DuracellEnergizer said:Perhaps I'm using too much hyperbole yet again. From what I've read about the man, though, he seems to share the same conceited opinion of himself and his influence upon Star Trek that Lucas has in regards to Star Wars.

well, Roddenbery did create the thing.

And how he tried to remove references to TOS in TNG reeks of Lucas-style "original vision" BS.

I had not heard of this. What references did he try to remove?

Frankly, I think that if Roddenberry have lived to see the SE, he probably would have tried to follow Lucas' example and re-edit TOS into meshing with TNG.

proof?