The Roddenberry Archive: George Takei: A Remembrance of Gene's Gift

The Roddenberry Archive presents an interview with acclaimed stage and screen actor George Takei. During the talk, Mr. Takei touches on his early acting career, including his first meeting with “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and being cast as Lt. Sulu. Mr. Takei describes his love of the character and Star Trek’s unique relationship with the counterculture movement of the late 1960s. He shares anecdotes about Roddenberry and several of his co-stars, including his favorite moment in his time as Sulu: piloting the USS Excelsior in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”.