{"id":13431,"date":"2011-11-29T11:01:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T19:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=13431"},"modified":"2011-11-29T11:02:42","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T19:02:42","slug":"trek-nation-to-debut-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2011\/11\/trek-nation-to-debut-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Trek Nation To Debut Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Airing tomorrow, November 30, on the Science Channel at 8 PM, Trek Nation<\/em>, produced and narrated by Rod Roddenberry<\/strong>, is a documentary about Gene Roddenberry<\/strong>, Star Trek<\/em>, and the people involved with Star Trek over the years.<\/p>\n

In making Trek Nation<\/em>, Rod Roddenberry interviewed those who worked with his father over the years, including industry professionals who knew Gene Roddenberry, family friends, and Star Trek<\/em> fans.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rod Roddenberry realized that his father was something out of the ordinary back in 1991 when he attended the 25th anniversary of Star Trek<\/em> at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. When he helped his father to stand onstage, “the entire Shrine Auditorium got up to applaud him; chills went up and down my spine,” said Roddenberry. “That was almost the first smack in the face that there’s more to this guy who’s your father.”<\/p>\n

In discovering who his father really was, Roddenberry heard some stories that were difficult for the son of a man who had been “put up on this pedestal throughout my life;” stories that revealed the complete man, not just the myth. “I found out a tremendous number of them that were extremely moving and powerful and painful,” Roddenberry said. “That allowed me, as a son, not just to connect with him, but actually love him.”<\/p>\n

Trek Nation<\/em> will reveal Gene Roddenberry’s legacy using interviews, archival footage and home movies. For those eager to hear more before tomorrow’s television airing, Trek Nation<\/em>‘s YouTube<\/em> page features seven “Director’s Logs,” including the one below which features Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em> Writer Michael Piller<\/strong>. Other “Director’s Log” entries include exclusive Star Trek<\/em> clips, deleted scenes, interviews with Patrick Stewart, Nichelle Nichols<\/strong>, composer Brian Langsbard<\/strong>, and an interview with Trek fan Lydia Chilton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Director’s Logs can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n