when you’re going up for what could be a running part in the series you have a
running part in the series you have a
running part in the series you have a whole group a team of people
whole group a team of people
whole group a team of people interviewing you Network people
interviewing you Network people
interviewing you Network people advertising people stupid because you’re
advertising people stupid because you’re
advertising people stupid because you’re not a one-off character right they’re
not a one-off character right they’re
not a one-off character right they’re marrying you for exactly uh it’s the
marrying you for exactly uh it’s the
marrying you for exactly uh it’s the marriage rabbuna and I was prepared for
marriage rabbuna and I was prepared for
marriage rabbuna and I was prepared for that when I walked into Gene
that when I walked into Gene
that when I walked into Gene Roddenberry’s office first of all he
Roddenberry’s office first of all he
Roddenberry’s office first of all he mispronounced my a surname he called me
mispronounced my a surname he called me
mispronounced my a surname he called me Takei but I corrected that I said my
Takei but I corrected that I said my
Takei but I corrected that I said my name is pronounced Takei but I don’t
name is pronounced Takei but I don’t
name is pronounced Takei but I don’t object to Kai because that’s a Japanese
object to Kai because that’s a Japanese
object to Kai because that’s a Japanese word that means expensive and he said oh
word that means expensive and he said oh
word that means expensive and he said oh my goodness and I told them but the K
my goodness and I told them but the K
my goodness and I told them but the K doesn’t mean chief either Jim I’m very
doesn’t mean chief either Jim I’m very
doesn’t mean chief either Jim I’m very creator of Star Trek creative Star Trek
creator of Star Trek creative Star Trek
creator of Star Trek creative Star Trek producer Rider a visionary all-around
producer Rider a visionary all-around
producer Rider a visionary all-around creative guy creative guy and with a
creative guy creative guy and with a
creative guy creative guy and with a vision of what we could be but I think
vision of what we could be but I think
vision of what we could be but I think they sent his ashes to the moon not to
they sent his ashes to the moon not to
they sent his ashes to the moon not to the moon no to order two orbits yes he’s
the moon no to order two orbits yes he’s
the moon no to order two orbits yes he’s made it into space he’s still out there
made it into space he’s still out there
made it into space he’s still out there he’s still Jimmy doing that his ashes
he’s still Jimmy doing that his ashes
he’s still Jimmy doing that his ashes sent out there too okay
sent out there too okay
sent out there too okay but I guess he wasn’t quite in orbit
but I guess he wasn’t quite in orbit
but I guess he wasn’t quite in orbit because he fell back down to New Mexico
Gene Roddenberry really deserves and and
Gene Roddenberry really deserves and and should be up there because Star Trek was
should be up there because Star Trek was
should be up there because Star Trek was more than just and he felt the
more than just and he felt the
more than just and he felt the television you know it certainly needs
television you know it certainly needs
television you know it certainly needs to entertain but it also needs to inform
to entertain but it also needs to inform
to entertain but it also needs to inform and inspire did you know this at the
and inspire did you know this at the
and inspire did you know this at the time at the time are you just doing
time at the time are you just doing
time at the time are you just doing television or are you saying to yourself
television or are you saying to yourself
television or are you saying to yourself this is some good going down here this
this is some good going down here this
this is some good going down here this is whoa because the show did get
is whoa because the show did get
is whoa because the show did get canceled all right right but I knew that
canceled all right right but I knew that
canceled all right right but I knew that it was a Cardassians have been going
it was a Cardassians have been going
it was a Cardassians have been going went longer than the original Star Trek
went longer than the original Star Trek
went longer than the original Star Trek yeah but we on Star Trek we had the
yeah but we on Star Trek we had the
yeah but we on Star Trek we had the Cardassians
we talked about books we had read movies
we talked about books we had read movies that we liked current events issues you
that we liked current events issues you
that we liked current events issues you know we had a wonderful engaging
know we had a wonderful engaging
know we had a wonderful engaging conversation and described the show and
conversation and described the show and
conversation and described the show and it was thrilling that vision that he had
it was thrilling that vision that he had
it was thrilling that vision that he had Starship Enterprise a metaphor of a
Starship Enterprise a metaphor of a
Starship Enterprise a metaphor of a starship earth and the strength of the
starship earth and the strength of the
starship earth and the strength of the starship lay in its diversity coming
starship lay in its diversity coming
starship lay in its diversity coming together and working and nobody was
together and working and nobody was
together and working and nobody was thinking that back then nobody was
thinking that back then nobody was
thinking that back then nobody was thinking I mean you know minorities
thinking I mean you know minorities
thinking I mean you know minorities weren’t in anything no no
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