Rod Roddenberry joins new series as Executive Producer

Rod Roddenberry joins series as Executive Producer

Moral dilemmas, human issues, complex characters and a genuine sense of optimism: These are the cornerstones of Star Trek and are what have made it such an influential and beloved franchise for the last 50 years. While I will always be humbled by its legacy and the legions of fans who are its guardians, it’s a genuine honor to be joining a team of imaginative and incredibly capable individuals whose endeavor it is to uphold the tenets of Star Trek’s legacy while bringing it to audiences in a new era and on a contemporary platform. 
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CBS has officially announced new additions to the highly anticipated Star Trek VI television series and this news is great indeed! Gene's son Rod Roddenberry and his business partner Trevor Roth of Roddenberry Entertainment will join the show as Executive Producers. In the past the only family member to be involved with the Star Trek franchise was the late great Majel Barrett Roddenberry but now that's about to change.

Roddenberry Jr, co-founder of 1701News.com and CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment has worked diligently to protect his fathers Star Trek legacy, as well as advocating for Star Trek fans and pressuring later versions of Trek to follow the vision his father laid out for the Star Trek future. We can rest assured that his input into the new series will do it justice. 

"Gene Roddenberry, the Great Bird of the Galaxy, left a finely feathered nest for all who love Star Trek to enjoy," showrunner Bryan Fuller said in a statement, according to StarTrek.com. "And it is only fitting that Rod Roddenberry and Roddenberry Entertainment join our new Trek adventure to ensure that his father's legacy of hope for the future, and infinite diversity in infinite combinations runs through our tales as Gene Roddenberry intended."

No word yet on the premise of the new show but Roddenberry Jr. did say that he thinks the show will be different, along the lines of the movies. There won't be a new Enterprise or Captain Kirk, but there will definately be new formulas, new ideas, and new ways of telling stories.