Lucy Owens is a Texas-based screenwriter and filmmaker whose work has been recognized at prestigious festivals like Slamdance and the Austin Film Festival. She is a co-founder of the independent ...

Gene Roddenberry is Star Trek, and Star Trek is Gene Roddenberry. The franchise and its creator are inextricably linked, with the former borne out of Roddenberry's imagination for a series that was ...

Lucy Owens is a Texas-based screenwriter and filmmaker whose work has been recognized at prestigious festivals like Slamdance and the Austin Film Festival. She is a co-founder of the independent ...

When it comes to sci-fi royalty, few names boast a crown greater than Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the original "Star Trek" series. While the show had a short-lived existence during its initial ...

Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...

Meyer clashed with Roddenberry over Wrath of Khan creative changes. Roddenberry leaked script details to undermine studio decisions. Roddenberry imposed strict rules on Star Trek storytelling, which ...

The phaser is one of the most iconic sounds in all of Star Trek, but it actually originated in a totally different sci-fi ...

Texas has been home to many imaginative scientists, artists, and writers. Because of their dreams and determination, they changed how people saw the world. One Texas writer in particular, Gene ...