Recently, for example, Mark Clark wrote in the book Star Trek FAQ (2012) that 'Roddenberry freely credited Forbidden Planet as an inspiration for Star Trek.' However, in all my research, the only direct quote from the writer/producer that I've found about the movie directly contradicts this sentiment.
Yet.Since I've become seriously interested in the development and production of Star Trek, I've found a number of books and websites which claim that Gene Roddenberry publicly admitted the influence of a few science fiction films, particularly Forbidden Planet (1956), on the program's early development.
It’s quintessential 70s Gene, well into the “guruification” college tours that cemented his philosopher’s legacy… even as his producer’s legacy wasn’t paying the mortgage. This photo was one the larger images among photos and quotes decorating the main hall this year at Star Trek Las Vegas to help mark Gene’s 100th birthday celebration, and spark reflection on his life and legacy.
I remember where I was today, 30 years ago, and how I got the the news in this post. And widow Majel unexpectedly took up the gauntlet to carry on his campaigns and causes for over 15 years, until she passed- and passed the Roddenberry legacy to their son Rod. His memorial a week later would be overflowing with 300 fans and scores of friends alike a week later at Forrest Lawn fittingly, his ashes would later fly in space. Fans and media alike speculated how the series would carry on without him, but it was a little known fact that he has been out of the day-to-day operations, even writing, since Season 3. He lived just long enough to see the 25th anniversary hoopla for his creation, where fans in turn got used to seeing him attending with the use of a wheelchair.īut only his inner circle were aware of how unwell, how fleeting his good days and even good moments were becoming. His passing came as a shock to fans and the world at large, early in TNG’s 5th season and only four months after his namesake building at Paramount Pictures was dedicated with “both” Star Trek casts and crews on hand. And all this, even as he led an imperfect life and eventually died of the excesses of alcohol and drugs that weakened his mind and body.
He was yet another visionary who inspired millions-including more creators, more inspired fans, and yes even more commerce - all in the same of Star Trek. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY, Eugene Wesley Roddenberry passed at the age of 70, after suffering one final stroke while arriving at his doctor’s office.
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