Gene Roddenberry's son on William Shatner telling Trekkies to “get a life” on SNL

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Rod Roddenberry says he has no idea what his late dad, who launched Star Trek 55 years ago last month, thought of the SNL sketch. “Dad passed away when I was 17," he says. "I was a young, immature kid who did not have those kinds of conversations with him.” But Rod Roddenberry says he personally hated the 1986 SNL sketch set at a Star Trek convention. “I never really appreciated that skit because I think it was demeaning to the fans,” Roddenberry, who is a producer on several Star Trek projects, tells The Hollywood reporter. “I think it was disrespectful, especially for a character who was an open-minded, intelligent leader.” He adds: But I don’t condemn it in any way. It’s Saturday Night Live, and it’s all fun.”