Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a… - Gene Roddenberry

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Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow — it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans. No, ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids — human beings built them, because they're clever and they work hard. And Star Trek is about those things.

Gene Roddenberry

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About Gene Roddenberry

Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991) was born in El Paso, Texas and spent his boyhood in Los Angeles. He is best remembered for creating the science fiction television series Star Trek and was one of the first people to be buried in space.

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