Bill's prompt Captain Kirk is 100% why Extra Terrestrials avoid Earth. We are a mess. Who would want to interfere? It's up to us to make things better. We're in the 21st Century and we have regressed as a species to worse conditions than the 20th century.
As a Star Trek Fan, I hadn't heard this interview before. Its nice to hear Bill and Gene both discuss Star Trek together. Bill actually comes off as both insufferable & egotistical but slightly thoughtful & intelligent especially when he discusses the prime directive and themes of the show. Gene comes off as a bit contemplative about his tenure creating and producing Star Trek. As Spock would say Fascinating .
Kirk and Spock would have zero trouble pointing out WHO the real enemy is to the Earth that have kept it in perpetual war and financial servitude, Shatner and Nimoy probably wouldn't.
Captain Kirk is a character up to a point, in Star Trek V and Generations Shatner played himself. There is a lot of Nimoy in Spock. None of the actors who took over the role of Kirk or Spock came close.
That was awesome! Great answers by both of them. Never knew why Roddenberry left the show the 3rd season - it was always cast as he didn't care anymore. What he said make sense.
Gene Roddenberry and William Shatner “TALK,” (not “TALKS”), about Star Trek! Please, please, please learn how to speak English before posting another video!
