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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7-01 Ralph Senensky
6-24 Star Trek motion picture poll - 1976
6-23 Plato's Stepchildren composers - 1968
6-22 Columbia record memo - 1976
6-21 Wesley Crusher casting - 1987
6-20 Letter to Gerald Fried - June 5, 1968
6-19 Condolence letter from Ronald Reagan - 1991
6-18 - Star Trek Continuing Characters - 1968
6-17 Portraits of American Genius - 1991
6-16 Letter from Gene Roddenberry to Dan Madsen - 1991
6-15 - Journey to Babel story outline - June 23, 1967
6-14 Letter from Gene Roddenberry re: Lincoln Enterprises - ca. 1975
6-13 Conn Position memo - July 23, 1990
6-12 Fan letter to Gene Roddenberry - 1971
6-11 - Plato's Stepchildren production documents - 1968
6-10 Star Trek: The Next Generation distribution list - 1990
6-09 Gene Roddenberry letters to writers - 1959
6-08 Love letter to Majel Roddenberry - 1976
6-07 Journey to Babel makeup-costume note - 1967
6-06 Fan letters to Gene Roddenberry - 1975
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