Starfleet Factoid #61123 Gene Roddenberry was a speechwriter for the LAPD. You might have known Roddenberry was a beat cop before he got into television (by submitting stories to Dragnet), but did you know he wrote highly philosophical, lofty speeches for L.A. Chief of Police William H. Parker? Parker was in the process of modernizing the LAPD at the time, giving it more paramilitary organization and equipment, which arguably led to some of the police departments most controversial moments in later years — and Roddenberry was the one who helped sell this to the public. It was only when he forgot he was a philosopher and began to think he was God that he got into trouble, Roddenberry later said of his old boss. I have gotten into trouble the same way. Live Long and Prosper, Cmdr. Smythe - Sector Commander Alpha Quadrant Starfleet Command - Mojave
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:03:03 +0000
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