20 Things You Didn't Know About Star Trek Generations

20. Gene Roddenberry Was Firmly Opposed To A TOS/TNG Team-Up

Generations was the first Trek movie to be produced following the death of creator Gene Roddenberry in 1991, and given Roddenberry's obstinate approach to deciding which stories could and couldn't be told, the creatives decided to push forward with bold new ideas following his death.

One such concept was the creative team's suggestion of a movie that teamed the Original Series cast up with the Next Generation roster, to which Roddenberry had previously expressed firm opposition.

While it'd be easy for fans to view such posthumous chicanery as disrespectful, especially so soon after Roddenberry's death, considering the man's reputation for being stubborn, difficult, and slow to accept change, there was shockingly little outcry.

Plus, how could any card-carrying Trekkie hear about a Kirk/Picard team-up and not get excited?