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Celebrating A Great Achievement By Gene, Majel Oh, and a happy birthday to Rod Roddenberry, too!
It's funny ... the first time I had a chance to interact with Rod Roddenberry, probably 15 years ago now, I didn't even realize Gene Roddenberry had a son. It's not that I didn't know. I mean, I remember when Gene got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he introduced his son, and I remember this small blond kid joining his dad at his side, and I remembered being a little jealous because I thought that kid got to see all the Star Trek movies before the rest of us. But Rod was out there, and as the Internet was finding its footing, so was he. Back then, he had a site ca ...

MICHAEL HINMAN | Feb-5-2015 |

'Into Darkness' Earns Roddenberry Endorsement PLUS: Rod Roddenberry gives details about the pending addition to his family
As fans start to line up to see the latest theatrical outing of Star Trek, others have begun to wonder: What would Gene Roddenberry think of "Star Trek: Into Darkness"? Sadly, the Great Bird of the Galaxy left us more than 20 years ago, but probably one of his proudest creations is still here. And Eugene W. Roddenberry Jr.? He liked it. "I can't say that I was blown away, but I'm really connecting with the fact that it had humanistic themes," Roddenberry told 1701News. "If the last movie was lacking anything, it was lacking that. But in this one, they did a really good job ...

MICHAEL HINMAN | May-16-2013 |

Sorry London: Las Vegas Breaks Trek World Record DS9 star Terry Farrell joins nearly 1,100 costumed fans in one room
They were just a little short last year, but Creation Entertainment was able to corral more than enough people to shatter a world record that has stood for the past two years. More than a thousand people showed up to the DeForest Kelley Auditorium at the official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas on Saturday to earn a place in the "Guinness World Records" book, and all of them were dressed in Star Trek costumes. The final tally? 1,086 -- including "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" star Terry Farrell, who promised during her panel earlier that she would be there. She was No. 1,08 ...

MICHAEL HINMAN | Aug-11-2013 |

Welcome To The World ... Zale Eugene Roddenberry Heidi Roddenberry, and husband Eugene, proud parents of a little boy
The Roddenberry family legacy continues as Heidi Roddenberry, wife of Eugene Roddenberry Jr., gave birth to a son Aug. 6. This is the first child for Heidi and Rod, and would be the first grandchild between the late "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and wife Majel Barrett Roddenberry. He was born just before 10:40 p.m. PT, and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. His name? Zale Eugene Roddenberry, taking his middle name not only from his father and paternal grandfather, but also the middle name of Heidi's father. Rod ...

MICHAEL HINMAN | Aug-9-2013 |