It might seem like a given that a TV series must be written to fit a budget. In the early days of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," a serious concern between Gene Roddenberry and Bob Justman was to keep the scripts under control. Returning guest Mike DeMeritt joins The Trek Files to help parse the intersection of creativity and commerce.
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1-07 Bob Justman memo to Gene Roddenberry - November 9, 1986
1-06 Letter from Rick Berman to Gene Roddenberry (January 7, 1987)
1-05 The Star Trek Format - March 11, 1964
1-04 TNG Conceptual Work (September 12, 1986)
1-03 Star Trek Lives Draft Introduction (January 1975)
1-02: Enlightenment on the Enterprise (October 1986)
1-01: The Star Trek Guide (April 1967)
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