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The ship's transporters - which let the crew 'beam' from place to place - really came out of a production need. I realized with this huge spaceship, I would blow the whole budget of the show just in landing the thing on a planet.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Beam Blow Budget Came Crew Huge Just Landing Need Out Place Planet Production Realized Really Ship Show Spaceship Thing Which Whole Would

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When they put out the sales brochure when we eventually went to series, they carefully rounded Spock's ears and made him look human so he wouldn't scare off potential advertisers.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Advertiser Carefully Ears Eventually He Him Human Look Made Off Out Potential Put Rounded Sales Scare Series Spock

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The Russians were responsible for the Chekov character. They put in 'Pravda' that, 'Ah, the ugly Americans are at it again. They do a space show, and they forget to include the people who were in space first.' And I said, 'My God, they're right.'

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Again American Character First Forget God Include People Put Responsible Right Russians Said Show Space Ugly Were Who Ah

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Our effects were primitive. Our stars were a black cloth with holes in it and light behind.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Behind Black Cloth Effects Holes Light Our Primitive Stars Were

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We tried to limit human versus human conflict only to those cases where it could be powerfully motivated and made completely believable.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Believable Cases Conflict Could Human Limit Made Motivated Only Those Tried Versus Where

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It was 'ST' format to let space and alien worlds, rather than human weakness, provide the conflict and danger necessary to our adventure show.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Adventure Alien Conflict Danger Format Human Necessary Our Provide Rather Show Space Than Weakness Worlds

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What Kirk wanted every evening was to go to bed with a beautiful woman. Our captain now is a man of infinitely more skill. A better man.

~Gene Roddenberry

Topics: Beautiful Beautiful Woman Bed Better Better Man Captain Evening Every Go Infinitely Kirk Man More Now Our Skill Wanted Woman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: August 19th, 1921

Died: October 24th, 1991

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