William Shatner Clarifies What He Meant When He Said Gene Roddenberry Would ‘Turn In His Grave’ Over Modern 'Star Trek'

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00:00You made a comment about Gene Roddenberry turning in his grave over some of the things

00:04happening in modern Star Trek. And I know that some people had ruffled feathers about that

00:09response. I wonder why. I wonder what why some of his feathers would be ruffled by my saying

00:16the guy, the gentleman I knew, Gene Roddenberry, was very strict about military protocol.

00:24So, having an intimate relationship with somebody you're working next to

00:28is verboten. You don't do that on a military thing. And they've, you know, I don't know about

00:34the latest things, but the couple of things I've noted is that there are relationships,

00:40sexual relationships going on between the people. That would make Gene Roddenberry

00:45turn in his grave.