- - - Gene Roddenberry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry
A profound and successful achievement of modern popular media is the Next Generation Star Trek series of the 1980s and early 1990s. In this series a successful, aging and confident Gene Roddenberry perfected his vision of humanity using a fusion of classic science fiction with moral, ethical and visionary fables.
What was once real-time TV is now captured on DVDs for future generations to discover on the shelves of libraries around the world.
What began in the mind of one man has cascaded into a complex culture of meaning and symbols. Consider the complexity of internet sites describing every detail of each and every episode of the show.
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Data%27s_Day_%28episode%29
Displaying conviction and principles that are rare in present day media, the series anticipated a latent desire in humanity - and would-be humanity - for constant improvement.
“If being human is not simply a matter of being born flesh and blood, if it is instead a way of thinking, acting and . . . feeling, then I am hopeful I may yet discover my own humanity through learning, changing, growing, and . . . trying to become more than what I am today.”
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