NitpickingNerd]

Hi

[@NitpickingNerd]

Parts of this video might end up in a Grin video

[@trailersic]

And they did

[@dancharles6009]

He was just a strange creepy genius, wasn't he? I appreciate what he gave to the world, but no way in hell would I have wanted to be around him for any length of time.

[@Welcome2TheInternet]

"strange creepy genius". Yeah a little like Harvey Weinstein.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Leonard Nimoy confirmed in interviews that Gene Roddenberry was indeed a very odd individual. He said that Roddenberry had a very strange sense of humour. He and Roddenberry never became friends and never really got along together.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Oddly the only Star Trek movie he really worked on was the first one.

[@deloop]

Especially the last eight minutes or so - so creepy and gross!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I would call him a visionary. Genius would probably be a better fit for Gene L. Coon.

[@ussexeter4601]

Creepy AF at the end of the interview.

[@ussexeter4601]

MonkeyZorr Nope, it was inappropriate weird ass behavior. Nothing humorous about it. Why don’t you look up in a dictionary how to behave like a gentleman in mixed company.

[@xDemonTech]

What you mean the devil stuff? Haha can't you get a joke? It's maybe not that funny but it's just a gag

[@silversnail1413]

He was probably stoned and trying to hard to be provocative.

[@rebeccaedwards3784]

@MonkeyZorr HUMOUR? lol He spoke about looking up little girls skirts. That's not humour, and while I'm sure he would not have said that today, He still said it.

[@beingsshepherd]

​@@rebeccaedwards3784 To be generous, I suppose (as a rather sensual animal) Roddenberry was reminiscing about his delight in the novelty of beholding daughters when they were cute and tiny. Though even if that's correct, I do accept that it probably isn't tactfully conveyed.

[@LucHale]

Bravery and courage

[@robertthomas5736]

The Making of Star Trek, with Mister Gene Roddenberry

[@majakrstic7436]

This man had a vision of our future which one day will became true. He was Da Vinci od 20th century. Da Vinci had visions of man flying with planes, Gene had the same man living into space in starship federation, traveling with starships and discover new species. Hope youtube will be here in 2300 or as database so our future generations will to see the man who predictid their future.

[@beingsshepherd]

I gather Leonardo was more engineer than prophet. It's worth considering mankind's spacefaring several years prior to _Star Trek._

[@jacktoc1]

also, he liked looking up little skirts and talking about his erections. so, theres that.

[@leonevelake]

Roddenberry had a vision of ferengi space orgies . Let's be serious here if you read up on it he had some of rhe ideas but a lot of it was just his kinks Gene l Coon was the one that made women more than eye candy, created the kingdoms and more and more it seems fashioned early star trek into what it was. Later show show runners codified it Roddenberry is more bob Kane than Bill finger

[@JRobbySh]

His space ship was like the balloon that Cyrano had going to the moon. The distant future will be nothing like that.

[@desmonddwyer]

Nice man and very patient 🤔🤔

[@thomtruelove7860]

The professor of yours who conducted this interview, what is their name?

[@azraiel1984]

🖖😔God bless you Mr Rodenberry, you deserve better then the ruin hollywierd did to your wonderful and iconic franchise.

[@ComicManGus]

VERY COOL - AND HE WROTE BRILLIANT SCRIPTS FOR HAVE GUN-WILL TRAVEL!

[@dthorne4602]

At the end, he thought she was into him when she made the heroine comment. Then he tried to reel her in with all of the creepy sex and devil talk. This was wild.

[@genedilorenzo713]

Gene came from a generation were intellectual curiosity was admired. Unfortunately in the year 2023 society no longer has intellectual curiosity. In todays society intellectual curiosity has been replaced by childlike morality plays that are limited and divide people instead of bringing people together. Gene would be upset with 2023 as a society with no curiosity.

[@franceleeparis37]

This genius is now drifting amongst the stars like star dust …. May his achievements live on forever..🙂.. sorry about this lame interview… he could have just read the questions of a piece of paper..😏

[@crunch4620]

1:00 are we going to ignore what he just said here about his daughter's.

[@scronyx]

Yep, most people are. I already saw one guy on twitter excuse it by saying "it was the times" or some shit.

[@TerryLightfoot]

He said it as a loving father. You are the one having the dirty thoughts.

[@ammosophobia]

This interview is so delicious and sweet smelling.

[@VideoNOLA]

You can almost see its panties.

[@dcwedu]

That's funny. I just shared a clip from a tape I had found in the trash from that department years ago.

[@alamedavigilante]

Most commenters don't seem to have read any of the biographies about Gene or the cast members. Dorothy Fontana rewrote most of Gene"s ST scripts before they were ready to be filmed.

[@bettyleeist]

It was nice that he made;Star Trek!It was a great 👍 show in it’s day!

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

Too bad he gravely screwed up STNG. The man forbade interpersonal conflicts to the point that the writers were frustrated. Thus the characters were 2 dimensional.

[@rvbvbaservices]

So wonderfull :) Remember Roddenberry... US, or EU we are all the same! Reading books guys & dolls... That makes us all better! All around the world! And do check and remember the kiss of the actors of Kirk and Uhura November 22, 1968

[@jellybean9805]

1:18:08 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@christopherallen9580]

Very cool!

[@johncortez2009]

This man was a genius but I'm pretty sure there's some stuff that's actually true that he learned from the government

[@captiongeeza]

Honest interview 👍🏻

[@evil_smartrising1346]

Say what you will but his joke answers at the end were hilarious.

[@jacktoc1]

INT "what do you wanna be when you grow up?" GR "a rapist" Evil_smart Rising "hilarious" youre twisted

[@evil_smartrising1346]

I didnt mean being a rapist was twisted, i meant hearing that from gene roddenberry was hilarious. Its like hearing grandma say she ran over 12 people or something like that.

[@evil_smartrising1346]

@@jacktoc1 Its who its coming from not the action, and i didnt mean grandma literally ran over 12 people, just hearing a grandma say that would be quite humorous. I promise you im not a psycho(or a newtrek viewer).

[@jacktoc1]

@@evil_smartrising1346 gotcha. it was very surprising to hear what came from his mind.

[@krashkrash2997]

Very funny and some people are pussies and have no sense of dark humor.

[@robertthomas5736]

He was a Pilot, And a Sailor

[@jacktoc1]

and a creep

[@nfspbarrister5681]

And a detective

[@nfspbarrister5681]

@@jacktoc1 as if you're a saint yourself

[@alamedavigilante]

And a sex addict. Always had a woman on the side. See his Wikipedia page.

[@Eklektik40]

"9 of us survived"...

[@saiwoebking642]

Hi, is there any way you could narrow down the source? what college did you go to etc? (please PM me, i need it for an academic study)

[@Xydonus]

Just really shows how much of a 'creep' he really was when it came to women. Damn.

[@man8785]

The interviewer reminds me a bit of Kirk's romantic interest from Star Trek IV.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Yes she looks and talks alot like her.

[@romancandlefight1144]

1:00:45 wtf °°;;

[@leonevelake]

Wtf indeed

[@jacktoc1]

thats the appropriate response

[@anneolsen4181]

That was fun!