Gene Roddenberry’s 1968 memo on improvingStar Trek‘s characters

As Star Trek venture on its final time of year , Almighty Gene Roddenberry issued a memoranda take the author on how to approach the characters of Kirk , Spock , McCoy , and Chekov . It ’s a great peek into Roddenberry ’s management of the show .

Mission Log Podcastcame across this memo , from April 1968 . It ’s bewitching to see what Roddenberry economic value as he reevaluates his core trio of spacefarers and the newly kick upstairs secondary character Chekov : competency , a deference for each individual ’s specialism , and a certain definition of manliness that involves the male characters honor one another without being afraid to disagree ( involve Kirk providing a strong Fatherhood figure for Chekov ) . It ’s also orderly to see how Roddenberry value fan feedback in his cover development of the characters ( particularly in lighter ofa late troublesome interactioninvolving a current keeper of the franchise ) and his tone in addressing his staff .

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