William Shatner Said New Star Trek Would Make Roddenberry "Turn In His Grave"

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William Shatner clarified a 2022 statement he made that the newStar Trekseries on Paramount+ would makeStar Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry"turn in his grave accent . “Mr . Shatner said so at his San Diego Comic - Con “ Shatner On Shatner ” panel , andhis quote made the stave with fans taking sides for and against the modernStar Trekseries . Shatner , who just change by reversal 93 , is celebrating his life and noteworthy 70 - year - career in entertainment with a new autobiographic documentary , William Shatner : you could Call Me Bill .

In an audience withCinemaBlendto promoteYou Can Call Me Bill , William Shatner was asked about his Gene RoddenberryStar Trekcomment from 2022 , which"ruffled some feathers"amongStar Trekfans . Mr. Shatner zero in on what , specifically , he was referring to , which is howRoddenberry , a military man , would have felt about romantic relationships between Starfleet Officersthat are featured in the currentStar Trekon Paramount+ series . Read his quotation mark below :

I wonder why some feathers would be fluff by my say the guy , the gentleman I knew , Eugene Roddenberry , was very rigorous about military protocol . So , have an intimate relationship with somebody you ’re sour next to is verboten . You do n’t do that on the military thing . And they [ modern Trek show ] , you love , I do n’t know about the latest things , but the couple of affair I ’ve noted is that there are human relationship , sexual relation , relationships hold up on between the people that would make Gene Roddenberry turn in his grave .

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William Shatner ’s best lines as Captain James T. Kirk show his evolution through each episode in the Star Trek moving-picture show featuring the TOS mould .

Personal Relationships Are Common In New Star Trek Series

There’s plenty of romance in current Star Trek

William Shatner admittedly does n’t watchStar Trek , but he ’s also not wrong when it comes to theamount of romance among work party mates in the currentStar Trekseries . Star Trek : Discoveryfeatures multiple love chronicle aboard the USS Discovery , embark on with Captain Michael Burnham ’s ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) relationship with Cleveland Booker ( David Ajala ) . Captain Saru ( Doug Jones ) also has a romance with Vulcan President T’Rina ( Tara Rosling ) , andDiscoveryfeaturesStar Trek ’s first love spousal relationship between a gay couple , Commander Paul Stamets ( Anthony Rapp)and Dr. Hugh Culber ( Wilson Cruz ) .

Gene Roddenberry famously disliked many aspects ofStar Trekthat became popular and abiding , include the filmStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan .

Meanwhile , Star Trek : Strange New Worldshas plenty of beloved stories on the Starship Enterprise . Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) is in a family relationship with Captain Marie Batel ( Melanie Scrofano ) , and Lt . Spock ( Ethan Peck ) carried on a sexual love affair with Nurse Christine Chapel ( Jess Bush).Lt . La’an Noonien - Singh ( Christina Chong)is attracted to Lt . James T. Kirk ( Paul Wesley ) , which is canonically years before Kirk becomes the Captain of the Enterprise played by William Shatner . Gene Roddenberry think in a future Zion , but his vision strangely force a lack of passion and interpersonal relationshipsamong Starfleet Officers when he was in heraldic bearing ofStar Trek .