Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Star Trek: TOS

George Takei Talks Shatner Feud, Gene Roddenberry On ‘Real Time’

George Takei Talks Shatner Feud, Gene Roddenberry On 'Real Time'
George Takei Talks Shatner Feud, Gene Roddenberry On 'Real Time'

On Friday’s Real Time, George Takei discussed a variety of topics with host Bill Maher, including his ongoing feud with William Shatner, his cast mates reaction to finding out he was gay, and Gene Roddenberry’s reaction to his pitch to bring gay rights into an episode of Star Trek.

Not shying away from the topic of Shatner, Takei said “He is Canadian. And Canadians have a certain image of being even-tempered and friendly and all that,”

“Well, he is a person who is that way… with himself. He is very self-centered.”

On the reaction to his “coming out”, Takei said that almost the entire cast and crew knew during the show’s original run, “Except for one member of the cast. It went right over his head,” he joked.

On bringing gay issues into an episode of Star Trek, Takei said Gene Roddenberry veered away from the subject. “He said that if we push the envelope too far, then he wouldn’t be able to deal with any issues at all,” Takei recalled.

Check out the clip embedded below.

via Liberal Explosion on YouTube

Written By

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Facebook

More



Trek Geeks Podcast

Shop LLAP

Trending Articles

Books

Review: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Toward the Night sees Captain Pike and his crew...

Books

Looking back at Peter David’s Star Trek: The New Frontier book series The news hit me hard this past week, as it did countless...

News

Strange New Worlds set to end after season 5 Just a few weeks ahead its season three premiere, Paramount+ has announced Star Trek: Strange...

News

Strange New Worlds Season 3 locked in for July premiere + new poster art revealed The third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds...

AboutContactTip UsTerms of UsePrivacy Notice

TrekNews.net, the website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by TrekNews.net is not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise.


© 2011–2025 TrekNews.net