NBC doesn’t want us anyway ... once they had enough episodes, “Star Trek” was playing in, I believe, 60 different countries around the world. And all of that money is flowing in.

A magic box that can construct anything out of matter is a wondrous device that we'd all want in our homes, but for a writer trying to create drama, it can create a headache. More on Star Trek ...

I love the optimism of Star Trek; the idea that humanity is capable of great things. I want to believe that whatever struggles humanity goes through today, we’ll eventually leave it all behind ...